SDCEA Matching Grant Program Applications Open

When members or employees of Sangre de Cristo Electric Association (SDCEA) support charitable, civic, or educational organizations through financial contributions, SDCEA will match the donation, based on the criteria outlined below, to qualifying organizations.

Matching Grants are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis from a limited pool of funds established annually by the SDCEA Board of Directors and administered through the Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF). The SDCEA Board of Directors reserves the right to suspend, amend, or terminate the grants program at any time without notice. Neither SDCEA nor CCCF support organizations that engage in discriminatory practices.

Program Guidelines

• Requests must be submitted and signed by a member in good standing named on the account associated with the request. Please ensure that the application comes from an account holder — a member named on the account. Family members, including spouses, are not always named as members of the account. Applications cannot be processed for a friend or a family member. Please contact our office if you need assistance filling out the matching grant request form.
• Donations must be made in the calendar year in which you are submitting the request to be considered for the matching grant program.
• Donations must be made to:
  • A 501(c)(3) provides services in Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake, or Saguache counties.
  • An accredited, nonprofit educational or civic organization providing services in Chaffee, Custer, Fremont, Lake, or Saguache counties. Matching grants may not be used to offset tuition or other school expenses.
  • Donations that do not specifically meet the above criteria may receive a matching grant with approval by the chief executive officer.
• Donations must be in the form of cash, check, credit, or debit. Gifts of in-kind, dues, membership fees, or pledges will not be matched.
• Donations will be matched in an amount not less than $25 and not more than $200 in aggregate, per membership per calendar year.
• Donations will be matched in an amount not more than $1,000 in aggregate per qualifying organization, per calendar year.
• Proof of the member or employee donation must be submitted by the matching grant applicant or the organization to which the SDCEA Matching Grant Program Applications Open Have a question about something to do with SDCEA? The quickest way to get in touch with someone at SDCEA is to call the office at (719) 395-2412 or toll-free at (844) 395-2412. Or you can send an email with your question by emailing SDCEA. Please do not report an outage via email. the donation was made. This can be in the form of a copy of your receipt or canceled check if you have 1. If you do not have proof of the donation, the organization for whom the matching grant is requested will need to provide that proof when they submit their information for the matching grant.

Organizations that typically qualify: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that meet the criteria listed above and SDCEA’s charitable organization criteria. Organizations that do not qualify: clubs, political campaigns, or other organizations where political or legislative (lobbying) activities are a substantial part of the activities of the organization.