Private foundation · EIN 85-0374112 · Cloudcroft, New Mexico

Otero County Electric Education Foundation

Should you approach them?

Yes, approach them if you're in New Mexico. The foundation accepts applications (MARCH 15) and its median grant is $2,000.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 83 grants paid, $223K total, median $2,000. 99% of grants stayed in New Mexico. Stated restrictions: One semester scholarships, in an amount to be determined on an annual basis by the education foundation, will be considered provided the following eligibility requirements have been met: Available to active members…

Accepts applications
Yes
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
83
$223K
Median grant
$2,000
Stays in NM
99%
of grants
Deadline
MARCH 15
Assets
$1.8M

How to apply

Scholarship applications should be submitted to the education foundation. P.o. Box 227 cloudcroft, nm 88317. The application can be dowloaded from the cooperative's website https://www.ocec-INC.com/scholarships-available-ocec-members. The application should include the following: Completed and signed scholarship application, an official school transcript from the school the applicant has most recently attended, a copy of act/sat scores, two signed letters of recommendation, and an essay on the topic of the foundations choosing. Contact: Kelly Sanders, Po Box 227, Cloudcroft, Nm, 5756827606 Deadlines: MARCH 15 Restrictions: One semester scholarships, in an amount to be determined on an annual basis by the education foundation, will be considered provided the following eligibility requirements have been met: Available to active members receiving service from otero county electric cooperative, INC. And their immediate family. Applicants must use educational grant funds to pursue and established degree from an accredited university, college, or vocational school. The initial scholarship award must be used for the fall of the school year that the scholarship is given, and may be renewed for an additional seven conse…

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

About this foundation

Otero County Electric Education Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Cloudcroft, New Mexico, tax-exempt since 1990. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Otero County Electric Education Foundation accept grant applications?

Yes. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation indicates it accepts applications. Scholarship applications should be submitted to the education foundation. o. Box 227 cloudcroft, nm 88317. com/scholarships-available-ocec-members. Deadlines: MARCH 15.

How much does Otero County Electric Education Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $223K across 83 grants, a median of $2,000.

Where does Otero County Electric Education Foundation give?

New Mexico (82 grants), Texas (1 grants), per its latest filing.

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