Blog > August, 2015


Community Grants benefit Milroy

Driving through the Town of Milroy as the sun begins to set, you’ll notice the attractive streetlights illuminating Main Street.  Did you know that the Rush County Community Foundation helped  … Read more

CIRCLe

The CIRCLe Fund is the brain child of Pam Hoeing, Shelly King, Heather Meckes, Amy Ploeger, Cindy Taff, and Betsy Williams. The initial idea for the fund came when Betsy  … Read more

Youth in Philanthropy

The Youth in Philanthropy fund, also known as YIP, was founded in 2005 by Betsy and Rick Williams. Betsy had recently become the executor of an estate that had funds  … Read more

Helen and Jim Ewing

To Help the Elderly and Feed the Hungry In this great community, we don’t often pause to contemplate the gravity of the struggle with poverty and hunger.  We may be  … Read more

Double your donation!

Lilly Endowment has gifted RCCF with $500,000 available for matching funds (view announcement).  How great is that?! Between August 1, 2014 – March 31, 2016, the Rush County Community Foundation must raise  … Read more