Have you noticed that it’s hard to find everything that’s going on around Rush County in one place? Yeah, we did too. Let’s change that.   Have a public event  … Read more

Download a pdf of the postcard. Through the power of endowment, your gifts to RCCF grow over time while making grants to accomplish good work now, and for years to  … Read more

When donors create a fund to support a specific cause, it is referred to as a field of interest fund. RCCF’s field of interest grants are awarded each fall to  … Read more

It’s an RCCF tradition to hear from the graduating Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient. Barbara Hershberger tells about her biggest takeaway from her college experience.  

2021 Cycle II Community Funds Grant Recipient: $3,727.95 Submitted by: Virgil Bremer At the end of 2020 the Carthage Volunteer Fire Department decided that it was going to increase our  … Read more

Want a unique way to celebrate and remember Rush County’s Bicentennial? Get a special postal cancellation on 9/17/2022.    What’s a postal cancellation you might be wondering? When you send  … Read more

2021 Cycle I Community Funds Grant Recipient: $16,190 Submitted by: Ron Shields, Digital Navigator Success in implementing Rush County Broadband Task Force’s Digital Inclusion Plan has taken several different forms.  … Read more

Kindness. It always matters. And like the stone that creates ripples when tossed into a pond, its effects can be far-reaching.   Roy Mohr first met Jim Ewing in 1968.  … Read more

Ahhh… summertime. And the livin’ is easy at home in Rush County. We thought it would be fun to share our top 5 ways to celebrate the season and live  … Read more

It’s a bright spring day in late May, and Jeri McCorkle, Director of First5 Rush County’s Early Learning Coalition, is about to do one of her favorite parts of her  … Read more