A Gift from Your RMD Can Benefit You Today and Rush County Forever 6th December 2021 If you are age 72 or older and have an Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you must take a required minimum distribution (RMD) each year. An RMD is the amount of … Read more
Grantee Update: Posey Township Volunteer Fire Department 6th December 2021 2020 Community Grants Recipient: $9,500 Submitted by: Zack Tucker In 2020 members of the Posey Township VFD realized a need to update the extrication tools that the department owned. After … Read more
CBAP Update: Report and Rush to Action Fund 1st December 2021 “Be the change you want to see in the world,” is a quote most of us are familiar with. It’s wise advice to anyone looking to make their community better. … Read more
2021 Thanksgiving Meals 17th November 2021 Thank you to Caring for Rush County for compiling this list! Lisa Muegge Feast of Plenty- Hancock County 4 H building, Thursday November 25th from 11:00am-3:00pm | Carry out meals … Read more
Get To Know RCCF: Part 1 What is a Community Foundation? 16th November 2021 This is Community Foundation Week – the perfect opportunity to kick-off this series to get to know the Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF) by explaining our mission and roles in … Read more
My Special Opportunity 11th November 2021 by Alisa Winters, Executive Director At the end of 2020, I learned that I was selected as one of 24 participants in the Indiana Philanthropy Alliance’s (IPA) inaugural John … Read more
Fall in Rush County 9th November 2021 It’s no secret that we live in such a beautiful area. If you weren’t able to experience all of the season’s glory in person, take a peek at some moments … Read more
2021 Field of Interest Fund Grants Total Nearly $30,000 4th November 2021 Fall is undoubtedly a busy time of year in Rush County. Farmers are harvesting their fields. At the Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF), we’re working our own fields – Field … Read more
More Than $60,000 Awarded in 2021 Cycle II Grants 29th October 2021 Often a nonprofit’s success in funding a specific need relies on whether it receives a grant award. It can be a nerve-wracking situation for the those involved when they are … Read more
Grantee Update: M.o.R.E. for Kids 18th October 2021 2020 Community Grants Recipient: $10,000 Report submitted by Peyton Simpkins, Program Director, M.o.R.E. for Kids During the 2020 Fall Community Grant Cycle, M.o.R.E. for Kids applied and received a grant … Read more