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

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

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

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

The Rush County Community Foundation has made an impact throughout our entire county.  Our funds have disbursed more than $9 million worth of grants, scholarships, and payouts that have made  … Read more

The Boy Scouts of America Fund was established in 2000 at the Rush County Community Foundation by William “Bill” Herdrich to provide financial support to the Rush County Boy Scouts  … Read more

If you’ve stopped by the Rushville CountyMark or Shell stations throughout the past two weeks it’s likely you were asked if you would like to contribute a $1 to the  … Read more

If you’ve been reading this article throughout the past few weeks, you’ve likely recognized the Rush County Community Foundation’s involvement with the majority of local non-profit organizations and the impact  … Read more

Walking down Main Street today, sometimes I like to imagine that 2015 has been transformed into the early 1900s:  a period in Rushville’s history when the buildings were freshly erected,  … Read more

When you think of the Rush County Community Foundation and its impact on the community, what do you, as a member of this great community, think of? Someone could think  … Read more