GIFT VII Met Its Match… YOU! 9th December 2019 You did it! Your generosity sparked a $250,000 giving frenzy. One by one your gifts arrived. Each one a promise to the future of our community. As if that weren’t … Read more
For the Community That Made Us Who We Are When RCCF board members and classmates, Cindy Powers and Karen Brashaber, realized their 40th high school class reunion was approaching, they didn’t go shopping for something new to wear. They … Read more
Insights from the Mays Community 18th September 2019 We continued our Community Insights tour with a stop in Mays on Tuesday night. The session was well-attended, 23 people and a cat. Opal, a gray and white cat that … Read more
Rush County Class of 1963 Fund established Enthused by the opportunity to make a lasting difference in Rush County, Paul Barada, Dan Earnest, and Dr. Suellen Reed have begun the Rush County Class of 1963 Fund at … Read more
Rush County Community Insight Sessions Coming Soon! 30th August 2019 The Rush County Community Foundation values the input of the citizens of Rush County! As one part of the Lilly Endowment GIFT VII initiative, the RCCF would like to invite … Read more
RCHS Class of 1978 Community Fund Established Inspired by the recent philanthropic spirit of the RCHSClass of 1969, the RCHS Class of 1978 decided to establish a named unrestricted endowment fund at the Rush County Community Foundation. … Read more
Russell and Betty Bane Family Community Fund Established Throughout the past ten years, Russell and Betty Bane’s name has lived on in Rush County through the Russell J. Bane Family Memorial Scholarship Fund, administered by the Boys and … Read more
Darrell and Marilyn Bills Community Fund Established Years ago, when Darilyn Bedel asked her father his biggest fear, he replied “being forgotten”. After the recent passing of Darilyn’s mother, Darilyn and Ron Bedel decided to eliminate her … Read more
The Gerald W. and Anita J. Mohr Community Fund The Gerald W. and Anita J. Mohr Community Fund was created by Gerald’s wife, Anita, their sons, Brian and Brett, and family friend Mary Kehrt as a retirement gift to … Read more
Paul and Avanell Stagg Community Fund Established 9th May 2019 When determining how to best preserve their parents’ legacy, Carol Stagg and Marsha (Stagg) Haley decided it was only appropriate that they begin a named fund in their memory at … Read more