Grantee Update: Benjamin Rush Middle School 6th January 2023 2022 Grant Recipient $3884: Rita Yager Memorial Ag Grant Fund ($1400)/Rush County Ag Fund ($365.37)/Rush County Education Fund ($503.94)/Rush to Action Fund ($1400) Submitted by: Shantel Cartwright, 8th Grade Benjamin … Read more
Grantee Update: Rushville Animal Shelter 12th October 2022 2021 Rita Yager Memorial Ag Fund Grant Recipient: $707.98 Submitted by: Kasey Hanna, Director This is the story of Lokie, an emaciated dog we impounded after being left in the … Read more
Gleaners Makes $500,000 Investment in RCCA and REC Center 9th August 2022 Gleaners employees, RCCA volunteers and other local leaders celebrate $500,000 grant Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana distributes food to those in need within a 21-county area of Indiana, including Rush … Read more
Grantee Update: Carthage Lions Club 3rd August 2022 It had been 24 years since Carthage last updated their gateway signs. Aren’t they beautiful?! “Carthage Lions Club appreciates Rush County Community Foundation/Ercell Bever Jr. Memorial Fund Grant in … Read more
Grantee Update: Boys & Girls Club of Rush County 3rd August 2022 2020 CIRCLe Fund Grant Recipient: $16,500 Submitted by: Jon York, CEO The Boys & Girls Club of Rush County has a thriving Technology Center thanks to the CIRCLe Fund. The … Read more
2022 Impact Update: Postcard #1 27th July 2022 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
Grantee Update: Carthage Volunteer Fire Department 8th July 2022 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
Grantee Update: The Open Resource 6th July 2022 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
Grantee Update: Rushville Public Library’s “1,000 Books Before Kindergarten” 14th June 2022 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
CIRCLe Fund Reaches $100,000 Milestone with Most Recent Grant 14th June 2022 “Have you ever wondered what you could do with $100,000?” mused Betsy Williams, one of RCCF’s CIRCLe Fund founding donors, at their annual grant gala. The list included some mind-blowing … Read more