Your gifts to Community Grants Funds provide unrestricted support to cover a wide range of Rush County’s ever-changing needs. These dollars impact nearly every resident of our county in one way or another through grants to fund emergency services, healthcare, early learning, amenities, education, heritage, culture and the arts – not just today but forever.  … Read more

Information provided by the City of Rushville. The City of Rushville, Rushville Public Library, and the Rush County Historical Society are excited to announce that Bicentennial books will be available for pre-order beginning August 2nd until August 23rd.   “The creation and printing of the Bicentennial books has been a project long in the making,”  … Read more

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 County. Locally, they provide food to the Rush County Community Assistance (RCCA) Food Pantry, the Milroy Community Food Pantry (MCFP) and the Lions Shack Food  … Read more

Our second Ladies Lunch & Learn was a blooming good time! Smiles and laughter filled the backroom at Vogel’s Florist & Landscaping as we caught up with some dear friends. Many thanks to Jennifer and her staff for hosting and sharing their pro tips and to Elizabeth’s Keepsakes for a delightful lunch!   These small  … Read more

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 making this project a possibility. Ercell was a long time member of Carthage Lions and 16 years after his passing, he is still serving!  We  … Read more

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 grant in the amount of $16,500 allowed the Club to refresh existing space, purchase computer science curriculum and provide members with the equipment needed to  … Read more

Some of life’s most cherished bonds can happen between children and their grandparents. When we’re young, we’re wrapped in the feeling of their love. As we get older, we begin to understand them as the people behind that love. This is the case for brothers, Nathan and Jacob Baldwin.   Their grandpa, Robert Baldwin, was  … Read more

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 or fundraiser to submit? Please click here.    Please contact the organizer for any questions and to check for the current status of an 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 come. Whether it’s $500,000 or $5, your impact will last forever. “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do  … 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 nonprofits and teachers for projects with a focus on several areas including: autism, education, agriculture, music and sports. Many of these funds are a great  … Read more