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
A Blooming Good Time! 8th August 2022 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. … 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
Counting on Love: The Robert and Gleela Baldwin Fund for Early Learning 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 … 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
2022 Field of Interest and Education Funds Applications Due 9/1 20th July 2022 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 … 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