GIVING
For Good and Forever
The sweet spot in philanthropy happens where your personal passions and your love for your community meet. We can help you get there.
Why Give to RCCF?
We know Rush County. We understand the challenges we face. If there’s an opportunity to affect positive change, we’re at the table – learning, listening, and leading.
Our permanent funds, or endowments, ensure your generosity continues to grow – into tomorrow and beyond. Your donations are carefully invested. Their earnings create money for grants and scholarships. Your original gifts remain invested to continue the cycle. Forever.
We connect your charitable giving goals to your dreams for Rush County. With nearly 250 funds, you can choose to support many local organizations, projects, causes, or the community’s ever-changing needs. Don’t see a fund that shares your vision? Start your own.
We have the expertise to accept many types of donations from simple cash transactions to complex estate gifts. We will always honor the intentions behind your gifts.
Ways to Give
There are as many reasons to donate to RCCF as there are donors. Honor or memorialize a loved one. Support a cause that touches your heart. Help meet the greatest needs of the community. There are tax advantages available, too. Whether you give during or after your lifetime or both, your gift’s impact will be felt forever.
Our Funds
FAQs
What is a fund?
A fund is simply a pool of money set aside for a charitable purpose.
Starting a fund is a wonderful opportunity to create a legacy. You get to decide its purpose and choose a name, knowing that your wishes will be honored forever. Learn more about starting a fund.
I thought foundations were just for affluent people. Can I donate a small amount to RCCF?
Foundations are for everyone. No amount is too small to make a difference, especially since its impact will be felt forever.
What advantages are there in giving to RCCF?
Your gift to any one of our nearly 250 endowed, or permanent funds, continues supporting Rush County forever. It is carefully invested. Its earnings are used for grants and scholarships, while the original gift remains untouched. A gift made in 1991 is still making a difference today!
While we don’t provide programming ourselves, we understand the needs and challenges our community faces. We are well-connected to the organizations working to meet them. We also have the ability and expertise to accept many kinds of gifts, including complex ones.
How can I donate?
You can donate today with cash, a check, credit card, appreciated stock, a qualified charitable distribution (QCD) from your IRA, or grain. Learn more.
How will my money be used?
As a donor, the intention behind your gift is one of our biggest responsibilities. You choose which fund or funds your gift will support. You can rest assured that we will follow through and honor it.
What are the financial and tax advantages of giving to RCCF?
RCCF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, tax ID #35-1835950. Your gifts are tax-deductible as allowed by law. Explore gift options, their financial benefits, and more details.
Your Impact
Here are some of the incredible ways your support is enhancing life in Rush County.
