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Cycle II Community Grants Total $94,293
We’re thrilled to share that your generosity created the largest Community Grants cycle yet with $94,292.84 in awards this fall! These grants connect your generosity to projects and programs supporting those struggling with basic needs, ensuring public safety, and encouraging fitness and social skills development in youth.
RCCF Announces GIFT VIII $750,000 Matching Fund Grant Opportunity
The Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF) is pleased to announce its intent to apply for a $750,000 Matching Fund Grant through the eighth phase of Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow (GIFT VIII). This grant is one of three funding opportunities available to the community foundation
$9,763 Awarded in Fall Grants with More to Come
Much like the leaves are beginning to fall from the trees, the first round of fall grants have landed to support our schools and nonprofits. Read on to discover how your support is making our community a better place to live, work, and play! Rush County Education
Grantee Update: Milroy Community Food Pantry
The photos of produce you see above were taken by volunteers at MCFP and distributed to those in need. 2023 Grant Recipient $10,000: Helen and Jim Ewing Fund To Help the Elderly and Feed the Hungry Milroy Community Food Pantry (MCFP), located inside Milroy Elementary School was
The Working Hungry: a Look into a Growing Problem in Indiana
“I just don’t think the words ‘children’ and ‘hunger’ belong in the same sentence,” said Darilyn Bedel, Board Chair of Rush County Community Assistance Food Pantry (RCCA). Sadly, families with children make up the biggest set of those that need RCCA’s help. Her comment came at a
Jean Matlock Scholarship for Young Women Fosters Gender Equity
By the time she finished her freshman year in high school, Jean Matlock had moved 12 times. Number 13 proved to be the luckiest of all. “Great was my joy when I discovered that we were again leaving for Rushville. For it was then—and still is, the ‘City
