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2022 Impact Update: Postcard #1
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
2022 Field of Interest and Education Funds Applications Due 9/1
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.
2018 LECS Recipient Barbara Hershberger
It’s an RCCF tradition to hear from the graduating Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship recipient. Barbara Hershberger tells about her biggest takeaway from her college experience.
Grantee Update: Carthage Volunteer Fire Department
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 response capabilities to include grain bin rescue capabilities. After a detailed risk analysis it was determined that rope
Grantee Update: The Open Resource
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. With help from the community, specifically a grant from the Rush County Community Foundation, The Open Resource established
Ripples of Kindness: The Legacy of Helen and Jim Ewing
Kindness. It always matters. And like the stone that creates ripples when tossed into a pond, its effects can be far-reaching. Roy Mohr first met Jim Ewing in 1968. Roy was a regular customer at J & H Hardware, the store Jim and his wife, Helen, owned
