Ripley County Community Foundation Blog

The RCCF has received a $125,000 grant from The Rising Sun Regional Foundation! This grant was awarded in response to Lilly Endowment Inc.’s seventh Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow initiative (GIFT VII). Through GIFT VII, the RCCF has been approved for a $500,000...

Reed Struewing was awarded the 2019 Doris A. Brelage Nursing Scholarship. Doris Brelage was a registered nurse and EMS member; she spent thirty-seven years at Margaret Mary Community Hospital as director of nursing, head of surgical nursing, and director of infection...

The Town of Osgood Water Department was presented with a small grant this week to support the purchase of an All Climate Water Distribution Flushing System. This automatic water flushing system will be weather proof, programmable, safer, and will contribute to a...

The Ripley County Community Foundation presented the Cross Plains grant to the Brown Township Trustee. The Cross Plains grant is given to the Brown Township Trustee every year to support local projects such as cemetery maintenance, new flags, and streetlamp repairs....

This month, the RCCF awarded The Integrity Tool Scholarship to Elias Spurlock. Elias will be attending Ivy Tech Community College to study Machining and Tool Making. The Integrity Tool Scholarship was established in 2019 by Integrity Tool and is the first scholarship...

The Ripley County Community Foundation is proud to support Main Street Batesville in the installation of a new mural. Through the Sally Morris Community Impact Grant, artist Kelsey Montague created the beautifully vibrant mural. Located on Walnut Street on the Hillrom...

#Cyber campers rocked the competition at the conclusion of our 3rd annual Cyber Camp, coming away with great prizes and a well-deserved sense of accomplishment! A highlight of the camp was a tour of the Cyber Academy at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center, where campers...

The Genesis: Pathways to Success - 4th annual Advanced Manufacturing Camp was a huge success!  Campers were treated to lunch, tours, and activities at each partner location. Thanks to our partners: Ripley County Community Foundation, IvyTech, Hillenbrand, Batesville -...

The Community Foundations of Southeast Indiana recognize that we are living in a digital world and access to the internet is vital to our growth and future success.  Therefore, the community foundations joined forces to fund a report detailing the current state of...

Jac-Cen-Del Community School Corporation was awarded our President's Award for their philanthropic vision of creating and supporting innovative learning opportunities in Ripley County!