Ripley County Community Foundation Blog

To the Community of Ripley County: As COVID-19 continues to impact our country, we understand the uncertainty our community is feeling during this challenging time. At Ripley County Community Foundation, our mission is to assist donors in building an enduring source...

The Ripley County Community Foundation granted $24,020 to Jac-Cen-Del (JCD) Scholarship Foundation to provide scholarship opportunities to JCD graduates.

On Saturday, February 29th, middle school and high school teams across Indiana had a great time participating in the 2020 Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest.  The contest was hosted by Genesis: Pathways To Success and Jac-Cen-Del School Corporation and presented...

In December, the Morris Family Fund distributed $500 to the Ripley County Humane Society which provided funding to keep the animal shelter warm during the cold winter.  The purpose of this fund is to support a nonprofit organization in Ripley County.  Pictured from...

Congratulations to the Oldenburg Academy and Batesville High School Football Teams for raising $1,500 for Turnover Hunger! The funds were given today to benefit the Batesville, Holton, and Sunman Food Pantries.

On Tuesday, January 21st, Amack's Well announced the recipients of their Give Back Campaign.  Genesis: Pathways To Success was one recipient to receive a grant, which will support the upcoming Robotics Camp.  Future Ready Robotics Camp is designed for students...

The Nichole Louise Christie Memorial Scholarship is the newest fund at the Ripley County Community Foundation.  This fund was created by Nichole’s family after her struggle with cancer.  Nichole was an employee of Batesville Middle School, and she loved the students...

The Batesville Community School Corporation was awarded a $500 proactive grant this week to support the Lights Save Lives program in effort to keep children safe as they are waiting for the school bus or walking to school on dark mornings.  Student bus riders have...

Our 4th cycle of small grants were awarded this past December.  The purpose of these grants are to assist an organizations' needs that arise during the calendar year. Congratulations to the following recipients: Jac-Cen-Del High School ($500) - to maintain and repair...

Ripley Youth Outreach (RYO) is giving local youth a voice in their communities.  This month, RYO awarded $3,651 to programs within the Batesville, Milan, and South Ripley School Corporations, St. Louis School, and St. Nicholas School. The grant money will support the...