Ripley County Community Foundation Blog

Thanks to the Town of Versailles, Ripley Youth Outreach (RYO) received a $5,000 My Community My Vision grant to develop and initiate a youth-led project within Ripley County.  Sponsored by IHCDA (Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority), My Community My...

The Batesville Area Historical Society was awarded an $800 Distribution Grant earlier this month.  The grant will be used to help purchase additional trains and operational equipment for the 2019 Christmas display.  Carolyn Dieckmann, thanked the Ripley County...

The Ripley County Community Foundation awarded a proactive grant of $5,000 to the Gleaner’s Food Bank of Indiana. Gleaner’s addresses the issue of child food insecurity through a program called BackSacks: Weekend Food for Kids.  This program allows students in grades...

Roy and Hilda Black Memorial Trust Fund distributed $2534.37 for improvements to the Osgood Volunteer Fire Department. Outstanding OVFD!!!!!

Earlier this month, the Sally Morris Impact Grant was awarded to the Margaret Mary Health Foundation for $8,767 to provide Telehealth Communication Services to local Ripley County School Districts.  This grant will allow school nurses and students to communicate with...

Hosted by Purdue University, the Indiana Manufacturing Competitiveness Center (IN-MaC) is a program designed to create and promote a strong, competitive manufacturing environment in Indiana.  IN-MaC aims to revitalize the American Dream by preparing future generations...

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....