Ripley County Community Foundation Blog

Batesville High School and Oldenburg Academy Football Teams' raised $3,000 for Batesville, Sunman and Holton Food Pantries.

George Ritter, Batesville High School Senior George will receive full tuition for 4 years to an Indiana college of his choice and a book stipend.  

RCCF awards a $3,000 grant to Kids Discovery Factory to support the organization’s growth from being purely volunteer based to hiring paid staff!  “RCCF is proud to assist KDF in their time of transition.  Our communities are blessed with multiple historical museums...

Ripley Youth Outreach and Hill-Rom IT Group packaged 100 birthday boxes for distribution at our Ripley County Food Pantries. These birthday boxes will be given to families, whose parents are served by our local food pantries, for the birthdays of children 10 and...

We are proud to have endowment funds that support Margaret Mary Health. These funds benefit the hospital's general operating, MMH Hospice and support families with children who require medical treatment not covered by insurance.

The Ripley County Community Foundation, Inc. (RCCF) has proactively awarded a $5,000 Sally Morris Impact Grant to the Holton Volunteer Fire Department for the establishment of a sustainability fund.  The Sally Morris Impact Grant Program was established in 2014 in...

RYO Committee Members - reviewing grant applications

Big Oaks Conservation Society has invested in the future of Ripley County by establishing an endowment fund with the Ripley County Community Foundation. Big Oaks chose the Community Foundation’s annual Day of Giving matching event to start their fund because they...

  Food pantry received a grant from the First Financial Bank Corporate Giving Program.

In October, the Ripley County Community Foundation’s Board approved $45,000 in grants to be paid to eleven non-profits serving Ripley County.  The purpose of these grants is to assist local groups with their quests to promote and support community service, social...