When a donor is passionate about a certain cause, he or she might start a fund to support projects addressing challenges and making positive progress in that area. These are  … Read more

Did you know there are ways to support RCCF without dipping into your bank account? And for a limited time, gifts to the Schroeder Fund to support the Love Community  … Read more

BOARD GIVING & ENGAGEMENT GRANT By achieving 100% participation in a giving challenge, our board of directors has earned an unrestricted $100,000 grant from Lilly Endowment. We are grateful to  … Read more

The best time for children to begin learning is before they enter the classroom. With 90 percent of brain development occurring in the first five years of life, early learning  … Read more

Chris May knew before he joined the RCCF staff in 2023 that he wanted to do something for his parents, Doug and Lonnie, to show his appreciation. In 2024, he  … Read more

Known for her energetic and lively spirit, Holly Bess was widely respected by her Rush County community. Her vivacious, and sometime mischievous, nature was a source of joy to her  … Read more

As Rush County natives and residents, J.B. and Shelly Gardner developed a passion for supporting their community. When Shelly read an article about another family who had started a fund  … Read more

Darwin Brewer’s passion for helping others as a volunteer firefighter was first ignited as a child. Because his father was a volunteer fireman in Pike Township in Marion County, Brewer  … Read more

By Katie Thoman, RCCF Intern As I approach the end of my summer internship at Rush County Community Foundation (RCCF), I am confronted by all the experiences and memories I  … Read more

Begun in 1998, the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Program (LECS) is designed to raise the level of educational attainment in Indiana and increase awareness of the potential of Indiana’s community  … Read more