OCCF Awards Grants to 11 Non-Profits

The grants are funded through the Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Ohio County Community Foundation awarded a total of $44,330 in Community Grants to 11 local non-profits during the second grant cycle of 2025. Each organization could request up to $5,000.

The following grants were funded through Ohio County Today & Tomorrow Endowment Fund, created by the City of Rising Sun and Ohio County, to fund the pressing needs in Ohio County. 

• Ohio Co. Tourism has been awarded $5,000 to help provide entertainment for the 2026 Rising Sun Summer Fest.
• Laughery Valley FOP has been awarded $5,000 towards the 2025 Cops & Kids Program.
• Ohio Co. Rescue Service has been awarded $4,800 towards a Computer Aided Dispatch Upgrade Project.
• Rising Sun Ohio Co. Senior Housing has been awarded $5,000 to help fund the Hoosier Boy & Hoosier Girl Gutter Project.
• Rising Sun Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $5,000 to help with funding for new Thermal Imaging Cameras.
• Southeastern Independent Living Center has been awarded $450 towards funding for new office signage.
• Kids J.A.M. has been awarded $3,900 towards Rising Sun Kids J.A.M. 2026 expenses.
• Rising Sun Main Street has been awarded $2,500 for the purchase of street banners.
• Ohio Co. Historical Society has been awarded $2,680 to purchase office technology equipment.
• Genesis Pathways has been awarded $5,000 to help host the Emerge:Young Innovators Summit.
• Rising Sun Ohio County School Corporation has been awarded $5,000 for the purchase of a new concession stand.

Donations to help grow an endowment fund established within the Ohio County Community Foundation can be made in memory or honor of a loved and are tax-deductible in most cases. The Ohio County Community Foundation is located at 330 Industrial Access Drive, Rising Sun. To learn more about the Ohio County Community Foundation, please visit the Foundation website at occfrisingsun.com or contact the Foundation staff at 812-438-9401.