Ripley County Community Foundation Awards $500 Grants

Ripley County Community Foundation is giving out the Benjamins to six local non-profit organizations.

Batesville Fire Rescue Chief Todd Schutte accepts a $500 grant from Amy Streator, executive director of the Ripley County Community Foundation. Photo provided.

(Ripley County, 2019) The Ripley County Community Foundation has been busy connecting people who care with causes that matter! The Foundation awarded $3,000 in small grants to six non-profits in the first quarter of 2019.  The small grant cycle was developed to assist local charitable organizations with short-term immediate needs.  The RCCF Board of Directors is pleased to announce the following grant recipients: $500 to Batesville FFA which will support their efforts to host a Tri-State Livestock Judging Contest; $500 to Batesville Fire Department to assist with the purchase of a Lucas Mechanical CPR device; $500 to Ripley County Tourism Bureau for the Ripley County Reads…One Giant Leap program; $500 to Southeastern Career Center to purchase CPR mannequins; $500 to Summer Food for Kids of Batesville, IN to supplement operational costs; and $500 to Tyson Community Foundation for fitness equipment. 

The grant opportunities made available by RCCF are important to the continued vitality of Ripley County.  Amy Streator, RCCF Executive Director stated, “these grants will ensure that local CPR training programs remain compliant with American Heart Association protocols; will enhance leadership opportunities for local youth; and will expand local STEM opportunities by bringing a portable planetarium to the Milan Library.”  Streator further noted, “a relatively small financial investment today will have a significant impact on Ripley County, now and for the foreseeable future.”

The annual small grant process is made possible thanks to the COMMUNITY GRANTING ENDOWMENTS held at RCCF.  Currently, there are 21 Community Granting Endowments, namely, Duwane & Doris Bonfer Family Fund; Bruns-Gutzwiller Community Granting Fund; Steve & Linda Chandler Family Fund; City of Batesville Fund; Collier Family Fund; Ralph & Ethel Dunbar Fund; ETC Fund; FCN Bank Fund; Hartman Family Fund; John A. Hillenbrand Foundation Community Granting Fund; Hillenbrand Inc. Fund; Hill-Rom Fund; Kellerman Family Fund; Miles Grandchildren Fund; Louis Hunter Mitchell Family Fund; Jeff & Mary Ollier Family Fund; Gilmore & Golda Reynolds Fund; RCCF Community Granting Endowment; Rising Sun Regional Foundation Fund; Dan & Jamie Schantz Family Fund; and Tanner Tucker Pay It Forward Fund.

There are three more Small Grant cycles this year so be sure to check the Ripley County Community Foundation website for application information! Visit us at www.rccfonline.org or on location at 13 E. George Street, Suite B in Batesville.

The Ripley County Community Foundation is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that assists donors in building an enduring source of charitable funds to benefit the citizens and qualified organizations of Ripley County. The Foundation manages 193 funds and over $12 million dollars in assets which are used to improve the Community and serve Ripley County residents through various grants and scholarships. The Foundation is dedicated to partnering with and serving the local communities as a trusted source for charitable giving now and forever. Learn more about the Foundation and how to donate at www.rccfonline.org.