Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $216,450 in New Grants

Thirteen area organizations received funding

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $216,450 in new grants in the second quarter of 2026.

These grants included:

• Aberdeen-Pate Water Company, $30,000 for SCADA Control Systems update
• American Legion Post 337, $4,000 for water storage and safety improvements for its FEMA shelter
• Batesville Area Resource Center, $15,000 for roof replacement
• Friendship Regional Sewer District, $7,000 for a lawn mower
• Kids Discovery Factor, $30,000 for The Honey Factory Early Learning Exhibit
• Lifetime Resources, $7,250 matching funds for small transit vehicle replacement
• Midwest Equine Trail Foundation, $2,500 for trail drainage repair at Versailles State Park
• Ohio County Rescue Services, $6,200 for equipment modernization
• Oldenburg Academy, $10,000 for an Innovation and Design Lab
• Ripley County Community Foundation, $40,000 matching funds for The Lilly Endowment GIFTinitiative
• Rising Sun Municipal Utilities $30,000 for sewer screening equipment
• Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation, $24,500 for a snow truck
• Town of Sunman, $10,000 for a Safe Stream monitoring system

Applications for the third grant cycle of 2026 must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on July 15, 2026. Applicants are advised to review the grant guidelines and criteria carefully before submitting an application. Detailed information about the grants is available on the Foundation’s website at www.rsrfonline.org.

Since 1994, the Rising Sun Regional Foundation has served as a catalyst for meaningful progress across Ohio County, Ripley County, and the cities of Aurora and Batesville. With nearly $47 million reinvested into the community, the Foundation has helped empower local nonprofits, advance education, bolster critical public safety efforts, and strengthen essential utility infrastructure throughout the region