RSRF Awards Fourth Quarter Grants

Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 9:23 AM

By Rising Sun Regional Foundation, news release

Over $436,000 in new grants were awarded.

(Rising Sun, Ind.) - The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $436,660 in new grants in the fourth quarter of 2023.

These grants included:

  • $100,000 to the Ripley County Community Foundation for matching funds for Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VIII initiative; and,
  • $100,000 to the Ohio County Community Foundation for matching funds for Lilly Endowment’s GIFT VIII initiative. $5,000 to Batesville Area Arts Council for Technology and Display Items;
  • $40,000 to Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation for Track Equipment;
  • $37,525 to Rising Sun Ohio County Senior Citizens Housing for a Commercial Surveillance System;
  • $35,000 to City of Rising Sun’s Street Department toward the purchase of a Work Truck;
  • $35,000 to New Horizons Rehabilitation toward Vehicle Replacement;
  • $30,000 to South Ripley Community School Corporation for Strength and Conditioning Equipment;
  • $24,000 to Friendship Volunteer Fire Department for a SCBA Bottle Replacement Program;
  • $22,635 to Town of Holton’s Police Department for Body and Patrol Cameras and a Taser;
  • $5,000 to Milan Lions Club for Vision Screening Equipment;
  • $5,000 to Ripley County Court Services toward a Jail Programs Room; and,
  • $2,500 to Batesville Area Arts Council for Technology and Display Items.

The total amount of scholarship and grant funding awarded by the Rising Sun Regional Foundation in 2023 was $1,240,783. Grant applications for the first grants cycle in 2024 are due Tuesday, January 16, 2024 by 4:00 p.m.

Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.

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