(Rising Sun, IN) – 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;
- $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 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 p.m.
Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation serves Ohio County, Ripley County, and the City of Aurora.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation was created in 1994 by the City of Rising Sun and is now funded by the Rising Star Casino & Resort, owned by Full House Resorts, Inc. which
makes monthly contributions to the Foundation based on a percentage of its Adjusted Gross Revenue.
To date, the Foundation has received more than $46 million in casino funds, of which at least 75% has been granted back to the community.
(Rising Sun Regional Foundation press release)
