(Rising Sun, IN) – The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $301,349 in new grants in the third quarter of 2024.
These grants included:
- $3,081 to the Dearborn County Clearinghouse for Emergency Aid for food storage equipment;
- $13,000 to the Friendship Volunteer Fire Department for auto extrication stabilization equipment;
- $40,000 to Main Street Versailles for a trail expansion project;
- $5,200 to the Milan Lions Club for replacement of banners in the town of Milan;
- $38,875 to the Morris Volunteer Fire Department for replacement of a severe weather siren;
- $5,500 to the Napoleon Volunteer Fire Department for a portable sound system;
- $40,000 to the Ohio County Highway Department for a Caterpillar track loader;
- $7,600 to the Ohio County Historical Society for a furnace for the Whitlock Gallery;
- $38,368 to the Rising Sun Ohio County Community School Corporation for a fire alarm system at Rising Sun High School;
- $7,930 to the City of Rising Sun for a Navy Bean Fall Festival mascot costume;
- $1,795 to Southeastern Indiana Voices for Children for brochure redesign and community
distribution; and, - $100,000 to Margaret Mary Health Foundation toward its capital campaign for the construction of a new Margaret Mary Hospital.
Grant applications for the fourth grants cycle in 2024 are due Tuesday, October 15, 2024 by 4 p.m. Applications must be submitted online via the Foundation’s website, www.rsrfonline.org.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation serves Ohio County, Ripley County, and the cities of Aurora and Batesville. 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)
