Date: March 28, 2023
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $222,792 in seventeen new grants in the first quarter of 2023. These grants included:
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, April 17, 2023 by 4:00pm. Applications must be submitted online via the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org.
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 riverboat funds, of which at least 75% has been granted back to the community.
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Date: December 20, 2022
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $216,982 in 19 new grants in the fourth quarter of 2022. These grants included:
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, January 17, 2023 by 4:00pm. Applications are available at the RSRF website, www.rsrfonline.org, and must be submitted digitally.
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Date: December 15, 2022
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation’s 2023 Scholarship Program will award scholarships in the amount of $1,000 each to graduating seniors for the purpose of post-secondary education in any accredited institution of higher learning.
The following listed public schools are eligible to participate in this program:
Batesville High School
East Central High School
Jac-Cen-Del High School
Milan High School
Rising Sun High School
South Dearborn High School
South Ripley High School
Eligible applicants attending East Central High School must be residents of Ripley County. Eligible South Dearborn High School applicants must be residents of the City of Aurora. Eligible applicants attending Batesville High School must be residents of Ripley County and/or the City of Batesville.
In addition to the scholarship awards to the graduating seniors of the RSRF region’s public high schools, RSRF will also award scholarships to graduating seniors who are homeschooled, attend private and/or parochial schools, and are residents of one of the following areas served by Rising Sun Regional Foundation, i.e., Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora.
All completed scholarship applications with transcripts must be submitted no later than March 31, 2023. Scholarship applications are available on the Rising Sun Regional Foundation website at https://rsrfonline.org/scholarships.
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Date: October 3, 2022
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $232,605 in 12 new grants in the third quarter of 2022. These grants included:
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, October 17, 2022, by 4:00 pm. Applications can be downloaded from the RSRF website at www.rsrfonline.org, and must be emailed to director@rsrfonline.org. Please note that hard copies are no longer accepted.
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 $45 million in riverboat funds, of which at least 75% has been granted back to the community.
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