Date: April 3, 2024
Contacts: Cheryll Obendorf, Executive Director
Re: Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $248,439 in New Grants
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $248,439 in new grants in the first quarter of 2024.
These grants included:
Grant applications for the second grants cycle in 2024 are due Monday, April 15, 2024 by 4:00 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 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.
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Date: January 24, 2024
Contacts: Cheryll Obendorf, Executive Director
Re: Rising Sun Regional Foundation Announces 2024 Scholarship Program
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation’s 2024 Scholarship Program will award scholarships for $1,000 each to graduating seniors for 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 applicants attending South Dearborn High School 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 who 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 15, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. Scholarship applications are available on the Rising Sun Regional Foundation website at www.rsrfonline.org.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 20, 2023
Contact: Cheryll Obendorf, Executive Director (812.438.4490)
Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $436,660 in New Grants
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $436,660 in new grants in the fourth quarter of 2023.
These grants included:
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.
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.
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Date: October 2, 2023
Contact: Cheryll Obendorf, Executive Director (812-438-4490)
Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $250,920 in New Grants
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $250,920 in sixteen new grants in the third quarter of 2023. These grants included:
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, October 16, 2023 by 4:00 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.
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Date: June 30, 2023
Contact: Cheryll Obendorf, Executive Director (812-438-4490)
Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $275,411 in New Grants
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation (RSRF) awarded a total of $275,411 in sixteen new grants in the second quarter of 2023. These grants included:
Grant applications for the next grants cycle are due Monday, July 17, 2023 by 4:00 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.
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Date: June 12, 2023
Contact: Cheryll Obendorf, Executive Director (812-438-4490)
Rising Sun Regional Foundation Awards $56,000 in Scholarships
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation is pleased to announce the award of $56,000 in scholarships to 56 graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora, the foundation’s Southeastern Indiana grant making region. Each student has received a $1,000 scholarship award.
Recipients of these RSRF scholarships are:
Batesville High School
Riley Bailey
Sophia Cassidy
Nadine Davis
Ella Dieterlen
Thomas Hartman
Haley Lipps
Sophie Myers
Cole Pride
Megan Raab
Cael Rahe
Madison Rahschulte
Kaitlyn Sarringhaus
Madeline Schrand
Jaden Smith
Nate Vankirk
Jackson Wanstrath
Samuel Weigel
Eryu Zhang
East Central High School
Tara Hall
Luke Jackson
Sean Martin
Nikolas Norman
Jac-Cen-Del High School
Avery Caccamo
Larissaa Eldridge
Luke Meyer
Brynn Negangard
Regan Richter
Emalee Veerkamp
Corbin White
Milan High School
Madison Cavins
Hailey Hunter
Mckenzie Seale
Maddison Smith
Brady Werner
Rising Sun High School
Kieran Groover
Dylan Martin
Baylee Morris
Ellie Ohlmansiek
Brenden Paradise
Jenna Saylor
Ruby Thompson
Brady Works
South Dearborn High School
Austin Ballart
Adam Bruner
Kaylee Marsh
James Willoughby
South Ripley School Corporation
Shelby Bastin
Meridath Delmar
Joshua Johnson
Brionna Linkel
Mya McNew
Nicholas Miller
Katelynn Samples
Private/Homeschool
Sophonie Rennekamp
All graduating seniors who reside in Ohio and Ripley counties and the City of Aurora maintain a six-semester grade point average of 2.75 or higher, and plan to attend a post-secondary educational institution were eligible to apply for these scholarship awards. Winners of these scholarships were drawn at random from the pool of applications that were submitted to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation with official transcripts.
The Rising Sun Regional Foundation is 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.
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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.