Ripley Community & Heritage Fund Grant

The Ripley Community & Heritage Fund Grant aims to enhance the lives of Ripley residents through support for not-for-profit organizations. The grant prioritizes volunteer-led initiatives, historical preservation, and projects that yield measurable outcomes, while fostering collaboration among community groups. Eligible organizations must be certified not-for-profits or sponsored by fiscal agents, with projects benefiting the Ripley community. Applications are limited to one per grant cycle, ensuring focused support for impactful endeavors.

The mission of the Ripley Community & Heritage Fund is to enrich the lives of Ripley residents.
To this end, an endowment fund has been established for not-for-profit organizations serving the Ripley community. Grants will be awarded from the fund for projects and programs that support the mission of the Ripley Community & Heritage Fund (RCHF), and that strive to better the lives of Ripley community members.
The RCHF will prioritize:

• requests from organizations that are primarily volunteer;
• requests that support historical preservation within Ripley;
• requests that give quantifiable (measurable) results;
• and, requests that demonstrate cooperation among community organizations.

Eligibility

Organizations eligible to apply are those:who, except in special circumstances, are certified as charitable not-for-profit organizations according to the Internal Revenue Code and/or are sponsored by a not-for-profit fiscal agent;whose mission statement is compatible with the mission of the RCHF;and, whose projects benefit Ripley residents.Organizations may apply only once per grant cycle

Ineligibility

Funds will not be awarded:to pay staff salaries;for capital construction projects;for general operating support;for programs for which membership in an organization is required to participate or receive benefit;and, to individuals.