RLCF Launches High 5 Scholarship Match with First Endowment from Legence Bank

INA, Ill. (March 16, 2026) — The Rend Lake College Foundation is excited to announce a limited opportunity to build permanent scholarship support for RLC students. Through the High 5 Scholarship Match, donors establish or strengthen endowed scholarships while RLCF amplifies their generosity with matching funds, creating long-term impact that lasts for generations.

How the HIGH 5 Works

The High 5 Scholarship Campaign is a partnership between donors and the Rend Lake College Foundation. The Foundation is offering 25 matching opportunities from a total match pool of $125,000. When all 25 matches are utilized, the campaign will generate up to $375,000 in lasting scholarship impact.

"The High 5 campaign is more than a fundraiser," said RLCF Director Amy Newell. "It's an invitation—an invitation to create opportunity that lasts beyond a lifetime, and an invitation to leave a legacy one student at a time."

New Endowment Donors

• A donor makes a minimum commitment of $15,000 to establish a new endowed scholarship.
• The RLC Foundation matches that generosity with $5,000.
• This creates a $20,000 permanent scholarship endowment.

Existing Endowment Donors

• Donors with an established scholarship endowment can make an additional gift of $5,000.
• The Foundation provides a $5,000 High 5 match.
• This increases the minimum total endowment to $20,000.

The result of either path is a permanent investment that awards a $1,000 scholarship to a Rend Lake College student every single year forever.

^{Pictured (L-R): Emerie Latta, RLCF Student Worker; from Legence Bank: Isaac Norris, Laura Small, Sydney Tucker, Vice President of Marketing Tricia Overturf, and Jessica Ginnell; Dr. Lori Ragland, RLC President; and Amy Newell, RLCF Director.}

Legence Bank provided the first High 5 match endowment. Their commitment serves as a powerful example of community investment in student success.

"On behalf of Legence Bank, we are truly honored to be part of the Rend Lake College's High 5 Scholarship Endowment Match," announced Tricia Overturf, Legence Bank Vice President of Marketing, during the Annual RLCF Scholarship Dinner. "High 5 is such a powerful opportunity because it isn't a one time gift, it's a permanent investment."

Those interested in participating can contact Amy Newell by calling 618-437-5321 ext. 1214, or email foundation@rlc.edu.