Calling all classroom teachers in the Vandalia-Butler City Schools! The Vandalia-Butler Foundation is now accepting applications for VISIONS and other educational grants for creative learning opportunities for students.
The deadline is Dec. 7, but preference will be given to applications received by Nov. 1. Grant recipients will be notified of awards in February 2026. Apply here.
“We encourage all teachers with great ideas for sparking student learning to apply for funds,” said Denise Eder, co-chair of the Vandalia-Butler Foundation who chairs the education committee. “Funded projects expand classroom experiences beyond the narrow boundaries of the district’s budget and support learning opportunities that have a lasting impact on thousands of children.”
In the past five years, the Vandalia-Butler Foundation has awarded more than $160,000 for such innovative projects as communication devices to help with speech development; materials, training and equipment for the STEM and Industrial Arts Technology curricula; technology upgrades in the planetarium, a book vending machine for elementary school students; and music class/band instruments, among many other initiatives.
Grants are available through these three funds: VISIONS: An Eye for the Future; ARTS Revitalizing Team; and Mary Ann Wietzel “What’s in It for the Kids.” The Vandalia-Butler Foundation typically awards between $20,000 and $30,000 annually in grants. For details on each fund and the grant application procedure, visit the VISIONS website. Read about our most recent grants here.
Since 2002, more than $290,000 has been granted or committed to support learning opportunities for students in the district, including last year’s record $31,314 in grant funding.
For those wishing to make a contribution to the VISIONS Fund, tax-deductible donations can be mailed to VISIONS Fund, c/o The Dayton Foundation, 1401 S. Main St., Suite 100, Dayton, OH 45409. To make an online donation, click here.
The Vandalia-Butler Foundation and its funds are components of The Dayton Foundation. Leadership for the Vandalia-Butler Foundation rests in our own community, while fiscal oversight of our funds is maintained by The Dayton Foundation, which serves the Dayton/Miami Valley area. This partnership allows for the Vandalia-Butler community to benefit from local leadership and profit from resources pooled with others for investment growth.
For more information or questions, please send an email to info@visionsendowmentfund.org.