Message From
Co-Chairs
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change in our community.
A Letter to Our Community
Denise Eder
Julie Trick
Dear Valued Friend of the Vandalia-Butler Foundation,
On behalf of the Vandalia-Butler Foundation Board of Trustees, we extend our deepest gratitude for your generosity, compassion and belief in the power of community. Because of you, the Foundation continues to touch the lives of families, students, businesses, organizations and neighbors throughout Vandalia and Butler Township in meaningful ways.
This past year, your generosity helped the Vandalia-Butler Foundation’s family of funds grow to nearly $9.3 million. We are humbled by the trust you place in us to steward these resources, and we remain dedicated to using them to create lasting impact and drive progress for our community.
Thanks to your commitment, fiscal year 2025 was a record-setting year. Through the generosity of our donors and the strength of the VISIONS Fund, we awarded $31,314 in new educational grants — bringing innovative classroom ideas to life in Vandalia-Butler City Schools.
Together, we also awarded $65,375 in scholarships to graduating seniors, empowering the next generation of leaders and dreamers. And, as a testament to the collective spirit of this community, the Foundation was honored to be named the 2024 Vandalia-Butler Chamber of Commerce Organization of the Year.
We are proud to present the 2024–2025 Vandalia-Butler Foundation Annual Report. Within these pages, you will see the stories and achievements that your generosity made possible.
From all of us at the Vandalia-Butler Foundation, thank you for strengthening Vandalia and Butler Township and for helping us soar to greater heights, together.
With gratitude,
Denise Eder and Julie Trick
Co-Chairs, Vandalia-Butler Foundation