Illinois · Public charity
Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation
This foundation was set up by elwena scarpaci for the purpose of enhancing the general health and welfare of the community of vandalia, and to that end , is organized and shall be operated exclusively for charitable, religious, educational and scientific purposes.
- $81k
- Granted FY2026(still arriving)
- 4
- Itemized grants FY2026
- 3
- Organizations funded FY2025
- 33%
- First-time grantees FY2025
- Itemized, FY2026
- $63k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2026
- $17,000
- Largest grant, FY2026
- $20,436
- Organizations funded a year
- 2 to 4
- FY2019 to FY2025
- States reached, FY2026
- 1
- Total assets, FY2026
- $2.4M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2025, 33% of the organizations Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 22% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2025, 78% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $10k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026still arriving | 4 | $63k | 0% |
| FY2025 | 3 | $43k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 2 | $21k | 50% |
| FY2023 | 3 | $21k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 2 | $17k | 50% |
| FY2021 | 3 | $18k | 33% |
| FY2020 | 4 | $33k | 25% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $25k | 50% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2026.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2026, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family YMCA of Fayette County | $59,295 | 7 | 2% |
| Friends & Families of Fayette County Hospital | $58,890 | 5 | 25% |
| Mother of Dolors Catholic Church | $43,515 | 5 | n/a |
| Vandalia School District 203 | $38,000 | 3 | n/a |
| Old Capitol Foundation | $17,550 | 2 | 1% |
| Vandalia Park District | $12,374 | 2 | n/a |
| Vandalia Field of Dreams Nfp | $9,500 | 1 | 24% |
| Fayette County Health Department | $7,777 | 1 | n/a |
| City of Vandalia | $6,250 | 1 | n/a |
| Evans Library Foundation | $5,750 | 1 | 13% |
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.
Open a dossier: Old Capitol Foundation
How this is measured
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About Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation
- How much does Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation give?
- Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation reported 4 itemized grants totaling $63,393, out of $81,436 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2026 IRS filing. It funded between 2 and 4 organizations a year over FY2019 to FY2025.
- What does Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2026, its largest causes are Recreation & Sports (32%), Health (26%), Religion (17%).
- Who are Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2026: Family YMCA of Fayette County ($59k), Friends & Families of Fayette County Hospital ($59k), Mother of Dolors Catholic Church ($44k).
- Does Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2025, 33% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Old Capitol Foundation.
- Where is Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation based?
- Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation is based in IL.
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