Illinois · Public charity
Old Capitol Foundation
Dedicated to the furtherance of charitable and educational opportunities within the local vandalia/fayette county area, and those areas immediately adjacent thereto. We are the OLD CAPITOL FOUNDATION. A community foundation whose purpose is to bring donors and local needs together. Ocf makes grants in virtually every field of interest:…
- $434k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Itemized grants FY2025
- 5
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Itemized, FY2025
- $323k
- The rest is grants the schedule does not break out
- Median grant, FY2025
- $66,169
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $98,284
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 1
- Total assets, FY2025
- $11M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 0% of the organizations Old Capitol Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $323k | 33% |
| FY2024 | 5 | $461k | 0% |
| FY2023 | 4 | $267k | 0% |
| FY2022 | 5 | $245k | 0% |
| FY2021 | 8 | $783k | 50% |
| FY2020 | 7 | $219k | 43% |
| FY2019 | 7 | $389k | 29% |
| FY2018 | 6 | $205k | 17% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Vandalia | $1,174,748 | 9 | n/a |
| Family YMCA of Fayette County | $486,236 | 7 | 29% |
| Vandalia Park District | $215,577 | 9 | n/a |
| Vandalia School District 203 | $180,037 | 7 | n/a |
| Old Capitol Foundation | $141,599 | 8 | 7% |
| Vandalia Historical Society Inc | $137,594 | 1 | 79% |
| Vandalia Statehouse | $19,293 | 1 | n/a |
| Ramsey Cusd # 204 | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Central Community School District #401 | $10,493 | 1 | n/a |
| Fayette County Livestock | $8,261 | 1 | n/a |
Show all 12 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Vandalia | $1,174,748 | 9 | n/a |
| Family YMCA of Fayette County | $486,236 | 7 | 29% |
| Vandalia Park District | $215,577 | 9 | n/a |
| Vandalia School District 203 | $180,037 | 7 | n/a |
| Old Capitol Foundation | $141,599 | 8 | 7% |
| Vandalia Historical Society Inc | $137,594 | 1 | 79% |
| Vandalia Statehouse | $19,293 | 1 | n/a |
| Ramsey Cusd # 204 | $11,000 | 1 | n/a |
| South Central Community School District #401 | $10,493 | 1 | n/a |
| Fayette County Livestock | $8,261 | 1 | n/a |
| Vandals Sports Booster Club | $8,000 | 1 | 40% |
| Ramsey Lions Club Inc | $5,975 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($743k), not named here.
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.
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How this is measured
About Old Capitol Foundation
- How much does Old Capitol Foundation give?
- Old Capitol Foundation reported 6 itemized grants totaling $323,196, out of $433,976 in total grant expense reported on the return in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Old Capitol Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Education (21%), Human Services (17%), Public Safety & Disaster (17%).
- Who are Old Capitol Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: City of Vandalia ($1.2M), Family YMCA of Fayette County ($486k), Vandalia Park District ($216k).
- Does Old Capitol Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Old Capitol Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Joe & Elwena Scarpaci Foundation.
- Where is Old Capitol Foundation based?
- Old Capitol Foundation is based in IL.
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