The Salem Community Foundation aims to make a lasting impact in the Salem area by supporting organizations that provide a range of community services. Through endowment funds, they award grants to projects that address the needs in arts and humanities, health and human services, public and community services, and education. Their mission focuses on enhancing community well-being and promoting efficient use of resources to improve self-sufficiency and effectiveness among local organizations.
The grant program by the Salem Community Foundation is designed to support qualified 501(c)(3) organizations serving the Salem area that align with their funding interests in arts and humanities, health and human services, public and community services, and education. Priority is given to projects that reach a wide community segment, encourage innovative solutions to meet community needs, promote collaboration to enhance resource efficiency and avoid service duplication, assist under-supported organizations, improve organizational self-sufficiency and efficiency, encourage community and organizational matching gifts, focus on community-wide efforts aiding the disadvantaged or disabled through self-help initiatives, and provide the crucial funding required to realize an organization’s vision.