The Salem Foundation

SALEM, OR EIN: 93-6018523 Website

THE SALEM FOUNDATION EXISTS FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING, SAFEGUARDING, AND DISBURSING FUNDS FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE VICINITY OF SALEM, OREGON.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990-PF

Total Assets

$37.6M

-5.0% YoY

Annual Giving

$10.6M

+78.2% YoY

Grant Count

123

+98.4% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$86K

-10.2% YoY

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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income
$0$3M$6M$9M$13M202020212022202320242025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$37,574,532$39,558,682$34,545,619
Revenue$9,539,251$10,372,711$3,345,668
Expenses$11,381,995$6,613,071$4,118,990
Qualifying Distributions
Net Investment Income$2,235,251$1,552,416$945,250
Distributable Amount

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$3M$5M$8M$11M48 grants202045 grants202150 grants202250 grants202362 grants2024123 grants2025

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 10 recipients in 2025

ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC CHURCH$1.8MCATHOLIC COMMUNITY SERVI…$1.6MMARION POLK FOOD SHARE INC$1.1MFAMILY BUILDING BLOCKS INC$965KABBEY FOUNDATION OF OREGON$390KTHE ZACK PACKARD FOUNDAT…$390KLIBERTY HOUSE$332KDIOCESE OF HELENA$320KUNION GOSPEL MISSION$263KFRANCISCAN MISSIONS$262K

Grant Size Distribution

378 grants across all recorded years

267<$50K46$50–100K34$100–250K20$250–500K8$500K–1M3$1–5M$5M+

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for .

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Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

From 2025 filing

NameTitleHoursCompensation
DEBRA LUSHCOMMITTEE CHAIRMAN0.25
LAURA TESLERCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.25
BRIAN CONDELLOCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.25
LOUIS-CLAUDE NGUEA-NJOHCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.25
TERRY HANCOCKCOMMITTEE MEMBER0.25

Geographic Focus

Where this funder has awarded grants

Grant Distribution by State

28states
+20 more states

Cities

Adair VillageAnn ArborAumsvilleBalticBaltimoreBartoBeavertonBoca RatonBooneBrooklynBurlingtonChicagoChildsColorado SpringColorado SpringsCromwellDarienDetroitEast FallowfieldElk Grove Village

Data last updated March 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

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