Salem Foundation Inc
Wayzata, MN · EIN 41-6058845. Reported 181 grants totalling $488,032 to 87 recipients across tax years 2021-2025. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Salem Foundation Inc did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $1,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $500 and $1,100; the smallest was $250 and the largest $282,682. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine Community Foundation | Ellsworth, ME | $282,682 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Wayzata Community Church Foundation | Wayzata, MN | $10,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $10,000 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Andrew's Episcopal Church | Boca Grande, FL | $8,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wounded Warrior Project Inc | Jacksonville, FL | $7,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Bay School | Blue Hill, ME | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Trinity Episcopal Church | Sarasota, FL | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Wayzata Community Church | Wayzata, MN | $6,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospital for Children | Tampa, FL | $5,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Big Sky Bravery | Bozeman, MT | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Volunteer Florida Foundation | Tallahassee, FL | $5,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| Mounds Park Academy | Maplewood, MN | $4,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| ASPCA | New York, NY | $4,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Minnesota Zoo Foundation | Apple Valley, MN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Salty Church | Ormond Beach, FL | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Waseca County Humane Society | Waseca, MN | $4,000 | 4 | 4 | 2024 |
| Minneapolis Sailing Center | Minneapolis, MN | $3,750 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Angel Foundation | Mendota Heights, MN | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Open Arms of Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $3,250 | 3 | 3 | 2024 |
| All Faiths Food Bank | Sarasota, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Americares | Stamford, CT | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Castine Community Partners | Castine, ME | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Make a Wish Mn | St Paul, MN | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | New York City, NY | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Reach | Minnetonka, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Resurrection House Inc | Sarasota, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Circus Arts Conservatory | Sarasota, FL | $3,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| The Human Society | Golden Valley, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Vetertainment | Stillwater, MN | $3,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Wayzata Symphony Orchestra | Wayzata, MN | $3,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Saint Paul, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Edina Chorale | Edina, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Friends of the Bandshell | Daytona Beach, FL | $2,500 | 5 | 5 | 2025 |
| St Paul Academy & Summit School | Saint Paul, MN | $2,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Guild Inc | Saint Paul, MN | $2,500 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| The Retreat | East Hampton, NY | $2,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Withall | Saint Louis Park, MN | $2,400 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Standpoint | St Paul, MN | $2,100 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Arthritis Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Castine Area Relief Fund | Castine, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lifeflight of Maine | Brewer, ME | $2,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Science Museum of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Science Musuem of Minnesota | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest of Central Fl | Orlando, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Second Harvest of Central Florida | Orlando, FL | $2,000 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Shriners Hospitals for Children | Tampa, FL | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| St Johns the Evangel | Saint Paul, MN | $2,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Greater Yellowstone Coalition | Bozeman, MT | $1,600 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Centro De Trabajadores Unidos En La Lucha | Minneapolis, MN | $1,500 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Salvation Army Sarasota | Sarasota, FL | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Roseville, MN | $1,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Hobart & William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Interfaith Outreach & Community Partners | Plymouth, MN | $1,250 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee Habitat for Humanity | Milwaukee, WI | $1,250 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| The Retreat | East Wayzata, MN | $1,250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Trinity College | Hartford, CT | $1,250 | 4 | 4 | 2025 |
| Animal Humane Soceity | Golden Valley, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Blue Hill Heritage Trust | Blue Hill, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Cynthia Garrett Ministries | Nashville, TN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Disabled Veterans National Foundation | Lanham, MD | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2025 |
| Dodge Nature Center | Saint Paul, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Food Allergy Research & Education Inc | Mclean, VA | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Frank Hatch Community Youth Fund | Castine, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Global Expeditions Group Foundation | Sarasota, FL | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| International Owl Center | Houston, MN | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Rescue Committee | New York, NY | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| Lifeflight Foundation | Camden, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Prader-Willi Syndrome Association | Eden Prairie, MN | $1,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Town of Castine | Castine, ME | $1,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Skidmore College | Saratoga Springs, NY | $750 | 3 | 3 | 2025 |
| Children's Heartlink | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hobart and William Smith Colleges | Geneva, NY | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Innercity Tennis Foundation | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| International Owl Center | Houston, TX | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Winchester, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Oakland Cemetary Association | Saint Paul, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Olbrich Botanical Society | Madison, WI | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Ormond Memorial Art Museum Inc | Ormond Beach, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Relate Counseling Center | Minnetonka, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Spa Annual Fund | Saint Paul, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Special Olympics Florida | Clermont, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
| Special Olympics Minnesota | Minneapolis, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| St Paul Academy | Saint Paul, MN | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Toys for Tots Fdn | Triangle, VA | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Wucf | Orlando, FL | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Yellowstone Forever | Bozeman, MT | $500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Milwaukee Community Bicycle Project Inc | Milwaukee, WI | $250 | 1 | 1 | 2025 |
54 of 87 (62%) received money in more than one year over the 5 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 51%, across 4 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- The Bay School
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM SUPPORT - Big Sky Bravery
SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM SUPPORT - St Andrew's Episcopal Church
RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SUPPORT - Shriners Hospital for Children
HEALTH SERVICES PROGRAM SUPPORT - The Retreat
CULTURAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES PROGRAM SUPPORT - Greater Yellowstone Coalition
ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURE PROGRAM SUPPORT
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 110 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 41 | $48,500 | $1,000 |
| 2022 | 56 | $73,600 | $1,000 |
| 2023 | 37 | $321,432 | $1,000 |
| 2024 | 17 | $18,250 | $1,000 |
| 2025 | 30 | $26,250 | $500 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
61% of its giving went to organizations in Maine. If your organization is based elsewhere, look in the recipient list for grants to your area before writing.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more: they do not show that any of these funders would consider a new organization. Each page says what its filings show.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $1,000. A request many times that size asks for something it has rarely or never given.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in Maine.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Salem Foundation Inc's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 5 returns (tax years 2021-2025). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: 418 Waycliffe Drive North, Wayzata, MN, 55391. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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