Grants to Ohio Nonprofits for Programs that Benefit Eligible Communities
Salem Community Foundation Grant
Agency
Foundation
GrantWatch ID#
181300
Funding Source
Geographic Focus
USA: Ohio: Salem area
Important Dates
Deadline: 09/01/26 Receipt
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Grant Description
Grants to Ohio nonprofit organizations for programs that address community needs in eligible locations. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended for projects and activities within the focus areas of arts and humanities, health and human services, public and community services, and education. Eligible programs benefit residents in the Salem area.
The Salem Community Foundation is interested in funding organizations that can demonstrate that they have planned their projects with respect to the community's overall needs. Priority is given to projects that:
- Reach a broad segment of the community that utilizes innovative programs aimed at meeting community needs
- Encourage efforts to promote, coordinate, and cooperate with other organizations to provide for more efficient use of community resources and avoid duplication of services
- Assist organizations whose needs are not currently being met
- Enhance or improve an organization's self-sufficiency or efficiency
- Encourage matching gifts from the community members and/or other organizations
- Reflect a Salem community-wide effort of assisting the disadvantaged or disabled through self-help activities
- Need the last dollar to make the organization's vision become a reality.
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Additional Eligibility Criteria
The Foundation makes grants to 501(c)(3) organizations that are currently registered as a State of Ohio charitable organization with the State of Ohio Attorney General's office. Grant applicants must serve people in the Salem area and have an IRS 501(c)(3) designation.
Ineligible
The Salem Community Foundation does not, unless designated by the donor, usually make grants:
• To individuals
• For religious purposes
• To support operating budgets of established organizations or programs
• To reduce budget deficits
• For endowments
• For conferences, scholarly research, or projects that are normally the responsibility of the organization
• To federal agencies
• To an organization that has not yet been determined to be tax-exempt
• To individuals
• For religious purposes
• To support operating budgets of established organizations or programs
• To reduce budget deficits
• For endowments
• For conferences, scholarly research, or projects that are normally the responsibility of the organization
• To federal agencies
• To an organization that has not yet been determined to be tax-exempt
Pre-Application Information
Please call Brittany Maniscalco, Chief Operating Officer, at the Salem Community Foundation office, before filling out the required Grant Application.
Deadlines:
• Due date is December 1, 2025 for the January 2026 Board Meeting.
• Due date is March 1, 2026 for the April 2026 Board Meeting.
• Due date is June 1, 2026 for the July 2026 Board Meeting.
• Due date is September 1, 2026 for the October 2026 Board Meeting.
Deadlines:
• Due date is December 1, 2025 for the January 2026 Board Meeting.
• Due date is March 1, 2026 for the April 2026 Board Meeting.
• Due date is June 1, 2026 for the July 2026 Board Meeting.
• Due date is September 1, 2026 for the October 2026 Board Meeting.
Contact Information
Contact Brittany M. Maniscalco at 330-332-4021.
Applications and information should be sent to:
Salem Community Foundation
Attn: Grant Coordinator
P.O. Box 553
Salem, OH 44460
Applications and information should be sent to:
Salem Community Foundation
Attn: Grant Coordinator
P.O. Box 553
Salem, OH 44460
RFP & Supporting Documents
Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates / changes / addendums / conferences / LOIs.
