Salem Community Foundation Inc

Salem, Ohio - EIN 34-1001130 - Latest filing: fiscal 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025)

HOW TO READ THIS PAGE

How to read this page: every figure below is from the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026. People named below are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026 - the filing is a snapshot of that fiscal year, not a list of current officeholders.

THE FILING IN ONE PARAGRAPH

Salem Community Foundation Inc reported $7,057,574 in revenue and $2,916,359 in expenses in fiscal 2025, a surplus of $4,141,215 for the year. Program services took $2,793,729 of expenses, or 95.8%. The organization closed the year with $48,416,846 in net assets - about 199.2 months of expenses at the fiscal-2025 spending level.

At a Glance - Fiscal 2025

All values are fiscal 2025 unless a tile says otherwise.

TOTAL REVENUE - FISCAL 2025
$7,057,574

Up 41.7% from $4,981,962 in fiscal 2024.

TOTAL EXPENSES - FISCAL 2025
$2,916,359

Revenue minus expenses: $4,141,215 in fiscal 2025.

PROGRAM EXPENSE SHARE - FISCAL 2025
95.8%

$2,793,729 of $2,916,359 went to program services.

NET ASSETS - END OF FISCAL 2025
$48,416,846

Total assets $48,417,373 minus total liabilities $527.

PEOPLE REPORTED - FISCAL 2025
2 Employees

Plus 18 volunteers reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Money In, Money Out - Fiscal 2025

Revenue and expenses as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026. Donated goods are separated from cash so food and supply donations do not read as cash income.

Where the Money Went - Fiscal 2025

Program Services$2,793,729 (95.8%)
Fundraising$0 (0.0%)
Management and General$122,630 (4.2%)

Management and general is the figure reported on the filing (Part IX total); where a filing does not carry it, it is computed as the residual of total expenses minus program and fundraising expenses. Cost to raise a dollar in fiscal 2025: $0.00 - $0 in fundraising expenses divided by $2,647,219 in total contributions.

Where the Money Came From - Fiscal 2025

SourceFiscal 2025
Total Contributions$2,647,219
All Other Contributions$2,647,219
Program Service Revenue$0
Investment Income$4,410,355
Other Revenue$0
Total Revenue (All Sources)$7,057,574
Government Grants - Not Broken Out
The fiscal-2025 Form 990 does not break out government grants as a separate line for this organization. This page shows Not Broken Out instead of estimating a figure.

Reserves and Balance Sheet - Fiscal 2025

Reserves and Runway

199.2 Months

of reserves - $48,416,846 in net assets at the end of fiscal 2025, divided by average monthly expenses of about $243,029 in fiscal 2025.

Net assets can include donor-restricted funds, buildings and other assets that cannot be spent like cash. Treat months of reserves as a scale measure, not as cash in the bank.

Balance Sheet - End of Fiscal 2025

Total Assets$48,417,373
Total Liabilities$527
Liabilities as Share of Assets0.0%
Net Assets$48,416,846

Leadership Pay - Fiscal 2025

Pay is the summed total across all compensation columns on the Form 990 - pay from the organization, pay from related organizations, and other compensation. People are shown as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026.

No compensation was reported for any officer, director, trustee or key employee on the fiscal-2025 Form 990. Everyone named on the filing served without pay from the organization, as reported.

Board and Governance - Fiscal 2025

Board and policy answers as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990, filed May 5, 2026.

Board Roster - as Reported on the Fiscal-2025 Form 990

18 voting members, 18 independent - independence count as reported on the fiscal-2025 Form 990.

Name, as ReportedRole, as Reported
Steven J BaileyDirector
Thomas BakerDirector
Carolyn CaldwellDirector
Larry G CecilDirector
Shane R FranksDirector
Karl GetzingerDirector
Geoffrey S GollDirector
Vicki HallDirector
Sean KirklandDirector
Richard K LutschDirector
Deborah B McCullochDirector
Audrey NullDirector
Louis A RamunnoDirector
Joseph P SedzmakDirector
Mark C EquiziTreasurer
George W S HaysSecretary
Robert S McCulloch IIIVice Preside
John E TontiPresident

Governance Policy Flags - Fiscal 2025

Conflict of Interest PolicyYes - Reported
Whistleblower PolicyYes - Reported
Document Retention PolicyYes - Reported
Audited Financial StatementsNo
Board Size and Independence18 voting / 18 independent

Flags report what the organization answered on the Form 990. A Yes means the policy was reported on the filing; it is not an outside review of how the policy works in practice.

Grants - Fiscal 2025

Grants Made - Fiscal 2025

This organization reported $2,675,630 in grants paid in fiscal 2025.

Recipient, as ReportedAmount
Kent State University Foundation
SCHOLARSHIPS AND RIS
$128,005
Salem Community Center Association
BOND & INT PMTS/OPER
$725,023
Salem Parks & Recreation - Waterwor
WATERSLIDE
$25,000
The Brightside Project
BACK TO SCHOOL CLOTH
$28,000
United Way Of Northern Columbiana C
SUPPORTS 20 SOCIAL S
$40,000
Salem Community Pantry
HANDICAP ACCES
$10,000
Burchfield Homestead Society Inc
MAINTENANCE AND IMPR
$23,170
City Of Salem- Fire Department
LIFEPAK 35 CARDIAC
$15,000
Salem Junior Baseball League
4 NEW FIELDS
$50,000
The Salvation Army- Salem Corps
BEST FOOT FORWARD
$16,800
Other Grants$1,614,632

Trend - Revenue

Years are shown only where a filing is held. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

FY24 FY25
Revenue, fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025 - the two years held on this record.
Fiscal YearRevenueChange
Fiscal 2024 (Prior-Year Column on the Fiscal-2025 Filing)$4,981,962-
Fiscal 2025$7,057,574+41.7%

This table grows to a 10-year view (revenue, expenses, net assets and top pay) as earlier filings for this organization are added to the record. Missing years are absent, never filled in.

Filings on Record

Tax PeriodFormStatusSource
Jan 1, 2025 - Dec 31, 2025Form 990In Force - Filed May 5, 2026Original Filing at the IRS

If an amended return is filed, the newest amended return supersedes the earlier one and the table marks which filing is in force.

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