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12 funders with a record of paying for “salem”
Where the money went Reynolds American Foundation → W-S Foundation Winston-Salem Nc: $1.3M across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem State University Foundation: $1.1M across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Salem Foundation → Salem Health Foundation: $453K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Salem Health and Wellness Foundation Inc → Salem Medical Center: $425K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Arts Council Inc → Winston-Salem Symphony: $244K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Oregon Community Foundation → Salem Keizer Coalition for Equality: $241K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation → Winston Salem Teach: $225K across 3 grants, latest 2025 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → University of California-Los Angele: $139K across 4 grants, latest 2024 Society for Organizing Charity in → Indigents of Salem: $104K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Winston-Salem State University: $50K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Maps Community Foundation → Salem-Keizer Career Technical Education Center: $50K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc → Salem Pantry: $28K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Greater Winston-Salem Inc: $859K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Reynolds American Foundation → United Way of Forsyth County Winston-Salem Nc: $276K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Arts Council Inc → The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem: $202K across 3 grants, latest 2023 The Oregon Community Foundation → Salem for Refugees: $184K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Salem Foundation → Salem Free Clinics: $171K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation → Winston Salem State University: $150K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Salem Health and Wellness Foundation Inc → Arc of Salem County: $85K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Maps Community Foundation → Salem Art Association: $48K across 7 grants, latest 2025 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Salem State University: $28K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc → The Salem Partnership: $15K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Society for Organizing Charity in → Salem City Fire Department: $11K across 4 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Salem Free Clinics: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Salem Academy and College: $578K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Reynolds American Foundation → Kaleideum Winston-Salem Nc: $245K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Oregon Community Foundation → Salem Free Clinics: $181K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Salem Foundation → Salem-Keizer School District: $97K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Arts Council Inc → Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts: $79K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation → Winston Salem Rescue Mission: $70K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Salem Health and Wellness Foundation Inc → Salem Community College: $60K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Maps Community Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: $33K across 4 grants, latest 2022 Michael & Susan Dell Foundation → Winston-Salem State University: $25K across 5 grants, latest 2024 Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc → Salem State University: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2025 Enterprise Holdings Foundation → Salem State University Foundation: $10K across 2 grants, latest 2023 Society for Organizing Charity in → Salem Little League Association: $10K across 4 grants, latest 2025 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County: $547K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Salvation Army of Winston-Salem: $530K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem State University Foundation: $507K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem Symphony: $374K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Salem Pregnancy Care Center: $363K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Salem Academy and College: $317K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Muse Winston-Salem: $273K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Old Salem Museums and Gardens: $231K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem Rescue Mission: $214K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Hustle Winston-Salem: $205K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem Street School: $195K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County: $193K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → First Presbyterian Church - Winston-Salem Nc: $192K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem Symphony: $187K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem: $184K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Oregon Community Foundation → Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: $166K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Reynolds American Foundation → Senior Services Winston-Salem Nc: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Reynolds American Foundation → Salem College: $150K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance: $135K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Hope of Winston-Salem: $133K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Salem Pregnancy Care Center: $127K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Hustle Winston-Salem: $126K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Reynolds American Foundation → Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem: $103K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Oregon Community Foundation → Friends of the Salem Senior Center: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Reynolds American Foundation → American Red Cross Winston-Salem Nc: $100K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Winston-Salem Rescue Mission: $98K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem: $93K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Winston-Salem Foundation → Muse Winston-Salem: $90K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Winston-Salem Foundation: $7.9M on this topic. Open the funder. The Winston-Salem Foundation $7.9M Reynolds American Foundation: $2.3M on this topic. Open the funder. Reynolds American Foundation $2.3M The Oregon Community Foundation: $871K on this topic. Open the funder. The Oregon Community Foundati… $871K The Salem Foundation: $721K on this topic. Open the funder. The Salem Foundation $721K Salem Health and Wellness Foundation Inc: $570K on this topic. Open the funder. Salem Health and Wellness Fou… $570K The Arts Council Inc: $524K on this topic. Open the funder. The Arts Council Inc $524K Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Foundation: $445K on this topic. Open the funder. Ta John W and Anna H Hanes Fo… $445K Michael & Susan Dell Foundation: $192K on this topic. Open the funder. Michael & Susan Dell Foundati… $192K Maps Community Foundation: $131K on this topic. Open the funder. Maps Community Foundation $131K Society for Organizing Charity in: $125K on this topic. Open the funder. Society for Organizing Charit… $125K Enterprise Holdings Foundation: $70K on this topic. Open the funder. Enterprise Holdings Foundation $70K Salem Five Charitable Foundation Inc: $53K on this topic. Open the funder. Salem Five Charitable Foundat… $53K W-S Foundation Winston-Salem Nc: received $1.3M on this topic W-S Foundation Winston-Salem Nc $1.3M Winston-Salem State University Foundation: received $1.1M on this topic Winston-Salem State University… $1.1M Greater Winston-Salem Inc: received $859K on this topic Greater Winston-Salem Inc $859K Salem Academy and College: received $578K on this topic Salem Academy and College $578K Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County: received $547K on this topic Arts Council of Winston-Salem a… $547K Salvation Army of Winston-Salem: received $530K on this topic Salvation Army of Winston-Salem $530K Winston-Salem State University Foundation: received $507K on this topic Winston-Salem State University… $507K Salem Health Foundation: received $453K on this topic Salem Health Foundation $453K Winston-Salem Symphony: received $431K on this topic Winston-Salem Symphony $431K Salem Medical Center: received $425K on this topic Salem Medical Center $425K Winston-Salem Symphony: received $374K on this topic Winston-Salem Symphony $374K Salem Pregnancy Care Center: received $363K on this topic Salem Pregnancy Care Center $363K Salem Academy and College: received $317K on this topic Salem Academy and College $317K United Way of Forsyth County Winston-Salem Nc: received $276K on this topic United Way of Forsyth County Wi… $276K Muse Winston-Salem: received $273K on this topic Muse Winston-Salem $273K Kaleideum Winston-Salem Nc: received $245K on this topic Kaleideum Winston-Salem Nc $245K Salem Keizer Coalition for Equality: received $241K on this topic Salem Keizer Coalition for Equa… $241K Old Salem Museums and Gardens: received $231K on this topic Old Salem Museums and Gardens $231K Winston Salem Teach: received $225K on this topic Winston Salem Teach $225K Winston-Salem Rescue Mission: received $214K on this topic Winston-Salem Rescue Mission $214K Hustle Winston-Salem: received $205K on this topic Hustle Winston-Salem $205K The Little Theatre of Winston-Salem: received $202K on this topic The Little Theatre of Winston-S… $202K Winston-Salem Street School: received $195K on this topic Winston-Salem Street School $195K Arts Council of Winston-Salem and Forsyth County: received $193K on this topic Arts Council of Winston-Salem a… $193K First Presbyterian Church - Winston-Salem Nc: received $192K on this topic First Presbyterian Church - Win… $192K Shepherd's Center of Greater Winston-Salem: received $184K on this topic Shepherd's Center of Greater Wi… $184K Salem for Refugees: received $184K on this topic Salem for Refugees $184K Salem Free Clinics: received $181K on this topic Salem Free Clinics $181K Salem Free Clinics: received $181K on this topic Salem Free Clinics $181K Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: received $166K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Salem Mari… $166K Winston Salem State University: received $150K on this topic Winston Salem State University $150K Senior Services Winston-Salem Nc: received $150K on this topic Senior Services Winston-Salem Nc $150K Salem College: received $150K on this topic Salem College $150K University of California-Los Angele: received $139K on this topic University of California-Los An… $139K Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance: received $135K on this topic Winston-Salem Theatre Alliance $135K Hope of Winston-Salem: received $133K on this topic Hope of Winston-Salem $133K Salem Pregnancy Care Center: received $127K on this topic Salem Pregnancy Care Center $127K Hustle Winston-Salem: received $126K on this topic Hustle Winston-Salem $126K Indigents of Salem: received $104K on this topic Indigents of Salem $104K Hospital Hospitality House of Winston Salem: received $103K on this topic Hospital Hospitality House of W… $103K Friends of the Salem Senior Center: received $100K on this topic Friends of the Salem Senior Cen… $100K American Red Cross Winston-Salem Nc: received $100K on this topic American Red Cross Winston-Sale… $100K Winston-Salem Rescue Mission: received $98K on this topic Winston-Salem Rescue Mission $98K Salem-Keizer School District: received $97K on this topic Salem-Keizer School District $97K Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Winston-Salem: received $93K on this topic Unitarian Universalist Fellowsh… $93K Muse Winston-Salem: received $90K on this topic Muse Winston-Salem $90K Arc of Salem County: received $85K on this topic Arc of Salem County $85K Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts: received $79K on this topic Winston-Salem Delta Fine Arts $79K Winston Salem Rescue Mission: received $70K on this topic Winston Salem Rescue Mission $70K Salem Community College: received $60K on this topic Salem Community College $60K Winston-Salem State University: received $50K on this topic Winston-Salem State University $50K Salem-Keizer Career Technical Education Center: received $50K on this topic Salem-Keizer Career Technical E… $50K Salem Art Association: received $48K on this topic Salem Art Association $48K Boys & Girls Club of Salem Marion & Polk Counties: received $33K on this topic Boys & Girls Club of Salem Mari… $33K Salem Pantry: received $28K on this topic Salem Pantry $28K Salem State University: received $28K on this topic Salem State University $28K Winston-Salem State University: received $25K on this topic Winston-Salem State University $25K The Salem Partnership: received $15K on this topic The Salem Partnership $15K Salem City Fire Department: received $11K on this topic Salem City Fire Department $11K Salem State University: received $10K on this topic Salem State University $10K Salem State University Foundation: received $10K on this topic Salem State University Foundati… $10K Salem Little League Association: received $10K on this topic Salem Little League Association $10K 12 funders, 62 recipients, grants matching “salem” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour (smaller funders in gray). Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $814,000 to Greater Winston-Salem Inc — 4 grant(s) for varying purposes
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Largest: $25,000 to SALEM ART ASSOCIATION — community giving
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Largest: $440,695 to SALEM HEALTH FOUNDATION — charitable distribution
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Largest: $30,000 to Salem Community College Foundation — nursing and allied health scholarships for salem county residents
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Largest: $100,000 to Friends of the Salem Senior Center — human services
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Largest: $2,300 to SALEM MISSION INC (LIFEBRIDGE SALEM) — exempt purposes
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Largest: $1.3M to W-S FOUNDATION WINSTON-SALEM NC — charitable activities
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Largest: $107,599 to THE LITTLE THEATRE OF WINSTON-SALEM — operating assistance
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Largest: $29,821 to Indigents of Salem — to support the indigents of salem city who have come upon tough times.see schedule attached.
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Largest: $25,000 to WINSTON-SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY — program support
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Largest: $36,723 to University of California-Los Angele — scholarships for c. puente-bedolla ($20,000), j. raya ($1,400), y. rojas ($2,500), m. romero castillo ($1,166), r. salem ($5,000), k. san ($1,324), d. sanchez ($1,666), and i. snch…
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Largest: $100,000 to WINSTON SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY — program support
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