The salem community foundation, a public NON-profit charitable trust, has as its mission to improve the quality of life in salem, OHIO, and the immediate AREA. The mission of the salem community foundation is to assess and meet changing community needs and interests through financial awards, and to assist donors to build and preserve enduring assets for charitable purposes. Grants are provided through endowment funds established by generous donors and support a broad range of needs in the areas of arts and humanities, health and human services, public and community services, and education.