The Salmon Foundation Inc
Invitation OnlyMontclair, New Jersey · EIN 13-3637630 · Private foundation
Grants paid (2025)$910K
Organizations funded38
Typical grant$25,000
Total assets$29.4M
Half of its grants to organizations were between $15,000 and $30,000.
From the return
How to apply
On its return for tax year 2025 the foundation checked the box saying it only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds.
What it funds
Share of grant lines on the latest return, classified from the purpose each grant states.
Where it gives
100% of grants went outside New Jersey.
Grants paid in tax year 2025
| Recipient | Location | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Maryland Chester River Health Foundation | Chestertown, MD | To replace the mri scanner to meet current technological standards | $50,000 |
| Westminster School | Simsbury, CT | For hartford partnerships' operating costs (not for unrestricted use of the westminster school) | $45,000 |
| Brent Eley Foundation | Aurora, CO | To provide safe, clean housing for children being treated for cancer and their families | $40,000 |
| Changing Perspectives | Sacramento, CA | For ensuring curriculum accessibility for all | $40,000 |
| Martins House & Barn | Ridgely, MD | For general operating costs to support cutting edge safety net programs based on emerging philosophies to address chronic homelessness and… | $40,000 |
| Response Aspen | Basalt, CO | For a capital campaign gift for response's domestic abuse center | $40,000 |
| Salisbury School | Salisbury, CT | For the andrew J. rutledge '80 scholarship for a returning student | $35,000 |
| St Timothy's School | Stevenson, MD | For financial aid (not for unrestricted use) | $35,000 |
| Willing Hands | Norwich, VT | To reduce hunger and improve health through food recovery | $35,000 |
| Ethiopian Community Development Council | Brattleboro, VT | To expand the ecdcvt health promotion initiative, including a focus on refugee women in southern vermont, or where needed most | $30,000 |
| Everybody Wins Vermont | Montpelier, VT | For vt & nh power lunch reading mentoring | $30,000 |
| Gunston Day School | Centreville, MD | For the creation of a digital arts and media laboratory, a real-world studio environment where students can create experimental, immersive,… | $30,000 |
| Madonna Place Inc | Norwich, CT | For great beginnings, the fatherhood initiative, the family support center, and cope, or where needed most | $30,000 |
| Operation Second Chance | Germantown, MD | For the operation giving back internship program or as needed most | $30,000 |
| Orange County Restorative Justice Program | Chelsea, VT | To increase access to restorative justice services by building strong relationships with local partners and developing preventative… | $30,000 |
| Response Aspen | Basalt, CO | For support services for survivors of domestic and sexual abuse | $30,000 |
| The Family Place | Norwich, VT | Unrestricted support | $30,000 |
| University of Montevallo Foundation | Montevallo, AL | For student need-based scholarships | $30,000 |
| Compass Regional Hospice | Centreville, MD | For the hospice center room and board charity care | $25,000 |
| David's House | Lebanon, NH | For general operating support | $25,000 |
| Let's Grow Kids | Burlington, VT | For general support | $25,000 |
| Vermont Works for Women | Winooski, VT | For programming for middle and high school girls to explore career pathways in STEM, the trades, and other non-traditional fields | $25,000 |
| Fair Chance | Washington, DC | Unrestricted support | $20,000 |
| Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry | Williamsport, MD | For general support | $20,000 |
| Hartford Community Restorative Justice Center | White River Junctiom, VT | For the restorative reentry program | $20,000 |
| Haven Ministries | Chester, MD | For case management services for assistive housing, resource center, and emergency shelter or as needed most | $20,000 |
| One Mission Cambridge | Cambridge, MD | For expansion of one mission cambridge programs for low-income people, including food pantry, community dinners, community resource… | $20,000 |
| Charter House | Middlebury, VT | To support the work of kitchen operations and executive leadership in providing shelter, food and social services to homeless individuals,… | $15,000 |
| Finding Our Stride | Norwich, VT | For increasing impact of after-school running teams in vermont | $15,000 |
| The Complete Player | Glen Burnie, MD | General operating support | $15,000 |
| Wharton Esherick Museum | Paoli, PA | For general operating support | $10,000 |
| Community Boards | San Francisco, CA | To support the neighborhood mediation program | $5,000 |
| The Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation | Oakland, CA | General operating support | $5,000 |
| Worcester Educational Development Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | For mini grants for teachers program | $5,000 |
| Cedar Circle Farm | East Thetford, VT | For youth programming | $2,500 |
| Education Justice Coalition of Vermont | St Albans City, VT | For general support | $2,500 |
| The Family Place | Norwich, VT | For the 40th anniversary campaign | $2,500 |
| Vital Communities | White River Junction, VT | For general support | $2,500 |
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants paid | Grant lines |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $910,000 | 38 |
| 2024 | $915,000 | 38 |
| 2023 | $1,000,000 | 41 |
Sources
- IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2025, filed Jul 22, 2026 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202622039349100007
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 13-3637630
- Profile updated Nov 5, 2026
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