Funding search · EIN 541946797 · Culpeper, VA

Salem Education Foundation

Name: Salem Education Foundation grants, 2022–2025
Creator: PaperOrbit
License: https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organization-public-disclosure-and-availability-requirements

A private foundation (files IRS Form 990-PF). Most private foundations do not take unsolicited applications; the route in is usually a program officer.

48
grants reported: $118,496
total given: 2022–2025
filing years: $2,000
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 2022–2025. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

scholarship award teacher year

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Funding pattern

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Top recipients

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Kelsey Dugger2 grants · $12,505
Valerie Alvarado-Alas - James Madis2 grants · $9,134
Francesca Corrales - James Madison1 grant · $5,000
Natalie Castro-Martinez - Virginia1 grant · $5,000
Esther Smith - Liberty University1 grant · $5,000
Michelle Balderrama-Harvard Univers1 grant · $3,500
Allie Ivy1 grant · $3,500
Abigail Brown1 grant · $3,500
Marissa Bartley - James Madison Uni1 grant · $3,500
Isaac Scheulen1 grant · $2,700

Giving over time

$22,544

2022

$34,844

2023

$30,353

2024

$30,755

2025

Grant history

All 48 reported grants, largest first.

$10,505
Kelsey Dugger · Culpeper, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$7,134
Valerie Alvarado-Alas - James Madis · Culpeper, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$5,000
Esther Smith - Liberty University · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
Francesca Corrales - James Madison · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$5,000
Natalie Castro-Martinez - Virginia · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Abigail Brown · Culpeper, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$3,500
Allie Ivy · Elkwood, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$3,500
Marissa Bartley - James Madison Uni · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$3,500
Michelle Balderrama-Harvard Univers · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,700
Hugh Garner · Flint Hill, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,700
Isaac Scheulen · Chester Gap, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,700
Ward L Cash · Sperryville, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,700
Mirandah Jenkins-Virginia Weslyan U · Washington, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,319
Sarah Lane · Boston, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,319
Destiny Washington - James Madison · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,319
Mia Hutchinson-Indiana University O · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,025
Carley Layden · Brandy Station, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,025
Kyndall Healy · Jeffersonton, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,025
Emma Comer - George Mason Universit · Reva, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,025
Hannah Werth-Iona College · Rapidan, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,000
Grayson Parker · Culpeper, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Izzy Hallberg · Culpeper, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Johnathan Johnson · Boston, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Kelsey Dugger · Culpeper, VA · 2025
Scholarship
$2,000
Alycia McGuire · Culpeper, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Ava Conway · Culpeper, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Emerson Brown · Culpeper, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Ian Larkin · Culpeper, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Xander Pugh · Boston, VA · 2024
Scholarship
$2,000
Elle Castro - James Madison Univers · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Hunter Lutz - University of Virgini · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Lauren Houck - Longwood University · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Sarah Shrader - Virginia Tech Unive · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Valerie Alvarado-Alas - James Madis · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Scholarship
$2,000
Alyssa Keller-James Madison Univers · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,000
Aubrey Alexander-University of Virg · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,000
Marcus Luckinbill-US Naval Academy · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,000
Natalie Castro-Martinez-Virginia Te · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$2,000
Shannon Fowler-Shenandoah Universit · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Scholarship
$1,000
Felicia Harris · Culpeper, VA · 2025
Teacher of the year award
$1,000
Sallie Shackelford · Rappahannock, VA · 2025
Teacher of year award
$1,000
Courtney Sims · Culpeper, VA · 2024
Teacher of year award
$1,000
Scott Stephenson · Washington, VA · 2024
Teacher of the year award
$1,000
Vallola Abbott - Teacher of the Yea · Culpeper, VA · 2023
Teacher of the year award
$1,000
Michele Fincham-Teacher of Year Rap · Washington, VA · 2022
Teacher of year award
$1,000
Molly Baird-Teacher of Year Culpepe · Culpeper, VA · 2022
Teacher of year award
$500
Melissa Jenkins-Teacher of the Year · Washington, VA · 2023
Teacher of year award
$500
Timothy Stockdale- Teacher of the Y · Washington, VA · 2023
Teacher of year award

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