Salem Parks Foundation

Great cities have great parks

The Salem Parks Foundation has three functions:

• Advocating on behalf of Salem parks
• Donating funds to neighborhood parks through an annual competitive grant program
• Collaborating with organizations or individuals to improve Salem's parks and playgrounds

The Salem Parks Foundation is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote, develop, facilitate, and sustain stewardship dedicated to the enhancement of the parks of the city of Salem, Oregon. For more information about the Salem Parks Foundation, call Betsy Belshaw at 503-370-8789.

Donations to the Foundation may be for:

• Specific facilities or capital improvements
• Specific programs or activities
• Unrestricted use
• An endowment fund

Prior to the spending of any undesignated funds, the Salem Parks Foundation Board, working closely with Parks Operations Division, carefully considers the greatest needs. Specific donor requests are also of highest priority to ensure that contributions are fulfilled in a satisfactory and professional way.

Annual gifts can provide ongoing support for the Salem Parks Foundation. By regularly supporting parks, you are providing the foundation with necessary dollars to improve and enrich facilities and programs. This support is greatly appreciated, as city park improvements are needed.

Recognition memorials enable individuals to commemorate an important person or event in their lives through a donation for a park bench, a mutt mitt dispenser, or a tree.

Endowments provide continuous and dependable support of the Salem Parks Foundation. Endowments can be established with a one-time donation, by a planned gift or through a series of gifts. The principal is held intact and invested; the annual income from the investment is used for the purpose specified.

Legacies offer a long-range contribution strategy for interested donors. Planned gifts may take the form of a bequest through a will or trust, a gift of property subject to life estate, or a gift of life insurance.

For additional information regarding the contribution process, contact the Salem Parks Foundation at http://www.cityofsalem.net/contact.jsp?recip=SalemParks. Your generous tax-deductible gift will help ensure the future of Salem parks for generations to come. Checks can be mailed to PO Box 5764, Salem, OR 97304.

Salem Parks Foundation 2007 Board Members:

Chairperson: Betsy Belshaw
Vice Chair: Katrina Strand
Secretary Treasurer: Linda Bierly

Members-at-Large:

Emery Billings

Diana Dickey

Lela Jackson

John Savage

Salem Parks Foundation Board Members can be reached by calling the Salem Parks Operations office at 503-588-6336.