Valhalla Foundation

EIN 200478828

Pasadena, CA 91101 |(650) 529-9207

https://VALHALLA.ORG
Total Given 2020–2024
$863.6M
425 grants · $172.7M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$100M+/yr
mega funder
capacity
$700K
typical big bets · $120K–$2.0M
grant size
65%
deep partner · 99/152 multi-year
repeat
$527.1M
Assets (2024)
152
Distinct Recipients

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (650) 529-9207

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2019 N/A $338.7M $252.4M N/A
2020 $164.2M $798.1M $465.1M 73
2021 $162.1M $839.6M $50.5M 82
2022 $152.1M $638.3M $12.9M 81
2023 $175.7M $602.3M $16.1M 100
2024 $209.5M $527.1M $14.1M 89

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 425 grants on record

Minimum
$3K
25th Pctl
$120K
Median
$700K
Average
$2.0M
75th Pctl
$2.0M
Maximum
$45.0M

Geographic Distribution


Texas Counties Served

2.8% of US grants · Rank #7 of 26 states $16.0M across 12 grants 3 of 254 counties

Top 3 counties

  1. 1 Travis 7 grants · $12.3M
  2. 2 Harris 2 grants · $2.5M
  3. 3 Bexar 3 grants · $1.2M

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (425 total)

Purpose
Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY $45,000,000 COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE 2020
Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY $30,000,000 METHANE, AGRICULTURE, AND CLEAN AIR INITIATIVES 2021
Charter School Growth Fund Broomfield, CO $28,000,000 SCALING HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2022
The City Fund Falls Church, VA $25,000,000 SCALING INNOVATIVE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEMS 2021
City Fund Falls Church, VA $25,000,000 SCALING HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2024
Windward Fund Washington, DC $23,500,000 METHANE INITIATIVES 2024
Crisis Text Line New York, NY $18,000,000 SCALING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 2020
One Acre Fund Highland Park, IL $15,000,000 SCALING INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS 2020
Uc Berkeley Foundation Berkeley, CA $13,000,000 INNOVATIVE GENOMICS INSTITUTE 2023
Ted Foundation New York, NY $12,000,000 SCALING COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVES 2024
Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY $11,000,000 METHANE, AGRICULTURE, AND CLEAN AIR INITIATIVES 2023
Ucsf Foundation San Francisco, CA $10,566,500 MEDICAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 2022
Environmental Defense Fund New York, NY $10,500,000 ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 2022
Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY $10,000,000 COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE 2022
Harvard Business School Boston, MA $10,000,000 SUPPORTING THE LAUNCH OF THE DIGITAL, DATA, AND DESIGN INSTITUTE AT HARVARD 2022
Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY $10,000,000 COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE 2021
Code for America San Francisco, CA $10,000,000 IMPROVING GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AND POLICIES 2021
International Refugee Assistance Project New York, NY $10,000,000 ADVOCACY FOR REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS 2021
Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY $10,000,000 COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE 2023
Blue Meridian Partners New York, NY $10,000,000 COLLABORATIVE PHILANTHROPY INITIATIVE 2024
Rand Corporation Santa Monica, CA $10,000,000 PROJECT CANARY, AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SAFETY INITIATIVE 2024
Waterford Institute Taylorsville, UT $9,000,000 SCALING KINDERGARTEN READINESS PROGRAMS 2022
Ucsf Foundation San Francisco, CA $9,000,000 MEDICAL RESEARCH INITIATIVES 2020
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors New York, NY $9,000,000 PLATFORM FOR AGRICULTURE AND CLIMATE TRANSFORMATION 2023
Every Cure New York, NY $9,000,000 INCREASING ACCESS TO LIFESAVING MEDICATIONS 2024