Valhalla Foundation
EIN 200478828Total 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
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
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Travis
- 2 Harris
- 3 Bexar
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 |