Valhalla Foundation

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Woodside, California · EIN 20-0478828 · Private foundation · Website

Grants paid (2024)$131.7M

Organizations funded80

Typical grant$600,000

Total assets$527.1M

Half of its grants to organizations were between $102,500 and $2,000,000.

From the return

How to apply

On its return for tax year 2024 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.

Education26
Children & Youth17
Environment12
STEM9
Health7
Human Services6

Where it gives

60% of grants went outside California.

Grants paid in tax year 2024

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
Blue Meridian Partners	New York, NY	Collaborative philanthropy initiative	$10,000,000
Rand Corporation	Santa Monica, CA	Project canary, an artificial intelligence safety initiative	$10,000,000
Environmental Defense Fund	New York, NY	Methane, agriculture, and clean air initiatives	$8,500,000
City Fund	Falls Church, VA	Scaling high quality public schools	$8,333,334
Charter School Growth Fund	Broomfield, CO	Scaling high quality public schools	$7,000,000
Marshall University Foundation	Huntington, WV	Post-Secondary education initiative	$6,500,000
Windward Fund	Washington, DC	Methane initiatives	$6,500,000
Kipp Foundation	San Francisco, CA	Scaling high quality public schools	$6,000,000
Avina Americas	Washington, DC	Mapbiomas	$5,000,000
Ucsf Foundation	San Francisco, CA	Medical research initiatives	$4,709,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors	New York, NY	Platform for agriculture and climate transformation	$4,000,000
Harvard Business School	Boston, MA	Digital, data, and design institute	$3,633,333
Great Barrier Reef Foundation USA	Washington, DC	Ocean conservation initiatives	$3,000,000
Ted Foundation	New York, NY	Scaling collaborative philanthropy initiatives	$3,000,000
One Acre Fund	Highland Park, IL	Scaling international development programs	$2,940,000
Waterford Institute	Taylorsville, UT	Scaling kindergarten readiness programs	$2,416,000
Leading Educators	New Orleans, LA	K-12 teacher professional development programs	$2,150,000
Code for America	San Francisco, CA	Improving government programs and policies	$2,000,000
Crisis Text Line	New York, NY	Scaling mental health programs	$2,000,000
Global Fishing Watch	Washington, DC	Ocean conservation initiatives	$2,000,000
Reach Out and Read	Boston, MA	Early childhood literacy programs	$2,000,000
UC Berkeley Foundation	Berkeley, CA	Innovative genomics institute	$2,000,000
Zero to Three	Washington, DC	Healthysteps, an early childhood development initiative	$2,000,000
International Refugee Assistance Project	New York, NY	Advocacy for refugees and displaced persons	$1,666,667
The University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	Data science education field-building initiatives	$1,455,000
Centering Healthcare Institute	Boston, MA	Maternal and early childhood healthcare initiatives	$1,256,000
Destination Home	San Jose, CA	Homelessness prevention programs	$1,200,000
Nurse-Family Partnership	Denver, CO	Scaling early childhood development programs	$1,200,000
Donorschoose	New York, NY	Support public school teachers and educational programs	$1,150,000
Dignitymoves	San Francisco, CA	Homelessness prevention and interim shelter programs	$1,000,000
Every Cure	New York, NY	Increasing access to lifesaving medications	$1,000,000
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors	New York, NY	Promise venture studio, an early childhood field-building initiative	$1,000,000
Think of US	Washington, DC	General support - foster youth initiatives	$1,000,000
Woodwell Climate Research Center	Falmouth, MA	Arctic permafrost program	$1,000,000
Second Harvest of Silicon Valley	San Jose, CA	Hunger prevention programs	$900,000
Whitehead Institute	Cambridge, MA	Medical research fellows program	$900,000
Alliance for Early Success	Washington, DC	Scaling high quality public schools	$850,000
National Center for Civic Innovation	New York, NY	Coursekata, a data science education initiative	$800,000
International Medical Corps	Los Angeles, CA	Humanitarian relief - general operating support	$750,000
Teachers College Columbia University	New York, NY	Baby's first years, an early childhood research initiative	$700,000
Sirum	Palo Alto, CA	Improve access to medication	$600,000
Center for Policing Equity	Los Angeles, CA	Evidence-Based approaches to social justice, cultural, and policy change	$500,000
Imagine Worldwide	San Francisco, CA	Scaling international educational programs	$500,000
New Venture Fund	Washington, DC	Clean slate initiative, criminal justice system reform	$500,000
Silicon Schools Fund	Stanford, CA	Scaling high quality public schools	$500,000
The Bridgespan Group	Boston, MA	Scaling collaborative philanthropy initiatives	$500,000
University of California Los Angeles	Los Angeles, CA	Introduction to data science, a data science education initiative	$500,000
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, TN	Prenatal-To-3 policy impact center, an early childhood research and policy initiative	$500,000
Start Early	Chicago, IL	First five years fund, an early childhood policy initiative	$400,000
The Hunt Institute	Cary, NC	Early childhood field-building initiative	$400,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope International	Bridgeton, MO	General operating support - educational programs	$333,334
New York University	New York, NY	Scaling parentcorps, an early childhood development program	$329,100
Feeding San Diego	San Diego, CA	Hunger prevention programs	$300,000
Institute for Child Success	Greenville, SC	Early childhood development field-building initiative	$300,000
Avance	San Antonio, TX	Early childhood parent education services	$250,000
Urban Institute	Washington, DC	Impact measurement initiative	$230,951
Noora Health	San Francisco, CA	Care companion programs	$166,667
Foundation for Excellence in Education	Tallahassee, FL	Data science education field-building initiatives	$150,000
Computer History Museum	Mountain View, CA	General operating support - educational programs	$120,000
Eastside College Preparatory School	East Palo Alto, CA	General support - educational programs	$105,000

Showing the 60 largest of 80 grants to organizations.

Grants approved for future payment

Recipient	Location	Purpose	Amount
City Fund	Falls Church, VA	Scaling high quality public schools	$25,000,000
Windward Fund	Washington, DC	Methane initiatives	$23,500,000
Ted Foundation	New York, NY	Scaling collaborative philanthropy initiatives	$12,000,000
Every Cure	New York, NY	Increasing access to lifesaving medications	$9,000,000
Kipp Foundation	San Francisco, CA	Scaling high quality public schools	$6,000,000
Boys Hope Girls Hope International	Bridgeton, MO	General operating support - educational programs	$1,666,666
Institute for Child Success	Greenville, SC	Early childhood development field-building initiative	$300,000
Early Learning Solutions	Stanford, CA	Scaling early childhood math programs	$187,500
The University of Chicago	Chicago, IL	Data science education field-building initiatives	$110,000

Giving by year

Tax year	Grants paid	Grant lines
2024	$131,719,936	89
2023	$113,185,411	100

Sources

IRS Form 990-PF, tax year 2024, filed Sep 12, 2025 - IRS e-file batch, object ID 202502559349100000
IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 20-0478828
Profile updated Nov 5, 2026

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