Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation
Oakland, CA · EIN 95-3203014. Reported 165 grants totalling $121.5M to 115 organizations across tax years 2020-2023. This foundation did not tell the IRS it funds only preselected organizations.
Does this foundation accept applications?
Yes -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation whether it makes grants only to organizations it selects itself. Of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered, 78% said yes -- and applying to those is wasted effort. Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation did not check that box on its most recent filing, which puts it in the minority that is at least open to being approached.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $30,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $25,000 and $250,000; the smallest was $5,000 and the largest $13.3M. If you are asking for materially more than the top of that range, you are asking the wrong foundation.
Every organization it funded
This is the complete list from its filings, largest first. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which the organization received money -- more than one means a real relationship rather than a one-off.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop O'dowd High School | Oakland, CA | $20.0M | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Cardinal Newman High School | Santa Rosa, CA | $16.0M | 3 | 3 | 2022 |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, OR | $14.9M | 5 | 3 | 2023 |
| Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation | Hayward, CA | $10.0M | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Santa Clara University | Santa Clara, CA | $10.0M | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ucsf Foundationthat Man May See | San Francisco, CA | $10.0M | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| College Preparatory School | Oakland, CA | $5,333,334 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Oakland Museum of California | Oakland, CA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| University of California Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $5,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis, TN | $3,000,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Head-Royce School | Oakland, CA | $1,666,667 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Schriners Hospital for Children Northern California | Sacramento, CA | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Buck Institute for Research on Aging | Novato, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Diocese of Oakland -Cyo | Oakland, CA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Alameda County Deputy Sheriff's Activity League | San Leandro, CA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Mercy Retirement and Care Center | Oakland, CA | $575,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Butte Humane Society | Chico, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| California Crosspoint Academy | Hayward, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Community Foundation Santa Cruz County | Aptos, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Hawai'i Catholic Community Foundation | Honolulu, HI | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Las Trampas School | Walnut Creek, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| North Valley Community Foundation | Chico, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Salesian College Preparatory | Richmond, CA | $425,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| The Hidden Genius Project | Oakland, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute | Moss Landing, CA | $365,034 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Charter School of Morgan Hill | Morgan Hill, CA | $300,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Trust for Public Land | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Bay Area Rescue Mission | Richmond, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Nashville, TN | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Marine Mammal Center | Sausalito, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Order of Malta | Oakland, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Saint Patrick Parish | Rodeo, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The C4 Foundation | Coronado, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Ucsf Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Lucile Packard Foundation for Children | Palo Alto, CA | $210,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Family Aid-Catholic Education (face) | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Foundation for Students Rising Above | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Northern California Pga Foundation | Vacaville, CA | $200,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Roman Catholic Welfare Corporation of Oakland (face) | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Students Rising Above | San Francisco, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Youth Employment Partnership Inc | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay Area | Danville, CA | $150,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Mary's Center | Oakland, CA | $125,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Girls Inc of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Oakland Zoo | Oakland, CA | $100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| St Vincent De Paul Village | San Diego, CA | $100,000 | 4 | 4 | 2023 |
| Hands of Hope | Yuba City, CA | $90,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Early Alert Canines | Concord, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| San Jose Mercury News Wish Book Fund | San Jose, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul of Alameda County | Oakland, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| St Joseph School (fremont) | Fremont, CA | $75,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Ucsf Benioff's Children's Hospital Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $75,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Oakland Soccer Club | Oakland, CA | $70,000 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Marine Toys for Tots Foundation | Concord, CA | $62,500 | 3 | 3 | 2023 |
| Berkeley Chess School | Berkeley, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Hope Hospice Ince | Dublin, CA | $60,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oral Lee Brown Foundation | Oakland, CA | $60,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Assumption School | Los Angeles, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Bay Area Scores | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Berkeley Food and Housing | Berkeley, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Boys and Girls Club of Alameda | Alameda, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Build | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Catholic Charities | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Children's Fairyland | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Davis Street Community Center | San Leandro, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Down Syndrome Connectionof the Bay Area | Danville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Fresh Start Surgical Gifts | Calsbad, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Gridley Museum Corporation | Gridley, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream Foundation | Danville, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Salvation Army | Oakland, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| San Francisco Zoological Society | San Francisco, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul Contra Costa County | Pittsburg, CA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| USO | Arlington, VA | $50,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| White Pony Express | Pleasant Hill, CA | $50,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Project Open Hand | San Francisco, CA | $41,700 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa | Martinez, CA | $35,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Boys & Girls Clubs of Oakland | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Oakland Catholic Workers | Oakland, CA | $30,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| The Nephrotic Syndrome Foundation | Alamo, CA | $30,000 | 2 | 2 | 2023 |
| Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary | Los Gatos, CA | $28,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Berkeley Food and Housing Project | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Futures With Women & Children Cornerstone Community Development | Berkeley, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Building Futures With Women and Children | San Leandro, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Contra Costa Crisis Center | Walnut Creek, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Cornerstone Community Dev Corp Fmly Bldg Futures for Women & Children | San Leandro, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Creative Growth Art Center | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Cristo Rey De La Salle East Bay High School | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Davis Street Community Center (was Family Resource Center) | San Leandro, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Salvation Army - Alameda County Command | San Leandro, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Society of St Vincent De Paul of Contra Costa County | Pittsburg, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| St Elizabeth Elementary School | Oakland, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Ucsf Benioff's Children's Hospital & Research Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| United Service Organizations | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| United Service Organizations (uso) | Arlington, VA | $25,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Weingarten Children's Center | Redwood City, CA | $25,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| East Oakland Youth Development | Oakland, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Gary Sinise Foundation | Woodland Hills, CA | $20,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Dentist on Wheels | Alamo, CA | $15,952 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA | Encinitas, CA | $15,000 | 2 | 2 | 2021 |
| Oakland Elizabeth House | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Oakland Leopards | Oakland, CA | $15,000 | 1 | 1 | 2020 |
| Marine Toys for Tots - Contra Costa County | Concord, CA | $12,500 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| UC Berkeley Marching Band | Berkeley, CA | $11,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Contra Costa Foster Friends | Pleasant Hill, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| East Bay Center for the Performing Arts | Richmond, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Home Cam | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| Hopecam Inc | Sherman Oaks, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| White Phony Express | Pleasant Hill, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| Youth Tennis Advantage | San Francisco, CA | $10,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| University of Washington | Seattle, WA | $7,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| St Augustine High School | San Diego, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| West Coast Equine Foundation | Rancho Murieta, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| YMCA of San Diego County | Encinitas, CA | $5,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
32 of 115 (28%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 31%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. A high number means its list is close to settled and a newcomer has to displace someone; a low one means it is still moving money around, which is where an opening is.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- Bishop O'dowd High School
CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW ATHLETIC CENTER - Oregon State University Foundation
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION COMPLEX - Santa Clara University
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SOBRATO CAMPUS FOR DISCOVERY AND INNOVATION FACILITY - Ucsf Foundationthat Man May See
ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UCSF CENTER FOR VISION NEUROSCIENCE AT MISSION BAY - Cardinal Newman High School
TOWARDS STUDENT LIFE CENTER AND LIBRARY - Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation
TOWARDS APPLIED SCIENCE CENTER
What kind of organizations it funds
By the recipient's own IRS classification, for the 87 grants where we could identify the organization. These are assigned categories, not our guesses.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 35 | $44.0M | $50,000 |
| 2021 | 41 | $29.3M | $25,000 |
| 2022 | 47 | $26.7M | $50,000 |
| 2023 | 42 | $21.5M | $25,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Already committed for future years
Form 990-PF has a separate schedule for grants approved but not yet paid. Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation has 189 of them, worth $752.5M. This is the one part of the filing that looks forward rather than back -- and it also tells you how much of the next year's budget is already spoken for.
| Organization | Location | Approved |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, CA | $53.2M |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, CA | $52.5M |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, CA | $52.5M |
| Oregon State University Foundation | Corvallis, CA | $50.0M |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $50.0M |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $45.0M |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $40.0M |
| UC Davis Foundation | Davis, CA | $40.0M |
| Cal State East Bay Educational | Hayward, CA | $15.0M |
| Cal State East Bay Educational | Hayward, CA | $15.0M |
| Bishop O'dowd High School | Oakland, CA | $13.3M |
| Bellarmine College Preparatory | San Jose, CA | $12.0M |
| Bellarmine College Preparatory | San Jose, CA | $12.0M |
| Bellarmine College Preparatory | San Jose, CA | $12.0M |
| Cardinal Newman High School | Santa Rosa, CA | $11.0M |
Where its money goes
Foundations concentrate geographically far more than their mission statements suggest. 85% of this one's giving went to organizations in California. If you are outside its footprint, that matters more than how well your programme fits.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are the strongest available signal that two funders have overlapping priorities, and a funder already backing your peers is a far warmer prospect than one that merely lists your cause.
How to approach this foundation
- Check you are its size. The median grant is $30,000. Asking for ten times that is the most common way small organizations waste a submission.
- Check you are in its geography. Its giving is concentrated in California.
- Read the recipient list above for organizations like yours. If nothing on it resembles your work, that is a real answer, and a cheap one to get.
- Look up the current filing before writing. The 990-PF names the foundation's officers and, where one exists, its application procedure. We link it below.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2020-2023). Nothing here is scraped, inferred, or estimated.
Address of record on the latest return: 1939 Harrison Street 510, Oakland, CA, 94612. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS; many small foundations file through an accountant or a bank trust department, so it may not be where post to a programme officer should go.
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