About Valencia College Foundation
Support learning at Valencia College through scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, program enhancement funds and development of capital dollars.
Focus Areas
Higher educationScholarshipsFaculty developmentWorkforce developmentPerforming and visual arts (Fund For The Arts)
Who They Fund
students / scholarship recipients
Funding Style
direct individual supportrestricted scholarship fundingprepaid tuition/in-kind scholarship
Topics
prepaid scholarships / tuition plans
About Valencia College Foundation
Valencia College Foundation Inc. directs most of its recent giving back to Valencia College itself: three annual scholarship-support grants of $5,771,023 in 2024, $4,891,671 in 2023, and $4,890,893 in 2025 appear at the top of its recent grants list. That pattern shows a funder centered on student access and college support rather than broad external philanthropy. The foundation’s stated purpose is to support learning at Valencia College through scholarships, endowed faculty chairs, program enhancement funds, and capital dollars. Its active programs also show how that support is organized: scholarship portfolios for enrolled students, named endowed scholarships, and endowed faculty chairs that provide ongoing support for teaching and academic programs. Recent awards also show the foundation backing transfer and enrollment pathways, with grants to Florida colleges and universities that serve Valencia College students. The grant history suggests a funder that uses a mix of large institutional support and smaller student-facing awards to reinforce degree completion, technical certificates, faculty excellence, and select arts programming.
What Valencia College Foundation Funds
Scholarship support is the clearest thread in the foundation’s giving. It awarded $665,083 to Florida Prepaid College Foundation for prepaid scholarships and $183,021 to the same recipient in another year, showing continued use of tuition-support vehicles. Student aid also appears in awards to University of Central Florida, including $52,286 in 2025 and $48,925 in 2024 for scholarships, alongside $34,421 in 2023. Transfer support is visible in the Mayor Richard T. Crotty Transfer to UCF Scholarship Application Fall 2026, which gives two Valencia College students $7,150 each. Outside student aid, the foundation supports arts education through The Fund for the Arts, and it backs faculty development through endowed faculty chairs at Valencia College.
How Valencia College Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is moderate, with a p25 of $13,081, a median of $48,925, and a p75 of $473,208. The distribution is skewed upward by a few large institutional awards, while many grants sit in the tens of thousands. The recent record shows repeated grants to the same recipients across multiple years, especially Valencia College and University of Central Florida, which points to recurring support rather than one-off gifts. The foundation is not a program-related investor and does not fund individuals directly. Its active programs indicate a scholarship and endowed-giving structure, with some opportunities accepting unsolicited applications through college scholarship systems.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$5M
Total Assets
$117.6M
Total Revenue
$16.6M
Total Expenses
$7.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $13K and $473K, with a median of $49K.
25th Percentile
$13K
Median
$49K
75th Percentile
$473K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
JAMES R GALBRAITH
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