About Valhalla Foundation
Valhalla Foundation concentrates on scaling systemic solutions across climate and environmental science, education, and early-life health—often by funding large intermediaries, research institutions, and collaborative philanthropy platforms. They back both domestic scale-up (charter/public school networks, early childhood programs, tech-for-government) and international agricultural and development partners, with repeated multi-million dollar gifts to policy, research, and field-scaling organizations. Their grants prioritize measurable, evidence-driven interventions (methane/agriculture climate work, genomics/medical research, kindergarten readiness, and data-driven government improvement).
Focus Areas
Methane, agriculture, and clean-air climate initiatives (e.g., methane reduction, ocean and land conservation)Scaling high-quality public schooling and charter school networks (K–12 systems growth and scaling intermediaries)Early childhood development and maternal health programs (home visiting, HealthySteps, kindergarten readiness)Scaling evidence-driven international development in agriculture and education (One Acre Fund, Educate Girls)Technology and data-driven public sector innovation (AI/safety research, Code for America, data initiatives)
Who They Fund
About Valhalla Foundation
A defining feature of Valhalla Foundation’s grantmaking is its use of very large, repeated awards to help organizations scale programs and systems. Blue Meridian Partners received $10,000,000 in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for collaborative philanthropy initiatives, showing a sustained interest in co-funding and learning alongside other funders. The foundation also backed City Fund with more than $8 million in 2023, 2024, and 2025 for scaling high-quality public schools, and KIPP Foundation with multi-million-dollar support across multiple years for public charter school growth. Beyond education, Valhalla funds climate and environmental work through organizations such as Environmental Defense Fund and clean-air initiatives tied to methane reduction. Its portfolio also includes medical research, early childhood development, and international development, with grants reaching research institutions, intermediary funds, and field-building organizations. The pattern across these awards is consistent: the foundation favors organizations positioned to expand evidence-based solutions rather than short-term projects.
What Valhalla Foundation Funds
In climate and environmental work, Valhalla Foundation gave $11,000,000 in 2024 to Environmental Defense Fund for methane, agriculture, and clean air initiatives, and $5,000,000 in 2025 to Avina Americas for MapBiomas. Those grants align with a clear emphasis on emissions monitoring, conservation, and deployment of proven climate fixes. In education, the foundation supported City Fund with $8,333,334 in 2025 for scaling high-quality public schools and Harvard Business School with $3,633,333 in 2025 for the Digital, Data, and Design Institute. It also funded Waterford Institute with $7,299,843 in 2024 for scaling kindergarten readiness programs. In global development, Educate Girls received $3,700,000 in 2023 for scaling international educational programs, and One Acre Fund received $3,000,000 in 2023 for scaling international development programs.
How Valhalla Foundation Gives
Valhalla Foundation’s typical grant size is $113,750 at the 25th percentile, $500,000 at the median, and $1,275,000 at the 75th percentile, with several awards in the multi-million-dollar range. The grant list shows repeated support to the same recipients across multiple years, including Blue Meridian Partners, City Fund, KIPP Foundation, Ucsf Foundation, and One Acre Fund. The foundation is a regular funder and makes grants through named programs as well as general grantmaking; it also funds individuals. The active program list indicates unsolicited applications are not accepted.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$326.8M
Total Assets
$527.1M
Total Revenue
$14.1M
Total Expenses
$123.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $114K and $1.3M, with a median of $500K.
25th Percentile
$114K
Median
$500K
75th Percentile
$1.3M
Geographic Reach
National22 states funded
About 41% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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