About Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Foundation
This foundation directs virtually all of its grantmaking to its namesake organization, providing unrestricted operational support to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Its giving is focused on sustaining local youth development programs and day-to-day club operations rather than funding a broad portfolio of external organizations. The foundation appears mission-aligned and primarily serves to underwrite ongoing services and infrastructure for the Clubs.
Focus Areas
Unrestricted operating support for Boys & Girls Clubs of the ValleyLocal after-school and youth development programs in the Phoenix/Valley areaFacility and program operations that sustain ongoing club services
Who They Fund
children and youth (school-aged)local community in the Valleyunderserved or at-risk youth
Giving Approach
Highly concentrated: repeat, sizable operational grants to a single core grantee (the foundation's namesake organization), aimed at sustaining ongoing programs and infrastructure rather than one-off project funding.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Foundation
The clearest pattern in Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Foundation’s recent giving is a three-year line of unrestricted operating support to Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley in Phoenix. The largest listed grant was $917,603 in 2025, followed by $715,312 in 2024 and $493,140 in 2023, all marked for operations. That sequence points to a funder that is tied closely to the day-to-day functioning of its namesake youth organization rather than a broad external grantmaker. The foundation’s stated philanthropic support also covers youth scholarships, capital needs, and strategic investments in club operations and youth development. Its focus areas include education and academic support, health and wellness, capacity building for clubs, and scholarships for youth, with geography centered on the Phoenix metropolitan area and greater Arizona. In practical terms, the funding profile is place-based and mission-aligned: it supports local club services, infrastructure, and the programs that keep those services running.
What Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Foundation Funds
In youth development, the foundation supports the operations and program base of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley, including the Phoenix club network. That support is visible in the 2025 grant of $917,603 for operations. Education and academic support is another stated focus area. The foundation’s program descriptions also include scholarships for youth, showing that its giving is not limited to general operations. Health and wellness appears in the broader grantmaking description as well, alongside capacity building for clubs. The foundation describes support for club operations and youth development in Phoenix and greater Arizona, which suggests a combined emphasis on services for children and the organizational strength needed to deliver them.
How Boys & Girls Clubs of the Valley Foundation Gives
The recent grant sizes cluster tightly around a high-operating-support model: p25 is $604,226, median is $715,312, and p75 is $816,458. The latest three grants also show a consistent sequence across 2023, 2024, and 2025, all to the same recipient for operations. The foundation does not fund individuals and does not make program-related investments. Its grantmaking is local, and the active program descriptions indicate no public unsolicited application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$1.1M
Total Assets
$27.1M
Total Revenue
$2.2M
Total Expenses
$1.6M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $604K and $816K, with a median of $715K.
25th Percentile
$604K
Median
$715K
75th Percentile
$816K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
GLENN PAHNKE
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