Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation

Private foundation · EIN 95-3203014 · since 1978gchopkins.wixsite.com/valley-foundation·Alameda County, Contra Costa County·Updated 13 October 2026

At a glance

$63.1M

Annual giving, 2024 tax year

From the Form 990-PF filing

$15,000 to $2.1M

Grant range

From grants in the 990-PF filings

$50,000

Typical grant (median)

53 grants in the latest filing

Invitation only

Unsolicited applications are not accepted

This funder does not accept unsolicited applications. The foundation chooses the organisations it funds itself.

Key takeaways

The foundation's priority is the East Bay Area of California, with Alameda and Contra Costa counties named as the focus, so a charity working outside that area should check the fit before approaching it.
It does not accept or consider unsolicited proposals, so an unprompted request will not be considered; its stated route is requests for proposals that it solicits itself.
Most of its grants fall between $15,000 and $2,150,000, and half are $30,000 or less, so a modest request near $30,000 fits its usual pattern, though the largest grant was $20,000,000 and the band is not a ceiling.
In the filing, 65% of its grant dollars went to organisations it had funded in earlier filings, so existing relationships matter, and any proposal should show the excellence, sound management, cost-efficiency and clearly defined, achievable goals that the foundation says it values.

Overview

Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation is a US private foundation based in Oakland, CA.

What they fund

Profile derived from the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings (TY2024, TY2023, TY2022) and its website, with every statement checked against those sources. Sources read on 12 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The foundation provides financial assistance to charitable organisations of particular interest to its founders, principally in the East Bay Area of California. Its grants go to organisations and projects that strive for excellence, are well-managed and cost-efficient, and have clearly defined and achievable goals. The filing gives primary consideration to organisations principally serving the East Bay Area of San Francisco. For future grantmaking, the board says it will limit awards to charitable organisations of particular interest to Wayne and Gladys Valley and to requests for proposals solicited by the foundation; unsolicited proposal requests are not accepted or considered.

Geographic Focus

Priority: East Bay Area of California: Alameda and Contra Costa counties in California.

How to apply

The board actively seeks requests for proposals and limits grantmaking to proposals solicited by the foundation; unsolicited proposal requests are not accepted or considered.

Application success factors

Repeat giving: In its TY2024 filing, 65% of its grant dollars to organisations went to organisations it had also funded in its TY2022 or TY2023 filing.
Grant size: Across its TY2022, TY2023 and TY2024 filings, half of its 142 grants to organisations were $30,000 or less.

What the foundation says:

It favours organisations and projects that strive for excellence and are well-managed and cost-efficient, with clearly defined and achievable goals.

Where grants go

From grants to organisations in the foundation’s filings for tax years 2022–2024.

Grant dollars by state

California60%

Oregon36%

Tennessee3%

Hawaii<1%

Virginia<1%

Washington<1%

The largest single recipient received 36% of grant dollars to organisations.
In tax year 2024, 65% of grant dollars went to organisations Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation had funded in earlier filings.
No grants were paid directly to organisations outside the US.

Grants

53 grants in the latest filing analysed · median $50,000

How much do they typically give?

Share of 53 grants in tax year 2024 by size

$10k–$25k19%

$25k–$50k30%

$50k–$100k13%

$100k–$250k4%

$250k–$500k6%

$500k–$1M6%

$1M and over23%

Median $50,000 (tax year 2024)

The largest grants to organisations in the foundation’s latest filing:

Oregon State University Foundation · The construction of the collaborative innovation complex second and third of five payments
$20,000,0002024 tax year
Bellarmine College Preparatory · Construction of wade academic hall 1st and 2nd payments of 3
$8,000,0002024 tax year
Cal State East Bay Educational Foundation · Construction of applied sciences center - third of three payment
$5,000,0002024 tax year
Oregon State University Foundation · Additional funding for osu's chair in marine biology
$5,000,0002024 tax year
University Corporation of San Francisco State University · Support of equipping and technology for science and innovation center
$5,000,0002024 tax year
Bellarmine College Preparatory · Construction of wade academic hall 3rd and final payment
$4,000,0002024 tax year
Head-Royce School · Renovation of lincoln site for stem center and science classrooms 2nd and 3rd payments
$3,333,3332024 tax year
Mercy High School · First of two payments for support of athletic and student life center
$2,500,0002024 tax year

Grants to organisations listed in the foundation’s Form 990-PF filings. Grants to individuals are not shown.

Officers and directors

Richard M Kingsland — Director / CFO / Vice President
Michael D Desler — Executive Director
John V Stock — Director
Barbara B Lasalle — Director
Tamara A Valley — Chair / President

From the latest Form 990-PF filing

3 years of tax filings

Year	Total expenses	Grants paid	Assets	Filing document
2022 tax year	$60,529,733	$26,666,786	$262,282,186	Filing for 2022 tax year
2023 tax year	$24,955,329	$21,515,701	$254,892,895	Filing for 2023 tax year
2024 tax year	$29,766,944	$63,067,474	$198,879,391	Filing for 2024 tax year

Figures from the foundation’s IRS Form 990-PF filings. Assets are at fair market value at year end. The document icon links to each year’s filing on ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer.