About the Foundation
The Valentine Foundation is a Philadelphia-area grantmaking organization that, for over 30 years, has been providing charitable funds to organizations and programs which result in the empowerment of women and girls. The Foundation is committed to funding programs and organizations that effect fundamental social change and result in substantive change in systemic attitudes, practices and policies that prevent women and girls from realizing their full potential. The Foundation has two grantmaking streams, one from the the Foundation and one from the Visionary Leadership Fund. Additionally, Valentine makes investments in the community through low-interest loans to nonprofit organizations in accordance with the Mission Aligned Investment policy.
When evaluating applications for Valentine Foundation Grants, the Trustees of the Foundation rely on several Indicators of Social Change, as detailed by the Women’s Funding Network, to inform their grantmaking decisions. Grants are evaluated on their adherence to a specific set of these Social Change Indicators as they have been adopted by the Valentine Foundation.
The Valentine Foundation’s Visionary Leadership Fund was established in 2005, on the 20th anniversary of the Foundation. Grants are made from this fund to pay for leadership training for women working in nonprofits serving women and girls.
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Valentine Foundation, the Foundation Trustees modeled a grantmaking project after one Phoebe Valentine had created on the occasion of her 50th birthday. Read more about this on our Birthday Project page.
Valentine Foundation grants are made to tax-exempt organizations, primarily those serving the Greater Philadelphia area or that have a national focus. The Valentine Foundation is a member of the Philanthropy Network and Exponent Philanthropy.
Browse our Foundation Grantees archives for a full list of the programs for women and girls that have been funded by the Valentine Foundation since the year 2000.
Annual Reports
- 2019 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2018 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2017 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2016 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2015 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2014 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2013 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2012 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2011 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2010 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2009 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2008 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
- 2007 Valentine Foundation Annual Report (PDF)
Financial & Audit Information
- 2019 990PF
- 2019 Financial Statement
- 2018 990PF
- 2018 Financial Statement
- 2017 990PF
- 2016-2017 Financial Statement
- 2016 990PF
- 2015-2016 Financial Statement
- 2015 Form 99PF
- 2014-2015 Financial Statement
- 2014 Form 990PF
- 2013-2014 Financial Statement
- 2013 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF
- 2013–2012 Valentine Foundation Financial Statements (PDF)
- 2011 Valentine Foundation Financial Statement (PDF)
- 2011 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF (PDF)
- 2010 Valentine Foundation Financial Statement (PDF)
- 2010 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF (PDF)
- 2009 Valentine Foundation Financial Statement (PDF)
- 2009 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF (PDF)
- 2008 Valentine Foundation Financial Statement (PDF)
- 2008 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF (PDF)
- 2007 Valentine Foundation Financial Statement (PDF)
- 2006 Valentine Foundation Financial Statement (PDF)
- 2006 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF (PDF)
- 2005 Valentine Foundation Form 990-PF (PDF