The Valentine Foundation is seeking applications for its grants program.
Donor Name: Valentine Foundation
State: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
County: Bucks County (PA), Burlington County (NJ), Camden County (NJ), Chester County (PA), Delaware County (PA), Gloucester County (NJ), Montgomery County (PA), New Castle County (DE), Philadelphia County (PA), Salem County (NJ)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/31/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Valentine Foundation structures its grantmaking around four key Indicators of Social Change, adapted from the Women’s Funding Network. These indicators help guide both applicants and trustees in evaluating the impact of proposed projects. Grants support efforts that redefine issues, enhance community engagement, shift policies, or preserve past gains in gender equality. Applicants can request general operating or project-specific funding.
They are a private foundation committed to achieving this vision in the Philadelphia region by:
- Funding nonprofits working at the intersection of racial and gender justice. The trustees prioritize funding programs that pursue social change by addressing sexist and racist attitudes, policies and practices.
- Strengthening the leadership capacity of organizations serving women and girls; and
- Aligning endowment with vision.
Funding Information
Grants ranging from $8,000 to $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The grants are primarily available to nonprofit organizations in the Greater Philadelphia area that focus on improving the lives of women, girls, and non-binary individuals. They particularly encourage applications from organizations led by women and those serving underrepresented communities.
Ineligibility
- Organizations that are not determined to be a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Programs that solely provide direct service to women and girls, but do not result in meaningful social change, fall outside the Valentine Foundation mission and will not be funded, since they do not meet social change criteria
- Scholarships
- Endowments
- Capital campaigns
- International initiatives
- Individuals
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Political organizations for political purposes
For more information, visit Valentine Foundation.
