Celebrate The End of Summer With GVCF! Summer is one of the busiest times of year at Golden Valley Community Foundation. It’s when we get to get out in the community and connect with neighbors like you. Already in July we helped celebrate National Sugar Cookie Day and National Ice Cream Day by serving more than 35 dozen cookies and more than 400 servings of Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry Ice Cream at the Market in the Valley. Each event we have the helping hands from our

All We Can Say Is That We Are Grateful. It's time to pop the champagne, gather with friends and neighbors, and celebrate another successful year in Golden Valley. As we reflect on the year, one thing is clear: We're extraordinarily lucky to work with and be supported by community members like you. You've gone above and beyond, helping Golden Valley be a place that people are proud to live in. From volunteering, to donating, you've shown that when real people come together, ma

Here at the Golden Valley Community Foundation, we've always known that the secret to reaching our goals was working together. And time and time again you prove us right. We started 2025 with some large goals. We wanted to fund more projects by local residents, bring back the Golden Valley Music Festival, and lead a successful fundraising season to help us reach those goals. And you, neighbor? You more than delivered. Our Most Successful Give To The Max Day Yet! We can't do

Give To the Max 2025 is here! And with it, comes our biggest fundraising push of the year. But our goal isn't just to clutter up your inbox with YET ANOTHER email asking for donations. We want to show you how you can build a solid community right where you live. Golden Valley Community Foundation was created because we saw that our neighbors had big dreams for their city. The thing that was missing? A team that prioritized their needs, with accessible and flexible funding. It

It’s that time of year. That time when your inbox and social media feeds will be flooded with bids for your attention. Give to the Max day is just days away, and organizations throughout Minnesota rely on your financial support to set them up for success in 2026. And the truth is? We’re one of them. But we want to do more than create noise online. We want to create real change for Golden Valley. Real changes like the ones kids, parents and teachers at Meadowbrook Elementary

This year continues to be an active year of Grantmaking! Because of donors like you we have given our shared community gifts of music, low cost car repairs, accessible transportation, home deliveries of food and meds, kids philanthropy, sheltering assistance and even community yoga. We hope you'll consider making a year-end donation to the Golden Valley Community Foundation again this year. These are donations that stay in and serve our community. We are thrilled to let you k

This year has been one of our most active years in Grantmaking! Because of donors like you we have given the gift of music to seniors in our local living centers, funded music groups to perform community concerts, provided funding for food shelves, housing groups and automobile repair services that provide sustainable services for our area. Our grants also supported local schools including grade school kids who bought supplies, made and distributed health kits for in need nei