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Making a Difference in the Lives of Others

It is part of the Valero mission and culture to make a difference in the communities where employees live and work. One of the ways this is accomplished is by providing financial support to a wide range of nonprofit organizations in the communities where Valero has major operations. For a list of those communities and their contacts, please click on the Community Relations Contacts button below.

Community Relations Contacts

Benefit for Children

The Valero Texas Open Benefit for Children Golf Classic raises money for children’s charities in the communities where Valero has major operations. It is recognized by the PGA as one of the most charitable tournaments on the PGA TOUR.

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Valero Energy Foundation

Valero’s philanthropic arm, the Valero Energy Foundation, is dedicated to improving the lives of those who live in or near the communities where Valero has major operations.

If your organization shares this mission, use the form below. Fill it out and e-mail or mail it along with an IRS Tax Determination letter, a description of your organization and the purpose of your request, to the address noted in the Resources section of this page.

Charitable Contribution Form

The Valero Energy Foundation Supports

The Valero Energy Foundation supports many nonprofit agencies. Listed here are just a few of the ways that the Foundation makes a positive difference in the lives of others:

United Way
The employees of Valero participate in the United Way campaign every year, pledging millions of dollars to help nonprofit community organizations. Valero consistently boasts a 90 percent participation rate with the highest per-capita contributions in the nation. Because of its significant contributions to United Way and its commitment to all of its communities, Valero has twice received the Spirit of America Award, United Way’s highest national honor.

Learn more about Valero’s most recent efforts on behalf of United Way.

Muscular Dystrophy Association
Valero’s Corner Stores raise millions of dollars each year for the MDA. In 2009, Valero’s retail employees raised a record-breaking $1.6 million for the MDA.

Children’s Miracle Network
Through a fundraising effort in Valero’s U.S. retail stores in 2009, the company’s employees raised over $1.5 million for Children's Miracle Network. These donations will help children's hospitals in 13 different cities across the country.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society
Every year, Valero’s official cycling team, Velo Valero, has participated in the Bike MS: Valero Bike to the Beach, a 150-mile, two-day bike ride from San Antonio to Corpus Christi, Texas, helping to raise millions of dollars for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. In 2009, the ride has a new name and a new destination. The Bike MS: Valero 2009 Alamo Ride to the River presented by H-E-B began this year in San Antonio and wound past historic Texas landmarks including the Alamo and through Fort Sam Houston. This picturesque ride had the participants overnighting in New Braunfels, Texas, before their return trip to San Antonio. The Valero team consists of hundreds of employees and friends, and is always the largest participating group. Velo Valero was the largest fundraising team for the Bike MS: Valero Bike to the Beach and its successor, Ride to the River, for four consecutive years. The team helped raise more than $2 million for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s Lone Star Chapter in 2008 and we are well on our way to achieving that goal again for 2009.

Learn more about the most recent Velo Valero fundraising event.