Valero Energy Foundation
Making a Positive Impact
Collaborating with nonprofit partners to foster improved quality of life and create measurable impact where unmet needs exist in communities.
Collaborating with nonprofit partners to foster improved quality of life and create measurable impact where unmet needs exist in communities.
The Valero Energy Foundation, a public charity, funds nonprofit agencies that serve predominantly disadvantaged children and families through the Valero Benefit for Children (BFC).
Valero gives assistance to agencies that provide basic needs of life, including shelter, food and clothing necessary for the development of a strong and safe community.
We invest in the development of strategic community health resources and facilities that will support the needs of all members of our nearby communities, with major gifts going to children’s hospitals, university medical centers and service providers that offer specialized health care services and programs.
Valero is a strong advocate of education as it creates a necessary foundation for all children to thrive and for adults to lead productive lives.
Basic Needs
The Valero Energy Foundation gives assistance to agencies that provide basic needs of life, including shelter, food and clothing necessary for the development of a strong and safe community.
Health Care
We invest in the development of strategic community health resources and facilities that will support the needs of children and families in our nearby communities, with major gifts going to children’s hospitals, university medical centers and service providers that offer specialized health care services and programs.
Education
The Valero Energy Foundation is a strong advocate of education as it creates a necessary foundation for all children to thrive and for adults to lead productive lives.
Kids in Port Arthur, Texas are getting a better chance at a good night’s rest. Through a $30,000 donation from Valero’s Port Arthur Refinery through the BFC, Sleep in Heavenly Peace built and distributed at least 150 additional beds—helping meet a basic need and make a lasting impact in the community.
With support from Valero’s BFC, Wings of Texas empowers individuals with disabilities to experience the joy of athletic events. Through a team model of “Captains” and volunteer “Angels,” this Coastal Bend nonprofit fosters inclusion, connection, and community—one finish line at a time.
Thanks to Valero Energy Foundation’s support of the Cibolo Nature Center, students from Boerne and San Antonio, Texas—including many from Title I schools—have the opportunity to explore nature firsthand. Through educational programs and field trips funded by the BFC, the center continues to inspire young learners and promote conservation in the community.
With support from Valero’s BFC, the TLC Learning Center in Charles City, Iowa provides a safe, enriching environment for children from infancy through 5th grade. As the community’s only licensed child care facility, TLC gives families peace of mind and helps prepare kids for success in school—and in life.
Our funding focuses on our four pillars of giving in communities where we have major operations.
Please request funding at least two months prior to your deadline. If you have more than one need for the year, please combine all of your needs in one application.
We look forward to your proposal.
Joseph W. Gorder
Seymour Battle
Harminder S. (Homer) Bhullar
Jason W. Fraser
Officers
Joseph W. Gorder, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
R. Lane Riggs, President and Chief Operating Officer
Jason W. Fraser, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Gary K. Simmons, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer
Seymour Battle, Senior Vice President
Cheryl L. Thomas, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Richard J. Walsh, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Stephanie A. Wersell, Vice President
Harminder S. (Homer) Bhullar, Vice President
John P. Locke, Vice President and Treasurer
Jude A. Dworaczyk, Assistant Secretary
Ethan A. Jones, Assistant Secretary
Kari Waclawczyk, Corporate Sponsorship Officer
The Valero Texas Open raised a record $24 million for children’s and other charities in 2024. This year's record brings the all-time cumulative total of net proceeds raised to $256 million.
Golf tournament raising funds for children’s charities in communities where Valero has major operations.
100% of every pledge collected goes back to participating organizations.
As a leading charitable tournament on the PGA TOUR, the Valero Texas Open supports hundreds of nonprofit organizations across the U.S. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, business partners, volunteers and fans, the tournament generated $25 million in net proceeds in 2025 and $281 million since its inception, for a variety of worthy causes.