Private foundation · EIN 36-6018535 · San Ramon, CA · Return for the year ending 2023-12-31

Where General Service Foundation's grants went

It reported $4.76M in grants paid across 64 lines. WHOFUNDS matched 85.8% of those dollars to 46 recipient organizations.

View the 990-PF

What its filing says about applications

Preselected only It checked the 990-PF box saying it only gives to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Form of application
GSF IS NOT CURRENTLY ACCEPTING NEW LETTERS OF INQUIRIES (LOIS). GRANTEES WHO ARE INVITED TO PROPOSE DO SO VIA THE INTERNET AT: WWW.GENERALSERVICE.ORG.
Deadlines
INVITED PROPOSALS ARE DUE OCTOBER 1ST AND MARCH 1ST.
Restrictions
THE FOUNDATION MAKES GRANTS TO ORGANIZATIONS IN THE U.S. THE FOUNDATION SUPPORTS ORGANIZATIONS THAT ADVANCE RACIAL AND GENDER JUSTICE USING STRATEGIES OF ORGANIZING ALLIANCE BUILDING CULTURAL AND NARRATIVE WORK AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.
Website on filing
WWW.GENERALSERVICE.ORG

Contact names and phone numbers are on the filing itself. WHOFUNDS doesn't republish them.

Grants paid 62 published lines

RecipientPaidPurpose as filedMatch
Mijente Support Committee
Phoenix, AZ · EIN 82-1711382
$220,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Neighborhood Funders Group
Berkeley, CA · EIN 06-1368627
$210,000AMPLIFY FUNDExact name 1.00
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345
$200,000THE PARTNERSHIP FUNDSame ZIP 1.00
Action Center on Race & the Economy Institute
Chicago, IL · EIN 82-1199695
$170,000ECONOMY'S PROJECTSame address 1.00
Borealis Philanthropy
Minneapolis, MN · EIN 46-4598642
$160,000BLACK-LED MOVEMENT FUNDSame city 1.00
Proteus Fund
Waltham, MA · EIN 04-3243004
$160,000RISE TOGETHER FUNDExact name 1.00
Groundswell Fund
San Francisco, CA · EIN 47-4003615
$155,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Bvm Capacity Building Institute
Atlanta, GA · EIN 82-3835203
$126,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Solidaire Network
Oakland, CA · EIN 84-2130536
$110,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Fractured Atlas
New York, NY · EIN 11-3451703
$105,000EQUALITY LABS DIGITAL RESILENCE INTSame city 1.00
New Venture Fund
Washington, DC · EIN 20-5806345
$105,000ILLUMINATIVESame ZIP 1.00
Sunrise Movement Education Fund
Washington, DC · EIN 46-4773036
$105,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Tides Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 51-0198509
$105,000CENTER FOR WORKING FAMILIES FUNDSame ZIP 1.00
Way to Rise
Washington, DC · EIN 88-3300694
$105,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Western States Center
Portland, OR · EIN 93-0952137
$105,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Rockwood Leadership Program
Berkeley, CA · no confident EIN match
$105,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Sogorea Te Land Trust
Oakland, CA · EIN 82-4415931
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Mariposa Fund
Saratoga, CA · no confident EIN match
$100,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Alliance for Just Futures
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$90,000NATIVE ORGANIZER'S SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Chinese Progressive Association
Oakland, CA · EIN 23-7404756
$85,000BLACK FUTURES LAB PROJECTExact name 1.00
Georgetown University
Washington, DC · EIN 53-0196603
$85,000KALMANOVITZ INITIATIVEKnown alias 1.00
National Day Laborer Organizing Network
Pasadena, CA · EIN 20-8802586
$85,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Neo Philanthropy
New York, NY · EIN 13-3191113
$85,000NATIONAL BLACK WORKER CENTERSame ZIP 1.00
Neo Philanthropy
New York, NY · EIN 13-3191113
$85,000LATINX THERAPISTS ACTION NETWORKSame ZIP 1.00
New Orleans Workers Ctr for Racial Justice
New Orleans, LA · EIN 33-1167415
$85,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Jobs with Justice Ed Fund
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$85,000ADVANCING BLACK STRATEGIES INTUnmatched Help match
Color of Changeorg Education Fund
New York, NY · EIN 45-5569879
$83,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Tides Foundation
San Francisco, CA · EIN 51-0198509
$80,000NEWMEDIA VENTURES EDUCATION FUNDSame ZIP 1.00
Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition
Denver, CO · EIN 73-1675486
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame street 1.00
Jolt Initiative
Austin, TX · EIN 82-1708759
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Los Angeles Black Worker Center
Los Angeles, CA · EIN 86-3395355
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
Movement Generation
Berkeley, CA · EIN 85-4168043
$75,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
New American Leaders
New York, NY · EIN 45-3770977
$66,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
National Employment Law Project
New York, NY · EIN 13-2758558
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 1.00
United for Respect Education Fund
Sacramento, CA · EIN 13-3885314
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Demos
New York, NY · no confident EIN match
$65,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
National Domestic Workers Alliance
New York, NY · EIN 35-2420942
$60,000CARING ACROSS GENERATIONSame address 1.00
Resilience Force
New Orleans, LA · EIN 84-5151214
$55,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame address 0.81
Southerners on New Ground
Atlanta, GA · EIN 61-1274170
$55,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
Jobs with Justice Ed Fund
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$55,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Powerswitch Action
Oakland, CA · EIN 71-0914032
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame ZIP 1.00
Transgender Law Center
Oakland, CA · EIN 05-0544006
$50,000BORDER BUTTERFLY PROJECTSame address 1.00
Urge
Washington, DC · no confident EIN match
$50,000GENERAL SUPPORTUnmatched Help match
Colorado People's Alliance
Denver, CO · EIN 84-1599036
$44,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
New York, NY · EIN 52-1891734
$44,000GENERAL SUPPORTSame city 1.00
English in Action
Carbondale, CO · EIN 26-1254643
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Neighborhood Funders Group
Berkeley, CA · EIN 06-1368627
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Southern Birth Justice Network
North Miami Beach, FL · EIN 61-1565139
$40,000GENERAL SUPPORTExact name 1.00
Common Counsel Foundation
Oakland, CA · EIN 94-3214166
$33,000WINDCALL INSTITUTESame ZIP 1.00
Just Futures Impact
Washington, DC · EIN 92-2535720
$30,000JUST FUTURES PBCSame address 0.83

2 more lines ($82.5K) aren't listed because the payee name as filed could identify a private person.

Foundations that fund the same organizations

  1. Wellspring Philanthropic Fund New York, NY
    30 recipients in common
  2. The Ford Foundation New York, NY
    27 recipients in common
  3. Amazonsmile Foundation Seattle, WA
    22 recipients in common
  4. The Jpb Foundation New York, NY
    21 recipients in common
  5. The William & Flora Hewlett Foundation Menlo Park, CA
    19 recipients in common
  6. The California Endowment Los Angeles, CA
    18 recipients in common
  7. Surdna Foundation New York, NY
    16 recipients in common
  8. Foundation to Promote Open Society New York, NY
    16 recipients in common

Where this comes from

Grant lines are from Part XV of this foundation's Form 990-PF (XML). The filing names each payee but gives no tax ID, so WHOFUNDS matched payees to the IRS Business Master File. Lines it couldn't match confidently are listed as filed. Method and limits.