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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 36-6018535

General Service Foundation

A private foundation in San Ramon, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 87 grants and $9.8 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

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The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests. It still lists the details below.

Contact
General Service Foundation
3001 Bishop Drive Ste 300
San Ramon, CA 94583
(510) 679-3876
Form and materials
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.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $9,843,060

    Grants listed
    87
    Assets, end of year
    $59,030,647

  • Tax year 2024

    $4,844,015

    Grants listed
    58
    Assets, end of year
    $65,459,462

  • Tax year 2023

    $4,761,000

    Grants listed
    64
    Assets, end of year
    $67,949,321

  • Tax year 2022

    $3,881,000

    Grants listed
    52
    Assets, end of year
    $65,790,837

  • Tax year 2021

    $6,050,000

    Grants listed
    71
    Assets, end of year
    $84,245,569

  • Tax year 2020

    $4,655,000

    Grants listed
    78
    Assets, end of year
    $77,016,525

  • Tax year 2019

    $3,609,000

    Grants listed
    69
    Assets, end of year
    $80,176,396

Grants paid in 2025

87 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Amalgamated Charitable Foundation IncWashington, DC

    The partnership fund

    $200,000
  2. American Opportunity FundWashington, DC

    Free election project

    $200,000
  3. Ballot Initiative Strategy Center FoundationWashington, DC

    General support

    $200,000
  4. Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN

    Safe initiative

    $200,000
  5. Center for Empowered Politics Education FundNew York, NY

    General support

    $200,000
  6. Detention Watch NetworkWashington, DC

    General support

    $200,000
  7. Equis InstituteWashington, DC

    General support

    $200,000
  8. Fair Elections CenterWashington, DC

    General support

    $200,000
  9. Mijente Support CommitteePhoenix, AZ

    General support

    $200,000
  10. National Day Laborer Organizing NetworkPasadena, CA

    General support

    $200,000
  11. National Day Laborer Organizing NetworkPasadena, CA

    Legal defense

    $200,000
  12. National LGBTQ Task ForceWashington, DC

    General support

    $200,000
  13. New Venture FundWashington, DC

    Courage calls us campaign

    $200,000
  14. Pregnancy JusticeNew York, NY

    General support

    $200,000
  15. Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    Pop culture collab

    $200,000
  16. Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    Collective future fund

    $200,000
  17. Souther Coalition for Social JusticeDurham, NC

    General support

    $200,000
  18. Story Strategy Group LLCWashington, DC

    Young men, ai, future of work

    $200,000
  19. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Strong families

    $200,000
  20. Transgender Law CenterOakland, CA

    General support

    $200,000
  21. United We Dream NetworkWashington, DC

    General support

    $200,000
  22. We Are Down HomeGreensboro, NC

    General support

    $200,000
  23. Workers Defense ProjectAustin, TX

    General support

    $200,000
  24. Fractured Atlas IncHartsdale, NY

    Equality labs digital initiative

    $190,000
  25. Colorado Immigrant Rights CoalitionDenver, CO

    General support

    $170,000
  26. Borealis PhilanthropyMinneapolis, MN

    Racial, gender, disability justice

    $160,000
  27. Tides FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Trustee grant

    $160,000
  28. Action Center on Race and the Economy InstChicago, IL

    Athena coalition

    $150,000
  29. Bend the ARCNew York, NY

    The funders collaborative

    $150,000
  30. Bold Training InstituteHawkinsville, GA

    General support

    $150,000
  31. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Amplify fund

    $150,000
  32. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    Protecting the right to protest

    $150,000
  33. Rockwood Leadership ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    General support

    $150,000
  34. Sunrise Movement Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $150,000
  35. Way to RiseWashington, DC

    General support

    $150,000
  36. Western States CenterPortland, OR

    General support

    $150,000
  37. ReframeAmherst, MA

    General support

    $125,000
  38. Centro de Los Derechos Del MigranteBaltimore, MD

    General support

    $120,000
  39. Black Futures LabWashington, DC

    General support

    $115,000
  40. Jolt InitiativeAustin, TX

    General support

    $115,000
  41. Solidaire NetworkOakland, CA

    General support

    $110,000
  42. Alliance for A Just SocietySeattle, WA

    Native organizers alliance

    $100,000
  43. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building InstituteAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $100,000
  44. Boulder CollectiveBoulder, CO

    Capital grant

    $100,000
  45. Equality Federation InstitutePortland, OR

    Tons project

    $100,000
  46. Georgia Latino Alliance for Human RightsAtlanta, GA

    Lani shaw movement award

    $100,000
  47. Instituto LabTempe, AZ

    Aanhpi for equity

    $100,000
  48. Just FuturesWashington, DC

    Just futures

    $100,000
  49. Los Angeles Black Worker CenterLos Angeles, CA

    General support

    $100,000
  50. Neo Philanthropy IncNew York, NY

    Latinx therapists action network

    $100,000
  51. Transgender Law CenterOakland, CA

    Border butterfly project

    $100,000
  52. Georgetown UniversityWashington, DC

    Will empower

    $90,000
  53. Jobs with Justice Ed FundWashington, DC

    Advancing black strategists

    $90,000
  54. National Black Worker CenterRaleigh, NC

    General support

    $90,000
  55. Color of Change Org Ed FundOakland, CA

    General support

    $85,000
  56. New Orleans Workers' Center for Racial JusticeNew Orleans, LA

    General support

    $85,000
  57. Forward TogetherOakland, CA

    General support

    $80,000
  58. Council on American Islamic Relations of AzMesa, AZ

    General support

    $75,000
  59. Movement GenerationBerkeley, CA

    General support

    $75,000
  60. New American LeadersNew York, NY

    General support

    $70,000
  61. Demos A Newtwork for Ideas and Action LTDNew York, NY

    General support

    $65,000
  62. National Employment Law ProjectNew York, NY

    General support

    $65,000
  63. United for Respect Education FundSacramento, CA

    General support

    $65,000
  64. Caring Across GenerationsNew York, NY

    General support

    $60,000
  65. Action Center on Race and the Economy InstChicago, IL

    General support

    $55,000
  66. Jobs with Justice Ed FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $55,000
  67. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    Rise together fund

    $55,000
  68. Resilence ForceNew Orleans, LA

    General support

    $55,000
  69. Southerners on New GroundAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $55,000
  70. Powerswitch ActionOakland, CA

    General support

    $50,000
  71. Proteus FundWaltham, MA

    Third wave fund

    $50,000
  72. UrgeWashington, DC

    General support

    $50,000
  73. Aspen Community FoundationBasalt, CO

    Trustee grant

    $40,000
  74. ReframeAmherst, MA

    2025 narrative power summit

    $35,000
  75. Asian American Curriculum ProjectSan Mateo, CA

    Trustee grant

    $20,000
  76. Descendants of the EarthVentura, CA

    Trustee grant

    $20,000
  77. Transformative Leadership for ChangeDenver, CO

    General support

    $20,000
  78. Funders for Reproductive EquityRockville, MD

    Membership dues

    $10,560
  79. Northern California GrantmakersSan Francisco, CA

    Membership dues

    $10,000
  80. Third Sector New England IncBoston, MA

    Building movement project

    $10,000
  81. Tides CenterSan Francisco, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $10,000
  82. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Membership dues

    $7,500
  83. Funders for LGBTQ IssuesNew York, NY

    Event sponsorship

    $5,000
  84. Movement GenerationBerkeley, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $5,000
  85. Neighborhood Funders GroupSan Francisco, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $5,000
  86. Northern California GrantmakersSan Francisco, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $5,000
  87. Rockwood Leadership ProgramSan Francisco, CA

    Event sponsorship

    $5,000

Approved for future payment

4 grants

Approved in 2025 and not yet paid.

  1. Rockefeller Philanthropy AdvisorsNew York, NY

    Pop culture collaborative

    $200,000
  2. Sunrise Movement Education FundWashington, DC

    General support

    $150,000
  3. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute IncAtlanta, GA

    General support

    $100,000
  4. Caring Across GenerationsNew York, NY

    General support

    $60,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Civil rights12 grants $1,435,00024% of the total
  2. Education12 grants $1,310,00022% of the total
  3. Philanthropy and grantmaking8 grants $925,00015% of the total
  4. Arts and culture5 grants $780,00013% of the total
  5. Human services3 grants $410,0007% of the total
  6. Environment2 grants $350,0006% of the total
  7. 5 other causes11 grants $780,56013% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. District of Columbia18 grants $2,800,000
  2. California24 grants $2,012,500
  3. New York13 grants $1,515,000
  4. North Carolina3 grants $490,000
  5. Massachusetts5 grants $415,000
  6. Georgia4 grants $405,000
  7. Arizona3 grants $375,000
  8. Minnesota2 grants $360,000
  9. Colorado4 grants $330,000
  10. Texas2 grants $315,000

Officers, directors and trustees

13 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Robin SnidowPRESIDENT Hours 15Pay $0
  • Griff FoxleyVICE PRESIDE Hours 3Pay $0
  • Marcie J MusserSECRETARY Hours 4Pay $0
  • Peter HalbyTREASURER Hours 3Pay $0
  • Annabel SnidowTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Eliot EstrinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Jesse EstrinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Gabrelle Zhuang-EstrinTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Zoe FoxleyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Will HalbyTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Robert MusserTRUSTEE Hours 2Pay $0
  • Desiree FloresED Hours 40Pay $294,600
  • William M RepplingerCFO Hours 40Pay $280,589

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