General Service Foundation
EIN 366018535Total Given 2019–2024
$33.4M
403 grants · $5.6M avg/year
based on 6 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$1M+/yr
mid-tier
capacity
$66K
typical mid grants · $42K–$105K
grant size
43%
supporter · 71/164 multi-year
repeat
$65.5M
Assets (2024)
164
Distinct Recipients
Focus Areas
Application Information
Accepts Unsolicited Proposals
No — Preselected Only
Contact Person
General Service Foundation
Phone
(510) 679-3876
Deadlines
Invited proposals are due October 1st and March 1st.
How to Apply
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.
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.
Financial Trends
Giving Over Time
Total Assets Over Time
View financial data as table
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $5K | $80.2M | $3.8M | 1 |
| 2020 | $6.9M | $77.0M | $3.5M | 96 |
| 2021 | $7.5M | $84.2M | $7.5M | 84 |
| 2022 | $4.7M | $65.8M | $7.5M | 60 |
| 2023 | $7.1M | $67.9M | $1.9M | 81 |
| 2024 | $7.2M | $65.5M | $227K | 81 |
Grant Size Distribution
Based on 403 grants on record
Minimum
$1K
25th Pctl
$42K
Median
$66K
Average
$83K
75th Pctl
$105K
Maximum
$600K
Geographic Distribution
Texas Counties Served
1.0% of US grants
· Rank #12 of 20 states
$413K across
4 grants
1 of 254 counties
Top 1 counties
- 1 Travis
Officers & Directors
RS
Robin Snidow
6+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
GF
Griff Foxley
6+ yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
WR
William M Repplinger
6+ yrs
Cfo
PH
Peter Halby
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Marcie J Musser
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RM
Robert Musser
6+ yrs
Trustee
WH
Will Halby
6+ yrs
Trustee
ZF
Zoe Foxley
6+ yrs
Trustee
GZ
Gabrelle Zhuang-Estrin
4 yrs
Trustee
JE
Jesse Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
EE
Eliot Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
AS
Annabel Snidow
4 yrs
Trustee
DF
Desiree Flores
2 yrs
Ed
RS
Robin Snidow
6+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
GF
Griff Foxley
6+ yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
WR
William M Repplinger
6+ yrs
Cfo
PH
Peter Halby
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Marcie J Musser
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RM
Robert Musser
6+ yrs
Trustee
WH
Will Halby
6+ yrs
Trustee
ZF
Zoe Foxley
6+ yrs
Trustee
GZ
Gabrelle Zhuang-Estrin
4 yrs
Trustee
JE
Jesse Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
EE
Eliot Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
AS
Annabel Snidow
4 yrs
Trustee
DF
Desiree Flores
2 yrs
Ed
RS
Robin Snidow
6+ yrs
Chair
Leadership
GF
Griff Foxley
6+ yrs
Vice Chair
Leadership
WR
William M Repplinger
6+ yrs
Cfo
PH
Peter Halby
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Marcie J Musser
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
RM
Robert Musser
6+ yrs
Trustee
AS
Annabel Snidow
4 yrs
Trustee
EE
Eliot Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jesse Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
GZ
Gabrelle Zhuang-Estrin
4 yrs
Trustee
ZF
Zoe Foxley
6+ yrs
Trustee
WH
Will Halby
6+ yrs
Trustee
DA
Dimple Abichandani
4 yrs
Ed
RS
Robin Snidow
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
GF
Griff Foxley
6+ yrs
Vice-President
Leadership
DA
Dimple Abichandani
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
WR
William M Repplinger
6+ yrs
Cfo, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
PH
Peter Halby
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Marcie J Musser
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
KJ
Kierra Johnson
3 yrs
Trustee
AS
Annabel Snidow
4 yrs
Trustee
EE
Eliot Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jesse Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
GZ
Gabrelle Zhuang-Estrin
4 yrs
Trustee
ZF
Zoe Foxley
6+ yrs
Trustee
WH
Will Halby
6+ yrs
Trustee
RM
Robert Musser
6+ yrs
Trustee
RB
Rajavini Bhansali
Trustee
CR
Carmen Rojas
3 yrs
Trustee
GF
Griff Foxley
6+ yrs
Vice-President
Leadership
RS
Robin Snidow
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
DA
Dimple Abichandani
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
WR
William M Repplinger
6+ yrs
Cfo, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
PH
Peter Halby
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Marcie J Musser
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
ME
Mary Estrin
Trustee through 4/2020
CR
Carmen Rojas
3 yrs
Trustee
RM
Robert Musser
6+ yrs
Trustee
KJ
Kierra Johnson
3 yrs
Trustee
WH
Will Halby
6+ yrs
Trustee
ZF
Zoe Foxley
6+ yrs
Trustee
JE
Jesse Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
EE
Eliot Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
GF
Griff Foxley
6+ yrs
Vice-President
Leadership
RS
Robin Snidow
6+ yrs
President
Leadership
DA
Dimple Abichandani
4 yrs
Executive Director
Leadership
WR
William M Repplinger
6+ yrs
Cfo, Assistant Treasurer
Leadership
PH
Peter Halby
6+ yrs
Treasurer
Leadership
MM
Marcie J Musser
6+ yrs
Secretary
Leadership
CR
Carmen Rojas
3 yrs
Trustee
RM
Robert Musser
6+ yrs
Trustee
KJ
Kierra Johnson
3 yrs
Trustee
WH
Will Halby
6+ yrs
Trustee
ZF
Zoe Foxley
6+ yrs
Trustee
ME
Mary L Estrin
Trustee
JE
Jesse Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
EE
Eliot Estrin
6+ yrs
Trustee
Grants Awarded (403 total)
| Purpose | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $600,000 | Collective Future Fund | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $400,000 | POP CULTURE COLLABORATIVE | 2024 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $350,000 | Pop Culture Collaborative | 2021 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $320,000 | BLACK-LED MOVEMENT FUND | 2023 |
| Groundswell Fund | Oakland, CA | $310,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Groundswell Fund | Oakland, CA | $310,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2024 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | Black-Led Movement Fund | 2020 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | General Support | 2020 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $300,000 | Pop Culture Collaborative | 2020 |
| Groundswell Fund | San Francisco, CA | $300,000 | General Support | 2021 |
| Borealis Philanthropy | Minneapolis, MN | $300,000 | Black-Led Movement Fund | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $250,000 | Pop Culture Collaborative | 2021 |
| Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors | New York, NY | $250,000 | POP CULTURE COLLABORATIVE | 2022 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $220,000 | Defending the Dream | 2020 |
| Mijente Support Committee | Phoenix, AZ | $220,000 | GENERAL SUPPORT | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $210,000 | AMPLIFY FUND | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $210,000 | AMPLIFY FUND | 2023 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Washington, DC | $210,000 | AMPLIFY FUND | 2024 |
| Amalgamated Foundation | Washington, DC | $200,000 | Amplify Fund | 2020 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | Amplify Fund | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $200,000 | The Partnership Fund | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $200,000 | Coworker.org | 2021 |
| New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $200,000 | Coworker.org | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | NFG Funder for a Just Economy & Philanthropy Forward | 2021 |
| Neighborhood Funders Group | Oakland, CA | $200,000 | AMPLIFY FUND | 2022 |