Groundswell Fund
OAKLAND, CA
$310KTax year 2024
Grant purpose
General support
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General Service Foundation Grants
Private foundation · EIN 36-6018535 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024
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This foundation reports on its 990-PF that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited applications.
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- Contact
- General Service Foundation
- Phone
- (510) 679-3876
- Deadlines
- Invited proposals are due October 1st and March 1st.
- Application 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.
- 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.
Original filing text
- Contact
- GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION
- Address
- 3001 BISHOP DRIVE STE 300 SAN RAMON, CA, 94583
- Phone
- 5106793876
- Deadlines
- INVITED PROPOSALS ARE DUE OCTOBER 1ST AND MARCH 1ST.
- Application 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.
- 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.
Reported organization name: GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION
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Figures are aggregated from General Service Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.
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