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Filing year 2024

GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION

San Ramon, California·EIN 36-6018535·NTEE T20 · Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking Foundations·501(c)(3)

* Sector derived from filing type (Form 990-PF), not IRS-assigned

Total revenue
$227k
Total assets
$65.5M
Total expenses
$6.5M
Reported officers
13

Executive compensation

Form 990-PF · Part VIII · 2 reported individuals · Filing year 2024

Percentile bands compare each position's total pay with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California.

Ed
Unclassified
$286k
$303k
CFO
75th to 90th percentile
$273k
$289k

Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Plus 11 unpaid individuals.

Browse compensation in Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking

Pay in context

Top pay as a share of expenses

In 2024, the highest total compensation at GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

This organization (2024)
4%
Sector median
15%
Middle half of sector
5% to 24%

Based on 35,946 philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations, each measured at its most recent filing year with reported expenses and compensation.

Grants paid

Itemized grants reported on this foundation's 2024 Form 990-PF, Part XV.

Total granted

$4.8M

Itemized grants

58

Median grant

$70k

RecipientLocationPurposeAmount
GROUNDSWELL FUNDOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$310k
NEIGHBORHOOD FUNDERS GROUPWASHINGTON, DCAMPLIFY FUND$210k
NEW VENTURE FUNDWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$200k
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORSNEW YORK, NYPOP CULTURE COLLAB$200k
ROCKEFELLER PHILANTHROPY ADVISORSNEW YORK, NYCOLLECTIVE FUTURE FUND$200k
NATIONAL DOMESTIC WORKERS ALLIANCENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$180k
BOREALIS PHILANTHROPYMINNEAPOLIS, MNBLACK-LED MOVEMENT FUND$160k
PEOPLE'S ACTION INSTITUTECHICAGO, ILGENERAL SUPPORT$150k
KAIROS FELLOWSHIPDETROIT, MIGENERAL SUPPORT$140k
BOLD FUTURE NEW MEXICOALBUQUERQUE, NMGENERAL SUPPORT$125k
SOLIDAIRE NETWORKOAKLAND, CABUILDING THE FIRE FUND$125k
SPARK REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE NOW INCATLANTA, GAGENERAL SUPPORT$125k
WOMENS MARCH NETWORKBROOKLYN, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$125k
UNITED WE DREAM NETWORKWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$120k
SOLIDAIRE NETWORKOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$110k
BLACK FEMINIST FUTUREATLANTA, GAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
INSTITUTO LABTEMPE, AZAANHPI FOR EQUITY$100k
NATIONAL ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN WOMENS FORUMWASHINGTON, DCGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
NATIONAL LATINA INSTITUTE FOR REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICENEW YORK, NYGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
TRANSFORMATIVE LEADERSHIP FOR CHANGEDENVER, COGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
TRANSGENDER LAW CENTEROAKLAND, CABORDER BUTTERFLY PROJECT$100k
WINDCALL INSTITUTEOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$100k
COLOR OF CHANGE ORG ED FUNDOAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$85k
CENTRO DE LOS DERECHOS DEL MIGRANTEBALTIMORE, MDGENERAL SUPPORT$80k
FORWARD TOGETHEROAKLAND, CAGENERAL SUPPORT$80k
Compare this foundation's grantees

Up 3%
from 2023

From $278k in 2023 to $286k in 2024.

$278k
2023
$286k
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Roughly flat in real terms$303k to $303k

Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.

Pay for the position

Chief Financial Officer pay rose 3% from 2023 to 2024, while revenue fell 88%.

$265k in 2023 to $273k in 2024.

Pay for the position itself, not any one person. The officeholder may have changed between 2023 and 2024.

Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.

This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.

Among peers

Revenue and top compensation, plotted against similar organizations. This organization is highlighted in cyan.

FAQ

Common questions about GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION

What does the Chief Financial Officer of GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION earn?

In 2024, the Chief Financial Officer of GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION received $272,780 in total compensation. This pay is in the top quarter for Chief Financial Officer roles among Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California, though not the top 10% of comparable filings. Based on IRS Form 990 data.

How does Chief Financial Officer pay at GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION compare with similar nonprofits?

Compared with the same role at Philanthropy, Voluntarism & Grantmaking organizations in California, the 2024 pay of the Chief Financial Officer at GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION falls between the 75th and 90th percentiles. In 2024, the highest total compensation at GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION equaled 4% of the organization's total expenses. The median for philanthropy, voluntarism & grantmaking organizations is 15%.

What are GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION's revenue and expenses?

In 2024, GENERAL SERVICE FOUNDATION reported $227k in total revenue and $6.5M in total expenses on its IRS Form 990.

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This is a private foundation. Peers are foundations of similar asset size ($50M - $150M), because foundation pay scales with assets under management, not revenue.