Service Station Foundation | Foundation Profile
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EIN: 52-2281012
Foundation Overview
Based in Los Angeles, CA, Service Station Foundation has awarded 148 grants totaling $25,657,184 to organizations in California, New York and 4 other states, plus international recipients. Individual grants range from $412 to $3,000,000, with a median award of $25,000.
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New Applicant Friendliness
4 of 24 recipients (17%) were new grantees. Foundation strongly favors organizations with proven track records. New partnerships develop slowly over time.
Geographic Focus
47% of grants are awarded in California, with additional funding distributed across 6 other locations. The foundation balances regional focus with broader geographic diversity. Within California, funding concentrates in Los Angeles (62%), Santa Monica (14%), Beverly Hills (7%).
Funding Trajectory
Strong 542% growth in annual giving over 8 years indicates expanding philanthropic capacity and increasing opportunities for grant seekers. This upward trajectory suggests growing foundation resources and commitment.
Program Areas
Highly focused on general purposes with 100% of funding dedicated to this sector. This specialization indicates deep expertise and committed investment in the field.
Where is The Money Going?
Grants & Funding
Analyzing past grantees provides valuable insights into Service Station Foundation's funding preferences, organizational priorities, and grant making patterns. This historical data helps potential applicants understand the foundation's strategic focus and identify successful funding approaches.
| Name | Amount | Location | Purpose | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th Generation Advisors Friends Of Kbla | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Aclu | $250,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Carl Schurz Park | $500 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $150,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $50,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kounkuey Design Initiative | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| La Promise Fund | $1,568,165 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Malaria No More | $350,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $20,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation- Ron Rappaport Fund | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| The Getty Trust | $128,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $2,000,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| 7th Generation Advisors Friends Of Kbla | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Aclu | $250,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Carl Schurz Park | $500 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $150,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $50,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Kounkuey Design Initiative | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| La Promise Fund | $1,568,165 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Malaria No More | $350,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $20,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Martha's Vineyard Community Foundation- Ron Rappaport Fund | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| The Getty Trust | $128,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $2,000,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2024 |
| 7th Generation Advisors Friends Of Kbla | $10,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Community Partners For The Institute For Nonviolence | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Figure Skating In Harlem | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Friends Of Chilliwack Public Library | $1,000 | Chilliwack, BC, CA | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $50,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| La Promise Fund | $947,040 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,900 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,000 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Transformative Arts | $25,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $1,000,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Us Fund For The Glob | $28,429 | Sperryville, VA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | $2,500 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2023 |
| Aclu | $200,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Event Brite- 6th Annual Drive- Mlk | $2,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Hfc- Bringing Light To Alzheimer's | $500 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| La Promise Fund | $983,040 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $5,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,999 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,026 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Polly Hill Aboretum | $5,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| The Getty Trust | $28,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Transformative Arts | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Aclu | $200,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Event Brite- 6th Annual Drive- Mlk | $2,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Hfc- Bringing Light To Alzheimer's | $500 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| La Promise Fund | $983,040 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $5,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,999 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,026 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Polly Hill Aboretum | $5,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| The Getty Trust | $28,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Transformative Arts | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Aclu | $200,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Event Brite- 6th Annual Drive- Mlk | $2,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $100,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Hfc- Bringing Light To Alzheimer's | $500 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| La Promise Fund | $983,040 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $5,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,999 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $1,026 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Polly Hill Aboretum | $5,000 | West Tisbury, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| The Getty Trust | $28,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Transformative Arts | $30,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2022 |
| Actblue- Black Lives Matter | $3,750 | Somerville, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Carl Schurz Park | $2,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Chinese For Affirmative Action | $1,580 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Every Town For Gun Safety | $50,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Friends Of Mvyradio | $412 | Tisbury, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Harbor Homes Of Martha's Vineyard | $25,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Howard University | $5,000 | New Washington, DC, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Island Food Pantry | $500 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Island Grown Initiative | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| La Dodgers Foundation | $500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| La Promise Fund | $1,350,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Marth's Vineyard Community Foundation | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,795 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association | $1,580 | Denver, CO, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| One Voice | $614 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Pan Mass Challenge | $512 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Paypal Giving Funds | $3,156 | Washington, DC, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Send Chinatown Love | $1,628 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| The Getty Trust | $41,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2021 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,622 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| La Promise Fund | $754,750 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Uc Berkeley Foundation | $3,000,000 | Berkeley, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $500,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Aclu | $200,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Boys Girls Club Of San Francisco | $2,000 | San Francisco, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Center Of Policing Equity | $3,750 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Great Public Schools Now | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| It Takes Our Village | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Martha's Vineyard Museum | $500 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| National Black Justice Coalition | $3,750 | Washington, DC, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Phase One | $2,500 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Saban Community Clinic | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Vineyard Conservation Society | $500 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Vineyard Trust | $3,000 | Edgartown, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Los Angeles Food Bank | $10,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Sheriffs Meadow Foundation | $100,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2020 |
| Malaria No More | $300,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2019 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $27,018 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2019 |
| La Promise Fund | $251,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2019 |
| The Barack Obama Foundation | $500,000 | Alexandria, VA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2019 |
| Csun Foundation | $5,000 | Northridge, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2019 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| The Gabriella Foundation | $2,500 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| New Roads School | $25,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Las Promise | $365,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Pmcjimmy Fund | $500 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Mv Youth Inc | $26,623 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital Inc | $2,500 | Oak Bluffs, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Mv Conservation Society | $1,000 | Vineyard Haven, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Sheila Kar Health Foundation | $500 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| The Getty Trust | $150,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| The Wiley Center | $5,000 | Culver City, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2017 |
| Malaria No More | $250,000 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| New Roads School | $30,000 | Santa Monica, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| La Fund For Public Education | $100,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Las Promise | $250,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| California Black Women Health Program | $500 | Inglewood, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Vision To Learn | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Liberty Hill Foundation | $750 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Feminist Majority Foundation | $5,000 | Beverly Hillsca, CA, US | For Charitable Purposesfor Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Pmcjimmy Fund | $500 | Needham, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Mv Youth | $25,000 | Chilmark, MA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Pca- La | $5,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Unicef Us Fund | $40,000 | Los Angeles, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Siskind Family Sarcoma Fund | $2,500 | New York, NY, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
| Ms Magazine | $1,000 | Beverly Hills, CA, US | For Charitable Purposes | 2016 |
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Contact Information
Official contact details for Service Station Foundation as registered with the IRS. These details are essential for grant applications, correspondence, and due diligence processes.
| EIN | 52-2281012 |
| Website | N/A |
| Address | 11812 SAN VICENTE BLVD STE 200 Los Angeles, CA 90049-6622 |
Key People (5)
Board members, trustees, and key staff who oversee Service Station Foundation's grant making decisions and strategic direction. Understanding leadership composition can provide insights into foundation priorities and potential networking opportunities.
| Secretary/cfo | Peter Chernin |
|---|---|
| President | Megan Chernin |
| Board Member | John Chernin |
| Board Member | David Chernin |
| Board Member | Margaret Chernin |
Forms 990-PF
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- Check Part I for total assets, annual giving amounts, and payout requirements
- Examine Part VIII for key personnel compensation and board structure
- Look for trends across multiple years to understand giving patterns
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