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Service Station Foundation F/K/A the Chernin Family Foundation Inc at a glance

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Service Station Foundation F/K/A the Chernin Family Foundation Inc

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$4.6M
Granted FY2024still arriving
12
Grants FY2024still arriving
3
States reached
$2.0M
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
01What it funds
0196% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$12MHealth$1.7MPublic Benefit$1.0MCivil Rights$667kArts & Culture$438kCrime & Legal$404kYouth Development$168kHousing & Shelter$150kOther$0
02FY2024 · 12 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k1 grant · $500
  • $10k–50k4 grants · $95k
  • $50k–250k3 grants · $328k
  • $250k+4 grants · $4.2M
$128,000
Median grant
3
States reached
$2.5M
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION$2,000,000
LA PROMISE FUND$1,568,165
MALARIA NO MORE$350,000
ACLU$250,000
EVERY TOWN FOR GUN SAFETY$150,000
THE GETTY TRUST$128,000
HARBOR HOMES OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD$50,000
KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE$25,000
MARTHA'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION- RON RAPPAPORT FUND$25,000
7TH GENERATION ADVISORS FRIENDS OF KBLA$25,000
MARTH'S VINEYARD COMMUNITY FOUNDATION$20,000
Individual grant recipient$500
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

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Its human-services grants (FY21–21, $614) land where the poverty rate runs at 14%, against an area that typically sits at 11%. 100% of those dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Most of its grants land in higher-need ZIPs.

area typical 11%ONE VOICE: $614 → 14%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

98%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$17M · 15 repeat orgs$307k to everyone else

Grantees it renews have grown median revenue +20% since the first grant, against +17% for those funded once.

15 repeat relationships: 10 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 2 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

15
36

Total granted

$17M
$257k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+20%
+17%

Still filing today

47%
53%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 99% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $50k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’19’20’21’22’23’24
EducationHealthEnvironmentCivil RightsArts & CultureRecreation & SportsOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • LP
    LA PROMISE FUND
    7× · 2017–2024 · $6.2M · revenue +287%
  • EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC
    4× · 2021–2024 · $400k · revenue +28%
  • MY
    MV YOUTH INC
    6× · 2017–2023 · $161k · revenue +20%

Funded once

  • SM
    SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATIONgraduated
    one grant, 2020 · $100k · revenue +135%
  • UF
    US FUND FOR THE GLOB
    one grant, 2023 · $28k
  • NR
    NEW ROADS SCHOOLgraduated
    one grant, 2017 · $25k · revenue +29%
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

1
Ucla Foundation

The ucla foundation is the giving, receiving, and investing arm of the ucla campus. the foundation enables private donors to help build, sustain and advance one of the world's finest academic and research institutions. private philanthropy…

Education
2
Association of California School Administrators

The association serves its members by creating resources that enable california school administrators to develop and apply creative leadership and management skills and in turn, improve the educational process for all students.

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3
Boston Architectural College

The bac is committed to provide excellence in design education grounded in practice and accessible to diverse communities.

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4
United States Naval Institute

Provide an independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global security.

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5
University of La Verne

The university of la verne offers a distinctive and relevant educational experience to a diverse population of traditional-age, adult, and graduate learners, preparing them for successful careers and a commitment to lifelong learning…

Education
6
Vistamar School

Vistamar school empowers students, preparing them to contribute and excel in higher education and in life, and commits to: a broad and balanced program that challenges and engages students, building their individual skills and inspiring a…

Education
7
Martha's Vineyard Agricultural Society Inc

The martha's vineyard agricultural society supports a resilient and sustainable agricultural community on martha's vineyard. we do this by:- offering services, education, marketing, and technical support for farmers and farmworkers on the…

Recreation & Sports
8
Public Advocates Inc

For more than five decades, public advocates has challenged the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing,…

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9
Los Angeles Conservancy

The los angeles conservancy is a nonprofit membership organization that works through education and advocacy to recognize, preserve, and revitalize the historic architectural and cultural resources of los angeles county.

Arts & Culture
10
Naval Postgraduate School Foundation Inc

Our mission is to support the naval postgraduate school by providing funding and programmatic support for education, research, technology development, institutional initiatives, and community programs that advance national security and…

Education
11
Armand Hammer Museum of Art and Cultural Center Inc

The hammer museum at ucla believes in the promise of art and ideas to illuminate our lives and build a more just world.

Arts & Culture
12
Mills College

Mills college is an independent liberal arts college for women and gender nonbinary students, with graduate programs for all genders. the college educates students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively, to accept…

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How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Sheriff's Meadow Foundation; the most unlike its peers is National Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
04the grantee network

27 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 27 of the 53 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

0
Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
4
Early backer (in before they grew)
27/27
Grantees still filing
19/27
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $6,000,000 · OtherUC BERKELEY FOUNDATIONMALARIA NO MORE: $1,650,000 · OtherMALARIA NO MOREBARACK H OBAMA FOUNDATION: $1,000,000 · OtherBARACK H OBAMA FOUNDATIONACLU: $650,000 · OtherACLUTHE GETTY TRUST: $347,000 · Other+34 more: $245,187 · OtherLA PROMISE FUND: $6,218,995 · EducationLA PROMISE FUND+5 more: $47,500 · EducationEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $400,000 · Crime & LegalMV YOUTH INC: $160,957 · Youth DevelopmentHARBOR HOMES OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC: $150,000 · Housing & ShelterSHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION: $100,000 · EnvironmentPOLLY HILL ARBORETUM INC: $5,000 · EnvironmentVINEYARD CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC: $4,000 · EnvironmentTRANSFORMATIVE ARTS: $55,000 · Arts & Culture+1 more: $500 · Arts & Culture
Other$9,892,187Education$6,266,495Crime & Legal$400,000Youth Development$160,957Housing & Shelter$150,000Environment$109,000Arts & Culture$55,500

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetLA PROMISE FUND: $6,218,995 over 7y, 11% of budgetEVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC: $400,000 over 4y, 0.4% of budgetMV YOUTH INC: $160,957 over 6y, 1.5% of budgetHARBOR HOMES OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC: $150,000 over 4y, 4.5% of budgetSHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION: $100,000 over 1y, 3.1% of budgetTRANSFORMATIVE ARTS: $55,000 over 2y, 13% of budgetKOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC: $25,000 over 1y, 0.6% of budgetNEW ROADS SCHOOL: $25,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetGREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW: $10,000 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetPOLLY HILL ARBORETUM INC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetTHE LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION: $5,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetVINEYARD CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC: $4,000 over 3y, 0.3% of budgetNATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC: $3,750 over 1y, 0.2% of budgetPAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC: $3,038 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetPHASE ONE FOUNDATION: $2,500 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetEVERYBODY DANCE LA: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetFIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM INC: $2,500 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetChinese for Affirmative Action: $1,580 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetNational Asian American Pacific Islander Mental Health Association: $1,580 over 1y, 0.3% of budgetISLAND GROWN INITIATIVE LTD: $1,000 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetOne Voice: $614 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetMARTHA'S VINEYARD MUSEUM INC: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSHEILA KAR HEALTH FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 1.1% of budgetTHE LOS ANGELES DODGERS FOUNDATION: $500 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetFRIENDS OF MVYRADIO INC: $412 over 1y, 0.0% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

  • Who funds LA PROMISE FUND ↗
  • Who funds EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY SUPPORT FUND INC ↗
  • Who funds MV YOUTH INC ↗
  • Who funds HARBOR HOMES OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD INC ↗
  • Who funds SHERIFF'S MEADOW FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds TRANSFORMATIVE ARTS ↗
  • Who funds KOUNKUEY DESIGN INITIATIVE INC ↗
  • Who funds NEW ROADS SCHOOL ↗
  • Who funds GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NOW ↗
  • Who funds POLLY HILL ARBORETUM INC ↗
  • Who funds THE HOWARD UNIVERSITY ↗
  • Who funds THE LOS ANGELES FREE CLINIC ↗
  • Who funds CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds VINEYARD CONSERVATION SOCIETY INC ↗
  • Who funds NATIONAL BLACK JUSTICE COALITION INC ↗
  • Who funds PAN-MASSACHUSETTS CHALLENGE INC ↗
  • Who funds PHASE ONE FOUNDATION ↗
  • Who funds EVERYBODY DANCE LA ↗
  • Who funds FIGURE SKATING IN HARLEM INC ↗

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

Joseph Drown Foundati…Gs Donor Advised Phil…California Community …The Annenberg Foundat…South Mountain Compan…Gretchen V & Samuel M…Martha's Vineyard Ban…The Ralph M Parsons F…The California Endowm…The Ayco Charitable F…Vanguard Charitable E…National Philanthropi…
Joseph Drown FoundationCA15.7× affinity5 shared granteesties to 8 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: Joseph Drown Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · California Community Foundation · The Annenberg Foundation · South Mountain Company Foundation · Gretchen V & Samuel M Feldman Private Foundation Inc · Martha's Vineyard Bank Charitable Foundation Inc · The Ralph M Parsons Foundation · The California Endowment · The Ayco Charitable Foundation · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · National Philanthropic Trust

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Service Station Foundation F/K/A the Chernin Family Foundation Inc funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Service Station Foundation F/K/A the Chernin Family Foundation Inc. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 40%1%4%8%15%funder's share of their income ↑0%25%50%75%100%share of the org’s income from government →median 1%
  • National Black Justice Coalition Inc: 17% of income from government
  • Sheriff's Meadow Foundation: 2% of income from government
  • Harbor Homes of Martha's Vineyard Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Friends of Mvyradio Inc: 1% of income from government
  • Island Grown Initiative Ltd: 0% of income from government
  • Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
4get no government money at all
3report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 53 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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The unnamed billions
grants reported with no recipient in the public record
The regranting layer
51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer
The DAF merry-go-round
$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds
The endowment market
who holds foundation money, and what just moved
The camps
funders cluster by geography, not ideology
By state
where grant money is based, and what stays home