Democracy in Action
Liberty Hill is the Home for Progressive Los Angeles
Liberty Hill is a laboratory for social justice and social change. We leverage the power of community organizers, donor activists, and allies to advance social justice through strategic investment in grants, leadership training, public partnerships, and campaigns.
Our Vision
North Star:
To Build Power in Communities Most Impacted by Systemic Oppression to Achieve Justice and Equity
Liberty Hill envisions a society in which all people have a powerful voice, including those currently shut out of our democracy, people cut off from opportunities because of their economic status, their skin color, their gender or sexual orientation, or because of where they live, or where they were born.
• We fuel grassroots organizing and activists fighting for change.
• We prioritize building power in communities impacted by systemic oppression.
• We provide a community where donor activists can engage beyond their gift.
We train the next generation of leaders to represent their communities within movement campaigns and government.
We fund and support grassroots organizations leading social justice campaigns.
We give donor activists opportunities to engage beyond their financial commitment.
We are a convener and facilitator that brings unusual allies together to effect change.
We help organizations build capacity for future success.
By the Numbers
• Distributed 270 program grants totaling $8.8M
• Raised more than $14.8M from foundations and corporations
• DAFs and giving circles made 768 grants totaling $13M
• Raised more than $2.7M in individual contributions to Liberty Hill Foundation
We Were Built for This
When Liberty Hill was founded in 1976, the country was a very different place.
The nation was busy preparing to celebrate its Bicentennial. President Gerald Ford had become the first U.S. president to officially recognize Black History Month, the U.S. Supreme Court had only just affirmed a woman’s right to unemployment benefits during pregnancy, and the California Supreme Court had ruled that the Los Angeles area school system must finally desegregate.
The fight for civil rights and social justice was entering a new phase, as was the focus on racial, gender, housing, and environmental justice.
As Liberty Hill celebrates 50 Years of Solidarity and Progress, we must also pause to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of all our supporters and partners who have been with us along the way.
• You fueled our mission so we could fuel a more just future.
• You supported our work so we could support the movements that change lives and communities across LA
• You stood beside us as we partnered with frontline organizers and helped them fight battles for youth, LGBTQ+, housing, and environmental justice that have defined the last five decades of our history.
You’ve celebrated with us, fought with us, marched with us—and pushed us—to become the Home for Progressive Philanthropy in Los Angeles.
Our founders Sarah Pillsbury, Larry Janss, Win McCormack and Anne Mendel laid the foundation for a different type of philanthropy, committing to using their wealth and privilege to fuel emerging organizations and grassroots movements that have driven transformative victories over the past 50 years. They understood that to make progressive change a reality, we needed to support people on the frontlines, resource their work, and use our voices and power to collectively fight for real change.
And that ethos still drives Liberty Hill’s work today.
We’ve seen it in the way our partners have shown up over the past challenging year— not bowing to authoritarian threats but organizing to protect vulnerable members of our communities. We’ve seen it in the way frontline community organizations responded in the face of devastating wildfires in Altadena and Palisades—launching relief funds, distributing essential supplies, and helping families access emergency assistance. We’ve seen it in the way our donor activists have stepped up in the face of rollbacks to hard-fought progress, providing increased support to immigrant rights organizations and others facing the brunt of the threats to their missions.
And through it all, Liberty Hill has been there and will continue to be there in support of this critical work.
We were built for this moment.
In Dr. King’s famous “Mountaintop” speech—given the day before his assassination—he leveled with the audience, acknowledging there would be difficult days ahead. But he also encouraged them with the message that even though they couldn’t yet see the promise of the future today, he was confident that we, as a nation, would reach that more just future if we all work together.
In the 50 years since Liberty Hill was founded, we’ve come a long way on the journey toward justice, but as this year has shown, we have not yet reached the mountaintop. There are forces that would try to pull us backward, undo the hard work of millions, and put a stranglehold on progress.
But not if we stand together. Not if we fight together.
We are ready to stand beside our partners on the next leg of this journey. We are ready to stand up against threats to roll back progress. We are ready to work to ensure that change is not only possible, but inevitable.
And we hope you are ready to stand with us on this journey toward the next 50 years of progress.
Let’s build the future—together.
Shane Murphy Goldsmith President & CEO, Liberty Hill Foundation
We will not rest until society provides justice for all.
Impact in Action
Driving Change, Building Power
Liberty Hill’s strategic vision for the remainder of this decade is rooted in our unwavering commitment to amplifying the voices of those most impacted by injustice, while strengthening our impact through direct advocacy, government partnerships, and philanthropic leadership. Our work is not just about addressing immediate needs—it is about fostering lasting change by ensuring that power resides where it truly belongs, in the hands of the people. Every initiative we undertake, partnership we form, and resource we mobilize will be guided by our North Star principle.
Fight the Bad
Stop oil drilling, Stop jailing kids, Stop raising rents and harassing tenants
Achieve the Wins
Secure victories across the board. Win local oil drilling bans, close half of youth jails, win tenant protections. Radical visions gain mainstream legitimacy. Campaigns and coalitions flex new power at the ballot box: Measure J and ULA.
Defend Against Backlash
Backlash intensifies with opposition launching repeal measures and lawsuits. Organizers are victorious against all backlash efforts, but threats continue.
A Commitment to Racial Justice
Liberty Hill supports a transformational movement for racial justice that seeks to dismantle systemic racism and traditional systems of harm in America. To strengthen that movement, racial justice has always been embedded into the core principles of all of our work.
Build the Good
Launch 2030 Strategic Plan to defend our wins and “build the good”: alternative models of affordable housing, EJ infrastructure projects, Youth Development System.
“We partner with Liberty Hill because they exemplify grassroots power and a commitment to justice. Their model lifts up community leadership, centers racial equity, and strengthens long-term movement infrastructure. By working together, we amplify voices too often silenced, support organizations rooted in community, and advance systemic solutions.”
—Alex Johnson, Interim Vice President of Programs & Public Affairs, The California Wellness Foundation
Our Agenda for a Just Future
ACHIEVE AGENDA FOR JUST FUTURE GOALS
End Youth Incarceration as We Know It
STRATEGIC ROADMAP
END YOUTH INCARCERATION AS WE KNOW IT AND BUILD A YOUTH DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM
Expand Our Home for Progressive Philanthropy
FIGHT FOR A ROOF OVER EVERY HEAD
• Secured the adoption of the Rapid Release Plan as the core strategy of the County of Los Angeles to reduce detention of girls and gender-expansive youth
2020-2022 ESS
BIG BET ONE
• Surpassed our fundraising goals this year and deployed significant grants, including rapid response, at record numbers
BIG BET ONE
• Expanded Ready to Rise from a test-and-learn pilot to a 7-year initiative, advancing over $50M of public dollars towards youth development thus far, serving 30K youth
• Exceeded our FY25 fundraising, reaching a total of $14.8M, 104% of our goal for institutional giving
Status: ON TRACK
INDIVIDUAL DONORS, SUSTAIN HOME FOR PROGRESSIVE LA
• Distributed $3.6M in blended public and philanthropic funding to youth development organizations while providing targeted training, coaching, healing, and communitybuilding resources
TO BUILD POWER IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
CHALLENGES:
SUSTAINING
OPPORTUNITIES: STRATEGIC ROADMAP 2020-2022 PROGRESS
CHALLENGES: NORTHSTAR:
• Secured $2.7M in individual donor contributions and more than $13M of DAFs and giving circles grantmaking
AINING ENERGY AND MORALE THROUGH A PANDEMIC CONTINUING UNCERTAINTY ABOUT ALL THINGS TO BUILD POWER IN COMMUNITIES MOST IMPACTED BY SYSTEMIC INJUSTICE TO ACHIEVE JUSTICE AND EQUITY.
BIG BET TWO
Fight for a Roof Over Every Head
Invest in Organizing
• Won housing rights by establishing eviction defense and rental assistance program guidelines with the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency (LACAHSA)
• Made more than $600K in general operating and movement infrastructure support grants to organizations leading housing policy advocacy
OPPORTUNITIES:
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS ON HOUSING AND CRIMINAL/YOUTH JUSTICE
BIG BET THREE
• Reached out to 181,795 tenants and hosted 450 workshops for tenants facing eviction through the Stay Housed LA program
GOVERNMENT PARTNERSHIPS ON HOUSING AND CRIMINAL/YOUTH JUSTICE
TWO BIG BET THREE
AND ADVANCE
• Won environmental justice by securing the City of Los Angeles and County of Los Angeles rescindment of Oil Ordinance No. 187,708—a major step toward ending oil drilling and banning new oil and gas production
• Made over $1.7M in grants to EJ organizing in LA, supporting ongoing advocacy, coalition building, and wildfire relief
• Within the initial weeks following the LA wildfires, granted $745K to 42 organizations, including $102K from Donor Advised Funds, ensuring collective care and justice amid the devastation
• Completed the 5th year of multi-year Fund for Change grantmaking and provided $490K to 49 organizations. Relaunched the Community Funding Board and the Fund for Change as part of Liberty Hill’s longstanding participatory grantmaking work
• Launched Ready to Rise 2.0 in partnership with the Los Angeles Department of Youth Development with the support of $6.5M in public and private commitments for the Youth and Transformative Justice Strategic Plan
Develop Leaders
• Launched Youth Development Incubation Academy, a capacity-building program developed in collaboration with LA County’s Department of Youth Development, providing $2.6M in grants and a one-year responsive program for youth justice organizations
• Grew Environmental Leadership Initiative to nearly 40 fellows statewide, advancing their capacity as environmental leaders driving EJ values, resources, and agendas in sectors like agriculture, food systems, outdoor education, and Native land stewardship
• Supported the newest Community Funding Board cohort, leveraging the power of community organizers, donor activists, and allies to advance social justice through strategic grants, leadership training, and campaigns
Community Power in Action
At Liberty Hill, we are dedicated to supporting frontline organizations, campaigns, and movements that are empowering communities and creating meaningful change throughout the region. In this new chapter of LA’s social justice journey, organizers are proudly embracing their power to safeguard their achievements, stand strong against challenges, and above all, keep pushing towards a more just and equitable Los Angeles.
Free the Youth Rally
Youth activists and organizers from Liberty Hill’s Liberation Fund—including the Young Women’s Freedom Center, Youth Justice Coalition, and Students Deserve—gathered at the LA County Hall of Administration for the Free the Youth Rally, an inspiring show of youth empowerment. The community-led action centered the youth voices in the fight to end incarceration of girls and gender-expansive youth. The long-term goal is to serve young people outside of settings geared toward punishment and incarceration and instead provide robust community-led support in coordination with the Department of Youth Development. We know that youth cannot thrive and develop in incarceration but that there is a foundation of organizations Liberty Hill has been supporting for decades that have built a robust alternative ecosystem to serve kids well. Liberty Hill proudly supports these organizers who are laying out the foundation to end youth incarceration in California, with the potential to be replicated nationwide.
EJ Ready Learning Lab Launch
This year, Liberty Hill and the Resources Legacy Fund launched the EJ Ready Learning Lab series—a powerful new initiative supporting EJ Ready grantees as they advance solutions to the climate crisis in Los Angeles. The interactive series focuses on creating Resiliency Centers, community-centered facilities offering safe spaces and resources during climate events, economic hardships, or social pressures. These centers will provide emergency preparedness, mental health support, educational and job training programs, community-building activities, and assistance for youth and families. The seven-part learning series dives into planning, design, program development, and implementation. By the end, participants will be equipped to plan, design, and bring their own Resiliency Centers to life.
Ready to Rise 2025 Cohort Summit
This year, Liberty Hill and the California Community Foundation hosted the Ready to Rise 2025 Cohort Summit, a powerful gathering of grantees, partners, and community leaders united by a shared goal: fostering positive youth development and driving systems change. Now in its fifth year, Ready to Rise has grown into a $50M initiative, providing critical funding for community-based youth development services and capacity building to 100 grantees in LA County. The program, which emerged from our California Funders for Boys and Men of Color Southern California initiative, plays a vital role in supporting system-impacted youth with supportive services that offer an alternative to incarceration. At this year’s summit, grantee partners shared how this innovative program has strengthened their organizations, elevated youth leadership, and broadened community impact. The energy in the room was truly inspiring—a reminder that real transformation happens when we invest in community-led solutions.
“What Liberation Fund has done is brought together a bunch of community-based organizations that are willing to step up and be at the forefront of that movement.”
—Emilio Zapién, Director of Media & Communications at Youth Justice Coalition
Helping Communities Survive & Thrive After LA Fires
Following destructive wildfires in Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, Liberty Hill’s grantee partners united to assist affected communities across LA County. From the start, frontline organizations like Social Justice Learning Institute, Inner City Struggle, the LA Community Land Trust Network and Pasadena Organizing for Progress actively connected with those impacted, offering vital support and resources. Their efforts made it easier for affected residents and business owners to access emergency assistance services, financial support, and mutual aid. We extend our deepest gratitude to all the organizers, activists, and volunteers whose bravery, resilience, and generosity shine as a source of hope.
Housing Advocates Begin Measure A Implementation
Housing justice advocates came together to support implementation of Measure A in LA County—a major milestone in ending homelessness and providing housing, care, and stability for our unhoused neighbors. This innovative measure was backed by The Bold New Way, an incredible coalition of 200+ community-based organizations and labor groups, including Liberty Hill partners like United Way of Greater Los Angeles, Koreatown Immigrant Workers Alliance, SAJE, LiBRE, ACCE, LA Voice, Our Future LA, and many others. Together, they rallied millions of voters to ensure its passage. With the support of this historic coalition, Measure A will help keep people housed, sustain homeless services, create well-paying union jobs, and build thousands of new affordable housing units for Angelenos.
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Resistance in Action
This past year, amid political upheaval and tightening threats to civil rights, Liberty Hill’s grantee partners showed what democracy looks like in practice: communities organizing together, demanding to be heard, and reshaping systems that were never designed for them. Across Los Angeles, movement leaders turned adversity into agency— proving that resistance is not reactionary; it’s visionary.
Youth & Transformative Justice: From Punishment to Possibility
Over the past year, young people and families organized to end youth incarceration—and Los Angeles County listened. Years of grassroots pressure by Liberty Hill partners such as Youth Justice Coalition, Arts for Healing and Justice Network, Students Deserve, and the Reimagine LA Coalition culminated in a historic shift from punishment to prevention.
That transformation deepened last year. The Ready to Rise initiative — a policy implementation win shaped by community organizations and emerging from the California Funders for Boys and Men of Color Southern California initiative— co-managed by Liberty Hill and the California Community Foundation, expanded to reach more than 100 organizations and 25,000 youth, with $50 million in sustained annual funding for community-based programs. Meanwhile, the Youth Development Incubation Academy—a Liberty Hill collaboration—equipped smaller, BIPOC-led groups to navigate government contracting and deliver transformative care.
At the same time, the Liberation Fund mobilized partners like the Young Women’s Freedom Center, A New Way of Life, and Sister Warriors Freedom Coalition to confront the criminalization of girls and gender-expansive youth. Together they secured releases from detention, exposed abuse inside facilities, and advanced a healing-centered model for public safety.
This is democracy in its purest form—power shifting from institutions to people. Through organizing and collective vision, community groups ensured that those most harmed by the system now shape the solutions that replace it.
Housing Justice: Keeping People in Place
As corporate landlords and speculative developers sought to roll back renter protections, Liberty Hill’s housing partners fought to keep Angelenos in their homes—and won critical ground.
The Stay Housed LA and United to House LA coalitions helped thousands of renters access legal defense, education, and emergency relief. Organizations like Strategic Actions for a Just Economy (SAJE) and LA Voice framed tenant protections as democracy in action: the right to stability, participation, and dignity.
By linking faith-based organizing and civic education, these coalitions reversed decades of policy that treated renters as consumers instead of citizens. Their work turned city-council hearings, community meetings, and legal clinics into classrooms for democracy.
Environmental Justice: Power Against Pollution
In Los Angeles’ frontline neighborhoods—from Wilmington to the San Gabriel Valley—residents continued to confront decades of environmental racism and disinvestment head-on. This past year brought major breakthroughs through EJ Ready, Liberty Hill’s collaboration with Resources Legacy Fund that equips grassroots organizations to access and implement public climate funding.
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Community-based groups like Active SGV, TRUST South LA, and Pacoima Beautiful leveraged over $20 million in new federal and state funding for clean-energy retrofits, e-bike libraries, and air-quality monitoring systems designed by residents themselves.
“We’re showing what it looks like when communities define the solutions to environmental injustice,” said David Diaz, Executive Director of Active SGV
By training community organizers to navigate complex government grants, Liberty Hill and its partners democratized access to climate investments—ensuring that those who have borne the brunt of pollution can lead the cleanenergy transition and shape a more resilient Los Angeles.
Organizing & Movement Infrastructure: Power That Lasts
Across all these fronts—youth, housing, and environment—the through line this past year underscored the critical importance of organizing: people learning, acting, and deciding together.
That’s also the heartbeat of immigrant- and worker-rights partners like CHIRLA, KIWA, and LAANE, who reminded Los Angeles that democracy depends on the right to organize without fear.
In June, CHIRLA faced a direct attack when federal officials accused the organization of “bankrolling civil unrest.” Instead of retreating, they doubled down on their mission.
“People deserve this, and so we’re going to fight alongside them for what they’re demanding,” said Areli Hernandez of CHIRLA. “We’re fighting alongside people, not speaking for them. They’re part of this struggle.”
“When we go to Washington, D.C., the members go,” Hernandez added. “They tell their stories: ‘This is what’s happening in my community. This is why you need to pass this bill.’ That’s what a membership organization is—the community connected to the halls of power.”
That ethos—accountability to community rather than compliance with power—runs through Liberty Hill’s broader ecosystem. From KIWA’s cross-racial worker organizing in Koreatown to LAANE’s campaigns for fair labor and climate jobs, these organizations model participatory democracy every day.
In Hernandez’s words, the attacks on CHIRLA “are attacks on civil society itself… because we organize people, and we organize people well.”
By standing with these partners, Liberty Hill underscored a simple truth: philanthropy’s role isn’t to manage change from afar, but to resource the people making it.
The Common Thread: Resistance as Renewal
What unites these stories is not only defiance—it’s construction. Each campaign built infrastructure that will outlast any one grant cycle or election: legal-aid networks, youth-serving systems, and leadership pipelines that move people from protest to policy.
As movements grow stronger, so does democracy itself. This past year proved that when communities organize across race, geography, and issue, resistance becomes a creative act—one that builds belonging, redistributes power, and reclaims public space for the common good.
Resistance isn’t the opposite of democracy—it’s how democracy survives. Liberty Hill’s partners showed that fighting for housing, healing, and human rights is not separate from civic participation—it is civic participation.
Together, they’re proving that democracy in action begins where people organize for dignity, and ends only when justice is shared by all.
Donors in Action
Our donor activists put their passion into action. Their generous unrestricted gifts allow us to continue to power the grassroots movements shaping LA. Whether they’re advocating in support of youth development, signing petitions to end oil drilling across the county, or attending events to raise funds to support this critical work, Liberty Hill’s donor activists show up for social justice. We couldn’t do this critical work without the support of individual donors, donor advised funds, and giving circles.
Giving Circles: Collective Impact Through Philanthropy
Liberty Hill’s Giving Circles are self-directed groups of dynamic individuals who pool their donations to make a greater impact on the issues that matter to them. Liberty Hill’s Giving Circles provide members with an opportunity for hands-on community activism and collective strategic philanthropy.
Donor Advised Funds
Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are a crucial component of Liberty Hill’s laboratory of social change philanthropy, offering opportunities for donors to fund new and innovative models for empowering communities and supporting systemic change. In 2025, Liberty Hill’s DAFs and giving circles provided grants totaling $13M and 60.5% of DAF grants went to social justice organizations.
2024 Leadership Appreciation Brunch
Our annual Leadership Appreciation Brunch brought together the Liberty Hill community at the stunning Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica to spotlight the pivotal role of frontline organizers and donor activists in energizing progressive voters and shaping a multiracial democracy. In a dynamic discussion led by Liberty Hill President & CEO Shane Murphy Goldsmith, guests explored the implications of the 2024 election with political experts Steve Phillips (Democracy in Color) and Dr. Manuel Pastor (USC Equity Research Institute)—sharing bold insights on the important work ahead, the future of the progressive movement, and how our community can unite to drive lasting change!
Environment + Justice Donor Circle in Action
The Environment + Justice Donor Circle at Liberty Hill empowers members to explore the critical intersection of environmental, social, and economic justice. This year’s standout salon, “Environmental Justice Landscape Update for SoCal and Beyond,” featured Angelo Logan, Liberty Hill’s Senior Director of Environmental & Climate Justice, and Sean Hecht, Managing Attorney at Earthjustice’s California Regional Office. Together, they unpacked regional challenges and shared how philanthropy can fuel frontline solutions. Members also connected at vibrant events like LA Más Night Market and the Alma Backyard Farm Tour—building community while driving impact. This year, the giving circle made $160,000 in grants.
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42nd Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration
Nearly 600 guests filled the LA Convention Center for the 42nd Annual Upton Sinclair Celebration—a night of community, inspiration, and progress! The space came alive with an interactive mural, original artwork from Arts Bridging the Gap, and the new Building the Good Marketplace featuring partners like Tia Chucha’s, the Michael Latt Legacy Fund, and the LA Community Action Network. Guests were moved by a heartfelt performance from the Spirit Awakening Foundation and a powerful closing set by The Freedom Singers. Keynote speaker Deepak Bhargava—nationally acclaimed author and president of the Freedom Together Foundation—reminded us of the extraordinary opportunity before us: to rise together amidst setbacks and build a world that is more free and more just.
Immigrant Communities Under Siege Donor Briefing
Youth Justice at a Crossroads
At the Immigrant Communities Under Siege Donor Briefing, we updated our dedicated donor activists about the escalating threats facing our immigrant communities. Liberty Hill partners from the Coalition of Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles, CLEAN Carwash Worker Center, and California Assemblymember Isaac Bryan shared powerful insights into frontlines efforts to speak out, organize, and resist the inhumane detention of immigrants. We also spotlighted grassroots organizations leading this fight for justice. Thanks to our dedicated donor activists, $400K was invested in organizations at the intersection of immigrant rights and social justice—a true testament to real change powered by community and solidarity!
Liberty Hill partnered with the Young Women’s Freedom Center to host Youth Justice at a Crossroads, a powerful donor event bringing together donor activists, funders, and advisors for a site visit and strategy briefing. Attendees received updates on our youth justice work and learned about the progress of our Liberation Fund program, which advances community-led solutions to end system involvement for girls and gender-expansive youth. Specials guests from LA County Department of Youth Development, the Probation Oversight Commission, ReImagine Freedom, and Young Women’s Freedom Centers joined the conversation—exploring collaborative efforts to achieve and sustain full decarceration of girls and gender-expansive youth across the region.
Donors Bending the Arc Toward Justice
We are grateful for the unwavering support and commitment of Liberty Hill’s longtime donor activists and funding partners, as well as the many individuals and organizations that began new partnerships with Liberty Hill at this critical moment in history.
CHAMPIONS ($10,000)
Siena Aguayo & Andrew Bartholomew
Michele Asselin & Joe Meltzer
Diana & Daniel Attias
Sandra Ball-Rokeach
Hal Barron & Kathy Kobayashi
The Beall Family
Celia Bernstein, Brad Kesden & Lena Kesden
Flora & Andrew Birdzell
Z. C. Branson
Stephanie & Harold Bronson
Beth Burnam
Sofia Chang
Wendy Chang & David Solin Lee
Jon Christensen & Ursula K. Heise
Barbara Cohn
Roberta Conroy
ADVOCATES
Susannah Blinkoff & Jordan Corngold
Kafi & The Honorable
Bob Blumenfield
Sharon Fagen
Marta Ferro
Lisa Friedman
Frank Gruber & Janet Levin
Martha E. Hackett
Glen Dake
Renee Dake Wilson
John Densmore
Ranney Blake Draper
Robin Dunitz
Shari & Richard Foos
Kay Gilbert & Roger Kohn
Adam Gunther
Christi Hogin & Michael Jenkins
Linda K. Jacobs
Katharine King
Kesa Kivel
Trice Koopman & Mark Freund
Annie Lainer-Marquit
Linda Lichter & Norman Marck
Jason & Lika Litt
Paula & Barry Litt
Natalie Mahdesian
($5,000)
Norman F. Hapke & Valerie Jacobs Hapke
Frances Jemmott & Bernard Rollins
Heather & Joshua Joy Kamensky
Annie Lainer-Marquit
Mary Lassen
Katherine & Benjamin Lindsay
Loraine Lundquist
Cassie & Garo Manjikian
CHANGEMAKERS
Stephanie Mesones Alvarado
Huey & Steve Artiga-Merchant
Ronald Bagel & Meg O’Brien
Kim Balkan
Yuval Bar-Zemer
Taylor & Richard Beale
Mary Ann Braubach
Jan Breidenbach & Dan Stormer
Sandra & Mayer Brenner
Karen Byrne
David Castle & Joanna Kabat
Pooja Chawla
Suzanne & Walter Cochran-Bond
Mary-Erin Crook & David Johnson
Jessica de Rothschild & Sacha Gervasi
Arline H. Dillman
Quinn Emmett
Joy Friedman & Andrew Hapke
Paul Friedman
Silvia Fuentes
Susan Genco & Mitch Kamin
Sonya Glover
Shane Murphy Goldsmith & Monica Granados
Eliza & Adam Green
Win McCormack
Beth & David Meltzer
Weston Milliken, Ph.D.
Molly Munger & Stephen English
Sylvia Patton
Jane Peebles
Steve Phillips
Carol Potter
Nina Revoyr
Connie & Keith Rohman
David Rosenauer & Rex Walker
Angelica Salas
Grant Sunderland & Katherine Vaughters
Allison Thomas
Shana Weiss & John Silva
*4 Anonymous Donors
SUSTAINERS
Rabbi Kenneth Chasen & Allison Lee
Howard Chesley & Shelly Wiseman
Joseph Chico
Luisa Chil
Soo Choi
Sue Ann Chui
Steve Clare
Lynne Clark
Marie Condron
Christopher Cooper
Cynthia Copeland & Greg Spiegel
Nancy Cotton & John Given
Keith Crasnick
Crystal Crawford, Esq.
Gloria Davis
Rebecca Dennison
Lucia Diaz
Andre Donado
John Bard Manulis & Elizabeth Heller
Suzanne J. Marks
Walter N. Marks III & Carol W. Wiener
Gail Milliken
Elizabeth Reed
Stefanie & Myron Roth
Sam J. Vinal
Elizabeth & Steve Zaillian
*2 Anonymous Donors
($1,200)
Whitney Green
Claire Hapke Preciado
Burt Harris, Jr.
Sean Hecht & Rebecca Weiker
Jessica Hoffmann
Carollee Howes & Karen Brodkin
Jennifer Ito
William Jones & Thea Petchler
Diane & Jules Kabat
Lirona Kadosh & Ethan Goldstine
Lynzee Klingman & Richard Pearce
Zuzana Riemer Landres & Shawn Landres
Brooke Lykins
Julio Marcial
Jack McCurley
Dr. Eve Meltzer & Dr. Joseph M. Thometz
Melissa Michelson
Barbara Osborn & Johnnie Drimmer
Manuel Pastor, Jr. & Elizabeth Hall Hamilton
Clare Pastore & Kurt F. Eggert
Kaci Patterson
Ms. Jane Paul & Mr. Glenn Berkovitz
Tasha Prakash
Margarita & Clemente Ramirez
SUSTAINERS (under
Pamela Agustin-Anguiano
Sarita Ahuja
Michelle Allen-Sharpley
Frank Alvarez
Veronica Alvarez
Akiesha Anderson
Alexandra Ankudowich
Olivia Arena
Joel Arquillos
Patricia Arroyos
Cynthia Azali-Rojas
Nathan Banditelli
Elissa Barrett
Jessica Kaczmarek
Jane Kagon & Edward Greenberg
Glenn Kaino
Piper Kamins
Cynthia Kanner
Michael Kapp
Lori Karny
Courtney Kassel
Barbara Katz
Deborah & Jeffrey Kaye
Megan M. Kelly
Artur Khlakhyan
Wendelyn Killian
Lynn Kirshbaum
Stephanie B. Koehler
Jamie Kogan
Brandon Kol
Gail Krowech
Lee Doud
Howard Dratch
Sarah Dunlap
Alice Echols
Sarah Efthymiou
John & Kristin Epstein
Julio Esperias
Bahram Fazeli
Danny Feingold
Mitzi Fermon
Laura Ferretti
Lisa Fischer
Miriam Fogelson
Alica Forneret
Alicia Foster
Jared Rivera
Molly Rysman
Adit & Ujjaini Sahasrabudhe
Meghan Sahli-Wells
Cathy Salser
Robyn Samuels & Bruce Shragg
Joanna Schwartz & Theodore Shapiro
Cynthia & Tim Sexton
Samuel Shaw & Lila Byock
Mitchell Singer
Mark Smith
Carol Sobel
Dominique Tan
Chris Tilly & Marie Kennedy
Benita & Roy Ulrich
Belen Vargas
Dale Weaver & Diane Perlov
Paul Weitz
Marilyn & John Wells
Jon Wiener & Judy Fiskin
Matty & Andrew Wilder
Jennifer Williams
Amelia & Derrick Williamson
Rabbi Barbara Zacky
Jon Zerolnick
*1 Anonymous Donor
$1,200)
Siris Barrios
Cassandra Beale
Robert Bell
Shannon Bevers
Deepak Bhargava
Ludovic Blain
Nicole & Mickey Blaine
Tegan Blaine
Marc Blake
Leo Blumberg-Woll
Barak Bomani
Norma Bowles
Thaise Boyd
Kim Potter
Asia Powell
Linda Preuss
Michele Prichard & Rod Lane
Adriana Raine
Bonnie Raitt
Emma Ramirez
Andres Ramirez-Huiztec
The Honorable Mark Ridley-Thomas Howard A. Rodman
Joseph O. Romero
Margot Roosevelt
Steven J. Rosenblum
Dr. Mary Ann Rosenfeld & Mr. Sheldon Kadish
Jessica Ruvinsky
Shawnte Salabert
Victor Sanchez
Barbara Kruger
Liana & Michael Krupp
Sheila Kuehl
Andrew Lee
Erika Lee
Ariella Lehrer
Leslie Leitner
Laurie Lew
Nancy Lewis
Jered Lindsay
Alexandra Litt
Nicholas Litt
Napoleon Lustre
Stephen C. Maack
Elena V. Macias
Kerry Franco
Jill Freidmutter
Lenore French
Glen Friedman
Nan Friedman
Chris & Jennifer Gabriele
Kay Gallin
Diane & Robert Garcia
Shimica Gaskins & James Perez
Amy Gladstein & James Reif
Jane & Amir Gold
Ruth Goldway
Krea Gomez
Gregory Good
Kelly Goode
Kriss Goss-Marr
Britney Gray
Ana Guerrero
Gayle Haberman
Andrew D. Halladay
Joey Hammers
Ronnie Han
Janelle Hartley
Anne Hawthorne
Danielle Heaton
Olivia Heffernan
Dennis Hernandez
Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez
Ivan Hernandez
Paul Hernandez
Roth Herrlinger
Milton Hernandez-Nimatuj
Benjamin Brandzel
Daniel Braun
Catlan & John Brinsley
Matthew Briskie
Cristina Briskie-Wood
Mary Broderick
Laura Burgis
Rick Burgis
Colleen Callahan
David Callahan
Stephanie Caridad
Patricia Castellanos
Rene Castro
Dennis Hicks
Roni Hooper
Zachary Hoover & Saskia Pallais
Zharia Howard
Cynthia Hubach
Craig Hubbell
Rev. Arlene Hylton
Norma Ibarra
Nancy H. Ibrahim
Jillian Ingram
John R. Jackson
Raymond Jimenez
Angela Johnson Peters
Arnetta Mack
Karen Mack
Shelley MacKay
Victoria Mackey
Eric Mann
Zahirah Mann
Louise Manuel
Myra Marayag
Christine Margiotta
Mark Masaoka
Doe Mayer
Estuardo Mazariegos
Suzanne McCormick
Gay McDaniel
Linda McFarlane
Reverend Janet G. McKeithen
Joseph Tomás T. McKellar
Sandra McNeill
Gloria Medina
Leighann Miko
Lance & Marianne Miller
Susan Millmann & David Clare
Janis Minton
Oscar Monge
Tracy Moore
Shiri Morgan
William & Elizabeth Morgan
Patricia Mosley
Victoria Mudd
Ivana Munguia
Jessy Needham
Melinda Newman
Anthony Nieves
Jorge Nuño Lora O’Connor
Hemly Ordonez Guillermo Ortiz
Maegan Ortiz
Torie Osborn
Allegra Padilla
Emily Parker
Deepak Pateriya
Jamie Patricof
Miguel & Jennifer Perla
Sarah Pillsbury
Midge Sanford & Peter Broderick
Amy Sausser & Jerry Soto
Jonah Schrogin
Janie Schulman
Zachery Scott-Hillel
Mark Sedway
Dorothy Settlage
Michael Sexton
Susan Silton
David Silverstein
Ariel Simon
Jonathan Skurnik
Joan Smiles
Brenda Solorzano
Caleb Spiegel Ostrom
ZinShu Spock
Joshua Stewart
Olivia S. Stutman
Barbara Sugarman
Alexandra Suh & Thomas Kim
Catherine Suitor & Jorge Ramirez
Anna-Jane Tabler
Judith Teitelman & Aaron Paley
Taylor Thompson
Anna Topolewski
Natalie Tran
Nga Tran
Joseph Treves
Aradhna Tripati
Quyen Tu Amy Turk
Germonique Ulmer
Sarah Vaill
Carlos Valle
Melanie Vartabedian
Zach Verdin
Jeffery T. Wallace
Catherine Wang Myesha Ward
Kim Watson
Carl Weibel
Anthony Weiss Felix Werner
Jeff Werner & Elyce Wakerman
Jennifer Wheeler
Steven White & Pamela Britton-White
Emily Williams & Randall Scharlach
Rene Williams
Susan F. Willis
Chrysta Wilson
Dwight Wilson
Lee Winkelman
Fred Woocher & Wendy Dozoretz
Tomiko T. Yamato
Kathleen Yasuda
Denny Zane
Robert Zaugh
Lori Zimmerman & Adam Leipzig *9 Anonymous Donors
INSTITUTIONAL GIFTS
Corporations
Amalgamated Bank
California Air Resources Board
Edison International
Electrify America, LLC
Equalis Financial
Foundations
11th Hour Project/ Schmidt Family Foundation
Angell Foundation
Annenberg Foundation
Arlene & Michael Rosen Foundation
The Associated
Ayco Charitable Foundation
The Beall Family Foundation
The Brookside Fund
California Community Foundation
The California Endowment
Conrad N. Hilton Foundation
David Bohnett Foundation
Draper Family Foundation of Orange
County Community Foundation
Dwight Stuart Youth Fund
Erol Foundation
Other Organizations
California Black Freedom Fund of the SVCF
Catalyst California Center for Nonprofit Management
Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles
Darkbloom Productions
Environment + Justice Donor Circle
First 5 LA Inquilinos Unidos
LA Voice
LA-Mas Inc.
GYL Decauwer LLP
Jemmott Rollins Group
L.A. Care Health Plan
Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Los Angeles Rams
Flora L. Thornton Foundation
Freedom Together Foundation
Heising-Simons Foundation
International Community Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation
The John & Marilyn
Wells Family Foundation
Katie McGrath & J.J. Abrams
Family Foundation
Latino Community Foundation
Lee & Luis Lainer Family Foundation
Lisa and Maury Friedman Foundation
Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation
Lucy and Isadore
B. Adelman Foundation
Marisla Foundation
Meadow Fund of the Silicon Valley Community Foundation
Los Angeles College Faculty Guild Local 1521
Media Cause
Mercy Housing California
Momentum Solutions
The Narrative Method
Proyecto Pastoral at Dolores Mission
Rosenstein Family Fund of RSF Social Finance
Shout! Factory
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs
DONOR ADVISED FUNDS
A Better World Fund
Allison Thomas Racial Justice Fund
Andrew and Matty
Wilder Charitable Fund
Arnold Peterson Fund
As Above So Below Supply Store
Bagel-OBrien Fund
Breadbox Fund
Brenda & Paul Hudson Fund
Byock-Shaw Family Fund
C&G Fund for Progress
Carol Sobel Fund
Cassandra Fund
Catalyst Fund
Celia Bernstein, Brad Kesden
& Lena Kesden
David Rosenauer and Rex Walker Fund
Dean Hansell-Shirley Lens Fund
E. Meltzer and J. Thometz
Family Fund
Fe Fi Fo Fund
Garcetti-Wakeland Human Rights
& Economic Justice Fund
Grant Grace Giving Fund
Hancock Fund
Harold & Stephanie Bronson Fund
In This Together Fund
Jon Christensen
Jordan Family Fund
Joy Kamensky Fund
Kesa Kivel Fund
Kicking Assets Fund
Lawson Justice Fund
Lichter-Marck Fund
Lichter-Marck Next Generation Fund
Linea Social Justice Foundation
Live Oak Fund
Los Angeles Activist
Video Archive Fund
Lynn Kirshbaum Fund
M. Asselin - J. Meltzer Fund
Manuel Pastor and Betsy Hamilton Fund
McLane, Bednarski & Litt Fund
Ocean & Mountain Communications
Patagonia
Servicon
Universal Good Inc.
Nobbs Foundation
The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation
The Ressler Family Foundation
Rosenberg Foundation
Roy + Patricia
Disney Family Foundation
Satterberg Foundation
Seeley W. Mudd Foundation
Sheila, Dave, and Sherry Gold Foundation
The Three Sisters Foundation
Tides Foundation
Waverley Street Foundation
Weingart Foundation
Wells Fargo Foundation
William and Flora
Hewlett Foundation
Social Good Solutions
Social Justice Learning Institute Inc
Southern California Grantmakers
Starfish Impact
Turner-Pretzlav Family Fund of
Bank of America Charitable GF
Unite Here! Local 11
United Way of Greater Los Angeles
USC Equity Research Institute
Vision y Compromiso
Wilson and Associates
Coaching and Consulting
CIRCLE
Sandra Ball-Rokeach
Jon Christensen & Ursula K. Heise
Barbara Cohn
John Densmore
Daniel Edelman & Ivan Ontiveros
The Honorable Mona Field
Whitney Green
Paul & Brenda Hudson
Katharine King
Kesa Kivel
Diantha Lebenzon
Jason & Lika Litt
Paula & Barry Litt
Cary Lowe
Doe Mayer
Beth & David Meltzer
David Nochimson
Barbara Osborn & Johnnie Drimmer
Torie Osborn
Manuel Pastor, Jr. & Elizabeth Hall Hamilton
Sarah Pillsbury
GIVING CIRCLES
Circle of Change Fund
Wendy Chang (Co-Chair)
& David Solin Lee
Joyce Ybarra (Co-Chair)
& Joseph Ybarra
Kristin Aldana-Taday
& Gustavo Aldana
Nancy Berman & Alan Bloch
Kafi & Bob Blumenfield
Joni Byun
Clara Chiu-Torres
Bill Choi
Jon Christensen & Ursula K. Heise
Michelle Kim
Grace Lee
Grant Lee
Sally Lew
Environment + Justice Donor Circle
Jon Christensen (Co-Chair) & Ursula K. Heise
Dominique Tan (Co-Chair)
Michele Asselin & Joseph Meltzer
Hal S. Barron & Kathy Kobayashi
Andrew Bartholomew & Siena Aguayo
Miriam Bar-Zemer
Glenn Berkovitz
Celia Bernstein, Brad Kesden & Lena Kesden
Stephanie & Harold Bronson
Colleen Callahan
Sofia Chang
Glen Dake
Renee Dake Wilson
NextGen Giving Circle
Andrew Bartholomew (Co-Chair)
& Siena Aguayo
Michael Latt Legacy Fund
Miscellaneous Fund
Opportunity Fund
Paula & Barry Litt Fund
Plumeria Fund
Rabbi Barbara Zacky Fund
RandEm Journey Fund
Ray of Light Fund
Red Green Blue Fund
ReImagine Freedom Fund
Richard and Taylor
Beale Family Fund
Robert & Heidi Greenwald Fund
Roberta Conroy Charitable Fund
Sahasrabudhe DAF
Satterberg Foundation Fund
Schaffer Family Fund
ServiconCares
Slow Harmony Fund
Stone’s Throw to Skid Row Fund
Stormer-Breidenbach Fund
*4 Anonymous Donors
Jennifer Williams (Co-Chair)
Ernesto Arias
Angela Bai
Jon Christensen & Ursula K. Heise
Glen Dake
Renee Dake Wilson
OUT Fund
Wendy Chang (Tri-Chair)
Bill McDermott (Tri-Chair)
Rachel Roth (Tri-Chair)
Sheri Bonstelle
Stephanie & Harold Bronson
Diana Buckhantz
Jon Christensen & Ursula Heise
Chiedu Egbuniwe & Michael Phillips
Sophie A. Fanelli
Lisa Friedman
Kay Gilbert
Ruth Goldway
Adam Gunther & Georgia Lill
Sean Hecht
Brett Heeger
Katharine King
Roger L. Kohn
Andrew Lee
Paula & Barry Litt
Loraine Lundquist
Cassandra & Garo Manjikian
Daniel Melling
Beth Meltzer & David Meltzer
Julia Meltzer & David Thorne
Tiffany Duvernay-Smith
Eddie Isaacs
Alexandra Litt
Nicholas Litt
Loraine Lundquist
Gisele Roberts
Adit & Ujjaini Sahasrabudhe
Sarah Schermerhorn
Jennifer Gregg R Christine Hershey & Susan Van Horn
Craig Hubbell
Weston Milliken, Ph.D.
and Muriel Berman Foundation Bradford Pollard
Salser
X Fund Executive Committee
Flora Birdzell
Teresa Cisneros Burton
Susan Genco
Julie Hermelin
*Liberty
Andrea Nevins*
Clara Nevins
Laura Jimenez
Meiko Takayama
David Rosenauer & Rex Walker
Cathy Salser
Anneka Scranton
Cynthia & Tim Sexton
Jon Wiener & Judy Fiskin
Sherry Winters
Rabbi Barbara Zacky
David Zebker
*3 Anonymous Donors
Rose Chan Loui
Weston Milliken, Ph.D.
Rick Noguchi
Lina Paredes & Jerome Academia
Rebecca Shea
A. Sparks
Mr. & Mrs. Randall A. Tamura
Anthony Truong
Barbara Osborn & Johnnie Drimmer
Jane Paul
Rosenstein Family Fund of RSF Social Finance
Molly Rysman
& Ujjaini Sahasrabudhe Meghan Sahli-Wells & Karim Sahli ZinShu Spock & John Spock
Grant Sunderland & Katherine Vaughters Allison Thomas Sam J. Vinal
Brian E. Wilson
Wong
Grant Sunderland & Katherine Vaughters
Dominique Tan
Shamya M. Ullah
Eileen Ung
Robert M. Saltzman
Brad W. Seiling, Esq.
Sides Mitchell Singer
Valenzuela
Matty & Andrew Wilder
Sarah Vaill
Hill Foundation mourns the loss of these friends of justice:
Jesse N. Marquez Michele Mulrooney Ruth Beaglehole Dan Hirsch Andrea Nevins Jaime Regalado
Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Amelia Williamson Board Co-Chair
Founder, AWA Consults
Mark Smith Treasurer Political Science Instructor
MEMBERS
Belen Vargas
Dominque Tan
Jennifer Ito
Julie Hermelin
Marta Ferro
Staff
LEADERSHIP
Shane Murphy Goldsmith
Angela Reyes
Corey Matthews
Courtney Kassel
STAFF
Andres Magana
Angel Moreno
Angelo Logan
Araceli Centeno Cece Gilliam
Charlette Wilburn Deepika Kandula Diego Bravo
Flores
Emily Phillips
Boone
Giselle Armendariz Griffin Hatlestad
Jazmyn Carter
Jessica Prieto
Jill Freidmutter
Jordan Haynes
Joy Friedman
The Smidt Foundation, Senior Director of LA Co Programs, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools
Chief of Staff at Unical Air Inc., Co-CEO of Mitra BUMMA
USC Equity Research Institute
Managing Partner, Gutsy Media, and Wake Up & Vote
President of Starfish Impact, Inc.
President/CEO
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Strategy Officer
Chief Communications Officer
Deputy Director, Public Relations & Community Engagement
Senior Manager, Human Resources
Senior Director, Environmental & Climate Justice
Program Director, EJ Ready Junior Staff Accountant
Vice President, People Operations
Senior Director, Organizational Systems & Effectiveness
Program Director, Ready to Rise
Program Director, Bold Vision/ELI
Data Manager
Controller
Program Manager, Capacity Building
Program Director, Housing
Director, Government Contract Compliance & Administration
Senior Program Manager
Senior Data Manager
Senior Manager, Donor Relations
Senior Director, Donor Organizing
Jon Christensen Board Co-Chair Adjunct Asst. Professor, UCLA
Angel Daniels Secretary
Executive Director, Angell Foundation
Mary Ann Braubach
Sarah Pillsbury
Shimica Gaskins
Tim Silard
Veronica Flores
Documentary Filmmaker and Film Producer
Board Emeritus, Advisory Boards: Pat Brown Institute, CalStateLA and La Defensa
President & CEO of GRACE/End Child Poverty CA
President, Rosenberg Foundation
Executive Advisor
Jack McCurley
Julio Marcial
Manal J. Aboelata
Nisha Randhava
Juontel White
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Impact Officer
Chief Program Officer
Chief Advancement Officer
Vice President, Impact Operations
Grants Manager
Accounts Payable Specialist
Program Coordinator
Program Coordinator
Senior Director, Youth Justice
Senior Director, Housing Justice
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Executive Assistant, CEO & Board Liaison
Senior Director, Marketing Communication
Hooper
Sonya Glover
Stephanie Alvarado
Tekaysha Reese Thaise Boyd
Vanessa Gomez
Veronica Phillips
Yesenia Rodrigues
Yulissa Alvarez
Senior Director, Foundation & Government Grants
Senior Events Manager
Vice President, Advancement
Executive Assistant, Impact
Senior Accountant
Grant Accountant
Senior Grant Writer, Foundation & Government Grants
Program Manager
Executive Assistant, People Operations
For 50 years, we’ve stood shoulder to shoulder through unimaginable challenges—turning vision into action and pain into power. Your commitment has shaped our history and will define our future. As we celebrate 50 Years of Solidarity and Progress throughout 2026, we invite you to keep planting the seeds of justice with us. The next 50 years start now—and they’ll be built by the power we create together.
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