Brilliant Corners
Provide housing and services to the most vulnerable population, especially those transitioning from (or at risk of) homelessness or institutionalization, through a variety of innovative supportive housing models.
Brilliant Corners at a glance
- Total assets
- $491,387,969
- +12.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $91,116,231
- -21.7% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $27,767
- -50.4% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $64,689,155
- +6.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
How to apply to Brilliant Corners
Open Grants
1 open opportunity from Brilliant Corners
Who Brilliant Corners funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $1–5M range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
In 2023 it made 1 grant totaling $1.9M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Shine BC-La San Francisco, CA | Housing and Assistance for Disabled | $1,900,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $491,387,969 | $91,116,231 | $64,689,155 | — | — | $27,767 |
| 2024 | $437,017,441 | $116,329,428 | $60,939,475 | — | — | $55,982 |
| 2023 | $372,336,141 | $73,932,609 | $59,615,034 | $1,900,000 | 1 | $7,497 |
| 2022 | $368,125,565 | $319,264,097 | $295,065,052 | — | — | $1,192 |
| 2021 | $349,357,352 | $415,383,288 | $387,939,072 | — | — | $5,624 |
| 2020 | $324,041,921 | $312,507,873 | $289,813,329 | — | — | $2,720 |
| 2019 | $271,026,913 | $241,042,312 | $225,623,831 | — | — | $1,136 |
About Brilliant Corners
Based on IRS filings
Brilliant Corners is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $491.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $28K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Brilliant Corners is led by William F. Pickel, CEO on every filing since 2019; 11 of 19 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
William F. Pickel
CEO
On filings since 2019
26 hrs/week
$269K (2019) → $351K (2025)
Robert C. Mills
President
Vice President → President, 2025
On filings since 2019
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Cristobal Nava
Director of Finance
On filings since 2020
26 hrs/week
$128K (2020) → $200K (2025)
Serena Fields
Senior Director of Hsg. Devt. & Mgt.
Director of Housing Development & Management → Director of Housing Development, 2023
Director of Housing Development → Senior Director of Hsg. Devt. & Mgt., 2025
On filings since 2022
26 hrs/week
$149K (2022) → $184K (2025)
Sophia B. Rice
Senior Director & Housing Services
Senior Director of La Housing Services → Senior Director & Housing Services, 2025
On filings since 2024
26 hrs/week
$174K (2024) → $178K (2025)
Chris Ko
Director
Director → Secretary, 2021
Secretary → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Donny Lieberman
Director
President → Director, 2021
On filings since 2019
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shamus Roller
Director
Director → President, 2021
President → Director, 2025
On filings since 2019
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Reba Stevens
Director
New on the 2025 filing
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Christopher M. Contreras
COO
Program Director → Chief Program Officer, 2022
Chief Program Officer → COO, 2025
On filings since 2020
26 hrs/week
$135K (2020) → $279K (2025)
Chulssang Ham
CFO
Chief Financial Officer → CFO, 2021
On filings since 2020
26 hrs/week
$186K (2020) → $230K (2025)
Tyler G. Fong
Deputy COO
Senior Director of Program Initiative → Senior Director of Program in, 2023
Senior Director of Program in → Deputy COO, 2025
On filings since 2020
26 hrs/week
$145K (2020) → $181K (2025)
Renee E. Escalante
Chief People Officer
Hr Business Partner → Chief People Officer, 2023
On filings since 2021
26 hrs/week
$126K (2021) → $222K (2025)
Sabrina Rose Gillan
Former Chief Strat. P'ship Officer
Chief Strategic Partnership Officer → Former Chief Strat. P'ship Officer, 2025
On filings since 2024
26 hrs/week
$181K (2024) → $213K (2025)
Melissa Johnson
Dep. Chief Program Officer
New on the 2025 filing
26 hrs/week
$173K (2025)
Tiana Moore
Dep. Chief Program Officer
New on the 2025 filing
26 hrs/week
$134K (2025)
Nancy Conk
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Earl Edwards
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2025
On filings since 2021
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Navneet Grewal
Vice President
Director → Vice President, 2025
On filings since 2021
3.3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (17)
- Former: Jonas Mok (2019–2024) — COO
- Former: Derric Johnson (2020–2024) — Director
- Former: Amy Cole (2023) — Fhsp Director
- Former: Katy Halasz (2023) — Director of Data & Technoolgy
- Former: Danielle L. Crowell (2019–2022) — Chief Program Officer
- Former: Debbie Burkhart (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Wendy Moorehouse (2019–2022) — Director of Housing Development
- Former: Millie Brown (2020–2022) — Director
- Former: Rodger Twitchell (2021–2022) — Director of Housing Development
- Former: Bruce Oka (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Cynthia Nagendra (2019–2021) — Director
- Former: Ivy Draughan (2021) — Director of Finance
- Former: David Coury (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sami R. Abdelatif (2019–2020) — Director of Housing Development
- Former: Frank J. Felix (2020) — Head of People
- Former: Joshua M. Decell (2020) — Director of Data & Tech
- Former: Barry Benda (2019) — Chief Prgm Officer
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Compensation Overview
From 2025 IRS filing
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $351K, to William F Pickel (CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Brilliant Corners
How large is Brilliant Corners?
Brilliant Corners reported $491.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $91.1M.
What is Brilliant Corners?
Brilliant Corners is a public charity focused on Education, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $491.4M in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Brilliant Corners operate?
Brilliant Corners has awarded grants in California.
What is Brilliant Corners's EIN?
Brilliant Corners's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 56-2379862. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(4)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 28, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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