Liberty Hill Foundation
Liberty Hill Foundation is a public charity based in Los Angeles, California, formed in 1976. It supports social justice work through grants, leadership training, and campaigns, with its website describing its work as focused on Los Angeles County.
Liberty Hill Foundation at a glance
In short: Liberty Hill Foundation gave $21.4M across 750 grants in 2025 (avg $28K), mostly in California. 38% of 2025 grantees were new. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $21,351,425
- +121.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 750
- +49.1% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $28,469
- +48.4% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $10,000
- Total assets
- $39,608,671
- +21.9% vs 2024
- New grantees (estimate)
- 38% first-time grantees (136 of 356, 2025)
- Primary geography
- California (70% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated October 2026. New grantees are estimated by matching recipient names across years (methodology).
How to apply to Liberty Hill Foundation
- Review Cycle
- The Fund for Change alignment survey deadline for the 2026 cycle was January 5, 2026, at noon Pacific time; this deadline has passed.
- Deadline
- The Fund for Change alignment survey deadline for the 2026 cycle was January 5, 2026, at noon Pacific time; this…
- Contact
Mailing address: 1001 Wilshire Blvd Pmb 2170, Los Angeles, CA 90017
Phone: (323) 556-7200
Website: https://libertyhill.org
Application details from Grantable's research on the foundation's public materials; confirm on its website before applying.
Who Liberty Hill Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 10 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Social Justice Learning Institute Inc ($727K across 6 grants). Together the top 10 received $4.8M.
Grant Size Distribution
3,139 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2,611 grants of 3,139 (83%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Liberty Hill’s website says its work focuses on Los Angeles County. In 2025, 70% of grant dollars went to recipients in California, 19% to Washington, 5% to Arizona, 2% to New York, and 1% to North Carolina.
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 750 itemized grants.
States
Cities
Is Liberty Hill Foundation open to new grantees?
38%
first-time grantees, 2025
In 2025, 136 of 356 grantees (38%) were first-time recipients. First grants averaged $65K; repeat grants $57K. How we count
Medians: $40K first-time, $20K repeat.
Estimate from itemized grant lists in IRS Form 990 filings (2019–2025). Recipient names are matched across years, so a renamed or misspelled grantee can look new; grants to individuals are left out. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9.7M (2024) to $21.4M (2025). In 2025 it made 750 grants totaling $21.4M.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Catalyst California Los Angeles, CA | Support for Bold Vision | $568,080 |
| Siff Seattle, WA | General Operating Support | $500,000 |
| Racial Justice Coalition of Asheville Inc Asheville, NC | General Operating Support | $300,000 |
| Social Justice Learning Institute Inc Inglewood, CA | Support for Bold Vision | $273,671 |
| Social Justice Learning Institute Inc Inglewood, CA | Support for Bold Vision | $262,119 |
| City of Hope Los Angeles, CA | Support for the dake wilson family pediatric accelerator fund | $250,000 |
| Saje (Strategic Actions for a Just Economy) Los Angeles, CA | General Operating Support | $250,000 |
| Young Women's Freedom Center San Francisco, CA | General Operating Support | $250,000 |
| California Indian Environmental Alliance Berkeley, CA | General Operating Support | $200,000 |
| Spirit Awakening Foundation Marina Del Rey, CA | General Operating Support | $190,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
The filing type is Form 990 (a public charity).
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $39,608,671 | $47,271,758 | $42,054,178 | $21,351,425 | 750 | $965,278 |
| 2024 | $32,499,044 | $26,092,630 | $27,142,744 | $9,652,114 | 503 | $812,405 |
| 2023 | $33,588,800 | $27,591,849 | $30,059,254 | $15,962,197 | 527 | $598,903 |
| 2022 | $31,813,855 | $39,001,414 | $26,286,599 | $16,058,524 | 539 | $770,365 |
| 2021 | $22,845,623 | $26,116,303 | $24,717,648 | $16,231,585 | 820 | $827,517 |
| 2020 | $20,257,000 | $16,427,935 | $20,783,107 | $12,880,136 | 465 | $308,503 |
| 2019 | $22,282,320 | $18,606,215 | $15,368,257 | $10,253,700 | 619 | $851,394 |
Research compiled by Grantable AI from public sources. Last updated September 2026.
Mission & Focus Areas
Liberty Hill’s stated mission is to advance social justice through strategic investment in grants, leadership training, and campaigns, leveraging community organizers, donor activists, and allies. Its filing describes work that includes funding grassroots community organizing, developing leaders, and supporting efforts to change policies and systems.
The foundation’s grantmaking includes general operating support for community and electoral organizing in Los Angeles County, seed grants for emerging organizations, and grants for established organizations with community-organizing experience. Its website also describes initiatives including the Liberation Fund for community-led solutions to end system involvement for girls and gender-expansive youth, and Bold Vision, a multi-year effort focused on helping young people of color thrive in Los Angeles County.
Among 2025 grantees, an individual recipient describes its work as advancing racial justice by partnering with communities of color, developing policy, and shifting money and power to communities. The Racial Justice Coalition of Asheville describes its work as bringing organizations together to advocate for racial equity and the rights of people of color. The California Indian Environmental Alliance says it works to protect and restore California Indian Peoples’ cultural traditions, ancestral territories, subsistence, and environmental health.
Grantmaking
In filing year 2025, Liberty Hill reported 750 grants totaling $21,351,425. Grant amounts ranged from $250 to $568,080, with a median of $10,000. Among the largest awards were $568,080 to an individual recipient for “Support for Bold Vision,” $500,000 to SIFF for general operating support, and $300,000 to the Racial Justice Coalition of Asheville for general operating support. Social Justice Learning Institute received two grants for Bold Vision support, of $273,671 and $262,119.
The Fund for Change guidelines describe a competitive process beginning with an alignment survey; organizations most closely aligned with the fund’s goals are invited to apply. The guidelines prioritize organizations advancing social and economic justice in Los Angeles through community organizing, with particular consideration for organizations centering LGBTQ, immigrant, Black, and Native communities. They specify an average annual budget below $1 million over the prior three years and state that organizations with fiscal sponsorship, or still seeking sponsorship and 501(c)(3) status, are eligible.
Leadership & Key People
Leadership team and compensation from IRS filings
The 2025 filing lists Amelia Williamson as board chair; Angel Roberson-Daniels as secretary; Mark Smith as treasurer; and Sarah Pillsbury as board emeritus. It also lists Mary Ann Braubach, Mitchell Singer, Marta Ferro, Timothy Silard, Jon Christensen, and Jennifer Ito as board members. The website identifies Shane Murphy Goldsmith as president and CEO.
Liberty Hill Foundation is led by Shane Goldsmith, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 11 of 26 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Shane Goldsmith
President & CEO
CEO → President & CEO, 2024
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$188K (2019) → $362K (2025)
Amelia Williamson
Board Chair
Board Chair → Board Co-Chair, 2020
Board Co-Chair → Board Chair, 2025
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Charlette Wilburn
Senior Director & People Op
Senior Director & People Operations → Senior Director & People Op, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$172K (2023) → $200K (2025)
Angelo Logan
Senior Director & Environmenta
Senior Director, Environmental & Climate Justice → Senior Director & Environmenta, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$166K (2024) → $169K (2025)
Roni Hooper
Senior Director of Foundation & Government Grants
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$142K (2025)
Jack McCurley
COO
Senior Vice President → Senior Vice President, Chief of People & Advancement, 2024
Senior Vice President, Chief of People & Advancement → COO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$153K (2019) → $266K (2025)
Julio Marcial
CIO
Vice President → Senior Vice President & Programs, 2024
Senior Vice President & Programs → CIO, 2025
On filings since 2019
40 hrs/week
$144K (2019) → $237K (2025)
Courtney Kassel
CCO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$130K (2020) → $201K (2025)
Evelyn L. Boone
Controller
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$147K (2023) → $193K (2025)
Stephanie Mesones Alvarado
Vice President & Advancemen
Vice President & Advancement → Vice President & Advancemen, 2025
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$148K (2023) → $174K (2025)
Angela Reyes
CFO
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$173K (2025)
Diego Sepulveda Soto
Senior Philanthropy Advisor
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$155K (2025)
Angel Roberson-Daniels
Secretary
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mark Smith
Treasurer
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Marta Ferro
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mary Ann Braubach
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Mitchell Singer
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Sarah Pillsbury
Board Emeritus
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Timothy Silard
Board Member
On filings since 2019
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Ito
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Jon Christensen
Board Member
On filings since 2020
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Belen Vargas
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Julie Hermelin
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Shimica Gaskins
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Veronica Flores
Board Member
On filings since 2021
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Dominique Tan
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Michele Pritchard-Lane (2019–2024) — Senior Director & Strategic Initiatives
- Former: Paul Hernandez (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Paula Litt (2019–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Winona Dorris (2020–2024) — Past CFO
- Former: Almas T. Sayeed (2023–2024) — Vice President & Public Partnerships
- Former: Shelley Mackay (2024) — Senior Philanthropy Advisor
- Former: Jared Rivera (2019–2023) — Past Board Co-Chair
- Former: Jennifer Delwood (2019–2023) — Past Executive Vice President
- Former: Sistina Smith (2021) — Director of Human Resources
- Former: Doe Mayer (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: John Manulis (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Melinda Newman (2019–2020) — Board Member
- Former: Shana Weiss (2019–2020) — Board Member
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 $362K, to Shane Goldsmith (President & CEO). 11 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Liberty Hill Foundation
How much does Liberty Hill Foundation give each year?
Liberty Hill Foundation gave $21.4M across 750 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $9.7M across 503 grants.
What is Liberty Hill Foundation's typical grant size?
Liberty Hill Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $10,000, and its average grant was $28,469, across 750 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Organizations receiving their first grant from Liberty Hill Foundation that year got $65K on average.
Where does Liberty Hill Foundation give grants?
Liberty Hill Foundation gives mostly in California: 70% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The next largest states were Washington (19%) and Arizona (5%). The most frequent recipient cities were Los Angeles, CA (352 grants), Oakland, CA (38 grants), New York, NY (30 grants) and San Francisco, CA (29 grants).
Does Liberty Hill Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 76% of Liberty Hill Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (568 of 750) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990. Recurring purposes include "Support for Stay Housed La Community Education Event" (9 grants), "Support for the Shuumi Land Tax" (9 grants) and "Support for Engagement in Climate Week NYC" (4 grants).
Who are Liberty Hill Foundation's largest grantees?
Liberty Hill Foundation's largest 2025 grantees include Social Justice Learning Institute Inc ($727,418 across 6 grants), Community Partners ($698,500 across 26 grants) and Young Women's Freedom Center ($668,000 across 8 grants), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 10% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.
How large is Liberty Hill Foundation?
Liberty Hill Foundation reported $39.6M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $47.3M.
What does Liberty Hill Foundation fund?
Liberty Hill’s stated mission is to advance social justice through strategic investment in grants, leadership training, and campaigns, leveraging community organizers, donor activists, and allies. See mission & focus areas ↑
How do I apply for a grant from Liberty Hill Foundation?
Liberty Hill Foundation has no public application process in the sources Grantable reviewed. Check libertyhill.org for current guidelines, or contact the foundation directly before submitting a request.
What is Liberty Hill Foundation's EIN?
Liberty Hill Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 51-0181191. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.
Data last updated October 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings. Research dossier generated September 2026.
Data update history
(8)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS August 13, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS August 15, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS October 16, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 15, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS August 15, 2025)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS August 14, 2020)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS August 12, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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Grantable. (2026). Liberty Hill Foundation funder profile. GrantGraph. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://grantable.co/funders/liberty-hill-foundation-morg_b238710f358041bdae8edd94a5200ac9
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