Livable City
Livable City is dedicated to increasing affordable housing, improvingtransportation, land use, open space, and environmental policies, offeringprograms which allow community use of streets, and supporting grassrootsinitiatives to make San Francisco a safer, healthier, and more accessible city.
Livable City at a glance
- Total assets
- $398,825
- -57.4% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $1,631,835
- -34.3% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $1,296
- +867.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $2,080,898
- -15.5% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Livable City funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was in the $50–100K 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 $95K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Various San Francisco, CA | Programs | $94,700 |
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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 | $398,825 | $1,631,835 | $2,080,898 | — | — | $1,296 |
| 2024 | $937,118 | $2,483,625 | $2,461,154 | — | — | $134 |
| 2023 | $919,741 | $2,237,660 | $2,180,770 | $94,700 | 1 | $578 |
| 2022 | $814,657 | $1,275,639 | $1,146,126 | — | — | $-763 |
| 2020 | $415,900 | $970,415 | $864,698 | — | — | $89 |
| 2019 | $331,178 | $1,126,261 | $927,191 | — | — | — |
About Livable City
Based on IRS filings
Livable City is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $399K in total assets. Net investment income was $1K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Livable City is led by Darin Ow-Wing, Executive Director since 2024 (on filings since 2023); 2 of 13 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Darin Ow-Wing
Executive Director
Director → Executive Director, 2024
On filings since 2023
40 hrs/week
$77K (2023) → $90K (2025)
Michael T Nguyen
President
Director → Vice President, 2022
Vice President → President, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Elbert C Hill
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jose Campos
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Justin Bigelow
Director
President → Director, 2024
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Betsy White
Director
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Mariah Chinchilla
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Katie Quan
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meaghan Mitchell
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Toya Shariff Wynn
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tracy Stampfli
Director
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sally Chen
Deputy Director
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$65K (2025)
Melyssa Mendoza
Secretary
Director → Secretary, 2022
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (12)
- Former: Fay Darmawi (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Sasha Magee (2019–2024) — Director
- Former: Beckie Wood (2023–2024) — Treasurer
- Former: Tom Radulovich (2019–2023) — Executive Director
- Former: Erika Ramirez (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Marc Babsin (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Steve Guilliams (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Katy Birnbaum (2020–2022) — Associate Director
- Former: Rebecca Wood (2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Karen Allen (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Michael Schiraldi (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Anne Brask (2020) — Treasurer
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 $90K, to Darin Ow-Wing (Executive Dir.). 2 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Livable City
How large is Livable City?
Livable City reported $399K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.
What is Livable City?
Livable City is a public charity focused on public and societal benefit, based in San Francisco, CA. It holds $399K in total assets as of 2025.
Where does Livable City operate?
Livable City has awarded grants in California.
What is Livable City's EIN?
Livable City's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3350190. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS July 7, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
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