Liberty Hill presents the Upton Sinclair Award to those who, like the muckraking journalist Sinclair, combine their talents and beliefs to advance social justice.

           In 1980, Liberty Hill cofounder Sarah Pillsbury won an Academy Award for producing a short film, “Board and Care,

In 1975, four young people who’d inherited wealth met for a picnic in Topanga Canyon to discuss better ways to donate to progressive causes. In conversations continuing into 1976, Sarah Pillsbury, Larry Janss, Win McCormack and Anne Mendel—inspired by two already active alternative foundations— agreed to hire Mary Jo von Mach to see if there was a need for a similar foundation in Los Angeles. Mary Jo visited 150 organizations.

2015 was a banner year for Liberty Hill Foundation supported grassroots organizations.  Here are ten advances from the past 12 months that make L.A. fairer, cleaner, more prosperous, more peaceful and more forward-looking.