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# Gay, lesbian groups awarded more than $200,000
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/gay-lesbian-groups-awarded-more-than-200-000/
- Published: 2003-06-21T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T02:23:14.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Education, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By Daily Press staff*

A foundation has awarded more than $200,000 to 15 organizations working on issues faced by local lesbian, gay and transgender communities.

Liberty Hill Foundation gave $206,250 to the groups, which include Fringe Benefits, Gay-Straight Alliance Network and Teen Line. Those groups are working in schools to help implement the California Student Safety and Violence Prevention Act of 2000, which prohibits discrimination in state schools on the basis of sexual orientation.

Other organizations include groups working to affect change through film — DeepFocus Productions and Outfest.

“Liberty Hill is one of the few foundations LGBT organizations can turn to for funding and we’re happy that in a year when budgets have been so tight for so many, we were able to give away a record-breaking amount of money,” said Torie Osborn, Liberty Hill executive director.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 21, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/062103.pdf?ref=smdp.com)