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# Thousands given out by Santa Monica foundation By Daily Press staff
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/thousands-given-out-by-santa-monica-foundation-by-daily-press-staff/
- Published: 2003-02-03T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T01:28:50.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Liberty Hill, Santa Monica’s largest public foundation, has announced its awards to 15 Los Angeles County “upstart start-ups.”

The groups represent what the foundation considers promising new community organizations working to improve the lives of Angelenos from Santa Monica to East LA. The total amount awarded is $235,000 — a 15 percent increase over last year.

Six of the grants were awarded to groups working to improve the criminal justice system, including the implementation of Proposition 36 and assistance to ex-offenders and children of incarcerated parents.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 3, 2003.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/020303.pdf?ref=smdp.com)