The LibertyGives Foundation is a Colorado non-profit organization formed by Liberty Media in 2007 to encourage and promote charitable giving. In 2010, the LibertyGives Foundation established a permanent theme for corporate giving: to support charities that address the needs of underprivileged youth in Colorado, with a focus on proactive and preventative services. All recipient organizations have a Liberty Media employee who is actively engaged with the entity and acts as a sponsor on its behalf.
We actively promote the values of giving and philanthropy among our employee base. Since its inception, the LibertyGives Foundation has contributed over $9.6 million to various recipient organizations. However, the reach of LibertyGives extends beyond these monetary contributions. Liberty Media employees are actively involved in the organizations for which they act as a sponsor, often through volunteer work and board representation, and this investment of time is often far more impactful than our investment of dollars. Additionally, we offer all employees a 1:1 match on charitable contributions up to a limit of $10,000 per employee per year.
In 2022:
- Contributions were made to 121 organizations
- Donations totaled over $800,000 with LibertyGives grants to 21 organizations and additional LibertyGives Corporate Donations.
- Over 50% of employees participated in the Liberty Match Program.
- Over $170,000 in employee donations, totaling nearly $350,000
- For the 6th year partnering with Colorado Teach for America, a company-wide campaign provided school supplies for over 150 teachers from schools across Colorado. $11,000 was raised (including Liberty matches).
- A back-to-school drive to support Clothes to Kids brought in over 150 pairs of shoes, many pairs of new socks and underwear, gently used clothes, and $4,650 to directly benefit kids as they prepared for the new school year.
- Senior staff committed to donating $30,000 to the MOVEmber Treasury fundraiser. Grants went to the charity of choice for each of the eight participants who completed the 30-day exercise challenge.
- Employees donated $10,950 to the Diana Lynn Trujillo Financial Assistance Program (DLTFAP), an initiative created by Susan G. Komen to honor Diana, a past employee of Liberty.
- Business attire was donated by employees to go to college graduates that cannot afford professional clothing for interviews.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for contributions from the LibertyGives Foundation, charities must:
- Be based in Colorado
- Benefit underprivileged youth in Colorado
- Be organized pursuant to section 501(c)(3) of the IRS Code
- Be sponsored by a Liberty Media employee
- Sponsors must have an established and current relationship with the organization
If you meet the aforementioned criteria for a LibertyGives Foundation grant, please work with your Liberty Media contact to submit an application.
2022 Grantees
