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    Brilliant Corners

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    SAN FRANCISCO, CAWebsite4156180012

    About Brilliant Corners

    Brilliant Corners provides innovative supportive housing and related services to help vulnerable, low-income people achieve housing stability by partnering with government, health care, service providers, landlords and developers.

    Focus Areas

    Homelessness prevention and housing placementPermanent supportive housingInterim housing and accessibility improvementsHousing subsidies administrationProperty acquisition and developmentSupportive services and case managementServices for seniors, veterans, youth, and people with disabilities

    Who They Fund

    people experiencing homelessness (including chronic homelessness)justice-impacted individuals reentering the communitylow-income renters at risk of housing instability

    About Brilliant Corners

    Brilliant Corners is defined by one large 2024 grant: $1.9 million to Shine Bc-la in San Francisco for housing and assistance for disabled people. That scale matches the foundation’s broader role as a housing-focused operator and grantmaker, with annual grants also totaling $1.9 million on the latest filing. Its work centers on supportive housing and related services that help vulnerable, low-income people achieve housing stability through partnerships with government, health care providers, landlords, and developers. The foundation’s programmatic identity is built around housing placement and the systems needed to keep people housed. Its active programs show that it supports rental subsidy administration, landlord engagement, tenancy support, interim housing access, and accessibility improvements for people with disabilities. It also backs capacity-building and operational work, including a consulting engagement to analyze program data and build an equity dashboard, alongside IT policy development work that touches compliance and data protection. The combined picture is a funder that uses housing operations, technical assistance, and targeted grant support to move people from homelessness into stable housing.

    What Brilliant Corners Funds

    One clear cause area is disability access in interim housing. Brilliant Corners funds accessibility-related construction work through the Interim Housing Accessibility Improvement Fund, which provides grants to interim housing providers in Los Angeles County for projects that improve access or usability for people with disabilities who are experiencing homelessness. A second area is housing-system infrastructure. The foundation supports a Property Owner & Program Operator Connections Platform that helps property owners list sites suitable for interim housing and lets operators indicate interest and availability. Brilliant Corners also invests in internal capacity and data systems. Through the Hilton Capacity-Building Grant, it funded a consulting engagement to conduct a gaps analysis of programmatic data and develop an equity dashboard and related deliverables. Another paid consulting opportunity focused on developing IT policies and procedures, including HIPAA/PHI compliance and data protection.

    How Brilliant Corners Gives

    Brilliant Corners gives in very large, uniform grants: the p25, median, and p75 are all $1,900,000. That suggests a small number of high-value awards rather than a broad spread of grant sizes. The latest filing also shows annual grants of $1.9 million against total assets of $372,336,141. The pattern is local and California-centered. Recipients in the available data are all in the United States, and 100% of grants go to recipients in California. Several active opportunities are structured as funded consulting engagements or request-for-applications processes, while at least one program is explicitly not open to unsolicited applications.

    Financial Snapshot

    Annual Giving

    $1.9M

    Total Assets

    $491.4M

    Total Revenue

    $91.1M

    Total Expenses

    $64.7M

    Typical Grant Size

    Most grants fall between $1.9M and $1.9M, with a median of $1.9M.

    25th Percentile

    $1.9M

    Median

    $1.9M

    75th Percentile

    $1.9M

    Geographic Reach

    Local1 state funded
    Funding intensity
    Low
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    Headquarters

    Leadership

    WILLIAM PICKEL

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    EIN (Tax ID): 56-2379862Latest Form 990: 2026Total assets: $491.4M4 filings on recordFind their full 990 filing →
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    Funding Style

    scaling evidence-based modelsdirect service & operations supporthousing development & acquisition fundingcapacity building and property management assistance

    Topics

    supportive housingrental assistance and subsidiesinterim (temporary) housingreentry housing and wraparound services for justice-impacted individualsproperty management for supportive housinghousing development and acquisition

    Where Brilliant Corners Makes Grants

    Grant activity is concentrated in California, with 100% of grants going to recipients in the state. Los Angeles County appears repeatedly across active programs, including interim housing accessibility grants, the Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool, and the property-owner/operator connections platform. San Diego County and San Francisco also appear in program geography, and the largest recent grant went to a San Francisco recipient. The recipient country distribution is entirely U.S.-based.

    Frequently Asked Questions About Brilliant Corners

    What kinds of housing work does Brilliant Corners support?

    The foundation supports supportive housing, rental subsidies and subsidies administration, interim housing, property acquisition and development, landlord engagement, tenancy supports, and case management. Its active programs also include accessibility improvements for interim housing and technical assistance tied to data, equity metrics, and IT policy development.

    How large are Brilliant Corners’ grants?

    Its grant size distribution is flat in the available filing: p25, median, and p75 are all $1,900,000. The latest annual grants total is also $1.9 million, which indicates a very small number of high-value awards.

    Where does Brilliant Corners give?

    The foundation gives locally, and every grant in the provided data goes to California recipients. Active work is concentrated in Los Angeles County, with additional program activity tied to San Diego County and San Francisco.

    Does Brilliant Corners accept unsolicited applications?

    Some opportunities do and some do not. The Interim Housing Accessibility Improvement Fund and the Hilton Capacity-Building Grant list accept_unsolicited as true, while the Flexible Housing Subsidy Pool lists accept_unsolicited as false.

    What kinds of organizations appear in Brilliant Corners’ recent grantmaking and programs?

    The available data points to housing and service partners rather than individuals: grantees and program participants include supportive housing operators, interim housing providers, property owners, and consulting contractors. One recent grant went to Shine Bc-la for housing and assistance for disabled people.

    Latest 990 Filing

    2026

    Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2026.

    Open Grant Opportunities

    Current and upcoming funding from Brilliant Corners that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.

    Open nowRolling / open intakeAward: Up to $100K

    Interim Housing Accessibility Improvement Fund (IHAIF) — Request for Applications

    supportive housingaccessibility improvementsdisability access+2 more

    Who can apply: Must be a licensed free or community clinic, FQHC, public agency, or tax-exempt 501(c)(3) entity providing interim housing services; meet LAHSA definition of interim housing provider; operate and primarily serve clients in Los Angeles County; be a provider to Medi-Cal or uninsured clients; must demonstrate property ownership or submit an Owner Participation Agreement signed by the property owner. Applicants may request up to $100,000 (projects > $100,000 may be considered if requested amount does not exceed $100,000). Funds must be used for accessibility-related construction projects consistent with listed Accessibility Improvement Categories or 2010 ADA Standards with the relevant citation.

    Deadline: Applications open 2025-08-27 12:00 PM PST. Rolling review and award decisions through 2028-08-31 or until funds are exhausted.

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    Recent Grants

    Most recent grants reported to the IRS.

    RecipientLocationAmountYearPurpose
    SHINE BC-LASAN FRANCISCO, CA$1,900,0002024HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED

    SHINE BC-LA

    $1,900,000
    SAN FRANCISCO, CA2024

    HOUSING AND ASSISTANCE FOR DISABLED