LittleSis: Sarah Pillsbury

Sarah Pillsbury, a film producer and philanthropist, received her bachelor’s degree from Yale in 1974 and moved to Los Angeles where she attended the UCLA Film School. She began her career working in documentaries and was the Associate Producer on The California Reich, which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature in 1976. Three years later, she produced Ron Ellis’ Board and Care, which won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Subject. In 1981, Sarah joined forces with Midge Sanford to form Sanford/Pillsbury Productions, creating the movies Desperately Seeking Susan and How to Make an American Quilt, among many others. In addition, they have produced television films, including the Emmy Award-winning HBO film And the Band Played On. In 1976, Sarah co-founded the Liberty Hill Foundation to support progressive organizing in Los Angeles. Today, the Foundation is a leader in promoting social justice in our community. Sarah serves on the Board of Directors of the Foundation, the Board of Trustees of Occidental College, the Board of Trustees of Artists for a New South Africa, and the Board of Trustees of the California Association of Nonprofits. In 2005, Sarah helped launch Nonprofit VOTE and worked with the LA-based California Participation Project, which partners with nonprofits to increase voter participation in traditionally underserved communities.

Donor	Common Recipients
Nancy Stephens	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Boxer/Davis Victory '98, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Jamie Wolf	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Peg Yorkin	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Barbra Streisand	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Julia Brownley
Ronald M Meyer	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Mark Green, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley
Thomas Safran	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Karen Bass, Sea Change Leadership PAC, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Alan Sieroty	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Sara Nichols	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Sea Change Leadership PAC
Stanley Sheinbaum	Barbara Boxer, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Mark Green
Corky Hale Stoller	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass, Sea Change Leadership PAC
Diane Meyer Simon	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Progressive Majority, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Julia Brownley
Judith Avery	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley
Marc N Weiss	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Mark Green, Julia Brownley
Susan Adelman	Barbara Boxer, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Karen Bass
Steven L Swig	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Karen Bass, Julia Brownley
Norman Lear	Barbara Boxer, George Miller, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Progressive Majority, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Mark Green
Lorraine Sheinberg	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, George Miller, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Hollywood Women's Political Committee, Julia Brownley
Michael Kieschnick	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Stephen M Silberstein	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Julia Brownley, Debra Bowen
Elaine Attias	Barbara Boxer, Sherrod Brown, Hilda Solis, Paul Wellstone, Democratic National Committee, Democracy for America, Howard Dean, Hollywood Women's Political Committee

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Nancy Stephens