The Beverly Hills home of the late philanthropist Glorya Kaufman hit the market Monday, Aug. 17, at $25 million, with every dollar of net proceeds going to the Glorya Kaufman Foundation to fund arts, education and cultural programs across Southern California.

The listing makes the sale of Chateau de Liberté, a European-inspired villa at 1140 Laurel Way, as much a charitable act as a luxury real estate transaction. Kaufman, who died in August 2025 at age 95, spent decades channeling wealth she and her late husband Donald Bruce Kaufman built through homebuilder Kaufman & Broad (now KB Home) into the region's performing arts institutions.

"This is more than a real estate transaction," listing agent Kelly deLaat of Douglas Elliman told Town & Country in late July. "It is the opportunity to become the next steward of a truly elegant home."

DeLaat and co-listing agent Rachelle Rosten, also of Douglas Elliman, are handling the sale, reported by Century City Westwood News.

Kaufman purchased the property in 2012 for $18.2 million after downsizing from her family ranch in Brentwood's Mandeville Canyon, according to Robb Report. She renamed it Chateau de Liberté, French for "Castle of Freedom," to mark what she called her second chapter as a solo philanthropist. Her husband and their son-in-law died in a 1983 plane crash, after which she established the foundation that will now receive the sale proceeds.

The $25 million ask represents a $6.8 million markup over her 2012 purchase price.

Designed by architect Richard Landry and built by John Finton, the single-story residence was completed in 1989 and sits on a nearly 37,500-square-foot lot. A 700-foot sloping driveway lined with sculptures leads to a cobblestone motor court. Inside, the roughly 5,889-square-foot home features limestone flooring, Venetian plaster walls, seven fireplaces, a wood-paneled study and a chef's kitchen. A detached two-story guest house adds a separate one-bedroom unit.

Kaufman's philanthropic footprint in Los Angeles was enormous. In 2009, she gave $20 million to the Los Angeles Music Center to fund performances by companies including the American Ballet Theatre, described at the time as the largest individual donation in L.A. dance history. In 2012, she fully endowed the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, whose International Dance Center opened in 2015. Her foundation also provided the lead gift toward a $17 million community center at the Wende Museum in Culver City and committed $6 million for programming there.

Much of Kaufman's personal art and furniture collection was sold through Abell Auction Company in July 2026, one month before the estate listing went live, signaling a systematic wind-down of her holdings for the foundation's benefit.

The listing is active on Douglas Elliman's website. No open house date has been announced.