 |
From the majestic heights of Mt. Diablo to the fertile agricultural
flatlands of Brentwood and Byron, Contra Costa County is a richly
diversified area of California. It encompasses the meandering
waterways and shores of the Delta, the thriving business centers of
Concord and Walnut Creek, and the small town charm of Danville. It
is home to a rapidly emerging high-tech sector in Richmond and the
San Ramon business corridor, as well as some of the country's finest
produce farms in Brentwood and east county. One of the fastest
growing counties in all of California, Contra Costa covers over 730
square miles and is home to over one million residents.
The Dean & Margaret Lesher Foundation
has a clear and simple mission - to enhance the quality of life for
the residents of this extraordinary place. Established in 1989, the
grants of the Foundation have touched many lives and communities.
From computer grants in the schools, to funding for day care
centers, homeless shelters, and performing arts venues - the mission
of the Lesher Foundation is to support our nonprofit partners and
join with them to create a better place. This report details the
charitable grants made from 2005 to the present here in Contra Costa
County and provides a brief glimpse into our dynamic and energetic
nonprofit community. Distributing grants totaling just over $40 million since 1994, the Lesher Foundation fervently believes in the strength
of our partners - those nonprofit organizations who are dedicated to
creating a better life for our residents.
As we continue the work of improving
Contra Costa, the Lesher Foundation seeks to identify those programs
and projects that reflect the service excellence that we believe our
residents deserve. From our three focus areas
- significant educational support for our young people - a
commitment to the visual and performing arts essential to a vibrant
and healthy community - and supporting a wide variety of programs to
nurture children and strengthen families - we continue to believe
that the road towards a better Contra Costa is a journey well worth
taking.
|
Cynthia Ann Lesher
President
|
Kathleen Odne
Executive Director
|
Contents:
Children & Families |
Education | CTAG |
Arts |
Philanthropy
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn
Foundation
Burbank
Funding for children from
Contra Costa
to attend Champ Camp
$10,000 |
Bay Area Crisis Nursery
Concord
Operating support
$7,500 |
Bay Area Legal Aid (BayLegal)
Oakland
Housing Crisis Legal
Intervention
Project in Contra Costa
2007 $40,000
2008 $40,000
2009 $40,000 |
Bay Area Outreach and
Recreation Program
(BORP)
Berkeley
Sports programming for disabled
Contra Costa County youth
2005 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000 |
Bay Area Rescue Mission
Richmond
Ladies & Family Shelter and the
Transitional Living Program
2005 $37,500
2006 $37,500
2007 $37,500
2008 $75,000
2009 $75,000 |
Big Brothers Big
Sisters of the East Bay, Inc.
Oakland
Mentor matches for at-risk
youth in Contra Costa
2006 $20,000
2007 $20,000 |
Blind Babies Foundation
Oakland
Off To a Good Start program in
Contra Costa
2007 $3,000
2008 $3,000 |
Boys & Girls Club of
the Diablo Valley
Martinez
Project Learn program
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $35,000 |
Boys & Girls Club of El
Sobrante
Support for Teen
Center
2007 $35,000
2008 $35,000
2009 $35,000 |
CALStar
Purchase of a
helicopter for Concord base
$50,000 |
Catholic Charities
Oakland
Family Service Center in
Brentwood
2006 $40,000
2007 $40,000
Housing Counseling Program in
Contra Costa
2008 $40,000
2009 - $42,500 |
C.A.S.T. for Kids
Foundation
Renton, WA
Contra Costa Fishing Experience
2008 $2,500
2009 $2,500 |
Child Abuse Prevention
Council
Walnut Creek
Support of the Special Needs
Fund
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Children’s Skin Disease
Foundation
Walnut Creek
Support for Camp Wonder
2005 $7,500
2008 $10,000 |
City of El Cerrito,
Recreation Department
Project REACH after
school program
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Clayton Valley Parent
Preschool
Concord
Playground equipment
$5,000 |
Community Violence
Solutions
San Pablo
Clinical counseling program and
the Children's
Interview Center in Martinez
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000
2007 $50,000
2008 $50,000
2009 $50,000
Zero Tolerance for Domestic
Violence Initiative
2007 $15,000 |
Concord Police Officers
Association
Support for Child
Safety Fair
$4,000 |
Contra Costa ARC
Martinez
Facility improvements at the
Lynn Center in Pittsburg
$30,000 |
Contra Costa Child Care
Council
Concord
General Operating Support
2007 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Contra Costa Crisis
Center
Walnut Creek
Grief Counseling Program
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
211 Program Support in Contra
Costa County
2007 $35,000
2008 $35,000 |
Contra Costa Interfaith
Housing
Lafayette
Garden Park Apartments
supportive housing services
2005 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $30,000 |
Contra Costa Interfaith
Supporting Community Organization (CCISCO)
Martinez
Citizenship classes in
Brentwood
2006 $10,000
Support for the Contra Costa
Citizenship & Civic Engagement Initiative
2008 $20,000
2009 $20,000 |
Contra Costa Kops for
Kids
Concord
Community work with at-risk
youth in
Contra Costa County
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Court Appointed Special
Advocates (CASA)
of Contra Costa County
Walnut Creek
Services to at-risk youth in
the juvenile justice system
2005 $15,000
2006 $20,000
2007 $20,000
2008 $20,000
2009 $30,000 |
Dogs for Diabetics
Concord
Dog Training
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
East Bay Habitat for
Humanity
Oakland
Home Ownership project in Bay
Point
2007 $50,000
2008 $50,000 |
Familias Unidas
Richmond
Cultural support and referral
system for Latino families
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000 |
FamiliesFirst
Davis
Kinship support services
program in Contra Costa
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000 |
Family Builders By
Adoption
Oakland
Contra Costa adoption and
foster care services
$10,000 |
Family Stress Center
Concord
Proud Fathers program
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
Food Bank of Contra
Costa and Solano
Concord
Capital improvements – Solar
Energy Panel Project
2007 $100,000
2008 $100,000
Mortgage reduction
2009 $100,000 |
Four AC
Antioch
Tutoring program at Black
Diamond Middle School
$10,000 |
Friends of Concord
Parks, Recreation
and Outdoor Activities
Capital grant for
disabled-access playground
$100,000 |
Futures Explored
Lafayette
Food service training program
for the adult developmentally disabled
2006 $45,000
Capital Improvements
2008 $50,000
2009 $50,000 |
Girl Scouts of Northern
California
Oakland
Growth, Independence,
Friendship & Trust (GIFT) Program in North Richmond
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
Girls Inc. of West
Contra Costa
Richmond
Support for the Sporting Chance
program
$2,500 |
Greater Richmond
Interfaith Program
Souper Center support
2006 $75,000
2007 $75,000
2008 $60,000
2009 $50,000 |
Hatlin Center for the
Blind
San Pablo
Purchase of a passenger van
2006 $25,500
Standardized living skills
equipment for students
2008 $10,000 |
Interfaith Council of
Contra Costa County
Walnut Creek
Support for emergency family
shelters
2005 $36,000
2006 $36,000
2008 $45,000
2009 $45,000 |
Jewish Family &
Children's Services of the East Bay
Walnut Creek
Multi-Cultural Child Abuse
Prevention program
2005 $10,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
John F. Kennedy
University
Pleasant Hill
Support for mental health care
at the Community Counseling Center in Pleasant Hill
2005
$25,000
Support for mental health care
at the Community Counseling Center in Pittsburg
2007 $30,000
2008 $30,000
2009 $30,000 |
Las Trampas, Inc.
Lafayette
Facilities renovation
2006 $10,000
2008 $15,000 |
Latina Center
Richmond
Family Violence Prevention
programs
$25,000 |
League of Women Voters
Lafayette
Televised candidate forums
2005 $1,300
2006 $2,500
2008 $3,500 |
Lighthouse for the
Blind and Visually Impaired
San Francisco
Contra Costa camperships
2005 $10,400
2006 $7,000
2007 $7,000
2008 $7,000
2009 $7,000 |
Lions Center for the
Visually Impaired
Pittsburg
Living services training
2006 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Loaves and Fishes of
Contra Costa
Pittsburg, Concord and
Martinez dining rooms
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2009 $50,000 |
Love-A-Child Missions
Bay Point
Matching grant to support van
purchase
2005 $20,000
Shelter support
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
Meals on Wheels
Martinez
General support and matching
grant
for the new donor appeal
2005 $30,000
2006 $30,000
2008 $40,000
2009 $50,000 |
Michael Chavez Center
for Economic Opportunity
Monument Futures, a
computer training and technology career program
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2008 $30,000
2009 $30,000
Facilities renovation and
maintenance
2009 $30,000 |
Monument Crisis Center
Concord
Food distribution program in
the Monument Corridor
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $35,000
2008 $35,000
2009 $35,000 |
Morning Star Outreach
Hayward
Youth
projects and summer camperships
for Contra Costa
children
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Mothers Against
Senseless Killing
Richmond
Mindful Messages Mentoring
Program
$6,000 |
Mt. Diablo Region YMCA
Pleasant Hill
Construction of the Delta
Family YMCA in Oakley
2006 $250,000
2007 $250,000
East County child care services
2009 $35,000 |
New Connections
Concord
Substance abuse treatment
services
2005 $25,000
Program support
2009 $50,000 |
Okizu
Novato
Camperships for Contra Costa
children
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Opportunity Junction
Antioch
Technology career training for
low-income women
2005 $30,000
2006 $50,000
2007 $50,000
2008 $50,000
2009 $50,000 |
Opportunity West
Richmond
The Elders Actualization
Project
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Outward Bound
San Francisco
Contra Costa Pinnacle
scholarships
2005 $9,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Painted Turtle
Santa Monica
Camperships for Contra Costa
children
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Parents & Providers
Partnering for the
Education of Young Children
Brentwood
School readiness program
2005 $2,500
2006 $2,500 |
Parents, Resources and
More (PRAM)
Richmond
Program support and community
outreach
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2007 $7,500
2008 $7,500
2009 $7,500 |
Pittsburg Pre-School
Coordinating Council
Kinship Care Program
2006 $36,000
2007 $36,000 |
Pleasant Hill Community
Foundation
Support for the “Sprayground”
at Pleasant Hill Park
$20,000 |
Project Avary
San Rafael
Summer camp and Adventure Days
for
Contra Costa children with imprisoned parents
2007 $7,500
2008 $7,500
2009 $7,500 |
Rebuilding Together *
Diablo Valley
Concord
Home renovation for low income
families, seniors, disabled individuals and
non-profit agencies
$7,500 |
Resources for Community
Development
Berkeley
Contra Costa support for
resident services
and empowerment program
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2009 $30,000 |
Richmond Commission on
Aging
Senior Winter Ball
$1,000 |
Richmond Main Street
Initiative
Downtown promotions &
events
2007 $4,000
Downtown revitalization
projects
2008 $5,000 |
Royal Family Kids Camp
Concord
Contra Costa camperships
$7,500 |
Rubicon, Inc.
Richmond
The Fragile Families program
2005 $50,000
2007 $75,000
2008 $75,000
2009 $100,000 |
RYSE Center
Richmond
Richmond Youth Leadership Team
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
Senior Helpline
Services
Lafayette
Senior Reassurance program
2005 $10,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000
2009 $20,000 |
Senior Outreach
Services
Walnut Creek
Care Mentors for the elderly
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
Meals on Wheels Program
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
Care Management Services
$20,000 |
Service Integration
Program of
Contra Costa County
Martinez
After school and summer school
programs in Bay Point
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000 |
SHELTER, INC.
Martinez
East County Family Transitional
Center in Antioch
2007 $35,000
2008 $35,000
2009 $35,000 |
Shepherd’s Gate
Livermore
Brentwood shelter and
transitional housing facility
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000
2007 $50,000
2009 $50,000 |
Special Olympics, East
Bay Region
Pleasant Hill
Sports training and competition
for
Contra Costa residents
2005 $20,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
St. Ann Parish
Byron
Capital grant for construction
of Community Life Center
$100,000 |
St. Mark’s Christian
Preschool
Pleasant Hill
Playground Equipment
$1,500 |
STAND! Against Domestic
Violence
Concord
Domestic violence prevention
and intervention services
2005 $250,000
2006 $250,000
2007 $200,000
2008 $200,000
2009 $210,000 |
Stride Center
San Pablo
Computer training programs for
low-income residents
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
Today's Youth Matter
San Mateo
Contra Costa youth to attend
TYM summer camp
2006 $7,500
2008 $7,500
2009 $7,500 |
Trips for Kids
Mill Valley
Mountain Bike Adventures for
Contra Costa youth
2007 $5,000
Mobile Earn-A-Bike Program in
West County
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Volunteer and Emergency
Services Team in Action (VESTIA)
Martinez
“Kids 2 Kamp” program
2005 $8,000
2006 $8,000
2007 $9,500
2008 $9,500
2009 $9,500 |
Volunteer Center of
Contra Costa
Walnut Creek
A challenge
grant to the Share the Spirit
holiday giving
campaign
2005 $35,000
2006 $35,000
2007 $35,000
2008 $35,000
2009 $35,000 |
Wardrobe for
Opportunity
Oakland
Business clothing and career
development for low-income women in Contra Costa
County
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
We Care Services for
Children
Concord
Mental health care services for
children
$15,000 |
Wesley Youth Homes
Danville
Residential care facility in
Pittsburg serving at-risk young women
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000 |
West County Adult Day
Care/Alzheimer's Respite Center
Richmond
Services to support caregivers
and
families in West County
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2009 $25,000 |
Women’s Initiative for
Self Employment
San Francisco
Business training for Contra
Costa residents
2005 $5,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000
2009 $25,000 |
Xenophon Therapeutic
Riding Center
Orinda
General
operating support
2007 $20,000
2009 $10,000 |
YMCA of the East Bay
Building
Blocks for Kids Program
Richmond
Summer program support
$5,000 |
Youth Enrichment
Services (YES)
Berkeley
Camperships for Richmond youth
2005 $7,500
2006 $7,500
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
|
Return to contents
A Place of Learning
Brentwood
Tutorial program support
$15,000 |
Alternative Family Services
Petaluma
Tutoring program for foster
children
in West Contra Costa
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Assistance League of the
Diablo Valley,
Buena Vista Auxiliary
Walnut Creek
Support of the Buena Vista Tutorial
Program
2005 $5,900
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
BASIC Fund
San Francisco
Contra Costa scholarships for
low-income students
2006 $20,000
2008 $20,000
2009 $20,000 |
Bay Area Community
Resources
Richmond
Gateway Youth Leadership
Project
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000 |
Bay Area Leadership
Foundation
Oakland
College Readiness Program in
West County
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Bay Area Partnership
for Children & Youth
Oakland
After School Project in Contra
Costa
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Bay Area Video
Coalition
San Francisco
Bay Unity Music Project (BUMP)
at Olympic High School
$20,000 |
Berean Christian High
School
Walnut Creek
Theater chairs and lighting
$11,000 |
Byron Union School
District
Byron
Educating Students for Tomorrow (BEST)
Program
$25,000 |
Celebration Christian
Preschool
Brentwood
Pre-kindergarten for children
from low-income families
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $12,000
2008 $12,000 |
Chabot Space and
Science Center
Oakland
Field trips for West County
youth
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
City of Richmond
Training and Education
for Community,
Home and School (TECHS) program
$3,000 |
Community Works West
Berkeley
Support for the “Where I’m
From” Project
$10,000 |
Contra Costa County
Library
Pleasant Hill
Books and equipment at the new
Juvenile Hall Library
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000
Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation
Facility Library in Byron
$70,000 |
Contra Costa County
Office of Education
Pleasant Hill
Teacher of the Year program
grants
2005 $7,500
2006 $7,500
2007 $7,500
2008 $7,500
2009 $7,500
Educational trips for disabled
high-school students
$1,400
High School Journalism
Collaborative Project
2007 $50,000
2008 $50,000
2009 $55,000 |
Contra Costa Youth
Council
Walnut Creek
Read to Live program at the
Orin Allen
Youth Rehabilitation Facility
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Delta Learning Center
Antioch
Tuition program support
$7,500 |
El Cerrito High School
Community Project
Youth development and
violence prevention programs
$10,000 |
Exploring New Horizons
Felton
Support for West County
students to attend environmental education school
2005 $15,000
2006 $20,000
2007 $20,000
2008 $20,000
2009 $20,000 |
Family Aid-Catholic
Education
Oakland
Tuition assistance for Contra
Costa students
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $30,000
2009 $30,000 |
Hispanic Scholarship
Fund
San Francisco
Scholarship support for Contra
Costa students
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Independent Institute
Oakland
Scholarship support for Contra
Costa students
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Junior Achievement of
the Bay Area, Inc.
South San Francisco
School-to-Career curriculum in
elementary
schools in Contra Costa County
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Kennedy-King Memorial
College Scholarship
Scholarship support
for minority students
2005 $7,000
2006 $7,000
2007 $7,500
2008 $7,500
2009 $8,000 |
KIDS for the BAY
Berkeley
Support for the Watershed
Action Program in West Contra Costa
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Lafayette Community
Foundation
Support for the
construction of the Lafayette Library
2005 $250,000
2006 $250,000 |
Leadership Public
Schools
Richmond
Academic Support Program
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000 |
Lindsay Wildlife Museum
Walnut Creek
Educational exhibits and
general operating support
2005 $15,000
2006 $60,000
2007 $150,000
2009 $50,000 |
Marine Science
Institute
Redwood City
Field trips for students in
Contra Costa County
2005 $7,500
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $7,500 |
Mathematics,
Engineering, Science Achievement (MESA)
Oakland
Math and science programs for
disadvantaged
students in Contra Costa
2007 $75,000
2008 $75,000
2009 $75,000 |
Mount Diablo Unified
School District
Concord
After School 4 All
Collaborative
2006 $60,000
2007 $60,000
2008 $60,000 |
Orion Academy
Moraga
Science and technology supplies
$10,000 |
Playworks
Oakland
Fitness-enhancing youth
development
in West Contra Costa County
2006 $16,000
2007 $20,000
2008 $20,000
2009 $20,000 |
RES Success
Martinez
Educational opportunities for
developmentally disabled adults
2006 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
St. Catherine School
Martinez
Renovation of pre-school
building
$16,000 |
St. Mary’s College of
California
John Leykam Endowed
Athletic Scholarship
$10,000 |
Salesian High School
Richmond
Mobile Technology Resources
$18,000 |
Teach for America
Emeryville
Sponsorship of West Contra
Costa teachers
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $50,000
2009 $50,000 |
The Creek, A Middle
School Youth Center
Walnut Creek
Scholarship support
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Venture School
San Ramon
Support for the Venture School
Art Institute
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000 |
Vida Verde Nature
Education
Half Moon Bay
Outdoor environmental education
programs
for Richmond students
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Walnut Creek Historical
Society
Educational programs
$7,500 |
Walnut Creek Library
Foundation
Support for the
construction of the Walnut Creek Library
2007 $250,000
2008 $250,000
2009 $250,000 |
Watershed Project
Richmond
Garden Education Training
Programs
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
West Contra Costa
Public Education Fund
San Pablo
After school activities in West
County
2005 $20,000
2006 $20,000
2007 $20,000
2008 $20,000 |
Youth Together
Oakland
Leadership Programming at
Richmond High School
2008 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
|
Return to contents
County
Technology Academy Grants are made to K-12 schools throughout
Contra Costa County to purchase computer hardware and software for
classrooms and to provide training and professional development
for teachers to use technology effectively in curriculum support.
Contra Costa County Office of
Education
Pleasant Hill
Multi-year grant for the County Technology
Academy Grants (CTAG) program
for computer hardware/software in Contra
Costa public schools.
2004 $210,000
2005 $210,000
2006 $210,000
2007 $200,000
2008 $200,000
Alamo
Rancho Romero
Elementary School
Stone Valley Middle School |
Antioch
Antioch Middle School
Antioch High School
Belshaw
Elementary School
Black Diamond Middle School
Dallas Ranch Middle School
Deer Valley High School
Fremont
Elementary School
Kimball Elementary School
Live Oak High School
Marsh Elementary School
Mission Elementary School
Mno
Grant Elementary School
Muir Elementary School
Park Middle School
Sutter Elementary School
Turner Elementary School |
Bay Point
Delta View Elementary
School
Riverview Middle School |
Brentwood
Brentwood Elementary
School
Garin Elementary School
Heritage
High School
Liberty Transition School
Liberty High School
Ron Nunn
Elementary School |
Byron
Byron Intermediate
School
Excelsior Middle School
Timber Point Elementary School |
Clayton
Diablo Vista Middle
School |
Concord
Ayers Elementary
School
Cambridge Elementary School
Clayton Valley High School
Concord High School
El Dorado Middle School
Hidden
Valley Elementary School
Highlands Elementary School
Holbrook Elementary School
Marchus
School-Special Education
Mount Diablo Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Pine Hollow Middle School
Oak Grove Middle School
Olympic High School
Silverwood
Elementary School
Ygnacio Valley Elementary
School
Ygnacio Valley High School |
Danville
Charlotte Wood Middle
School
Del Amigo High School
John F. Baldwin Elementary
School
Los Cerros Middle School
Monte Vista
High School
San Ramon Valley High School
Tassajara Hills Elementary School |
Discovery Bay
Discovery Bay
Elementary School |
El Cerrito
Cameron School
Madera
Elementary School
Portola Middle School |
El Sobrante
Juan Crespi Junior
High School
Olinda Elementary School |
Hercules
Hanna Ranch Elementary
School
Hercules Elementary School
Ohlone Elementary School |
Lafayette
Acalanes High School
Burton Valley Elementary School
Happy
Valley Elementary School
Springhill Elementary School
Stanley Intermediate School |
Martinez
Alhambra High School
John Muir Elementary School
John Swett Elementary School
Martinez Jr. High School
Morello Park Elementary School
Mt. McKinley School-Juvenile
Hall
Vicente-Briones High School |
Moraga
Camino Pablo
Elementary School
Campolindo High School
Joaquin
Moraga Intermediate School
Los Perales
Elementary School
Rheem Elementary School |
Oakley
Delta View Middle
School
Freedom High School
Gehringer Elementary School
Iron House Elementary School
Laurel Elementary School
Oakley Elementary School
O'Hara Park
Middle School
Vintage Parkway Elementary
School |
Orinda
Miramonte High School
Orinda Intermediate School
Sleepy Hollow Elementary School |
Pinole
Ellerhorst Elementary
School
Margaret Collins Elementary
School
Pinole Middle School
Pinole Valley High School |
Pittsburg
Heights Elementary
Foothill Elementary School
Hillview Junior High School
Los Medanos Elementary School
Marina Vista Elementary School |
Pleasant Hill
College Park High
School
Horizons/Center for Independent
Study
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Middle School
Prospect High School
Sequoia Middle School
Strandwood
Elementary School
Valhalla Elementary School
Valley View Middle School |
Richmond
Bayview Elementary
School
Caesar Chavez Elementary School
Coronado Elementary School
De
Anza High School
Ford Elementary School
Grant Elementary School
Highland Elementary School
King Elementary School
Lincoln Elementary School
Nystrom Elementary School
Richmond High School
Samuel
Gompers High School
Verde Elementary School
Washington Elementary School
Woodrow Wilson Elementary
School |
Rodeo
Golden Gate Community
School |
San Pablo
Dover Elementary
School
Downer Elementary School
Helms Middle School
Highland Elementary School
Montalvin Manor Elementary
School
North Campus Alternative
Education
Riverside Elementary School
Seaview Elementary School
Stege Elementary School
Tara Hills Elementary School |
San Ramon
Bollinger Canyon
School
California High School
Country Club
Elementary School
Coyote Creek Elementary School
Gale
Ranch Middle School
Golden View Elementary School
Hidden Hills Elementary School
Iron Horse Middle School
Montevideo
Elementary School
Pine Valley Middle School
Venture Independent Study
Walt Disney Elementary School
Windemere Ranch Middle School |
Walnut Creek
Bancroft Elementary
School
Buena Vista Elementary School
Foothill Middle School
Indian Valley Elementary School
Las
Lomas High School
Muirwood Elementary School
Parkmead Elementary School
Valle Verde Elementary School
Walnut Acres Elementary School
Walnut Creek Intermediate School
Walnut Heights Elementary
School |
|
Return to contents
Antioch Unified School
District
Delta Academy for the
Performing Arts
After school performing arts
program
$15,000 |
Arts & Cultural
Commission of Contra Costa County
Martinez
Poetry Out Loud support
$500 |
ArtsChange
Richmond
Bilingual puppet shows and
workshops
in West County schools
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Arts and Cultural
Foundation of Antioch
Art supplies, the
summer concert series and scholarships
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
California Shakespeare
Theater
Berkeley
Production support for the
Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda and educational
programs for Contra Costa students
2005 $30,000
2006 $30,000
2007 $30,000
2009 $30,000 |
California Symphony
Walnut Creek
General operating support
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000
2007 $50,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $40,000
Free public concert in Todos
Santos Plaza in Concord
2005 $25,000
2006 $35,000
2007 $35,000
2008 $30,000
2009 $25,000
Free public concert in Antioch
2008 $30,000 |
Cazadero Performing
Arts Camp
Berkeley
Campership scholarships for
youth from Richmond
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Civic Arts Education
Walnut Creek
The Arts Learning Project in
Concord
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000 |
Commonwealth Club of
California
San Francisco
Glenn Seaborg Learning
Consortium
Speaker Series in Contra Costa
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Company C Contemporary
Ballet
Walnut Creek
Equipment and production
support
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Concord High School
Drama Department
Production Support
$5,000
Lighting system
$4,000 |
Contra Costa Chamber
Orchestra
Walnut Creek
Production support
2005 $2,500
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Contra Costa Children’s
Chorus
Walnut Creek
East County Excellence In Music
Program
2006 $7,500
2009 $5,000 |
Danville Area Cultural
Alliance
Danville
Youth art festival
$2,500 |
Diablo Ballet
Walnut Creek
New works and general operating
support
2005 $75,000
2006 $75,000
2007 $75,000
2008 $75,000
2009 $75,000 |
Diablo Regional Arts
Association
Walnut Creek
On Broadway sponsorship
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000
Children’s Theater Festival
2007 $10,000
Operating and Artistic
Excellence Program
2005 $25,000
2006 $150,000
2007 $150,000
2008 $150,000
2009 $150,000
Bedford Gallery Exhibition
Support
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000
Center REPertory Production
Support
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
Diablo Theatre Company
Pleasant Hill
Production support and youth
programs
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $15,000
2008 $15,000 |
Diablo Wind Symphony
Concord
Concert
series and audience development
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2008 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
East Bay Center for the
Performing Arts
Richmond
After school arts education
programs
2005 $35,000
2006 $40,000
2007 $40,000
2008 $40,000 |
El Campanil Theater
Preservation Foundation
Antioch
Theater renovation and
refurbishment
2007 $50,000
General operating support
2005 $50,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $35,000 |
Eugene O'Neill
Foundation
Danville
Student Days at Tao House
2005 $5,000
Commemorative Sculpture in
Danville
$10,000
Operating Support
2008 $12,000
2009 $12,000 |
Festival Opera
Association
Walnut Creek
Summer season production
support
2005 $50,000
2006 $75,000
2007 $75,000
2008 $75,000
2009 $75,000 |
Grace Lutheran Church
Youth Orchestra
Richmond
Youth orchestra support
2008 $2,000
2009 $2,500 |
Guardian Adult Day
Health Center
El Sobrante
Art Program expansion
$3,000 |
Hapgood Theatre Company
Antioch
General production support
2007 $20,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $15,000 |
Lamplighters Music
Theatre
San Francisco
Contra Costa performance
production support
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2009 $5,000 |
Lesher Center for the
Arts
City of Walnut Creek
A Challenge Grant of $100,000
per year for ten years, matched by the Diablo
Regional Arts Association, to support local visual
and performing arts groups
2005
$100,000
A grant of $100,000 per year
for ten years to finalize funding for a permanent $1
million Lesher Arts Endowment to support community
arts programming
2005 $100,000
Facilities upgrade grant
2006 $36,000
2007 $55,907
2008 $67,652
2009 $50,890 |
Los Cenzontles Mexican
Arts Center
San Pablo
General support for youth
programming
2005 $15,000
2006 $20,000
2007 $20,000
2008 $20,000
2009 $20,000 |
Martinez Opera
Martinez
Production support
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $2,500 |
Masquers Playhouse
Pt. Richmond
Summer youth program
scholarships
2005 $3,000
2006 $3,000
2007 $3,000
2008 $3,000
2009 $3,000
Challenge grant to support roof
repairs
2006 $2,500 |
Museum of the San Ramon
Valley
Danville
History Curriculum of the San
Ramon Valley
2005 $20,000
Living Treasures Program
2008 $10,000
Abraham Lincoln exhibit
2009 $12,500 |
National Institute of
Art and Disabilities (NIAD)
Richmond
Art exhibition support and
supplies
2005 $12,500
2006 $12,500
2008 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
Newsmakers: Lesher
Speaker Series
To underwrite speaker
expenses and production support of the community
lecture series at the
Lesher Center for the Arts
$1,000,000 over 5 years
(2004-2008)
$1,250,000 over 5 years
(2009-2013) |
Northgate Community
Pride Foundation
Walnut Creek
Little Theater renovation at
Northgate High School
$200,000 |
Oakland East Bay
Symphony
Oakland
West County Concert Series in
Richmond
$15,000 |
Pacific Chamber
Symphony
San Leandro
Contra Costa County concerts
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000
2007 $21,000
2008 $21,000
2009 $20,000 |
Pinole Youth Foundation
Pinole
Youth theater programming
2006 $25,000
2007 $15,000
2009 $15,000 |
Playhouse West
Walnut Creek
Production support
2005 $10,000
2008 $6,000 |
Richmond Art Center
Richmond
Gallery
exhibition support
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
Smuin Ballet
San Francisco
Contra Costa Performance
Support
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
University of
California, Berkeley
Young Musicians
Program for Contra Costa students
2005 $20,000
2006 $20,000
2007 $20,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $25,000 |
Vagabond Players
Pleasant Hill
Production support
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $20,000
2009 $20,000 |
Walnut Creek Concert
Band
Direct mail campaign
2007 $1,000
2009 $1,500 |
Willows Theatre Company
Martinez
General operating support
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2008 $25,000
2009 $15,000 |
Young Artists Symphony
Orchestra
Walnut Creek
Performance support
$5,000 |
Youth Radio
Berkeley
After-school media training
programs for
at-risk youth in Richmond
$10,000 |
Z Space Studio
San Francisco
Word for Word School and
Library Tour in Contra Costa
2005 $2,500
2006 $2,500
2007 $2,500 |
Zeum
San Francisco
Field Trip Support for Contra
Costa students
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Return to contents
Association of Small
Foundations
Washington, DC
Operating and Dues Support
2005 $400
2006 $1,450
2007 $2,950
2008 $1,995
2009 $1,000 |
The CBO
(Community-Based Organizations) Center
Pleasant Hill
Professional development and
training
for Contra Costa nonprofits
2006 $25,000
2007 $25,000
2009 $35,000 |
CompassPoint
San Francisco
East Bay Funders Fair
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
2007 $5,000
2009 $2,500 |
Council on Foundations
Washington, DC
Dues Support
2005 $4,800
2006 $9,340
2007 $9,670
2008 $9,950
2009 $10,050 |
Delta 2000
Antioch
Nonprofit support services
operating support
$2,500 |
Foundation Center
San Francisco
General operating support
2005 $3,000
2006 $3,000
2007 $3,000
2008 $3,000
2009 $3,000 |
Grantmakers for
Effective Organizations
Washington, DC
2007 $1,000
2008 $2,000
2009 $1,725 |
Northern California
Grantmakers
San Francisco
Summer Youth Project
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
Emergency Loan Fund
$2,500
Dues Support
2005 $4,860
2006 $5,310
2007 $6,458
2008 $6,458
2009 $7,090 |
National Center for
Family Philanthropy
Washington, DC
2006 $1,000
2007 $1,000
2008 $1,000
2009 $3,000 |
Taproot Foundation
San Francisco
Service grants sponsorship for
Contra Costa nonprofits
2006 $10,000
2007 $10,000
2008 $10,000
2009 $10,000 |
Return to contents
|
 |
