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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 just 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 2002 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 $29 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.
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Cynthia Ann Lesher
President
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Kathleen Odne
Executive Director
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Contents
CTAG Grants |
Education | Arts |
Children & Families |
Philanthropy Grants

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.
2003 $244,000
2004 $210,000
2005 $210,000
2006 $210,000
CONTRA
COSTA SCHOOLS FUNDED BY LESHER FOUNDATION
(Checkmarks
indicate schools that were multiply funded.)
Alamo
Rancho
Romero Elementary School √√√
Stone Valley Middle School |
Antioch
Antioch
High School √√
Black Diamond Middle School √√√
Dallas Ranch Middle School
Deer Valley High School √√
Fremont Elementary School
Live Oak High School
Marsh Elementary School
Mission Elementary School √√
Sutter Elementary School
Turner Elementary School |
Bay Point
Delta
View Elementary School |
Brentwood
Brentwood Elementary School √√√
Garin Elementary School √√
Heritage High School
Liberty Transition School
Liberty High School |
Byron
Byron
Intermediate School
Excelsior Middle School |
Concord
Ayers
Elementary School √√√
Cambridge Elementary School
Concord High School
El Dorado Middle School √√√
Hidden Valley Elementary School √√√
Highlands Elementary School √√
Holbrook Elementary School √√√
Marchus School-Special Education √√√√
Mountain View Elementary School
Oak Grove Middle School
Olympic High School √√
Silverwood 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
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
Iron House 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 √√ |
Pleasant Hill
Acalanes High School
College Park High School
Horizons/Center for Independent Study
Pleasant Hill Elementary School
Pleasant Hill Middle School √√
Sequoia Middle School
Valhalla Elementary School
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Richmond
Bayview
Elementary School
Caesar Chavez Elementary School
Coronado Elementary School √√√
De Anza High 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 |
Rodeo
Golden
Gate Community School |
San Pablo
Dover
Elementary School
Helms Middle School
Highland Elementary School
Montalvin Manor Elementary School
North Campus Alternative Education
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
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 |
Walnut Creek
Bancroft Elementary School
Foothill Middle School
Muirwood Elementary School
Parkmead Elementary School
Valle Verde Elementary School
Walnut Acres Elementary School √√
Walnut Heights Elementary School √√ |
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Alternative
Family Services
Petaluma
Tutoring program for foster children in West Contra Costa
2004 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Antioch Unified School
District
ADA
(Achievement Depends on Attendance) Program
$7,500
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BASIC Fund
San
Francisco
Contra Costa scholarships
$20,000 |
Bay Area Community
Resources
Richmond
Gateway Youth Leadership Project
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Big City
Mountaineers
Castro Valley
Program expansion to San Pablo
$6,000 |
Byron
Union
School District
Byron
Educating Students for Tomorrow (BEST) Program
2004 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
California
Autism Foundation
Richmond
Therapeutic auditory equipment
$10,000 |
Carondelet
High School
Concord
Campus capital building campaign
$25,000 |
Celebration
Christian Preschool
Brentwood
Pre-kindergarten for children from low-income families
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Chabot Space and
Science Center
Oakland
Field trips for West County youth
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
City of Richmond
Training and Education for Community, Home and School (TECHS)
program
2004 $3,000
2006 $3,000 |
Commonwealth Club
of California
San
Francisco
Glenn Seaborg Learning Consortium Speaker Series in Contra Costa
$5,000 |
Contra
Costa
Community College
District
Contra
Costa College, San Pablo
Diablo Valley College, Pleasant Hill
Los Medanos
College, Pittsburg
Facilities expansion/renovation and scholarship support over five
years
2003 $100,000
2004 $100,000 |
Contra
Costa
County Library
Pleasant Hill
Books and equipment at the new Juvenile Hall Library
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000 |
Contra
Costa
County Office of
Education
Pleasant
Hill
Teacher of the Year program grants
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000
2004 $7,500
2005 $7,500
2006 $7,500
Educational trips for disabled high-school students
2003 $1,400
2004
$1,400
2005 $1,400 |
Contra Costa Youth
Council
Walnut Creek
Read to Live program at the Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility
2002 $10,000
2003 $10,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Deer Hill Ranch
Lafayette
Field trip support for West County elementary school students
$5,000 |
De La Salle High
School
Concord
Scholarship support
$38,000 |
Diablo Valley
Literacy Council
Concord
Computer purchase grant
$5,000 |
Diablo View Middle
School
Clayton
Capital grant to the Raise-A-Gym program
$150,000 |
El Cerrito
High School
Community Project
Resource Center renovations
$25,000 |
Exploring New
Horizons
Boulder Creek
Support for West County students to attend environmental education
school
2003 $7,500
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $20,000 |
Family Aid-Catholic
Education
Oakland
Tuition assistance for Contra Costa students
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Foothill
Middle School
Walnut Creek
Homework Club
$2,500 |
Futures Explored
Lafayette
Support for Huckleberry-To-Go food service training program
$45,000 |
Hispanic
Scholarship Fund
San
Francisco
Scholarship
support for Contra Costa students
2005
$10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Independent
Institute
Oakland
Scholarship support for Contra Costa students
2002 $15,000
2003 $15,000
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
Junior Achievement
of the Bay Area, Inc.
South
San Francisco
School-to-Career curriculum in elementary schools in Contra Costa
County
2003 $5,000
2004
$5,000
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Kennedy-King
Memorial
College Scholarship
Scholarship support for minority students
2002 $6,000
2003 $6,000
2004 $7,000
2005 $7,000
2006 $7,000 |
Lafayette
Community Foundation
Support for the construction of the Lafayette Library
2005 $250,000
2006 $250,000 |
Leadership Public
Schools
Richmond
Development of an academic support and arts program
$15,000 |
Lindsay
Wildlife
Museum
Walnut
Creek
Educational exhibits and general operating support
2002 $10,000
2004 $45,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $50,000 |
Marine Science
Institute
Redwood
City
Marine science program field trips for students in Contra Costa
County
2002 $7,500
2003 $7,500
2004 $7,500
2005 $7,500
2006 $10,000 |
Martinez Education Foundation
Support
for the Run for Education
2003 $1,000
2004 $1,000 |
Mount Diablo
Unified School District
Concord
After School 4 All Collaborative
$60,000 |
Museum of the San
Ramon Valley
Danville
History curriculum of the San Ramon Valley
$20,000 |
Orion
Academy
Moraga
Science and technology supplies
$10,000 |
Project Second
Chance
Pleasant Hill
Families for Literacy Program
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000 |
Residential and
Educational Services (RES)
Martinez
Educational opportunities for developmentally disabled adults
2004 $10,000
2006 $15,000 |
St. Cornelius
School
Richmond
Teacher ESL training
$7,500 |
St. Mary’s College
of California
Moraga
Capital grant for School of Education building
$100,000
John Leykam Endowed Athletic Scholarship
$10,000 |
Salesian
High School
Richmond
Mobile Digital Media Studio and teacher training
2004 $25,000
Mobile Technology Resources
2006 $18,000 |
Sports 4 Kids
Oakland
Fitness-enhancing youth development in West Contra Costa County
$16,000 |
Teach for America
Emeryville
Sponsorship of five West Contra Costa teachers
2003 $25,000
2004 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
University of
California/ArtsBridge Program
Berkeley
ArtsBridge student teachers in Contra Costa
2002 $10,000
2003 $5,000
2004 $5,000 |
Venture
School
San
Ramon
Matching grant for the Venture School Art Institute
2002 $25,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Walnut Creek Historical Society
Walnut Creek
Educational programs
$7,500 |
West Contra Costa
Public Education Fund
San
Pablo
After school activities in West County
2002 $10,000
2003 $20,000
2004 $20,000
2005 $20,000
2006 $20,000 |
Youth Radio
Berkeley
After-school media training programs for at-risk youth in Richmond
2003 $5,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000 |
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Arts and
Cultural Foundation of
Antioch
Art
supplies, the summer concert series and scholarships
2004 $20,500
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
California
Shakespeare Theater
Berkeley
Production support for the Bruns Amphitheater in Orinda and
educational programs for Contra Costa students
2002 $30,000
2003 $30,000
2004 $30,000
2005 $30,000
2006 $30,000 |
California Symphony
Walnut
Creek
General operating support
2002 $25,000
2003 $15,000
2004 $50,000
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000
Free public concert in
Todos Santos Plaza in
Concord
2001 $25,000
2002 $35,000
2003 $35,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $35,000 |
Carolina Lugo’s Brisas de Espana
Pleasant
Hill
Support for resident artist program
$1,000 |
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp
Berkeley
Campership scholarships for youth from
Richmond
2002 $7,500
2004 $5,000
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Company C
Contemporary Ballet
Walnut Creek
Equipment and production support
2004 $9,000
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Contra Costa
Chamber Orchestra
Walnut Creek
Production support
2004 $2,500
2005 $2,500
2006 $5,000 |
Contra Costa
Children’s Chorus
Walnut Creek
East County Excellence In Music Program
$7,500 |
Contra Costa Civic
Theater
El
Cerrito
Capital grant to support theater remodeling
$25,000 |
Civic Arts
Education
Walnut Creek
The Arts Learning Project in Concord
2004 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Danville Area
Cultural Alliance
Danville
Youth art festival
$2,500 |
Diablo Ballet
Walnut
Creek
New works and general operating support
2002 $80,000
2003 $75,000
2004 $75,000
2005 $75,000
2006 $75,000 |
Diablo Light Opera
Company
Walnut Creek
Youth program and production support
2002 $10,000
2003 $10,000
2004 $5,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
Diablo Regional
Arts Association
Walnut
Creek
Arts Access Project
2002 $5,000
2003
$5,000
On Broadway sponsorship
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000
Production support
2005 $25,000
Operating and Artistic Excellence Program
$150,000 |
Diablo Wind
Symphony
Concord
Concert series and audience development
2002 $6,000
2003 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
East
Bay
Center for the
Performing Arts
Richmond
After school arts education program
2003 $25,000
2004 $35,000
2005 $35,000
2006 $40,000 |
El Campanil Theater
Preservation Foundation
Antioch
Theater renovation and refurbishment
2004 $50,000
General operating support
$50,000 |
Eugene
O'Neill Foundation
Danville
Student Days at Tao House
2002 $5,000
2004
$5,000
2005 $5,000
Commemorative O'Neill Sculpture in Danville
$10,000 |
Festival Opera
Association
Walnut
Creek
Summer season production support
2002 $25,000
2003 $25,000
2004 $50,000
2005 $50,000
2006 $75,000 |
Julia
Morgan
Center for the Arts
Berkeley
Arts based learning program for West County students
$10,000 |
Lamplighters Music
Theatre
San
Francisco
Contra Costa production support
2005 $5,000
2006 $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
2002 $100,000
2003 $100,000
2004 $100,000
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
2002 $100,000
2003 $100,000
2004 $100,000
2005 $100,000
Facilities upgrade grant
2006 $36,000 |
Los
Cenzontles
Mexican Arts Center
San
Pablo
General support for youth programming
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $20,000 |
Martinez Opera
Martinez
Production support
$10,000 |
Masquers Playhouse
Pt.
Richmond
Summer youth program scholarships
2002 $3,000
2003
$3,000
2004 $3,000
2005 $3,000
2006 $3,000
Challenge grant to support roof repairs
2006 $2,500 |
National Institute
of Art and Disabilities (NIAD)
Richmond
Art
exhibition support
2004 $10,000
2005 $12,500
2006 $12,500 |
Newsmakers: Lesher Speaker Series
Support
of community lecture series at the
Lesher
Center for the Arts
2004 $300,000
2005 $100,000
2006 $150,000 |
Northgate Community Pride Foundation
Northgate High School - Walnut
Creek
Little Theater renovation
$200,000 |
Oakland East Bay Symphony
Oakland
West County Concert
Series in Richmond
$15,000 |
Pacific Chamber Symphony
San
Leandro
Senior matinee series in
Contra Costa County
2003 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
Pinole Youth Foundation
Pinole
Youth theater programming
$25,000 |
Playhouse
West
Walnut
Creek
Production support
2002 $5,000
2003 $10,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000 |
Richmond Art Center
Richmond
Gallery exhibition support
2002 $25,000
2003 $25,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
SOLO Opera
Concord
Production support and low-income access
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000 |
University of California, Berkeley
Young
Musicians Program in Contra Costa
2005 $20,000
2006 $20,000 |
Vagabond Players
Pleasant
Hill
Production support
$25,000 |
Willows Theatre Company
Concord
Production support for "Mountain Days, the John Muir Musical"
2003 $25,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
Development of the Willows Production Services
2006 $25,000 |
Young Artists Symphony Orchestra
Walnut
Creek
Performance support
$5,000 |
Z Space Studio
San
Francisco
Word for Word School and Library Tour in Contra Costa
2005 $2,500
2006 $2,500 |
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Alisa
Ann Ruch Burn
Foundation
San
Francisco
Funding for children from Contra Costa to attend Champ Camp
$5,000 |
Assistance League
of the Diablo Valley,
Buena Vista
Auxiliary
Walnut Creek
Support of the Buena Vista Tutorial Program
$5,900 |
Association of
Retarded Citizens (ARC) of Contra Costa
Martinez
Facility improvements at the Lynn Center in Pittsburg
$30,000 |
Asian Community of
California
Richmond
Programs benefiting the Southeast Asian community
$10,000 |
Bay Area Crisis
Nursery
Concord
General operating support
$5,000 |
Bay Area Outreach
and Recreation Program (BORP)
Berkeley
Sports programming for disabled Contra Costa County youth
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000
2004 $5,000
2005 $5,000 |
Bay Area Rescue
Mission
Richmond
Ladies & Family Shelter and the Transitional Living Program
2004 $37,500
2005
$37,500
2006 $37,500 |
Big Brothers Big
Sisters of the East Bay, Inc.
Oakland
Mentor matches for at-risk youth in Contra Costa
$20,000 |
Boys & Girls Club
of the Diablo Valley
Martinez
Project Learn program
$12,500 |
Brookside
Community
Health Center
San
Pablo
In support of the dental clinic
2003 $10,000 |
Catholic Charities
Oakland
Family Service Center in Brentwood
2003 $35,000
2004 $35,000
2006 $40,000 |
Center for Human
Development
Pleasant
Hill
Academic achievement programs in three
Richmond schools
$15,000 |
Children’s Skin
Disease Foundation
Walnut Creek
Support for Camp Wonder
$7,500 |
City of El Cerrito,
Recreation Department
Project REACH after school program
2002 $5,000
2004 $5,000
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Community Violence
Solutions
San
Pablo
Clinical counseling program and the Children's
Interview Center in
Martinez
2002 $50,000
2003 $50,000
2004 $50,000
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000
Capital grant for construction and equipment for pediatric forensic
exam room
$50,000 |
Concord Community
Economic Development Organization
Concord
Monument Futures, a computer training and technology career program
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Contra
Costa
Crisis Center
Walnut
Creek
Grief Counseling Program
2002
$15,000
2003 $15,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Contra Costa
Interfaith Housing
Martinez
Garden Park Apartments supportive housing services
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000 |
Contra Costa
Interfaith Supporting Committee Organization (CCISCO)
Martinez
Citizenship classes in Pittsburg
2004 $10,000
Citizenship classes in Brentwood
2006 $10,000 |
Contra Costa Jewish
Community Center
Walnut Creek
Summer camp support
$3,000 |
Contra Costa Police
Athletic Association
Concord
Community work with at-risk youth in Contra Costa County
2002 $10,000
2003
$10,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Court
Appointed
Special Advocates (CASA) of Contra Costa County
Walnut
Creek
Services to at-risk youth in the juvenile justice system
2002 $10,000
2003 $10,000
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $20,000 |
Elder Abuse
Prevention
Richmond
County-wide education and direct services program addressing elder
abuse
2003 $5,000 |
Familias Unidas
Richmond
Cultural support and referral system for Latino families
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
FamiliesFirst
Davis
Kinship support services program in Contra Costa
2002 $20,000
2006 $25,000 |
Family and
Community Services of Contra Costa
Walnut
Creek
Senior Tutorial Program which pairs senior tutors and students
2002 $10,000
2003
$10,000
Meals on
Wheels program
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Family Builders By
Adoption
Oakland
Contra Costa adoption and foster care services
$10,000 |
Family
Stress
Center
Concord
Capital Grant for building renovation at Antioch facility
2002
$25,000
Proud Fathers program
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
Food Bank of Contra
Costa and Solano
Concord
General operating support and capital improvements
2001
$50,000
2002 $50,000
2003 $57,000
2004 $100,000 |
Four AC
Antioch
Tutoring program at Black Diamond Middle School
$10,000 |
Friends of Concord
Parks, Recreation and Outdoor Activities
Concord
Capital grant for disabled-access playground
$50,000 |
Girl Scouts of the
San Francisco Bay Area
Oakland
Growth, Independence, Friendship & Trust Program in North Richmond
$25,000 |
Greater Bay Area
Make-A- Wish Foundation
San
Francisco
Children’s program in Contra Costa
2002 $5,000
2004 $5,000 |
Greater Richmond
Interfaith Program
Richmond
Souper Center support
$75,000 |
Interfaith Council
of Contra
Costa County
Walnut Creek
Support for emergency family shelters
2005 $36,000
2006 $36,000 |
Jewish Family &
Children's Services of the East Bay
Walnut
Creek
Multi-Cultural Child Abuse Prevention program
2002 $10,000
2004
$10,000
2005 $10,000
2006 $15,000 |
John
F.
Kennedy University
Pleasant Hill
Matching grant to support mental health care at the Community
Counseling Center
$25,000 |
Las Trampas, Inc.
Lafayette
Roof repair costs
$10,000 |
League of Women
Voters
Lafayette
Televised candidate forums
2002 $3,500
2004 $3,500
2005 $1,300
2006 $2,500 |
Learn ASAP
Richmond
Academic enrichment program for youth in West County
2002 $15,000
2003 $15,000
2004 $15,000 |
Lighthouse for the
Blind and Visually Impaired
San
Francisco
Contra Costa camperships
2004 $10,400
2006 $7,000 |
Lincoln
Child
Center
Oakland
Middle school mental health services in Pittsburg
$15,000 |
Lions
Center
for the Visually Impaired
Pittsburg
Living services training for visually impaired adults
$10,000 |
Living
Skills
Center for the Visually Impaired
San
Pablo
Purchase of a passenger van
$25,500 |
Loaves and Fishes
of Contra Costa
Pittsburg, Concord and Martinez dining rooms
2002 $50,000
2003 $25,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Love-A-Child
Missions
Bay
Point
Matching grant to support van purchase
2005 $20,000
Shelter support
2006 $25,000 |
Meals on Wheels
Martinez
General support and matching grant for the new donor appeal
2002 $25,000
2003 $25,000
2005 $30,000
2006 $30,000 |
Monument
Crisis Center
Concord
Food distribution program in the Monument Corridor
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Morning Star
Outreach
Hayward
Youth projects and summer camperships for Contra Costa children
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000
2004 $5,000
2005 $5,000
2006 $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
$500,000 |
Mt. Diablo
Silverado Council – Boy Scouts of America
Pleasant Hill
Start up costs for Cub Scout program in Pittsburg
$10,000 |
New Connections
Concord
Capital grant for
Willow Pass Road
facility
$100,000
Substance abuse treatment services
$25,000 |
Okizu Foundation
Novato
Camperships for Contra Costa children
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Opportunity
Junction (formerly OPTIC)
Antioch
Technology career training for low-income women
2002 $25,000
2003
$25,000
2004 $30,000
2005 $30,000
2006 $50,000 |
Opportunity West
Richmond
The Elders Actualization Project
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
Outward Bound
San
Francisco
Contra Costa Pinnacle scholarships
2005 $9,000
2006 $10,000 |
Parents & Providers
Partnering for the Education of Young Children
Brentwood
School readiness program
2005 $2,500
2006 $2,500 |
Parents, Resources
and More
Richmond
Program support and community outreach
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Pittsburg
Pre-School
Coordinating Council
Kinship Care Program
2003 $50,000
2004 $50,000
2006 $36,000 |
Rebuilding Together
* Diablo Valley
Concord
Home renovation for low income families, seniors, disabled
individuals and non-profit agencies
2002 $7,500
2003 $7,500
2004 $7,500
2005 $7,500 |
Resources for
Community Development
Berkeley
Contra Costa support for resident services and empowerment program
2003 $25,000
2004 $25,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Richmond Commission
on Aging
Richmond
Senior Winter Ball
$1,000 |
Royal Family Kids
Camp
Concord
Contra Costa camperships
$7,500 |
Rubicon, Inc.
Richmond
The Fragile Families program
2002 $25,000
2003 $25,000
2004 $50,000
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000 |
Senior Helpline
Services
Lafayette
Senior Reassurance program
2003 $6,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000 |
Senior Outreach
Services
Walnut Creek
Care Mentors for the elderly
2002 $10,000
2003 $10,000
2005 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
Service Integration
Program of
Contra
Costa County
Martinez
After school and summer school programs in Bay Point
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
SHELTER, INC.
Martinez
Pittsburg Family Center
2003 $25,000
2004 $25,000
Family Emergency Shelter funding
2004 $36,000 |
Shepherd’s Gate
Livermore
Brentwood shelter and transitional housing facility
2005 $50,000
2006 $50,000 |
Sheriff’s Charities
Martinez
Construction of Peace Officer Monument of Contra Costa
$20,000 |
Special Olympics,
East Bay
Pleasant Hill
Sports training and competition for Contra Costa residents
2003 $20,000
2004 $20,000
2005 $20,000
2006 $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
2002 $250,000
2003
$250,000
2004 $250,000
2005 $250,000
2006 $250,000 |
Street Tech
San
Pablo
Computer training programs for low-income residents
2002 $25,000
2003 $10,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
Today's Youth
Matter
San
Mateo
Contra Costa youth to attend TYM summer camp
2002 $7,500
2006
$7,500 |
Volunteer and
Emergency Services Team in Action (VESTIA)
Martinez
“Kids 2 Kamp” program
2002 $5,000
2003 $4,500
2004 $4,500
2005 $8,000
2006 $8,000 |
Volunteer Center of
Contra Costa
Walnut
Creek
A challenge grant to the Share the Spirit holiday giving
campaign
2002 $30,000
2003
$30,000
2004 $35,000
2005 $35,000
2006 $35,000 |
Wardrobe for
Opportunity
Walnut
Creek
Business clothing, workplace image enhancement and career
development for low-income women
2002 $10,000
2003 $10,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $10,000
2006 $10,000 |
We Care Services
for Children
Concord
Mental health care services for children
2004 $15,000
2005 $15,000 |
Wesley Youth Homes
Danville
Residential care facility in Pittsburg serving at-risk young women
2002 $20,000
2003 $20,000
2004 $20,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
West Contra Costa
Food Security Council
Richmond
East West Market Garden Project for low-income residents
2002 $20,000
2003 $20,000 |
West
County
Adult Day Care/ Alzheimers Respite Center
Richmond
Services to support caregivers and families in West County
2003 $10,000
2004 $10,000
2005 $15,000
2006 $15,000 |
Women’s Initiative
for Self Employment
San
Francisco
Outreach
and services to Contra Costa women
2005 $5,000
2006 $10,000 |
Youth Enrichment
Services (YES)
Berkeley
Camperships for Richmond youth
2004 $7,500
2005 $7,500
2006 $7,500 |
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Association of
Small Foundations
Washington, DC
2002 $5,000
2003 $5,000
2006 $1,000 |
The CBO
(Community-Based Organizations) Center
Concord
Education and training for Contra Costa nonprofits
2004 $25,000
2006 $25,000 |
CompassPoint
San
Francisco
East Bay Funders Fair
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000 |
Council on
Foundations
Washington, DC
Stewardship Principles for Family Foundations
$5,000 |
Delta 2000
Antioch
Nonprofit support services operating support
$2,500 |
Foundation
Center
San
Francisco
General operating support
2002
$2,500
2003 $2,500
2004 $3,000
2005 $3,000
2006 $3,000 |
Northern California Grantmakers
San
Francisco
Summer Youth Project
2002
$5,000
2003 $5,000
2004 $5,000
2005 $5,000
2006 $5,000
Emergency Loan Fund
2002 $1,000
2003 $2,500
2004 $2,500 |
National
Center
for Family Philanthropy
Washington, DC
2002 $1,000
2003 $1,000
2004 $1,000
2006 $1,000 |
Taproot Foundation
San
Francisco
Service grants sponsorship for Contra Costa nonprofits
$10,000 |
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