Funding search · Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation · grants
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation: all 407 grants
Largest first · $15.3M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $15,000
Vida Verde Nature Education · San Gregorio, CA · 2022
Multi-day Environmental Education Experiences for Students fro
- $12,500
Good Medicine Comedy · Orinda, CA · 2022
Good Medicine Comedy - COVID grant
- $12,000
Oaktown Jazz Workshop · Oakland, CA · 2024
Oaktown Jazz in the Library
- $12,000
Oaktown Jazz Workshop · Oakland, CA · 2023
Oaktown Jazz in the Library
- $11,000
Community Alliance for Learning · Oakland, CA · 2022
Equity based community centric writing coaching for middle school
- $10,000
Brighter Beginnings · Antioch, CA · 2024
Staff Support Program
- $10,000
Contra Costa County Library · Martinez, CA · 2024
Book Purchases at Juvenile Hall & Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation
- $10,000
Contra Costa County Office of Educa · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2024
CCCOE, Center for Community Arts & Lesher Foundation Partnership 2023
- $10,000
Contra Costa Family Justice Allianc · Richmond, CA · 2024
CARE Fund Award
- $10,000
Contra Costa Foster Friends · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2024
General Operation
- $10,000
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay · Danville, CA · 2024
New and Young Families Program
- $10,000
Growing Healthy Kids · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
General Operations
- $10,000
Poison Apple · Martinez, CA · 2024
Apple Teens, Apple Players and Apple Shakes: Capacity Expansion Project
- $10,000
Project Avary · San Rafael, CA · 2024
Improving the Lives of Children with Parents in Prison
- $10,000
Richmond Promise · Richmond, CA · 2024
CARE Fund Grant Award
- $10,000
Richmond Renaissance · Richmond, CA · 2024
CARE Fund Grant Award
- $10,000
Soar for Youth · Berkeley, CA · 2024
SOAR 2023 and 2024 Programs
- $10,000
The Black Neighborhood · Richmond, CA · 2024
CARE Fund Grant Award
- $10,000
Village Community Resource Center · Brentwood, CA · 2024
Post Pandemic Responsive Programming in East Contra Costa
- $10,000
Diablo Regional Arts Association · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay · Danville, CA · 2023
New and Young Families Program
- $10,000
House of Loving Hands · San Pablo, CA · 2023
Program Development/ Capacity Building
- $10,000
Insight Housing · Berkeley, CA · 2023
ProRoads Home: Supporting Homeless Veterans & Their Families
- $10,000
Jewish Community Relations Council · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Opening Books, Opening Minds, Opening Doors
- $10,000
Lamplighters Music Theatre · San Francisco, CA · 2023
General Support
- $10,000
Poison Apple · Martinez, CA · 2023
Apple Teens, Apple Players and Apple Shakes: Capacity Expansion Project
- $10,000
Project Avary · San Rafael, CA · 2023
Improving the Lives of Children with Parents in Prison
- $10,000
Rosie the Riveter Trust · Richmond, CA · 2023
Rosie's Service Corps
- $10,000
Soar for Youth · Berkeley, CA · 2023
SOAR 2023 and 2024 Programs
- $10,000
Walnut Creek Library Foundation · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Childrens Area Refresh & Childrens Programs
- $10,000
West Contra Costa Sallesian Boys Gi · Richmond, CA · 2023
Operating Support
- $10,000
Children Now · Oakland, CA · 2022
Illuminating the opportunity gap for children
- $10,000
Community Education Partnerships · Berkeley, CA · 2022
CEP academic support and mentoring
- $10,000
Contra Costa County Library · Martinez, CA · 2022
Book Purchases at Juvenile Hall & Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation
- $10,000
Diablo Regional Arts Association · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
"Letters to 87"
- $10,000
Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay · Danville, CA · 2022
New and Young Families Program
- $10,000
Fresh Approach · Concord, CA · 2022
Increasing access and purchasing power for nutritionally-dense food
- $10,000
Insight Housing · Berkeley, CA · 2022
ProRoads Home: Supporting Homeless Veterans & Their Families
- $10,000
Jewish Community Relations Council · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Opening Books, Opening Minds, Opening Doors
- $10,000
Marine Science Institute · Redwood City, CA · 2022
Delta Discovery Voyage
- $10,000
Martin Luther King Jr Freedom Cente · Oakland, CA · 2022
Contra Costa Youth Leadership Academy
- $10,000
Project Avary · San Rafael, CA · 2022
Improving the Lives of Children with Parents in Prison
- $10,000
Rosie the Riveter Trust · Richmond, CA · 2022
Rosie's Service Corps
- $10,000
West Contra Costa Public Education · Richmond, CA · 2022
Support lincoln elementary schools recovery from recent
- $9,500
Opportunity Junction · Antioch, CA · 2024
General Support
- $9,500
Solo Opera · Concord, CA · 2022
Matching Grant- California Arts Council- Arts & Cultural Organizat
- $9,000
Contra Costa Wind Symphony · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Contra Costa Wind Symphony Support
- $8,000
Contra Costa Wind Symphony · Walnut Creek, CA · 2023
Contra Costa Wind Symphony Support
- $8,000
Contra Costa Wind Symphony · Walnut Creek, CA · 2022
Contra Costa Wind Symphony Support
- $8,000
Loved Twice · Oakland, CA · 2022
Clothing newborns in need in Contra Costa County
- $8,000
Monument Impact · Concord, CA · 2022
Client Services Grant
- $8,000
Reading Advantage · Brentwood, CA · 2022
Read Me A Story
- $7,500
Kids for the Bay-Earth Island Inst · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Watershed Action Program
- $7,500
Contra Costa County Office of Educa · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2023
Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year program
- $7,500
Contra Costa County Office of Educa · Pleasant Hill, CA · 2022
Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year program
- $6,500
Council On Foundations · Washington, DC · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2024
Champ Camp
- $5,000
Bay Area Outreach Recreation Progra · Berkeley, CA · 2024
General Operation
- $5,000
Camp Kesem Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Camp and year round support
- $5,000
Camping Unlimited for Developmental · Boulder Creek, CA · 2024
Contra Costa Campership Support
- $5,000
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp · Berkeley, CA · 2024
Cazadero scholarship program
- $5,000
Center for Young Women'S Developmen · San Francisco, CA · 2024
CARE Fund Award
- $5,000
Early Childhood Funders · El Cerrito, CA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
La Concordia Wellness Center · Concord, CA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Nephrotic Syndrome Foundation · Alamo, CA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Northern California Grantmakers · San Francisco, CA · 2024
General Operations
- $5,000
Reading Advantage · Brentwood, CA · 2024
Read Me A Story
- $5,000
Via Rehabilitation Services · Santa Clara, CA · 2024
Camperships for Contra Costa County Youths with Developmental
- $5,000
West Contra Costa Public Education · Richmond, CA · 2024
Balanced Literacy Instruction: Building the Capacity of Teacher L
- $5,000
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2023
Champ Camp
- $5,000
Camp Kesem Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Camp and year round support
- $5,000
Cantare Con Vivo · Oakland, CA · 2023
Annual adult choir concerts
- $5,000
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Cazadero scholarship program
- $5,000
Good Medicine Comedy · Orinda, CA · 2023
Good Medicine Comedy
- $5,000
Kids for the Bay-Earth Island Inst · Berkeley, CA · 2023
Watershed Action Program
- $5,000
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visual · San Francisco, CA · 2023
Camperships for Blind/Low Vision Contra Costa County Youth
- $5,000
Monument Crisis Center · Concord, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Niad Art Center · Richmond, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Okizu · Novato, CA · 2023
General Support
- $5,000
Reading Advantage · Brentwood, CA · 2023
Read Me A Story
- $5,000
The Painted Turtle · Santa Monica, CA · 2023
2023 Medical Specialty Camp Program for Contra Costa County Campers
- $5,000
Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation · Pasadena, CA · 2022
Champ Camp
- $5,000
Camp Kesem Berkeley · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Camp and year round support
- $5,000
Cantare Con Vivo · Oakland, CA · 2022
Annual adult choir concerts
- $5,000
Cazadero Performing Arts Camp · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Cazadero scholarship program
- $5,000
Commonweal · Bolinas, CA · 2022
Power of Hope
- $5,000
Girls Garage · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Free Yearlong Programs for Girls and Gender-Expansive Youth
- $5,000
Hercules Community Library Foundati · Hercules, CA · 2022
Hercules Library Inclusive Early Literacy Starry Cone Space
- $5,000
Kids for the Bay-Earth Island Inst · Berkeley, CA · 2022
Watershed Action Program
- $5,000
Lighthouse for the Blind and Visual · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Camperships for Blind/Low Vision Contra Costa County Youth
- $5,000
Opportunity Camp · Antioch, CA · 2022
Opportunity Camp Summer Session 2020
- $5,000
Painted Turtle · Santa Monica, CA · 2022
2021 Medical Specialty Camp for Contra Costa County Campers
- $5,000
Via Rehabilitation Services · Santa Clara, CA · 2022
Camperships for Contra Costa County Youths with Developmental
- $4,000
Salesian College Preparatory · Richmond, CA · 2022
Academic Success Program
- $3,000
Art Guild of the Delta · Brentwood, CA · 2023
General Support
- $3,000
Masquers Playhouse · Richmond, CA · 2022
Stage One Summer Camp
- $2,500
Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra · Orinda, CA · 2024
Contra Costa chamber orchestra 2022, 2023, 2024
- $2,500
East Bay Leadership Council · Walnut Creek, CA · 2024
Philanthropy Awards Breakfast Support
- $2,500
Pflag Clayton-Concord · Lafayette, CA · 2024
General Operations
- $2,500
Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra · Orinda, CA · 2023
Contra Costa chamber orchestra 2022, 2023, 2024

