Funders › CA › Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation › 2023
Grants paid by Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation, tax year 2023
EIN 68-0208980 · Walnut Creek, CA · Form 990-PF, Part XV
In tax year 2023, Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation (EIN 68-0208980) reported 65 grants paid totaling $2,844,700. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2023
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Diablo Regional Arts Association Walnut Creek, CA | B | $260,000 | paid | Phase Two Lesher Center for the Arts Strategic Plan | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | John Muir Health Foundation Walnut Creek, CA | C | $200,000 | paid | John Muir Cancer Center | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Ujima Family Recovery Services San Pablo, CA | B | $150,000 | paid | Ujima Family Recovery Services (Ujima Homes) | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | East Bay Community Foundation Oakland, CA | B | $120,000 | paid | East Contra Costa STRONG Nonprofits Initiative | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Food Bank of Contra Costa Solano Concord, CA | D | $100,000 | paid | FY 23-25 Food Bank General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | California Symphony Orchestra Walnut Creek, CA | B | $100,000 | paid | General Operations for California Symphony 2022-2024 | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa Crisis Center Walnut Creek, CA | B | $80,000 | paid | Community Safety Net Services and the Contra Costa Services Network Program | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Village Community Resource Center Brentwood, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | Post Pandemic Responsive Programming in East Contra Costa | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Bay Area Legal Aid Oakland, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | Contra Costa Legal Safety Net Project | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | The Ryse Center Richmond, CA | D | $75,000 | paid | Rooted and Rysing: Black and Brown Young People Leading in He | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | East Bay Center for the Performing Richmond, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | East Bay Center General Operating Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Meals On Wheels of Contra Costa Inc Martinez, CA | B | $75,000 | paid | Meals for Homebound Elders in Contra Costa County | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Greater Richmond Interfaith Program Richmond, CA | C | $75,000 | paid | Homeless Services | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | City of Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA | U | $75,000 | paid | Capital Improvements and Upgrades & Implementing New Strategic Plan | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | We Care Services for Children Concord, CA | B | $70,000 | paid | We Care Services for Children | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Shelter Inc Concord, CA | C | $65,000 | paid | Preventing and Ending Homelessness for Children, Women, and | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Mindful Life Project Richmond, CA | B | $60,000 | paid | Mindfulness and SEL Programming in Contra Costa Schools | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Bay Area Rescue Mission Richmond, CA | C | $55,000 | paid | Love Without Limits Program | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | California State Univ East Bay Fdn Hayward, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Mathematics, engineering, science achievement | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Cope Family Support Center Walnut Creek, CA | D | $50,000 | paid | General operating support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Zellerbach Family Foundation San Francisco, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BIPOC ARTS & CULTURE MAPPING PROJECT PROPOSAL | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Diablo Regional Arts Association Walnut Creek, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Winter Nights Family Shelter Inc Pleasant Hill, CA | B | $50,000 | paid | Winter Nights Family Shelter | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Habitat for Humanity East Baysilico Oakland, CA | U | $50,000 | paid | Affordable Housing and Financial Stability for Contra Costa County | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Catholic Charities of the East Bay Oakland, CA | B | $45,000 | paid | Homlessness prevention program | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | United Way Bay Area San Francisco, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | SparkPoint Contra Costa | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa County Office of Educa Pleasant Hill, CA | U | $40,000 | paid | CCCOE, Center for Community Arts & Lesher Foundation Partnership 2023 | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Trinity Center Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CA | B | $40,000 | paid | Transformational Opportunities | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Mdusd Education Foundation Concord, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | Arts in Music and Culture | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Girl Scouts of Northern California Alameda, CA | C | $35,000 | paid | Girl Scouts Discover Together / Increasing Access to Girl Scouting | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Jewish Family Community Services of Berkeley, CA | U | $35,000 | paid | Immigration Legal Services | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Ujima Family Recovery Services San Pablo, CA | B | $35,000 | paid | General Operating Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Aim High for High School San Francisco, CA | C | $30,000 | paid | Expanding Aim High Magic in Richmond: 2023 & 2024 Middle School Summer Enrichment | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center San Francisco, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Creating Pathways to Economic Vitality for Lower-Income Contra Costa Residents | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | San Pablo Economic Development Corp San Pablo, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | General Operations for San Pablo EDC | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | The Bread Project Berkeley, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Food Prep & Baking Job Training & Placement Program | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | St Mary's College of California Moraga, CA | B | $25,000 | paid | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation Scholarship for Teacher P | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa Senior Legal Services Concord, CA | B | $22,500 | paid | Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Turn - the Utility Reform Network San Francisco, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | Power@Home Contra Costa | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Child Abuse Prevention Council Concord, CA | U | $20,000 | paid | Child abuse prevention council general support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Basic Fund Oakland, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | BASIC Fund 2023 Scholars Program | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | John Muir Land Trust Martinez, CA | B | $20,000 | paid | Family Harvest FarmYouth Leaders Increasing Economic Mobility | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa College San Pablo, CA | U | $16,700 | paid | Vocal and piano showcase & children's concernt | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Kennedy-King Memorial College Schol Martinez, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | Kennedy-King General ScholarshipKennedy-King General Scholarship | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Headwaters Science Institute Soda Springs, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | School-Based Research Experience for Richmond Students | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Lions Center for the Visually Impai Pittsburg, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | LCVI Vision Health 2022 | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa County Historical Soci Martinez, CA | C | $15,000 | paid | Digital upgrade and modernization project | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | The Rainbow Community Center Concord, CA | U | $15,000 | paid | LGBTQIA+ Youth and Family Programming and Services with Rainbow Community Center | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Marine Science Institute Redwood City, CA | B | $15,000 | paid | Delta Discovery Voyage | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | West Contra Costa Sallesian Boys Gi Richmond, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | Operating Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Walnut Creek Library Foundation Walnut Creek, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Childrens Area Refresh & Childrens Programs | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Rosie the Riveter Trust Richmond, CA | D | $10,000 | paid | Rosie's Service Corps | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Diablo Regional Arts Association Walnut Creek, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Lamplighters Music Theatre San Francisco, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Project Avary San Rafael, CA | C | $10,000 | paid | Improving the Lives of Children with Parents in Prison | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Jewish Community Relations Council San Francisco, CA | U | $10,000 | paid | Opening Books, Opening Minds, Opening Doors | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | House of Loving Hands Inc San Pablo, CA | B | $10,000 | paid | Program Development/ Capacity Building | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa County Office of Educa Pleasant Hill, CA | U | $7,500 | paid | Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year program | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Reading Advantage Inc Brentwood, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | Read Me A Story | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Monument Crisis Center Concord, CA | B | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation Pasadena, CA | D | $5,000 | paid | Champ Camp | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Niad Art Center Richmond, CA | U | $5,000 | paid | General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Art Guild of the Delta Brentwood, CA | B | $3,000 | paid | General Support | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra Orinda, CA | C | $2,500 | paid | Contra Costa chamber orchestra 2022, 2023, 2024 | 202433129349100823 |
| 2023 | East Bay Leadership Council Walnut Creek, CA | B | $2,500 | paid | Philanthropy Awards Breakfast Support | 202433129349100823 |
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Derived from IRS Form 990-PF e-file XML. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03. All years for this funder.
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