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Submit the letter together with an application that must be obtained from the Foundation. None Grants are limited to projects and programs within Contra Costa County. Aim High for High School PO Box 410715 San Francisco CA 94141 None POF Expanding Aim High Magic in Richmond: 2023 & 2024 Middle School Summer Enrichment 30000 Alisa Ann Ruch Burn Foundation 50 N Hill Ave Ste 305 Pasadena CA 91106 None Champ Camp 5000 Bay Area Creative 4135 Forest Hill Court Hayward CA 94542 None SPARC Poetry 15000 Bay Area Crisis Nursery 1506 Mendocino Drive Concord CA 94521 None Crisis Nursery Services 15000 Bay Area Legal Aid 1735 Telegraph Avenue Oakland CA 94612 None Contra Costa Legal Safety Net Project 75000 Bay Area Rescue Mission 2114 Macdonald Avenue PO Box 1112 Richmond CA 94802 None Love Without Limits Program 55000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bay Are 1230 Preservation Parkway Oakland CA 94612 None Benefit Contra Costa youth 25000 Biotech Partners PO Box 2186 Berkeley CA 94702 None Antioch High Biotech Academy - Creating Bioscience Career Pathways for At-Promise Youth 35000 Bridge Builders to the New Generati 5032 Tehachapi Way Antioch CA 94531 None Change the Narrative 30000 COPE Family Support Center 3000 Citrus Circle Ste 220 Walnut Creek CA 94598 None General operating support 50000 California State Univ East Bay Fdn 25800 Carlos Bee Blvd Hayward CA 94542 None Mathematics, engineering, science achievement 50000 California Symphony Orchestra 100 Pringle Ave Ste 540 Walnut Creek CA 94596 None General Operations for California Symphony 2022-2024 100000 Camp Kesem Berkeley PO Box 4391 Berkeley CA 94704 None Camp and year round support 5000 Cantare Con Vivo 2619 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 None Annual adult choir concerts 5000 Catholic Charities of the East Bay 433 Jefferson Street Oakland CA 94607 None Homlessness prevention program 45000 Cazadero Performing Arts Camp PO Box 7908 Berkeley CA 94707 None Cazadero scholarship program 5000 Child Abuse Prevention Council 2120 Diamond Blvd Ste 120 Concord CA 94520 None Child abuse prevention council general support 20000 City of Walnut Creek 1666 North Main Street Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Capital Improvements and Upgrades & Implementing New Strategic Plan 75000 Coco Kids 1035 Detroit Avenue Ste 200 Concord CA 94518 None Road to success and recovery 30000 Community Education Partnerships PO Box 5632 Berkeley CA 94705 None CEP academic support and mentoring 15000 Community Resources for Science 1611 San Pablo Avenue 10B Berkeley CA 94702 None Activating wonder for elementary success through science 20000 Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra 61 Tara Road Orinda CA 94563 None Contra Costa chamber orchestra 2022, 2023, 2024 2500 Contra Costa College 2600 Mission Bell Drive San Pablo CA 94806 None Vocal and piano showcase & children's concernt 16700 Contra Costa County Historical Soci 724 Escobar St Martinez CA 94553 None Digital upgrade and modernization project 15000 Contra Costa County Office of Educa 77 Santa Barbara Road Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None Contra Costa County Teacher of the Year program 7500 Contra Costa Family Justice Allianc 256 24th Street Richmond CA 94804 None Contra Costa Family Justice Center 152500 Contra Costa Senior Legal Services 2702 Clayton Road Ste 202 Concord CA 94519 None Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) 22500 Contra Costa Wind Symphony PO Box 2331 Walnut Creek CA 94595 None Contra Costa Wind Symphony Support 8000 Court Appointed Special Advocates C 2151 Salvio Street Ste 295 Concord CA 94520 None Filling the Gaps for Foster Children in Contra Costa County 50000 Diablo Ballet PO Box 4700 Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Diablo Ballets 2022-25 Season Title Support 60000 Diablo Regional Arts Association 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek CA 94596 None General Support 50000 Diablo Regional Arts Association 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek CA 94596 None General Support 10000 Down Syndrome Connection of the Bay 101 - J Town Country Drive Danville CA 94526 None New and Young Families Program 10000 East Bay Center for the Performing 339 11th Street Richmond CA 94801 None East Bay Center General Operating Support 75000 East Bay Community Foundation 200 Frank Ogawa Plaza Oakland CA 94612 None East Contra Costa STRONG Nonprofits Initiative 120000 East Bay Leadership Council PO Box 4096 Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Philanthropy Awards Breakfast Support 2500 Empowered Aging 2255 Contra Costa Blvd Ste 204 Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None Improving the lives of East County's Most Vulnerable Seniors 15000 Exploring New Horizons PO Box 1514 Felton CA 95018 None Preserving Outdoor Education for Contra Costa County Students 25000 Family Aid-Catholic Education 2121 Harrison Street Oakland CA 94610 None Family Aid-Catholic Education (FACE) 35000 First 5 Contra Costa 4005 Port Chicago Highway Ste 120 Concord CA 94520 None Ready Community, Ready Schools, Ready Families 230000 First Place for Youth 426 17th Street Ste 100 Oakland CA 94612 None My First Place Contra Costa County 30000 Food Bank of Contra Costa Solano 4010 Nelson Avenue Concord CA 94520 None FY 23-25 Food Bank General Support 100000 Girl Scouts of Northern California 1650 Harbor Bay Parkway Ste 100 Alameda CA 94502 None Girl Scouts Discover Together / Increasing Access to Girl Scouting 35000 Good Medicine Comedy 100 CA Shakespeare Theater Way Orinda CA 94563 None Good Medicine Comedy 5000 Greater Richmond Interfaith Program 165 22nd Street Richmond CA 94801 None Homeless Services 75000 Habitat for Humanity East BaySilico 2619 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 None Affordable Housing and Financial Stability for Contra Costa County 50000 Headwaters Science Institute 53964 Sherritt Lane Soda Springs CA 95728 None School-Based Research Experience for Richmond Students 15000 House of Loving Hands Inc 2421 Vale Road San Pablo CA 94806 None Program Development/ Capacity Building 10000 Insight Housing 2855 Telegraph Ave Berkeley CA 94705 None ProRoads Home: Supporting Homeless Veterans & Their Families 10000 James Morehouse ProjectBay Area Com 540 Ashbury Ave El Cerrito CA 94530 None English Language Learners; From Strength to Strength 20000 Jewish Community Relations Council 121 Steuart Street 301 San Francisco CA 94105 None Opening Books, Opening Minds, Opening Doors 10000 Jewish Family Community Services of 2484 Shattuck Avenue Ste 210 Berkeley CA 94704 None Immigration Legal Services 35000 John Muir Land Trust PO Box 31 Martinez CA 94553 None Family Harvest FarmYouth Leaders Increasing Economic Mobility 20000 Kennedy-King Memorial College Schol PO Box 2643 Martinez CA 94553 None Kennedy-King General ScholarshipKennedy-King General Scholarship 15000 Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower PO Box 2163 Castro Valley CA 94546 None From Trauma to Thriving Resilience Skill-Building for Families 30000 KIDS for the BAY-Earth Island Inst 1771 Alcatraz Ave Berkeley CA 94703 None Watershed Action Program 5000 Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream 125 Railroad Ave Ste 203 Danville CA 94526 None Always Reading Program in WCCUSD 30000 LightHouse for the Blind and Visual 1155 Market St 10th Floor San Francisco CA 94103 None Camperships for Blind/Low Vision Contra Costa County Youth 5000 Lincoln 1266 14th Street Oakland CA 94607 None Culturally Responsive, School Based Family Strengthening In East Contra Costa 25500 Lindsay Wildlife Experience 1931 First Avenue Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Environmental Education for Title I Schools in Contra Costa Count 40000 Lions Center for the Visually Impai 175 Alvarado Avenue Pittsburg CA 94565 None LCVI Vision Health 2022 15000 Loaves Fishes of Contra Costa 835 Ferry Street Martinez CA 94553 None Nourishing Lives in Contra Costa County 65000 Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academ 13108 San Pablo Avenue San Pablo CA 94805 None Youth Arts Academy 25000 Marine Science Institute 500 Discovery Parkway Redwood City CA 94063 None Delta Discovery Voyage 15000 Masquers Playhouse 105 Park Place Richmond CA 94801 None Stage One Summer Camp -3000 MDUSD Education Foundation PO Box 5151 Concord CA 94524 None Arts in Music and Culture 35000 Meals On Wheels Diablo Region 1300 Civic Drive Walnut Creek CA 94596 None general operating support 100000 Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa Inc 597 Center Avenue Ste 125 Martinez CA 94553 None Meals for Homebound Elders in Contra Costa County 75000 Mindful Life Project 1001 Canal Blvd Ste A-0 Richmond CA 94804 None Mindfulness and SEL Programming in Contra Costa Schools 60000 Nurturing Independence through Arti 551 23rd St Richmond CA 94804 None General Operating Support 15000 Opportunity Junction 3102 Delta Fair Boulevard Antioch CA 94509 None Training, Counseling and Job Placement for East Contra Costa Re 100000 Project Avary PO Box 150088 San Rafael CA 94915 None Improving the Lives of Children with Parents in Prison 10000 REading ADvantage Inc 1145 Second Street Ste A113 Brentwood CA 94513 None Read Me A Story 5000 Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center 275 5th Street San Francisco CA 94103 None Creating Pathways to Economic Vitality for Lower-Income Contra Costa Residents 25000 Rosie the Riveter Trust PO Box 71126 Richmond CA 94807 None Rosie's Service Corps 10000 St Mary's College of California 1928 St Marys Road PMB 4300 Moraga CA 94575 None Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation Scholarship for Teacher P 25000 San Pablo Economic Development Corp 13830 San Pablo Avenue Ste D San Pablo CA 94806 None General Operations for San Pablo EDC 25000 Share the Spirit w SJ Mercury News PO Box 3491 Walnut Creek CA 94598 None Share the Spirit 40000 SHELTER Inc PO Box 5368 Concord CA 94524 None Preventing and Ending Homelessness for Children, Women, and 65000 Shepherd's Gate 1660 Portola Avenue Livermore CA 94551 None Core Programming for Homeless and Abused Women and Children 50000 Smuin Ballet 1830 17th Street San Francisco CA 94103 None Supporting Smuin's Season Programming at the Lesher Center for 25000 Special Olympics Northern Californi 3480 Buskirk Avenue Ste 340 Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None Special Olympics Northern California Contra Costa County Progr 30000 St Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa 2210 Gladstone Drive Pittsburg CA 94565 None General Operating Support 50000 STAND For Families Free of Violence 1410 Danzig Plaza 2nd Floor Concord CA 94520 None Agency Core Support 100000 Students Rising Above PO Box 192492 San Francisco CA 94119 None College and Career Success for Low-Income Contra Costa Youth 30000 Tandem Partners in Early Learning 1350 Arnold Drive Ste 200 Martinez CA 94553 None Early Learning Innovations in East Contra Costa 70000 Teach for America - Bay Area PO BOX 398296 San Francisco CA 94139 None Beyond Recovery: Ensuring West County Students Thrive After Cri 35000 The Bread Project 1615 University Avenue Berkeley CA 94703 None Food Prep & Baking Job Training & Placement Program 25000 The RYSE Center 205 41st Street Richmond CA 94805 None Rooted and Rysing: Black and Brown Young People Leading in He 75000 Three Thirty Three Arts 712 Bancroft Rd 278 Walnut Creek CA 94598 None ART JAM in the park @ Creative Concord 15000 Trinity Center Walnut Creek 1924 Trinity Avenue Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Transformational Opportunities 40000 TURN - The Utility Reform Network 268 Bush Street 3933 San Francisco CA 94104 None Power@Home Contra Costa 20000 Ujima Family Recovery Services 1901 Church Lane San Pablo CA 94806 None General Operating Support 35000 Village Community Resource Center 633 Village Drive Brentwood CA 94513 None Post Pandemic Responsive Programming in East Contra Costa 75000 Walnut Creek Library Foundation PO Box 4979 Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Childrens Area Refresh & Childrens Programs 10000 We Care Services for Children 2191 Kirker Pass Road Concord CA 94521 None We Care Services for Children 70000 West Contra Costa Public Education 217-C West Richmond Ave Richmond CA 94801 None Balanced Literacy Instruction: Building the Capacity of Teacher Leaders 50000 Winter Nights Family Shelter Inc 404 Gregory Lane Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None Winter Nights Family Shelter 50000 YES Nature to Neighborhoods 3029 Macdonald Avenue Richmond CA 94804 None Base Camp Capital Campaign; Community & Outdoor Leadership Development for Richmond Youth & 25000 Art Guild of the Delta 3130 Balfour Road Suite D Box 221 Brentwood CA 94513 None General Support 3000 Basic Fund 1301 Clay Street 70450 Oakland CA 94612 None BASIC Fund 2023 Scholars Program 20000 Civicorps 101 Myrtle St Oakland CA 94607 None Civicorps Contra Costa County Expansion Project 50000 Contra Costa County Office of Educa 77 Santa Barbara Road Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None CCCOE, Center for Community Arts & Lesher Foundation Partnership 2023 40000 Contra Costa Crisis Center 307 Lennon Lane Walnut Creek CA 94598 None Community Safety Net Services and the Contra Costa Services Network Program 80000 Diablo Regional Arts Association 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek CA 94596 None Phase Two Lesher Center for the Arts Strategic Plan 260000 FIERCE Advocates fka Building Block 312 9th St Richmond CA 94801 None Parents Leading Personal, Family, and Community 30000 Hope Solutions 399 Taylor Blvd Plesant Hill CA 94523 None Operations 75000 John Muir Health Foundation 1400 Treat Blvd Walnut Creek CA 94597 None John Muir Cancer Center 200000 Lamplighters Music Theatre 469 Bryant St San Francisco CA 94107 None General Support 10000 Monument Crisis Center 1990 Market Street Concord CA 94520 None General Support 5000 NIAD Art Center 551 23rd St Richmond CA 94804 None General Support 5000 Oaktown Jazz Workshop 55 Washington St Oakland CA 94607 None Oaktown Jazz in the Library 12000 Okizu 83 Hamilton Dr 200 Novato CA 94949 None General Support 5000 Opportunity Junction 3102 Delta Fair Blvd Antioch CA 94509 None General Support 1500 Poison Apple 847 Arnold Drive Martinez CA 94553 None Apple Teens, Apple Players and Apple Shakes: Capacity Expansion Project 10000 Reach Out and Read 89 South St Ste 201 Boston MA 02111 None Reach Out and Read Contra Costa County 15000 SOAR for Youth P O Box 1291 Berkeley CA 94701 None SOAR 2023 and 2024 Programs 10000 Tech Exchange 2530 International Blvd Oakland CA 94601 None Tech Exchange: Contra Costa County Digital Inclusion 15000 The Painted Turtle 1300 4th St 300 Santa Monica CA 90401 None 2023 Medical Specialty Camp Program for Contra Costa County Campers 5000 The Rainbow Community Center 2380 Salvio Street Suite 301 Concord CA 94520 None LGBTQIA+ Youth and Family Programming and Services with Rainbow Community Center 15000 Ujima Family Recovery Services 1901 Church Lane San Pablo CA 94806 None Ujima Family Recovery Services (Ujima Homes) 150000 Pacific Clinics formerly Uplift Fam 2380 Salvio Street Suite 200 Concord CA 94520 None Kinship Support Services Program 25000 United Way Bay Area 550 Kearny St 510 San Francisco CA 94108 None SparkPoint Contra Costa 40000 West Contra Costa Sallesian Boys Gi 2801 Moran Ave Richmond CA 94804 None Operating Support 10000 White Pony Express 2470 Bates Ave Concord CA 94520 None Food Rescue Project 50000 Zellerbach Family Foundation 455 Market Street 2200 San Francisco CA 94105 None CONTRA COSTA COUNTY BIPOC ARTS & CULTURE MAPPING PROJECT 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