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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 5000 Bay Area Crisis Nursery 1506 Mendocino Drive Concord CA 94521 None PF Crisis Nursery Services 20000 Bay Area Legal Aid 1735 Telegraph Avenue Oakland CA 94612 None POF Contra Costa Legal Safety Net Project 80000 Bay Area Rescue Mission 2114 Macdonald Avenue PO Box 1112 Richmond CA 94802 None PF Love Without Limits Program 55000 Big Brothers Big Sisters of Bay Are 1230 Preservation Parkway Oakland CA 94612 None PF Benefit Contra Costa youth 20000 Bridge Builders to the New Generati 5032 Tehachapi Way Antioch CA 94531 None PF Change the Narrative 35000 California Symphony Orchestra 100 Pringle Ave Ste 540 Walnut Creek CA 94596 None POF General Operations for California Symphony 2022-2024 75000 Cazadero Performing Arts Camp PO Box 7908 Berkeley CA 94707 None PF Cazadero scholarship program 5000 Child Abuse Prevention Council 2120 Diamond Blvd Ste 120 Concord CA 94520 None POF Child abuse prevention council general support 20000 City of Walnut Creek 1666 North Main Street Walnut Creek CA 94596 None GOV Capital Improvements and Upgrades & Implementing New Strategic Plan 100000 Coco Kids 1035 Detroit Avenue Ste 200 Concord CA 94518 None PF Road to success and recovery 35000 Community Education Partnerships PO Box 5632 Berkeley CA 94705 None PF CEP academic support and mentoring 15000 Community Resources for Science 1611 San Pablo Avenue 10B Berkeley CA 94702 None PF Activating wonder for elementary success through science 20000 Contra Costa College 2600 Mission Bell Drive San Pablo CA 94806 None PF Vocal and piano showcase & children's concernt 16700 Contra Costa County Library 202 Glacier Drive Martinez CA 94553 None PF Book Purchases at Juvenile Hall & Orin Allen Youth Rehabilitation 33000 Contra Costa Family Justice Allianc 256 24th Street Richmond CA 94804 None PF Contra Costa Family Justice Center 205000 Contra Costa Senior Legal Services 2702 Clayton Road Ste 202 Concord CA 94519 None PF Contra Costa Senior Legal Services (CCSLS) 33500 Contra Costa Wind Symphony PO Box 2331 Walnut Creek CA 94595 None POF Contra Costa Wind Symphony Support 9000 Court Appointed Special Advocates C 2151 Salvio Street Ste 295 Concord CA 94520 None PF Filling the Gaps for Foster Children in Contra Costa County 50000 Diablo Regional Arts Association 1601 Civic Drive Walnut Creek CA 94596 None PF General Support 285000 First 5 Contra Costa 4005 Port Chicago Highway Ste 120 Concord CA 94520 None PF Ready Community, Ready Schools, Ready Families 230100 First Place for Youth 426 17th Street Ste 100 Oakland CA 94612 None PF My First Place Contra Costa County 30000 Food Bank of Contra Costa Solano 4010 Nelson Avenue Concord CA 94520 None PF FY 23-25 Food Bank General Support 300000 Fresh Approach 5060 Commercial Cir Ste C Concord CA 94520 None PF Increasing access and purchasing power for nutritionally-dense food 20000 Girl Scouts of Northern California 1650 Harbor Bay Parkway Ste 100 Alameda CA 94502 None PF Girl Scouts Discover Together / Increasing Access to Girl Scouting 35000 Headwaters Science Institute 53964 Sherritt Lane Soda Springs CA 95728 None PF School-Based Research Experience for Richmond Students 25000 Jewish Family Community Services of 2484 Shattuck Avenue Ste 210 Berkeley CA 94704 None PF General Support 50000 Kennedy-King Memorial College Schol PO Box 2643 Martinez CA 94553 None PF Kennedy-King General ScholarshipKennedy-King General Scholarship 16000 Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower PO Box 2163 Castro Valley CA 94546 None PF From Trauma to Thriving Resilience Skill-Building for Families 30000 Lindsay Wildlife Experience 1931 First Avenue Walnut Creek CA 94596 None PF Environmental Education for Title I Schools in Contra Costa Count 50000 Lions Center for the Visually Impai 175 Alvarado Avenue Pittsburg CA 94565 None POF General Support 15000 Loaves Fishes of Contra Costa 835 Ferry Street Martinez CA 94553 None PF Nourishing Lives in Contra Costa County 80000 Los Cenzontles Cultural Arts Academ 13108 San Pablo Avenue San Pablo CA 94805 None POF Youth Arts Academy 25000 Marine Science Institute 500 Discovery Parkway Redwood City CA 94063 None PF General Support 15000 Meals On Wheels Diablo Region 1300 Civic Drive Walnut Creek CA 94596 None POF general operating support 110000 Meals on Wheels of Contra Costa Inc 597 Center Avenue Ste 125 Martinez CA 94553 None POF Meals for Homebound Elders in Contra Costa County 75000 Mindful Life Project 1001 Canal Blvd Ste A-0 Richmond CA 94804 None PF Covid Related Grant Proposal for Martinez Un 30000 Monument Impact 1760 Clayton Road Concord CA 94520 None PF Technology for Success 97500 Outward Bound California PO Box 29632 San Francisco CA 94129 None PF Outward Bound California (OBCA) High Sierra Expeditions and Cha 15000 Pacific Clinics formerly Uplift Fam 251 Llewellyn Avenue Campbell CA 95008 None PF Kinship Support Services Program 25000 Pogo Park 2604 Roosevelt Avenue Richmond CA 94804 None PF Pogo Park: A Safe, Green, Healthy Public Space 35000 Project Avary PO Box 150088 San Rafael CA 94915 None PF Improving the Lives of Children with Parents in Prison 10000 REading ADvantage Inc 1145 Second Street Ste A113 Brentwood CA 94513 None PF Read Me A Story 5000 Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center 275 5th Street San Francisco CA 94103 None PF Creating Pathways to Economic Vitality for Lower-Income Contra Costa Residents 30000 Richmond Art Center 2540 Barrett Avenue Civic Center Pl Richmond CA 94804 None POF General Support 45000 Richmond Community Foundation 3260 Blume Drive Ste 110 Richmond CA 94806 None POF Ensuring Opportunity Campaign to End Poverty in Contra Costa 75000 Rubicon Programs Inc 2500 Bissell Avenue Richmond CA 94804 None PF Equipping East Bay Communities to Achieve Lasting Mobility 110000 St Mary's College of California 1928 St Marys Road PMB 4300 Moraga CA 94575 None PF Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation Scholarship for Teacher P 25000 Share the Spirit w SJ Mercury News PO Box 3491 Walnut Creek CA 94598 None PF Share the Spirit 40000 SHELTER Inc PO Box 5368 Concord CA 94524 None PF Preventing and Ending Homelessness for Children, Women, and 65000 Shepherd's Gate 1660 Portola Avenue Livermore CA 94551 None PF Core Programming for Homeless and Abused Women and Children 55000 St Vincent de Paul of Contra Costa 2210 Gladstone Drive Pittsburg CA 94565 None PF General Operating Support 60000 STAND For Families Free of Violence 1410 Danzig Plaza 2nd Floor Concord CA 94520 None PF Agency Core Support 100000 Students Rising Above PO Box 192492 San Francisco CA 94119 None PF 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 PF Early Learning Innovations in East Contra Costa 90000 Teach for America - Bay Area PO BOX 398296 San Francisco CA 94139 None PF Beyond Recovery: Ensuring West County Students Thrive After Cri 35000 The RYSE Center 205 41st Street Richmond CA 94805 None POF 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 PF ART JAM in the park @ Creative Concord 20000 Trinity Center Walnut Creek 1924 Trinity Avenue Walnut Creek CA 94596 None PF Transformational Opportunities 45000 Via Rehabilitation Services Inc 2851 Park Avenue Santa Clara CA 95050 None PF Camperships for Contra Costa County Youths with Developmental 5000 Vida Verde Nature Education 3540 La Honda Road San Gregorio CA 94074 None PF Multi-day Environmental Education Experiences for Students fro 20000 Village Community Resource Center 633 Village Drive Brentwood CA 94513 None PF Post Pandemic Responsive Programming in East Contra Costa 80000 Walnut Creek Library Foundation PO Box 4979 Walnut Creek CA 94596 None PF Childrens Area Refresh & Childrens Programs 10000 We Care Services for Children 2191 Kirker Pass Road Concord CA 94521 None PF We Care Services for Children 70000 Winter Nights Family Shelter Inc 404 Gregory Lane Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None PF Winter Nights Family Shelter 50000 YES Nature to Neighborhoods 3029 Macdonald Avenue Richmond CA 94804 None PF Base Camp Capital Campaign; Community & Outdoor Leadership Development for Richmond Youth & 75000 Civicorps 101 Myrtle St Oakland CA 94607 None PF Civicorps Contra Costa County Expansion Project 50000 Contra Costa County Office of Educa 77 Santa Barbara Road Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None GOV CCCOE, Center for Community Arts & Lesher Foundation Partnership 2023 15000 FIERCE Advocates fka Building Block 312 9th St Richmond CA 94801 None PF Parents Leading Personal, Family, and Community 30000 John Muir Health Foundation 1400 Treat Blvd Walnut Creek CA 94597 None PF John Muir Cancer Center 200000 Oaktown Jazz Workshop 55 Washington St Oakland CA 94607 None PF Oaktown Jazz in the Library 12000 Opportunity Junction 3102 Delta Fair Blvd Antioch CA 94509 None PF General Support 100000 SOAR for Youth P O Box 1291 Berkeley CA 94701 None PF SOAR 2023 and 2024 Programs 10000 United Way Bay Area 550 Kearny St 510 San Francisco CA 94108 None PF SparkPoint Contra Costa 40000 ARTogether 1200 Harrison St Oakland CA 94612 None PF General Operations 20000 Arts Contra Costa County ARTSCCC PO Box 70799 Richmond CA 94807 None POF General Operations 50000 Aspire Education 101 Broadway Oakland CA 94607 None PF Community REading Buddies 5000 Aspire Youth Engagement Programs 655 California St Pittsburg CA 94565 None PF Visual & Performing Arts Program 20000 Bay Area Outreach Recreation Progra 3075 Adeline St Ste 200 Berkeley CA 94703 None PF General Operation 5000 Choice in Aging 490 Golf Club Rd Pleasant Hill CA 94523 None PF General Operations 20000 Cityside Journalism Initiative 2120 University Ave Berkeley CA 94704 None PF Civicorps' Contra Costa County Expansion Project 50000 Hijas del Campo 279 Bayview Dr Oakley CA 94561 None PF CARE Fund Award 25000 Living Jazz 1528 Webster St 2 Oakland CA 94612 None PF General Operations 30000 Mt Diablo Education Foundation PO Box 5151 Concord CA 94524 None POF General Operations 35000 Northern California Grantmakers 160 Spear St Ste 360 San Francisco CA 94105 None PF General Operations 7500 Springboard Collaborative 33375 Croation Way Union City CA 94587 None PF General Operations 25000 Urban HabitatRising Juntos 2000 Franklin St Oakland CA 94612 None PF CARE Fund Grant Award 20000 Advokids 5643 Paradise Drive Suite 12B Corte Madera CA 94925 None PF Grant Foster Care Program 10000 Alive and Free 1200 Harrison St Oakland CA 94612 None PF CARE Fund Grant 5000 Bay Kidz Beats 127 Clearland Dr Bay Point CA 94565 None PF Music Program support 5000 Beat the Streets Inc PO Box 2232 Antioch CA 94531 None PF CARE fund grant 5000 COPE Family Support Services 3021 Citrus Circle 105 Walnut Creek CA 94598 None PF CARE Fund grant 5000 Center for Empowering Refugees Immi 554 Grand Ave Oakland CA 94610 None PF CARE Fund Grant 5000 Children's Art Studio Richmond 6451 Hazel Ave Richmond CA 94805 None PF Grant 10000 Contra Costa Historical Society 724 Escobar St Martinez CA 94553 None PF Digital Upgrade 15000 Contra Costa Youth Service Bureau 186 Broadway Richmond CA 94804 None PF CARE Fund grant 5000 Council on Foundations 1255 23rd Street NW Suite 200 Washington DC 20037 None PF General Support 6500 Diablo Ballet PO Box 4700 Walnut Creek CA 94598 None PF General support 50000 Earth Island Institute 1771 Alcatraz Ave Berkeley CA 94703 None PF Education program 7500 Edventure More PO Box 3244 Berkeley CA 94703 None PF CARE Grant 20000 Fresh Lifelines for Youth 1400 Parkmoor Ave Suite 250 San Jose CA 95126 None PF Support expansion 25000 Friends of the Oakley Library 1050 Neroly Rd Oakley CA 94561 PF Capital Grant 200000 Grace Arms of Antioch 3415 Oakley Road Antioch CA 94509 None PF CARE fund grant 5000 Greater Richmond Interfaith Prog 165 - 22nd Street Richmond CA 94801 None PF Homeless services 65000 Grown Women Dance Collective 44 Gough St Suite 201 San Francisco CA 94103 None PF CARE Fund Grant 5000 Habitat for Humanity East BaySilico 2619 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 None PF General Support 25000 Hack the Hood 2323 Broadway Oakland CA 94612 None PF Educational 15000 Hester Savage Fund for Equity in Cl 4404 Fitzwilliam Street Dublin CA 94568 None PF CARE Fund Grant 15000 Hidden Genius Project 3939 Bissell Ave Richmond CA 94508 None PF Intensive Immersion program 25000 Immigration Institute of the Bay Ar 58 2nd St 3rd Floor San Francisco CA 94105 None PF CARE Fund grant 28000 Insight Housing 2855 Telegraph Avenue 601 Berkeley CA 94705 None PF Homeless Veterans Program 10000 John Muir Land Trust PO Box 31 Martinez CA 94553 None PF CARE Fund Grant 5000 Kristi Yamaguchi's Always Dream 125 Railroad Avenue 203 Danville CA 94526 None PF Reading program support 23000 Lighthouse for the Blind 1155 Market St 10th Floor San Francisco CA 94103 None PF Provide camping for blind youth 5000 Mission Edge El Timpano PO Box 420442 San Francisco CA 94142 None PF Media designed for CCC Latinos 50000 NIAD Art Center 551 23rd Street Richmond CA 94804 None PF General Support 15000 Okizu Foundation 83 Hamilton Dr Suite 200 Novato CA 94949 None PF Camping opportunities 5000 Parents of African American Achieve 352 Shoreline Drive Pittsburg CA 94565 None PF General Support 18000 People Who Care Children's Assoc 2231 Railroad Avenue Pittsburg CA 94565 None PF CARE Fund Grant 5000 Plant to Plate Internship 600 Hoffman Blvd Richmond CA 94804 None PF Fund internship program 5000 Shotgun Players Inc 1901 Ashby Ave Berkeley CA 94703 None PF General Support 25000 Sweet Beginnings Social Good Fund 1525 Pine St Martinez CA 94553 None PF General Support 10000 The Basic Fund 1301 Clay St 70450 Oakland CA 94612 None PF Scholarships 20000 The Practice Space 917 11th St Richmond CA 94801 None PF General Support 15000 Ujima Family Recovery Services 1901 Church Lane San Pablo CA 94806 None PF General Support 45000 United Latino Voices of Contra Cost 3012 Railroad Ave Pittsburg CA 94565 None PF CARE Fund grant 7500 West Contra Costa Salesian Boys Gir 2191 Kirker Pass Road Concord CA 94521 None PF General Support 10000 West County Public Educ Fund 1400 Marina Way S Richmond CA 94804 None PF General Support 50000 5300800 Speaker Series Fees 167484 14 1103 14 2014848 18 3634329 Class Action Litigation 18 4038 5654318 167484 5821802 false false false false false false false false false false Accounting Fees 68933 34467 0 34466 TV Lift Cabinet 2019-07-03 2999 2356 SL 7.0000 428 Office Furniture 2020-10-09 15043 8866 SL 7.0000 2149 Office Chairs 2020-11-09 5056 2980 SL 7.0000 722 Office Sconces 2020-11-09 1635 965 SL 7.0000 234 Receptionist Chair 2021-01-04 849 424 SL 7.0000 121 Office Furniture 2021-01-25 15043 7521 SL 7.0000 2149 Dell New Server 2024-11-26 12026 200 SL 5.0000 2405 Dell Computer 2025-01-31 7015 SL 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