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Private foundation (trust)EIN 680208980Est. 1994-05

Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation

Walnut Creek, CA 94596

Accepts unsolicited proposals

Total Assets

$90.8M

FY 2023

Annual Giving

$5.0M

FY 2023

Grants Made

126

FY 2023

Avg Grant

$39K

FY 2023

Grant Range

Typical

Deadlines

Open / rolling

Applications

Financial Snapshot

2023 filing

Total Expenses

$7.2M

Qualifying Distributions

$6.7M

Distributable Amount

$4.4M

Min. Investment Return

$4.4M

Payout rate 100%Arc chart showing what share of IRS distributable amount was paid out as qualifying distributions in the latest filing.100%

Payout rate

Qualifying distributions as a share of distributable amount.

Giving Over Time

3 years

Giving over time from 2020 to 2023. Peak $5.6M in 2020. Hover bars for details.

Total dollars recorded per filing year. Scale adjusts to the foundation's range.

Top Recipients

269 grants

Recipient names are missing from the available filing data for some grants.

Diablo Regional Arts Association
$540K
5 grants
First 5 Contra Costa
$460K
2 grants
Contra Costa Family Justice Allianc
$255K
3 grants
California Symphony Orchestra
$255K
2 grants
Ujima Family Recovery Services
$220K
3 grants
East Bay Community Foundation
$220K
2 grants
Opportunity Junction
$202K
3 grants
John Muir Health Foundation
$200K
1 grant

Grant Size Distribution

267 grants

<$10K
66
grants
$10–50K
147
grants
$50–250K
52
grants
$250K–1M
1
grants
$1–5M
$5M+
1
grants

Geographic Focus

2 states

California
$15.4M
100% of total
Massachusetts
$15K
0% of total

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