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Walnut Creek, CA · 2024 filing

Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation

Accepts applications

Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation accepts grant applications.

Its most recent filing reports $5.5M given across 139 grants.

A typical grant is around $25K.

It funds education, human services, arts, culture & humanities.

What they give

$5.5M
Total giving
139
Grants made
$25K
Typical grant
$260K
Largest grant

From their 2024 Form 990-PF. Foundations file annually, so these figures describe a year that has already closed.

What their grants run

The 139 grants itemized on their 2024 filing, by size. Half of them landed between $12K and $50K, which is the range to judge your own ask against.

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3
56
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14
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Under $1K$1K–5K$5K–25K$25K–100K$100K–1MOver $1M
Itemized grants on the 2024 filing, bucketed by grant size.

Where the money went

Grants on the 2024 filing reached three states. The largest destinations, with each state’s wider funding picture linked:

California$5.5M
Massachusetts$15K
District of Columbia$7K
Itemized grant dollars by recipient state, 2024 filing.

What they fund

Based on where their grants went.

  • Education
  • Human Services
  • Arts, Culture & Humanities

Recent giving reached California, District of Columbia, Massachusetts.

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