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Diablo Regional Arts Association

Public charity · Grantmaker Walnut Creek, CA EIN: 23-7043920 Website

DRAA invests in outstanding arts experiences and creates avenues for everyone to enjoy the arts. DRAA brings world-class performances and inspiring arts education to the East Bay.

Diablo Regional Arts Association at a glance

In short: Diablo Regional Arts Association gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $300K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$300,000
Grants made (2025)
1
Average grant
$300,000
Median grant
$300,000
Total assets
$3,498,527
-5.1% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026. Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Who Diablo Regional Arts Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

City of Walnut Creek: $300KCity of Walnut Creek$300K

The largest 2025 recipient was City of Walnut Creek ($300K).

Grant Size Distribution

7 grants across all recorded years

6<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 6 grants of 7 (86%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

Walnut CreekSan Francisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$200K$400K$600K6 grants2019 6 grants2020 6 grants2021 0 grants2022 Total only2023 0 grants2024 1 grant2025* Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed)

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2023) to $448K (2019). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $300K.

*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

RecipientPurposeAmount
City of Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, CAScholarships/Program Support$300,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025*$3,498,527$2,225,949$2,457,218$300,0001$121,155
2024$3,684,677$2,472,791$2,247,454——$61,236
2023$3,147,804$685,346$911,358$3,077Total only$77,719
2022$3,273,000$1,131,959$1,008,590——$62,416
2021$3,333,800$1,541,851$792,588$138,3766$359,668
2020$2,618,296$1,119,676$1,219,556$140,8506$98,046
2019$2,527,360$1,064,180$1,737,803$447,7426$85,393

*2025: Covers 14 months (fiscal year-end changed).

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Diablo Regional Arts Association

Based on IRS filings

Diablo Regional Arts Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Walnut Creek, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $3.5M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $300K. Net investment income was $121K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Diablo Regional Arts Association is led by Margaret White, Executive Director on the 2025 filing; 1 of 26 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Margaret White

    Executive Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    40 hrs/week

    $33K (2025)

  • Angie Coffee

    President

    Vice President Artistic Prg → Director, 2023

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Barry Gordon

    Director

    Vice President Pub Affairs → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bob Power

    Director

    Vice President Finance → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Hirahara

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deneen Wohlford

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dino Riggio

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Rudney

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jamie Broadhurst

    Director

    Director → Vice President Community, 2022

    Vice President Community → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kevin Snchez

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Laura Lamison

    Director

    Vice President Governance → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Marsha Servetnick

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Natalie Inouye

    Director

    Vice President Community → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patricia Stull

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peters Suh

    Director

    Vice President Education → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Julius

    Director

    Director → President, 2023

    President → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    0.7 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Brightbill

    Director

    Director → Vice President Marketing, 2022

    Vice President Marketing → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2020

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Woodhead

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Juliet Don

    Director

    Director → Vice President Finance, 2022

    Vice President Finance → Director, 2023

    On filings since 2021

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Ducharme

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Whelan

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Nevin Kessler

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Spalding Rooker

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    0.3 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Weintraub

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandeep Kuajalgi

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.8 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Daniel Toth

    Treasurer

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    $7K (2023) → $0 (2025)

Former officers (17)
  • Former: Nadia Costa (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Natalie Hughes (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Peggy White (2019–2024) — Executive Director
  • Former: Todd Heintz (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Catharine Baker (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: David Bowlby (2019–2022) — Vice President Pub Affairs
  • Former: Deborah Perry (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Lisa Ryan (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Melissa Jose (2019–2022) — Director
  • Former: Linda Womack (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Spencer Dress (2020–2022) — Vice President Education
  • Former: Tony Kallingal (2020–2022) — Director
  • Former: Spalding Ashley (2021–2022) — Vice President Foundng President
  • Former: Chris Schneider (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jennifer Gaten (2019) — Director
  • Former: Jill Winspear (2019) — President
  • Former: Tom Donahoe (2019) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Margaret White — Exec Director: $33KMargaret WhiteExec Director$33K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $33K, to Margaret White (Exec Director).

Frequently asked questions about Diablo Regional Arts Association

How much does Diablo Regional Arts Association give each year?

Diablo Regional Arts Association gave $300K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. The 2025 filing year covers 14 months because its fiscal year-end changed.

How large is Diablo Regional Arts Association?

Diablo Regional Arts Association reported $3.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.2M.

What is Diablo Regional Arts Association?

Diablo Regional Arts Association is a public charity focused on Arts, Culture & Humanities, based in Walnut Creek, CA. It holds $3.5M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Diablo Regional Arts Association operate?

Diablo Regional Arts Association has awarded grants in California.

What is Diablo Regional Arts Association's EIN?

Diablo Regional Arts Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 23-7043920. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

Data update history

(8)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS May 13, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 29, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 10, 2026)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 13, 2020)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS August 7, 2024)
  6. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 7, 2026)
  7. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
  8. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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