Diablo Ballet
Funding Overview
From IRS Form 990 filings · 2019–2025
Total received
$470K
Foundation funders
14
Grants recorded
34
Years covered
2019–2025
Who funds Diablo Ballet?
Diablo Ballet is funded by 14 grantmakers, led by Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation ($170K), Quest Foundation ($100K), Marin Community Foundation ($61K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $470K in grants to Diablo Ballet between 2019–2025.
| Funder | Total given | Grants | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | $170,000 | 3 | 2022–2025 |
| Quest Foundation | $100,000 | 5 | 2020–2024 |
| Marin Community Foundation | $61,000 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Calfoods Logistics | $29,680 | 3 | 2023–2025 |
| Richard Reed Foundation | $22,500 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Antioch Community Foundation | $21,250 | 4 | 2022–2025 |
| Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable | $20,000 | 2 | 2024–2025 |
| Parkinson's Foundation Inc | $13,500 | 1 | 2023 |
| The San Francisco Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2023 |
| Koret Foundation | $10,000 | 1 | 2020 |
| Fremont Bank Foundation | $5,000 | 1 | 2019 |
| Patrick & Shirley Campbell Foundation | $4,619 | 3 | 2020–2022 |
| Edward Jones Foundation | $1,500 | 2 | 2023–2024 |
| Oshay Family Foundation | $1,000 | 1 | 2023 |
Funding over time
Grant dollars and counts received per year
From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $5K (2019) to $173K (2023). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $93K.
What grants has Diablo Ballet received?
Individual grants from IRS Form 990 filings, newest first
| Year | Funder | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | General support | $50,000 |
| 2025 | Calfoods Logistics | PEAK PROGRAM | $15,680 |
| 2025 | Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable | PEEK PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2025 | Antioch Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $7,000 |
| 2025 | Marin Community Foundation | PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,500 |
| 2025 | Richard Reed Foundation | FUNDING FOR PEEK DANCE PROGRAM/OUTREACH | $5,000 |
| 2024 | Quest Foundation | DIABLO BALLET'S PEEK AND PEEK EXTENSION PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| 2024 | Bernard E & Alba Witkin Charitable | PEEK PROGRAM | $10,000 |
| 2024 | Richard Reed Foundation | FUNDING FOR PEEK DANCE PROGRAM/OUTREACH | $7,500 |
| 2024 | Calfoods Logistics | GENERAL | $7,500 |
| 2024 | Antioch Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $7,000 |
| 2024 | Marin Community Foundation | PROVIDE GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $5,500 |
| 2024 | Edward Jones Foundation | ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES | $500 |
| 2023 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Diablo Ballets 2022-25 Season Title Support | $60,000 |
| 2023 | Marin Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT | $50,000 |
| 2023 | Quest Foundation | DIABLO BALLET'S PEEK AND PEEK EXTENSION PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| 2023 | Parkinson's Foundation Inc | — | $13,500 |
| 2023 | The San Francisco Foundation | ADVISED - FOR GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT. | $10,000 |
| 2023 | Calfoods Logistics | GENERAL | $6,500 |
| 2023 | Antioch Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $6,250 |
| 2023 | Richard Reed Foundation | FUNDING PEEK PROGRAM- ARTS/MOVEMENT EDUCATION FOR AT RISK YOUTH | $5,000 |
| 2023 | Edward Jones Foundation | ARTS, CULTURE AND HUMANITIES | $1,000 |
| 2023 | Oshay Family Foundation | GENERAL FUND | $1,000 |
| 2022 | Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation | Diablo Ballets 2022-25 Season Title Support | $60,000 |
| 2022 | Quest Foundation | DIABLO BALLET'S PEEK AND PEEK EXTENSION PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| 2022 | Richard Reed Foundation | FUNDING PEEK PROGRAM- ARTS/MOVEMENT EDUCATION FOR AT RISK YOUTH | $5,000 |
| 2022 | Patrick & Shirley Campbell Foundation | Diablo Ballet is an award-winning, internationally recognized, professional dance company committed to enriching, inspiring, and educating children and adults through the art of dance.Diablo Ballet was founded in 1993 in order to address the absence of a professional ballet company in the region. The Company consists of dancers who have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.To make professional-quality dance available to all residents of Contra Costa County and surrounding counties (including Alameda County);To support dancers and new works by emerging choreographers in order to further the field of dance;To promote and serve community alliances through working with businesses, schools, and other non-profit organizations to enhance the arts and arts education;To support youth by using the arts to teach in-school lessons of self-esteem, group process, and, most profoundly, the joy of artistic expression.To accomplish these goals, efforts are focused on perfor | $1,000 |
| 2022 | Antioch Community Foundation | GENERAL OPERATIONS | $1,000 |
| 2021 | Quest Foundation | DIABLO BALLET'S PEEK AND PEEK EXTENSION PROGRAMS | $20,000 |
| 2021 | Patrick & Shirley Campbell Foundation | Diablo Ballet is an award-winning, internationally recognized, professional dance company committed to enriching, inspiring, and educating children and adults through the art of dance.Diablo Ballet was founded in 1993 in order to address the absence of a professional ballet company in the region. The Company consists of dancers who have performed throughout the United States, Europe, and South America.To make professional-quality dance available to all residents of Contra Costa County and surrounding counties (including Alameda County);To support dancers and new works by emerging choreographers in order to further the field of dance;To promote and serve community alliances through working with businesses, schools, and other non-profit organizations to enhance the arts and arts education;To support youth by using the arts to teach in-school lessons of self-esteem, group process, and, most profoundly, the joy of artistic expression.To accomplish these goals, efforts are focused on perfor | $2,619 |
Showing 30 most recent of 34 recorded grants.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who funds Diablo Ballet?
Diablo Ballet is funded by 14 grantmakers, led by Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation ($170K), Quest Foundation ($100K), Marin Community Foundation ($61K). In total, IRS Form 990 filings record $470K in grants to Diablo Ballet between 2019–2025.
Who is Diablo Ballet's largest funder?
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation is the largest recorded funder of Diablo Ballet, with $170K across 3 grants (2022–2025).
How much grant funding has Diablo Ballet received?
IRS 990 filings record $470K in grants to Diablo Ballet across 34 grants from 14 funders between 2019–2025. Filings are published on a delay, so recent grants may not appear yet.
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