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- EIN 23-7043920
- (925) 295-1470
- 1601 Civic Dr Walnut Creek CA 94596-4299 USA
- www.draa.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Arts & Culture, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Fund Raising & Fund Distribution
Mission: Vision: the diablo regional arts association's vision is for the lca to be acknowledged as the leading regional center for the arts in the east bay. Background: the diablo regional arts association (draa) enriches the lives of thousands of east bay residents every year by supporting programs at walnut creek's lesher center for the arts. Through its well-established business and community partnerships and fundraising expertise, draa helps organizations present professional-level theater, music, dance performances, visual arts exhibitions, and family events. We also sponsor activities to bring low-income children and other underserved populations to enjoy artistic opportunities at the lesher center. The hundreds of shows staged annually at the lesher center-with draa's assistance-enhance the east bay's cultural and economic vitality and the region's overall quality of life. 25th anniversary campaign-------------------------on april 14, 2015, draa launched find your center, the campaign to
Programs: The lca program brings an array of artistic presentations, technology enhancement and outreach programs to better serve the lca patrons and the community. Programs include: the chevron family theater festival, jazz at the lesher, a capella - college notes, summers sounds free concert series and the young rep scholarship program. Draa also invested in technology projects that enhanced the experience of lca patrons before and during the performance including: digital marquees on the outside of the lca promoting upcoming performance and digital set projection technology for the three theatres.
artistic excellence program provides strategic support for the lca's professional producers (the professional companies that regularly perform at the lca) through a competitive grant-making program. Working with the professional producers, the grant committee identifies high-impact projects that will advance draa's goal to elevate artistic quality and then recommends these projects to the full board for funding. Draa also facilitates the inclusion of new professional performing groups at the lca to fill mission elements in the lca's existing professional programming. Through this program draa works closely with the following organizations: california symphony, center repertory, chamber music san francisco, contra costa musical theatre, festival opera, omg! I love that show! , and smuin ballet.
the bedford gallery and center repertory sponsorship is a program whereby draa provides 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsorship, including administrative and fundraising support, to two of the resident producers within the lca: center repertory company and the bedford gallery. Both of these organizations are programs of the city of walnut creek and draa operates under a memorandum of understanding with the city of walnut creek for this fiscal sponsorship. As part of this program, draa's staff and board raise funds through sponsorships, grants, donor-advised funds, and individuals. Money raised is then passed on 100% to the sponsored organizations while draa retains the fiduciary responsibility and oversight for the funds. Draa does not charge any fees or percentages of the monies raised.