As a non-profit organization, Diablo Regional Arts Association (DRAA) relies on donors to realize its mission of enriching the quality of programming within the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) and to creating avenues for everyone to enjoy the arts.
Take the spotlight as a member of an arts center that is leading the way in quality, professionalism and innovation. Your Lesher Center for the Arts membership will keep you connected to some of the most exciting and anticipated theatrical, musical, dance, visual arts and performance events in the Bay Area. Exclusive benefits include incredible restaurant discounts, behind-the-scenes experiences, invitations to exclusive events and much more. All of our benefits are designed to enhance your Lesher Center experience, allowing you to appreciate the magic of live theatre and the visual arts in a whole new way.
By supporting the LCA, you come together with arts lovers, like yourself, who enjoy the artistic excellence the Lesher Center for the Arts has to offer.
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Note: As a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, all donations to the Diablo Regional Arts Association are tax deductible less the fair market value. DRAA’s tax ID number is 23-7043920. The following amounts should be deducted from your gift to determine its tax-deductibility: Artist & Friend: $0, Performer: $30, Patron: $60, Benefactor: $160, Designer's Circle: $310, Director's Circle: $610, President's Circle: $1,010
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If you have any questions about becoming a member of the Lesher Center for the Arts please contact the Diablo Regional Arts Association at 925.932.1731 or send an e-mail to info@draa.org.
About Your Donation
Funds are raised and managed by the LCA’s non-profit partner, the Diablo Regional Arts Association. DRAA is both the primary fundraising organization of the Lesher Center for the Arts (LCA) and the City of Walnut Creek’s appointed curator for the LCA’s professional programming and audience outreach. DRAA’s role in the community is all about building partnerships with the focused goal of enhancing artistic quality at the LCA and providing opportunities for everyone to enjoy the arts. Through partnerships with the LCA and its producers, individual donors, corporate and foundation sponsors and the City of Walnut Creek, DRAA plays a vital role in advancing the arts for the betterment of the community.
It's All Under One Roof
The Lesher Center for the Arts offers world-class theatre, symphony, dance, opera and visual arts, all under one roof. Members have the unique opportunity to make a difference in the arts, supporting a wide variety of artistic endeavors, including:
Center REPertory Company. Center REP is the resident professional theatre company of the LCA. REP celebrates the power of the human imagination by producing emotionally engaging, intellectually involving, and visually astonishing live theatre.
Bedford Gallery: The Bedford Gallery exhibits the work of historic, modern, and contemporary artists and provides the public with opportunities to learn about visual arts through programs that are varied, accessible, challenging, and educational.
Special Presentations: In December 2008, the Diablo Regional Arts Association will present the John Denver Holiday Concert, a world-class production that has sold-out in venues coast to coast. Your support helps us bring in new productions like this, expanding the LCA’s repertoire for current audiences while attracting arts patrons to the Center.
Artistic Excellence Grants: Grants are awarded to LCA professional production companies with the goal of increasing the quality of the artistic offerings and expanding upon the audience experience.
Arts Access is an innovative and collaborative outreach program that broadens arts participation by providing arts experiences to individuals whose access to the arts is challenged by physical, economic, geographic, or other barriers. Arts Access has a special focus on youth and provides qualifying schools, organizations and families with free and discounted tickets and transportation to high-quality professional performances and exhibitions presented at the LCA.
Arts Access has reached more than 6,000 individuals in the past two years and will be enhanced in the coming year with additional school-time performances dedicated to outreach.
Your support helps fund this important program, opening up a new world to these deserving students.
Other Ways to Give
Endowment - A gift to DRAA’s Endowment Fund is a significant and exciting way to sustain the future of the arts. By contributing an outright gift or a deferred gift to one or more of our key endowment funds, you can play a pivotal role in the future of the arts in our area and receive tax benefits as well. Matching Gifts - Your company may offer a matching gift program, allowing you to double or triple your support. Please contact your HR department to inquire about this possibility.
Memorial Gifts – Recognize or honor a loved one by donating to the arts in his or her name. This recognition will be included in the LCA Magazine.
For more information, view our Donor Levels & Benefits or contact DRAA at 925.932.1731 or info@draa.org
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