Brian Poth & Nick Vargas: 2024 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award Recipients

The Source LGBTQ+ Center is proud to announce that Executive Director Brian Poth and Director of Development and Strategy Nick Vargas were selected as recipients of the James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. The grant, in the amount of $350,000, will be used to grow and implement new services through The Source while ensuring that every LGBTQ+ individual in the area has access to the support and services they need to live healthy, fulfilling lives.

The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California. The Foundation’s focus is a California where all low-income workers have the power to advance economically. Since 1937, the Foundation has provided more than $2.6 billion in grants to organizations throughout California. The Foundation ended 2023 with $3.1 billion in assets and provided $180.3 million in grants. For more, please visit www.irvine.org.

The James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award grant will enable The Source to expand in variety of meaningful ways, like growing our team and offering new services And with your help, we can begin creating even more spaces where LGBTQ+ people can learn, grow, belong, and thrive.