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Current Awardee: Sophia Arlen

Past Awardee: Ivy Stanton

Current Awardee: Ajai Duncan

Past Awardee: Henry Bremer

Current Awardee: Ben Fertig

Current Awardee: Mary Wesley

Past Awardee: Teresa Nguyen

Current Awardees: Gabe Castro, Andrew Farias, Corinne Hess, Alex Min, Kelsey Parker, Emily Rice, Anthony Ruiz, Jenna Smith, Evelysse Vargas

Past Awardees: Joe English, Farid Hannan, Devorah Simon, Matt Wood

The Hernan Lopez Family Foundation was set up in 2020 by Wondery founder, Hernan Lopez, to help advance diversity in leadership from the demand side as well as the supply side. For more information, please visit hernanlopezfoundation.org.

Current Awardees: Xavier Amaro

Kevin Hummer was a Libra, born October 13, 1962. He grew up mostly in Arizona and Palm Springs, and spent his adult life in Los Angeles. He made his living as a print designer and was seen by many as an arbiter of taste, but his most creative creation was himself, as he was a true self creation. Like so many gay boys growing up in suburbia Kevin felt he was not seen as a kid. Kevin knew early that he was gay and neither he, nor his family, had the ability acknowledge it or to embrace it.

It was in college that Kevin began to recreate himself and begin pursuing a life in the creative arts. He graduated in 1983 from Arizona State University, took his MFA and went directly to Los Angeles. By then, he had embraced New Wave (and with it the Flock of Seagulls hairdo) and all the self expression the 80’s had to offer. He was quick-witted, sharp, funny and loved a good time. His sense of style was impeccable and as he achieved more success, it became his signature. He would eventually open his own print design shop, beginning in his Hollywood apartment, then move into the historic art deco Wiltern Theatre and Pellissier building in Los Angeles.

He named his company Bold Face Design and delighted in the pun and in the abbreviation: BFD. He was known for his bright, explosive color palette, his favorite color was certainly lime green. He also loved museums, going out, Popeye’s chicken, cocktails at Neiman’s, flea markets, music, travel, gardening, his dog, DuPont, and his friends.

He rarely entertained but was the most sought after of dinner guests, always arriving with some variation of champagne, vodka, orchids and Godiva Chocolates. His classically modern home in the Hollywood Hills was a pure distillation of his aesthetic — everything beautiful and just so — chosen to be part of part of one of his collections or to shock, amuse or give comfort. Whatever the reason, it all had to meet his exceptionally high design criteria.
He collected friends much the same way: each person in his life had something special to offer Kevin and in turn, he offered his friends something truly unique. Kevin died in the final days of 2006, at 43, after fighting cancer for two and a half years. He had spent much time contemplating what to do at the end of his life with all he had accumulated. He wanted to create something to leave behind — something that could have helped someone like him growing up.

Current Awardee: Robyn Tomiko
Past Awardees: Yingyi Wang

Rand’s passion was people. Whether it was family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances or people in need that he never met, Rand was always looking to better the lives of others. Throughout his life, Rand generously affected people’s lives with a style and grace that came effortlessly from his heart.

From an early age, Rand worked diligently helping to build the family business, Solgar Vitamins and Herb Company, into a household name for those who demanded integrity and high quality in nutraceuticals. After years of working alongside his father and successfully expanding the company across the United States, Rand became the youngest CEO in the natural products industry. Within 10 years, Rand opened operations in over 42 countries, and Solgar Vitamin and Herb became the number one supplement brand in the United Kingdom.

Beginning in 2002, together with his partner Terrence Meck, Rand helped revitalize the diverse community of New Hope, PA by restoring such institutions as The Raven and creating new destinations like The Nevermore Hotel.

Both The Raven and The Nevermore quickly became a tourist destination for LGBT travelers from around the globe and also served as a Community Center for Bucks County, helping to raise awareness and funds for dozens of local and national charities.

In March of 2008, Rand was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer and died 4 months later on the morning of July 4th. Although he passed away at the young age of 50, his legacy lives on through the work of The Palette Fund, a foundation dedicated to his memory that has a large focus on LGBT Youth. Rand believed in the potential of our youth to help lead us toward a more compassionate and just future. The Palette Fund, like Rand, supports young people as they explore careers in philanthropy and service to the LGBT community and we are very excited to honor Rand’s commitment to education with the Rand Skolnick Point Scholarship.

Current Awardee: Luz Venegas, Lee Marino Clyne
Past Awardee: Sydney Rinehart

Current Awardee: Eric Chenou

Past Awardee: Zander Moricz

Current Awardee: Barbara Rosindo de Oliveira

Past Awardee: Joshua Aiken

Current Awardee: Alexis Morris

Past Awardees: Melanie Camejo Coffigny, Brittany Ellenberg, Alejandra C. Salinas, Tommy Craven, Lilia Espinoza, Vince Martinez

Current Awardee: Rio Dennis

Past Awardees: Tristan Azevedo Benfield, Camille Chabot, Rio Dennis, B Garcia, Xander Kohart, Lucas Lagunes, Margret Malmquist-West, Abigail Reed, Sarah Sanchez

To honor his legacy of academic and philanthropic excellence, Point Foundation has created the Walter M. Decker Point Scholarship to support annually, an outstanding student.

Dr. Decker, an accomplished radiologist, was a fine example of an individual who lived simply, but wanted others to benefit from his success. He was compelled and inspired by the example of Point Scholars who, in the face of discrimination, have had the courage to honestly present themselves to the world. Until late in his life, Dr. Decker did not feel he had the freedom to do the same. In supporting Point Foundation, he felt strongly that he could help young people overcome the prejudice and discrimination that he feared at the same age in his life. In his experience, education was transformative, and he believed that his support of Point Foundation would help improve the lives of others by providing access to education and other opportunities.

“A lot of (gay and lesbian) people who are in their late 50s or 60s had traumatic experiences personally. As they were growing up, the world was a different place, with very few roles models or support systems. There is a very direct connection for (these) people to give back to young people today so that they can have more resources and support.”
— Nancy Cunningham, executive director of Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues in New York City.

Current Awardee: Caitlin Wright
Past Awardees: Kirin Gupta, Tara Benesch, Nicole Robert, Lee Adam Wheeler, John Downey Jr.

Wells Fargo strives to be a leader in workplace equality and philanthropic endeavors supporting education and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. It was ranked in 2007 by BusinessWeek as one of the country’s top ten biggest givers in corporate philanthropy and by DiversityInc magazine as the 31st best company for diversity. Wells Fargo has received a perfect 100 on the Human Rights Campaign’s “Corporate Equality Index.”

In 2008, Wells Fargo received the Point Inspiration Award, which recognizes a corporation that champions respect and inclusion of the LGBT community and lives with the vision that investing in today’s potential will produce a brighter tomorrow. The company has donated funds to the Point Foundation for multiple scholarships awarded to deserving students. 

Current Awardees: Ava Aimable, Lotus Lloyd, Morgan Beaven, C. Felix Kiene-Gualteri, Zeina Nassif, Cara Weathers, Aristotle X
Past Awardees: Khalid Adam, Logan Alcosiba,  Brittney Balkcom, Isaiah Baiseri, Corey Bohman, Ved Chirayath, Kevin Contreras, Shawn Demmons, Noah Lupica, Cary Crall, Shane Du, Angela Filley, Felipe Gomez, Chris Hanson, Marco Herndon,  Casey Hoke, Adaobi Kanu, Kyle Inselman, Marcus Lee,  Gabriel Maffuz-Anker, Monica Motley, Geoff Mino, Mikael Miller, Patrick Oathout, Emmett Patterson, David Seitz , Lis Jimenez, Will Tong,  Teague Shattuck, Aiden Lee,  Sofia Banovich, Angelique Louise Beninsig, Nathan Berndt, Rhiannon Alexi Hoffman, Adam Leitz, Robin Roberts, Jessie Stevens, Alexa Alvarado Valladolid, Paul Williams, Zoey Gilbert, Jenna Smith, Bianca Nunez