Pride Monument Donors
Thank you for the generous support of the Pride Monument. Contributions played a vital role in honoring and celebrating the LGBTQ+ community and creating a lasting symbol of love and acceptance.
We appreciate your commitment to this important project!
The installation will be a visible and lasting tribute to the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to the City of Palm Springs and the greater Coachella Valley.
Founding Donor
Greater Palm Springs Pride
Founders Circle
Donors in the Founders Circle supported the project with gifts starting at $1,000
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Richard M. Cain and Steven A. Brown
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City of Palm Springs Public Arts Commission
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Ron deHarte and Keith Gran
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Crag Hall
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MJ Horn
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Jeffrey Miller
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John Monahan
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Fred Nobel
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Daryl Otte
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P.S. Resorts
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Brian Rix
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Ann Scheffer
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Bob Smiland
Patrons
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Neil Austin
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Sue Bernside
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Josh Brown
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Marco Colantonio
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James Dahlberg
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Garrett Dangerfield
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Thomas Dibbell
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Jim Fagelson
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Brian Gronlund
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Patrick Jordan
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Keith Kaplin
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Hugo Loyola
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Florence Mansfield
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James McKenna
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Gary Newman
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Bill Sanderson
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Kevin Skinner
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Daniel Spencer
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Mike Thompson
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Matthew and Russ Wigglesworth Whitlock
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Colin Wright
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Patrick Zondler
*Unintentional omission - Please let us know if your name is missing from the list at info@pspride.org.
Jim Isermann
“An artist with a queer sensibility.”
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Jim Isermann, a longtime Palm Springs resident, has developed an artistic practice spanning several years that encompasses painting, drawing, sculpture, site-specific installations, and product design.
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Artwork has focused on post-war industrial design and architecture.
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Pattern, color, geometry, and repetition are the cornerstones and the generators of his work in all mediums.
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Work has a strong mathematical base, often a single, seemingly simple module that, through its change in orientation, creates a complex repetition or pattern.
The Lambda
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The installation starts with a poured concrete lambda-shaped footprint/foundation. It stands for change and kinetic potential
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In 1974 it was declared the international symbol for gay and lesbian rights by the International Gay Rights Congress.
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The Lambda was one of the first coded symbols for Gay Liberation when shortly after the Stonewall Riots in 1969, the Gay Activists Alliance adopted it as their logo. As did Lamda Legal and American Lambda Literary Foundation.
The Triangle
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The triangle is one of the most widely recognized symbols associated with LGBTQ+ people.
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The symbol began in 1933 with the Nazis, who used a downward-pointing pink triangle as a literal label sewn to the prison uniforms of gay men and women.
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In 1972, the activist group Homosexualle Aktion Westberlin was the first queer organization to reclaim the triangle as a symbol of liberation.
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In 1986, the ACT UP working group Gran Fury reappropriated the pink triangle as a rallying cry in the fight for HIV/AIDS treatment, creating the now-iconic Silence = Death emblem.
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Gran Fury mistakenly inverted the triangle and pointed it up.
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The triangle has been a lasting symbol that communicates strength, resilience, and community.
Donate
The LGBTQ+ Monument celebrates the contributions of LGBTQ+ people to the City of Palm Springs. From the closet to the community, our journey is one of courage, resilience, and an unwavering spirit. Let's honor our history and work towards a future where everyone can live authentically.
Every dollar of every donation goes toward the design, fabrication, and installation of the LGBTQ+ Monument.
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Palm Springs Pride is the fiscal processing agent for donations. The Pride organization generously provides these services to us free of charge.
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Greater Palm Springs Pride is a charitable, tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Your donation is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. No goods or services are provided in return. Tax ID: 33-0745940
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The LGBTQ+ Monument team is comprised entirely of volunteers.
Donations may also be made by check
Make your check payable to “Palm Springs Pride.”
Include “LGBTQ+ Monument” in the memo field
Mail your check to
Greater Palm Springs Pride
329 W. Mariscal Rd., Palm Springs, CA 92262
Talk Directly with the Monument Team
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Allison Jones, President, Monument Board - 323-823-1948
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Ron deHarte, President & CEO Palm Springs Pride - 760-416-8711
Founders Circle
Gifts of all amounts are welcome
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$10, $25, $50, $75, $100
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Name recognition on the monument website
Gifts of $5,000+
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Recognition of a Founders Circle Gift
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Invitation to Founders Circle unveiling reception with the Artist
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Name recognition on the monument website
Gifts of $100,000 +
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Recognition of a Founders Circle Gift
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Invitation to Founders Circle unveiling reception with the Artist
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One (1) steel module, with your name engraved, from the monument
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Name recognition on the monument website
Gifts of $50,000+
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Recognition of a Founders Circle Gift
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Invitation to Founders Circle dinner with the Artist
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Rendering of the Monument, signed by the artist
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Name recognition on the monument website
Gifts of $25,000+
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Recognition of a Founders Circle Gift
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Invitation to Founders Circle dinner with the Artist
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Small rendering of the Monument, signed by the artist
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Name recognition on the monument website
Gifts of $10,000+
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Recognition of a Founders Circle Gift
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Invitation to Founders Circle unveiling reception with the Artist
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Name recognition on the monument website
Talk Directly with the Monument Team
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Allison Jones, President, Monument Board - 323-823-1948
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Ron deHarte, President & CEO, Palm Springs Pride - 760-416-8711