The James Irvine Foundation
Meron Foster is an experienced program associate at The James Irvine Foundation, holding this position since March 2015. Prior to this role, Meron worked as a senior sales associate at Club Monaco from October 2010 to April 2012 and completed a summer internship in the office of Senator Patrick Leahy in 2010. Additionally, Meron gained valuable experience as a management intern at the Human Capital Institute in 2009. Meron holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations and Affairs from San Francisco State University, obtained between 2010 and 2014, and also studied at Richmond, The American International University in London, during the 2008-2009 academic year.
The James Irvine Foundation
The James Irvine Foundation is a private, nonprofit grantmaking foundation dedicated to expanding opportunity for the people of California. The Foundation’s current focus is a California where all low-income workers have the power to advance economically. Since 1937 the Foundation has provided more than $2.4 billion in grants to organizations throughout California. The Foundation ended 2022 with $3.2 billion in assets and provided $187.3 million in grants.