Rainbow World Fund: The LGBT and Friends Community Responding to World Need

Rainbow World Fund (RWF) is an international relief agency based in the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and friends community. RWF’s mission is to promote LGBT philanthropy in the area of world humanitarian relief. Since 2000, RWF has been helping people who suffer from hunger, poverty, disease, oppression, war and natural disaster. RWF provides a united voice, a large visible presence, and a structure to deliver LGBT charitable assistance to the larger world community.

RWF works in the LGBT and friends community educating people about world need. Along with raising our community’s consciousness, RWF raises funds to support humanitarian relief projects. RWF works with partners around the world on various relief and sustainable development projects. By doing extensive research, RWF develops partnerships with the most effective organizations that best reflect our guiding principles: empowerment, sustainability, peacemaking, measurable impact and ecological awareness. Our partners include Adopt-A-Minefield, Africare, America's Second Harvest, CARE, and Water Partners International. RWF also conducts global awareness tours to Central America.

1. Taking LGBT giving to the next level by promoting LGBT philanthropy in the area of world humanitarian relief.

2. Providing a platform and a united voice for LGBT compassion and concern to be see and heard throughout the world.

3. Helping people who suffer from hunger, poverty, disease, oppression and war by raising awareness and funds to support relief efforts around the world.

4. Putting the our community's highest beliefs and values into action and raising awareness of our long history of leadership and positive social impact.

5. Distributing over 2.0 million dollars in humanitarian aid over the last 48 months.