Dear Friends,

Please join us in celebrating RWF’s 22nd anniversary this month! 

For those who suffer, there can be no greater gift than providing for their immediate care and supporting them in meeting their long-term needs. Since 2000, Rainbow World Fund has acted upon this simple belief. I am filled with gratitude for every person who has supported our work and for every person who has been touched by it. Our hope for the future resides in the belief that we are all in this together.
I have often been asked "With so much turmoil in the world, what can the LGBTQ+ community do?". My answer is always the same - plenty! No matter what is happening in the world, there are countless ways that individuals and small groups of people can make a difference. From our daily food and travel choices, to what media we digest, from volunteering for a cause that inspires you, to actually visualizing world peace, it all has an impact.
Everywhere I look in the world, people are confronting seemingly insurmountable hardships head on, standing up to entrenched power, and organizing to help one another. It is important to know and remember this. Whenever I need to get centered and inspired, I return to this quotation from anthropologist Margaret Mead: "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." That does it for me. What inspires you?
Over the last twenty-two years, with your help, RWF has donated millions of dollars in humanitarian aid (financial grants/medicine/medical equipment) and provided tens of thousands of hours of volunteer service on behalf of the LGBTQ+ community to people in need around the world. Click here to read about some of our accomplishments.

My sincerest gratitude goes to our hard working volunteers and the countless hours they have given us, to the donors whose generosity makes our work possible, to our brave international partners on the front lines, to the many entertainers and community supporters whose talent and skills have graced us, and to the board members who have guided RWF.

In solidarity,
Jeff Cotter,
Founder & Executive Director
BEYOND TOURISM: CUBA & GUATEMALA
Experience Cuba: May 11-22, 2023 - Learn about Cuban history from its colonial past to its revolutionary present and how the complex historical relationship between the U.S and Cuba remains ever-changing. March in the LGBTQ+ Pride parade (Conga) in Havana! Learn more here.

Discover Guatemala: July 20-30, 2023 - Walk with a legendary people! Learn about Mayan spirituality and the realities of the developing world. Explore human rights issues and deliver medical supplies ... be forever changed. Learn more here.
TAKING LGBTQ+ GIVING TO THE NEXT LEVEL
RWF is the world's first, LGBTQ+ based humanitarian aid organization. Our mission is to promote peace, unity, and hope by leading the LGBTQ+ movement to participate in humanitarian relief efforts. We are 100% volunteer-run.

Bring new hope to our friends and family around the world. Put your tax-deductible gift to work immediately by donating online or mail your donation to Rainbow World Fund, 4111 - 18th Street #5, San Francisco, CA 94114.