Rainbow Advocacy
Advancing LGBTQ+ Social Activism and Healing
Rainbow Advocacy
EIN: 95-4584074
Mission
OUR PURPOSE To create programs and projects elevating issues impacting the lives of LGBTQIA+ people around the world, through arts, educational and community honors programming in association with individuals and partner organizations. Through this process, we are able to enhance the global Pride movement of compassion and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community. OUR GOAL To cultivate the principle of compassion and the compassionate way of life through three main program areas: arts, education and community awards programs. In collaboration with our partners, we seek to address issues such as: racism, oppression, colorism, colonialism, corrective rape, conversion therapy, criminalization, discrimination, equality, mental health & suicide, police brutality, religious oppression.
Ruling year
1996
President
Mr. John David Boswell
Main address
5730 Cahuenga Boulevard
N. Hollywood, CA 91601 USA
Formerly known as
Metropolitan Community Charities
EIN
95-4584074
Community improvement
Human rights
Youth development
Population served
Adolescents
Young adults
Older adults
LGBTQ people
NTEE code
Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)
Lesbian/Gay Rights (R26)
Community, Neighborhood Development, Improvement (S20)
IRS subsection
501(c)(3) Private Nonoperating Foundation
IRS filing requirement
This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990-PF.
Tax forms
Communication
Programs and results
Reports and documents
Download other documentsWhat we aim to solve
To create programs and projects elevating issues impacting the lives of LGBTQIA+ people around the world, through arts, advocacy and community honors programming in association with individuals and partner organizations. Through this process, we are able to enhance the global Pride movement of compassion and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community. We are seeking to cultivate the principle of compassion and the compassionate way of life through three main program areas: arts, advocacy and community awards programs. In collaboration with our partners, we seek to address issues such as: racism, oppression, colorism, colonialism, corrective rape, conversion therapy, criminalization, discrimination, equality, mental health & suicide, police brutality, refuge & asylum, religious oppression & spiritual abuse, school bullying, transphobia, violence, women's rights, and youth homelessness.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Troy Perry Awards
Launched in 2016, the Troy Perry Awards program is created in honor of one of the visionary founding fathers of the Pride movement, Rev. Troy D. Perry, co-founder of Christopher Street West / LA PRIDE. The Troy Perry Awards recognize fearless LGBTQIA+ young people, community leaders & Pride organizations making an impact through social & spiritual activism.
OUR PRIDE Video & Arts Fest
The OUR PRIDE Video & Arts Fest started in 2018 as a youth video competition to a showcase of compassion-focused videos & music submitted by youth (age 19 & under), featuring songs and short videos focusing on personal stories, current issues, social issues, and significant LGBTQ+ people, places and events.
It is designed to align with core curriculum standards and to support mandates of inclusive education initiatives, which require public school courses be non-discriminatory and integrate factual information about social movements, current events, and history of LGBTQ+ people into instruction.
Through research, collaboration and production, the program creates a new awareness and understanding of history, culture and issues, while directly connecting youth with mentors and elders in a cross-generation learning and personal growth experience.
OUR PRIDE Arts & Advocacy Network
OUR PRIDE Arts & Advocacy Network is a collective of individuals and organizations dedicated elevating issues impacting the lives of LGBTQIA+ people around the world, through arts and advocacy to enhance the global Pride movement of compassion and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community. The network seeks to address issues such as: racism, oppression, colorism, colonialism, corrective rape, conversion therapy, criminalization, discrimination, equality, mental health & suicide, police brutality, refuge & asylum, religious oppression & spiritual abuse, school bullying, transphobia, violence, women's rights, and youth homelessness.
OUR WEHO / West Hollywood Compassionate City Network
An official Compassionate City Initiative with the international Charter for Compassion and communities worldwide
Where we work
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Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of website sessions
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of Facebook followers
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Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
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Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Our goals include developing the OUR PRIDE Arts and Advocacy Network, a collective of individuals and organizations dedicated elevating issues impacting the lives of LGBTQIA+ people around the world through the arts and advocacy to enhance the global Pride movement of compassion and amplify the voices of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Our goals include producing the OUR PRIDE Video & Arts Festival, the LGBTQIA+ youth content creators festival featuring short films, video and art, with its own unique festival village, complete with original programming, panels, director and artist Q&A’s, virtual art galleries, and live networking opportunities.
And our goals include producing the Troy Perry Awards. Launched in 2016, the Troy Perry Awards program is created in honor of one of the visionary founding fathers of the Pride movement, Rev. Troy D. Perry, co-founder of Christopher Street West / LA PRIDE. The Troy Perry Awards recognize fearless LGBTQIA+ young people, community leaders & Pride organizations making an impact through social & spiritual activism.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Our strategies include:
1. Developing the network of individuals and organizations committed to enhancing LGBTQIA+ lives
2. Producing festivals
3. Producing community awards programs
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Financials
Rainbow Advocacy
Revenue & expensesFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
Rainbow Advocacy
Balance sheetFiscal Year: Jan 01 - Dec 31
SOURCE: IRS Form 990
The balance sheet gives a snapshot of the financial health of an organization at a particular point in time. An organization's total assets should generally exceed its total liabilities, or it cannot survive long, but the types of assets and liabilities must also be considered. For instance, an organization's current assets (cash, receivables, securities, etc.) should be sufficient to cover its current liabilities (payables, deferred revenue, current year loan, and note payments). Otherwise, the organization may face solvency problems. On the other hand, an organization whose cash and equivalents greatly exceed its current liabilities might not be putting its money to best use.
Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Documents
President
Mr. John David Boswell
Working on OUR PRIDE, an LGBTQ\u002B global compassion-focused program of Los Angeles-based 501(c)3 nonprofit Rainbow Advocacy, to amplify social action and advocacy through video, music, arts, and collaborative educational programs. Producing socially conscious media and programs has been an important part of my life from starting out in public radio and broadcast television, producing media programs for a wide range of businesses and socially-oriented organizations. Some past work includes establishing the media companies NeTV Networks and Pacificom International, and for several years as a television producer for the Christian Broadcasting Network in Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan.
Rainbow Advocacy
Officers, directors, trustees, and key employeesSOURCE: IRS Form 990
Compensation data
There are no highest paid employees recorded for this organization.
Rainbow Advocacy
Board of directorsas of 05/08/2023
Board of directors data
Mr. John Boswell
Independent
Term: 2016 - 2026
Tracee Porter
Yellow Cab Company
Chuck Phelan
National Teleconsultants LLC
Lee Fiske
Telepacific Communications
John David Boswell
Rainbow Advocacy
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
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Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
Last updated: 02/02/2021GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
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