2026-05-12T21:02:12-05:00 2025-12-31 331374517 PKF O'CONNOR DAVIES ADVISORY LLC 245 PARK AVENUE 12TH FLOOR NEW YORK NY 10167 990 2025-01-01 474896980 RAINBOW RAILROAD USA INC RAIN 6468776389 575 5TH AVENUE UNIT 15-135 NEW YORK NY 10017 MUNEER PANJWANI CHAIR 6468776389 2026-05-12 1 EVA MRUK P00543254 2122862600 2026-05-12 2025 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z MUNEER PANJWANI 575 5TH AVENUE UNIT 15-135 NEW YORK NY 10017 3691209 0 X WWW.RAINBOWRAILROAD.ORG X 2015 NJ RAINBOW RAILROAD PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION TO INDIVIDUALS FACING PERSECUTION OR VIOLENCE BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS PEOPLE SEEKING SAFETY FROM STATE-ENABLED VIOLENCE AND MURDER IN COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. 5 5 11 7 0 0 2912544 3607330 0 0 102605 81651 -5791 2228 3009358 3691209 1085611 1151533 0 0 863831 946553 168096 309628 860634 1619762 1540960 3737300 3948674 -727942 -257465 3078651 3320210 65041 564065 3013610 2756145 X RAINBOW RAILROAD PROVIDES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND PROTECTION TO INDIVIDUALS FACING PERSECUTION OR VIOLENCE BASED ON THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER. THE ORGANIZATION SUPPORTS PEOPLE SEEKING SAFETY FROM STATE-ENABLED VIOLENCE AND MURDER IN COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. 0 0 2904184 1151533 0 EMERGENCY AND HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT PROGRAMS:IN 2025, WE FOCUSED ON OUR EMERGENCY TRAVEL SUPPORT (ETS) AND FIVE(5) COMPLIMENTARY PATHWAY PROGRAMS, WHERE WE SUPPORTED A TOTAL OF 25,376 INDIVIDUALS. ETS PROVIDES LIFE SAVING ADVICE AND RESOURCES, IN 2025 WE EVACUATED 85 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. CASH ASSISTANCE:WE PROVIDED LIFESAVING SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS AT RISK OF PERSECUTION BECAUSE OF THEIR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. IN 2025 WE SUPPORTED 355 INDIVIDUALS WITH DIRECT CASH ASSISTANCE, WHICH WAS USED FOR ACCOMMODATIONS, FOOD, HEALTHCARE, TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION ETC.GRASSROOTS MOBILIZATION AND CRISIS RESPONSE:IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LOCAL PARTNERS ORGANIZATION, IN 2025, WE BUILT AND SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIPS WITH 83 ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS 48 COUNTRIES AND 7 REGIONS, WITH THE AID OF OUR PARTNERS, WE SUPPORTED 17,855 INDIVIDUALS USING THIS PATHWAY. POST-RELOCATION:IN 2025, WE EXPANDED OUR POST-RELOCATION SUPPORT FOR LGBTQI+ INDIVIDUALS. THIS SUPPORT INCLUDES THE HOUSING AND LIVELIHOOD ASSISTANCE FUND (HLAF) WHICH PROVIDES EMERGENCY CASH ASSISTANCE GRANTS DIRECTLY TO LGBTQI+ ASYLUM SEEKERS AND OTHER LGBTQI+ MIGRANTS IN THE USA AND CANADA. THIS ALSO INCLUDES OUR COMMUNITY SUPPORT TEAM (CST) PROGRAM, WHERE VOLUNTEER TEAMS PARTNER WITH RAINBOW RAILROAD TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, HOUSING ASSISTANCE/RESOURCES, AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION SUPPORT TO LGBTQI+ ASYLUM SEEKERS. IN 2025, 10 VOLUNTEER TEAMS PARTICIPATED IN THE CST PROGRAM AND WELCOMED 12 LGBTQI+ NEWCOMERS TO THE UNITED STATES. THE NEWCOMERS ARRIVED FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, HONDURAS, UGANDA, JAMAICA, VENEZUELA, BANGLADESH, IRAN, UZBEKISTAN, AND EGYPT. ULTIMATELY, WE SUPPORTED 143 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH OUR POST-RELOCATION PROGRAM. 2904184 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 X 4 0 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 AL AK CA FL GA HI IL KS KY MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY ND OR PA RI SC TN UT WA WV WI X X X ANN NWEKE 6468776389 575 5TH AVENUE UNIT 15-135 NEW YORK NY 10017 MUNEER PANJWANI CHAIR EFF. 6/2025 6.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 BRUCE KOFF CHAIR THRU 6/2025 6.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JULIAN MORRIS VICE CHAIR EFF. 6/2025 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 SHREYA SHAH TREASURER EFF. 6/2025 6.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 IAN GREGOIRE TREASURER THRU 6/2025 6.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 MALIK BROWN SECRETARY 5.00 1.00 X X 0 0 0 KAROLINE KATUS DIRECTOR EFF. 2/2025 5.00 1.00 X 0 0 0 REBECCA MCFARLANE INTERIM CEO, HEAD OF OPERATIONS 37.50 0.00 X 0 163130 0 0 163130 0 0 0 1 0 THE AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INC 1011 BAY RIDGE AVE UNIT 323 ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 FUNDRAISING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT 211243 1 3607330 13896 3607330 81651 81651 TRAVEL COST RECOVERY 900099 2228 2228 2228 3691209 0 0 83879 1151533 1151533 753161 516527 236634 136716 117576 19140 56676 40483 16193 2054 2054 38010 38010 309628 309628 129911 383 37294 92234 11086 11086 79004 24451 54553 79894 547 79347 20560 14686 5874 389892 309836 18542 61514 4131 4131 2436 400 1352 684 PROGRAM SUPPORT EXPENSE 682319 682319 RECRUITMENT EXPENSE 45576 7476 25299 12801 RELATIONSHIP DEVELOP. 31920 29146 2074 700 EVENT EXPENSES 24167 9368 14799 3948674 2904184 183856 860634 660108 739164 2108019 2426530 149381 121062 49589 27685 16012 10243 9126 5769 102428 0 3078651 3320210 65041 41865 0 522200 65041 564065 X 3013610 2756145 3013610 2756145 3078651 3320210 -257465 0 X 0 1 X 0 0 X 2242357 8091092 3155950 2537544 3607330 19634273 2242357 8091092 3155950 2537544 3607330 19634273 4600330 15033943 1136 12982 142558 102605 81651 340932 6068 2228 8296 19983501 0.75230 0.71890 X SCHEDULE A, PART II, LINE 10, EXPLANATION OF OTHER INCOME: MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE - 2023 AMOUNT: $ 6,068. 2025 AMOUNT: $ 2,228. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 16012 10243 5769 5769 DUE TO RELATED PARTY 522200 522200 X 3691068 10233 10233 3680835 10374 10374 3691209 3948533 10233 10233 3938300 10374 10374 3948674 PART X, LINE 2: THE ORGANIZATION RECOGNIZES THE EFFECT OF INCOME TAX POSITIONS ONLY IF THOSE POSITIONS ARE MORE LIKELY THAN NOT TO BE SUSTAINED. MANAGEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE ORGANIZATION HAD NO UNCERTAIN TAX POSITIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE FINANCIAL STATEMENT RECOGNITION OR DISCLOSURE. THE ORGANIZATION IS SUBJECT TO EXAMINATIONS BY APPLICABLE TAXING JURISDICTIONS FOR ALL PERIODS SINCE DECEMBER 31, 2022. PART XI, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: THIRD-PARTY EVENT EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 10,374. PART XII, LINE 4B - OTHER ADJUSTMENTS: THIRD-PARTY EVENT EXPENSE NETTED AGAINST REVENUE 10,374. 1 CENTRAL AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT 58231 EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT 14330 MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT 316500 SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT 199124 NORTH AMERICA 0 0 PROGRAM SERVICES PROVIDE EMERGENCY TRAVEL AND LIVELIHOOD SUPPORT 50885 NORTH AMERICA 1 60 GRANTMAKING 1151533 1 60 0 0 1 60 1790603 0 1790603 NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES PROVIDES FUNDS TO RAINBOW RAILROAD'S MISSION TO HELP LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANS-IDENTIFIED (LGBT) PEOPLE AS THEY SEEK SAFE HAVEN FROM STATE ENABLED VIOLENCE, MURDER OR PERSECUTION IN COUNTRIES ALL OVER THE WORLD. 1151533 WIRE TRANSFER 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 PART I, LINE 2: ONCE A WRITTEN REQUEST IS RECEIVED, RAINBOW RAILROAD ENGAGES IN A RIGOROUS PROCESS IN IDENTIFYING THE PEOPLE WHO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE DEDICATED VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF WHO INTERVIEW THE CASE INDIVIDUALS AND MONITOR THEIR NEED FOR SUPPORT. AFTER PERFORMING DUE DILIGENCE, RAINBOW RAILROAD THEN PROVIDES TRAVEL SUPPORT BY PURCHASING FLIGHTS AND HOTELS DIRECTLY FROM THE TRAVEL AGENCY FOR THE INTENDED RECIPIENTS. PART I, LINE 3: THE ORGANIZATION USES THE ACCRUAL METHOD OF ACCOUNTING TO ACCOUNT FOR EXPENDITURES. X X X 1 THE AVALON CONSULTING GROUP INC 1011 BAY RIDGE AVE UNIT 323 ANNAPOLIS MD 21403 FUNDRAISING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT 0 173479 211243 -37764 ORR GROUP INC 3000 K STREET NW SUITE E280 WASHINGTON DC 20007 FUNDRAISING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT 0 0 98385 -98385 173479 309628 -136149 AL AK CA FL GA HI IL KS MD MA MI MN MS NH NJ NM NY ND OR PA RI SC TN UT WA WV X X X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 REBECCA MCFARLANE INTERIM CEO, HEAD OF OPERATIONS 0 163130 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 163130 0 0 FORM 990, PART I, LINE 5, AND PART V, LINE 2A THE ORGANIZATION CONTRACTED WITH A PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYER ORGANIZATION (PEO) FOR SERVICES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PAYROLL, TIMEKEEPING, EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, HR ADMINISTRATION AND WORKFORCE REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NEEDS. AS THE EMPLOYER OF RECORD FOR TAX PURPOSES, FORMS W-2 AND W-3 ARE ISSUED BY THE PEO AND FILED UNDER THE PEO'S FEDERAL EIN. IN THIS CO-EMPLOYMENT ARRANGEMENT, THE ORGANIZATION IS THE COMMON LAW EMPLOYER AND, ACCORDINGLY, COMPENSATION IS REPORTED ON FORM 990, PART VII, SECTION A AND PART IX, LINES 5-10. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 11B THE ORGANIZATION HAS ITS FORM 990 PREPARED BY AN EXTERNAL ACCOUNTING FIRM. THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE NARRATIVE PARTS OF THE FORM 990 WHILE THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM COMPLETES THE REMAINDER OF THE FORM. ONCE THE FORM 990 IS COMPLETED AND PREPARED, THE OUTSIDE ACCOUNTING FIRM SHARES THE 990 WITH THE ORGANIZATION'S CONTROLLER, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND SENT TO BOARD ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO FILING THE FORM WITH THE IRS. THE FORM 990 IS FILED WITH THE IRS FOLLOWING THE REVIEW AND APPROVED BY THE ORGANIZATION'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 12C IN LINE WITH COMPANY POLICY, BOARD AND JOINT COMMITTEE MEMBERS ARE EXPECTED TO DISCLOSE ANY POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST PRIOR TO THEIR NOMINATION OR ELECTION. IF A CONFLICT ARISES AFTER APPOINTMENT, IT MUST BE DISCLOSED PROMPTLY TO THE CHAIR, THE FULL BOARD, OR THE JOINT COMMITTEE, AS APPROPRIATE. WE ALSO HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURE POLICY AND FORM, WHICH ALL NEW BOARD MEMBERS MUST COMPLETE BEFORE JOINING. EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO REVIEW AND SIGN THIS FORM ANNUALLY. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION B, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE DETERMINES THE CEO'S COMPENSATION THROUGH A FORMAL REVIEW AND APPROVAL PROCESS. IN DETERMINING REASONABLE COMPENSATION, THE COMPENSATION COMMITTEE CONSIDERS RELEVANT COMPENSATION SURVEY DATA FOR ORGANIZATIONS OF COMPARABLE SIZE, COMPLEXITY, AND CHARITABLE PURPOSE, AND MAY ALSO RELY ON THE GUIDANCE OF AN INDEPENDENT COMPENSATION CONSULTANT. THE FINAL COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENT IS REVIEWED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD. FORM 990, PART VI, SECTION C, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS FORM 990 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 6104 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. THE RETURN IS POSTED ON THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE: HTTPS://WWW.RAINBOWRAILROAD.ORG/ABOUT REPORTS, GUIDESTAR.ORG AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPES OF WEBSITES. IN ADDITION, THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION AND BY-LAWS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST BY CALLING THE ORGANIZATION DIRECTLY. RAINBOW RAILROAD 401 RICHMOND STREET WEST SUITE 360 TORONTO CA M5V 3A8 HELP LGBT INDIVIDUALS SEEK SAFETY FROM VIOLENCE, MURDER, OR PERSECUTION CA 501(C)(3) N/A 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0