Over the past three decades, Ralph
Lauren and The Ralph Lauren Corporate
Foundation have invested in LGBTQIA+
communities through support of the
Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), amfAR,
AIDS Walk New York, God’s Love We
Deliver, and the Elton John
AIDS Foundation

With this inaugural event in 1990, co-
chairs Ralph Lauren and Donna Karen
and other fashion industry leaders began
fundraising for the New York City AIDS
Fund to benefit HIV/AIDS organizations

Ralph Lauren Corporation and The Ralph
Lauren Corporate Foundation are proud
to be one of the longest-standing
sponsors of the AIDS Walk New York

Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI) is the oldest LGBTQIA+ youth-serving
organization in the US. In 2006, Ralph Lauren employees begin volunteering at
the Hetrick-Martin Institute, serving dinner, tutoring, and acting as role
models to LGBTQIA+ youth. For more than 15 years, The Ralph Lauren
Corporate Foundation has partnered with the organization—
the oldest LGBTQIA+ youth nonprofit in the US—on Café HMI, which
addresses hunger and food insecurity through its meal program. Café HMI
functions at the heart of the organization—giving LGBTQIA+ youth a chance to
be a part of an affirming community while also receiving compassionate care

Youth from the HMI programs participated in Ralph Lauren
Corporation’s Polo Fashion School program. A group of teens
worked over a two-semester period with Ralph Lauren
designers, merchandisers, and retail executives to create four
evening gowns and a tote bag, which was sold in select Ralph
Lauren stores and online

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation helped support the
establishment of the New York City AIDS Memorial, a tribute to the
100,000+ New Yorkers who have died from AIDS and the community
that has shared their grief

The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation sponsored an
immersive exhibition at the New York City AIDS Memorial:
Hear Me: Voices of the Epidemic, an original, open-space,
experiential sound- and light-based installation, ran
December 1–31, 2020. Subsequent memorial exhibits were
sponsored in 2022 and 2023

In 2019, Ralph Lauren Corporation began partnering with
Stonewall Community Foundation as the beneficiary of our
Pride capsule. Proceeds were used in 2020 and 2021 to keep
vital nonprofits afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, invest in
healing justice for LGBTQIA+ nonprofits led by people of color
across the country, and put cash directly in the hands of
LGBTQIA+ individuals

For the third sequential year, the Ralph
Lauren Corporation proudly received a 100%
rating on our infrastructure for LGBTQIA+
equality in the workplace from the Human
Rights Campaign, the largest LGBTQIA+
advocacy group in the United States

For the fifth consecutive year, Ralph Lauren is
proud to continue our partnership with
Stonewall Community Foundation working to
support LGBTQIA+ communities worldwide.
Grantees that have benefited directly from our
donations include UK Black Pride, Outright
International, and Out My Closet, amongst others