Bears Taking Action
Community campaigns, grouped by cause. The bear community has quietly moved millions to HIV/AIDS care, refugee safety, elders and more — mostly through events that give 100% of proceeds.
Give now — help close these targets7
HIV/AIDS
Bärenstark für die Aidshilfe — Solidarity Bears (Germany)
Deutsche Aidshilfe (local AIDS-Hilfe chapters)
Bear-themed German AIDS charity: Red-Ribbon "solidarity bears" (Solibär) sold across many cities (Frankfurt, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Kassel, Hagen, Offenbach…) at
Refugees & Safety
Northern Lights Refuge — LGBTQ+ Refugee Resettlement (Ottawa)
Northern Lights Refuge / Ottawa Bears (Bear Frolic)
Ottawa-based LGBTQ+ refugee sponsorship team resettling people fleeing persecution, in coordination with Capital Rainbow Refuge. The Ottawa Bears Bear Frolic event raises
Visibility & Safe Spaces
Belgium Bearpride — Building Care (Carebears)
Belgium Bearpride
Carebears: a volunteer mutual-aid collective launched by Mr. Bear Belgium 2026 (Pavel) — cooking for trans-youth summer camps, helping widowed LGBTQ+ elders, and event sa
Elders & Seniors
Ottawa Senior Pride Network — LGBTQ+ Senior Support
Ottawa Senior Pride Network (OSPN)
The Ottawa Senior Pride Network (OSPN) is a volunteer-run network of 2SLGBTQI+ older adults committed to creating safe, affirming seniors' services across Ottawa. Fo
Community Funds
IBC Palm Springs — LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert
LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert (Palm Springs)
IBC Palm Springs donates portions of event proceeds to the LGBTQ Community Center of the Desert and AAP/Food Samaritans. IBC 2026 broke all previous attendance records. T
Community Funds
Belgium Bearpride — Community Fund
Belgium Bearpride / Carebears Collective
Belgium Bearpride accepts direct donations via bank transfer to support the bear community events and the Carebears solidarity initiative founded by Mr Bear Belgium 2026.
Refugees & Safety
Rainbow Railroad — LGBTQI+ Refugee Safety (Pride Match)
Rainbow Railroad
Rainbow Railroad helps LGBTQI+ people escape state-sponsored violence and persecution. Since 2006 they have helped over 40,000 individuals find safety through emergency r
Community funds & ongoing giving5
These give through events/tickets or have no one-click donation yet — follow the link to support them.
Community Funds
TBRU — Party With a Purpose (Dallas Bears Charity Fund)
Dallas Bears / Texas Bear Round-Up
TBRU is 100% volunteer-run and donates all profits to local LGBTQ+ nonprofits. Over $1 million donated to date. 2025–2026 beneficiaries include Cathedral of Hope Food Ben
1000000 USD raised to date
Community Funds
NAB Weekend — LGBTQ+ Community Fundraising (2012–present)
Kentucky Bourbon Bears / NAB Weekend
North American Bear Weekend donates 100% of profits to LGBTQ+ charities. Since founding in 2012, over $350,000 has been donated. Early years primarily supported Moveable
350000 USD raisedgoal 350000
HIV/AIDS
Show-Me Bears — HIV/AIDS Community Fundraising (St. Louis)
Show-Me Bears (registered Missouri nonprofit)
The Show-Me Bears of St. Louis is a registered nonprofit charitable corporation that has donated over $1.5 million to local and regional HIV/AIDS charities across more th
Disability & Inclusion
NAB Cub 2026 — Disability Inclusion in the Bear Community
Jaecub / NAB Cub 2026
NAB Cub 2026 Jaecub was celebrated on the cover of Bear World Magazine for his representation of disability within the bear community. His title year focuses on making be
Community Funds
Lazy Bear Week 30th Anniversary — Community Grantmaking
Lazy Bear Fund, Inc.
Lazy Bear Fund has raised over $2.5 million for LGBTQIA+ nonprofits since 1995 — all from ticket sales and event proceeds, entirely volunteer-run. Their 30th anniversary
The impact — carried across the years
What the bear community has quietly built: flagship event funds across decades, and causes the title circuit has carried sash to sash.
$1.7M+
raised for community causes
56
causes championed
31
titleholder pledges
Causes carried sash to sash
Bears of Poland — health & education projects
Mr. Bear Poland · 5 titleholders · 2008–2026
Adam, Bartek, Marcin, Paweł, Wiktor
Belgium Bearpride community fund
Mr. Bear Belgium · 2 titleholders · 2024–2025
Geoffrey Armellini, Kevin Kloek
Croix-Rouge luxembourgeoise — STD prevention (Bear Dukes partnership)
Mr Bear Luxembourg · 5 titleholders · 2015–2023
José, Michel, Paul, Steve, Thibault
Northern Lights Refuge
Mr Ottawa Bear · 3 titleholders · 2017–2022 · $2811 raised
Adam Frey, Chris Nerpin, Dori Abdeldayem