Restaurant Workers' Community Foundation

Our Partners

Nonprofit Partners

Grantee Selection

The restaurant industry is notorious for low wages, poor job mobility, high turnover, and burnout. Structural and cultural issues within the industry decrease quality-of-life and make long term work in the industry unsustainable for many. For those reasons, RWCF’s program areas for grantmaking, advocacy and impact investing are:

  • Wage Fairness and Career Ladders

  • Gender Equity and Sexual Violence

  • Racial Equity and Support for the Immigrant Community

  • Mental Health and Substance Abuse

During this unprecedented time of crisis, RWCF is awarding grants to nonprofits that are well positioned to provide restaurant workers:

  • food assistance

  • housing assistance

  • mental health and emergency healthcare

  • pro bono legal services

  • other vital emergency provisions

A quarter of money raised through RWCF's Restaurant Workers COVID19 Emergency Relief Fund will go toward nonprofits providing these kinds of crisis services. If you would like to tell us about a nonprofit serving restaurant workers that we should consider for grant support, please give us a suggestion by using our google survey.