The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) advances the efforts of Prem Rawat, known also as Maharaji, to bring dignity, peace, and prosperity to people around the world. The Foundation has funded humanitarian initiatives in 22 countries.
Prem Rawat has traveled the world for forty years, bringing a message of peace. More than ten million people in fifty countries have come to hear him speak. Countless people have expressed how his inspiration has helped them find hope and fulfillment in their lives.
Latest Updates
July 2, 2008 —The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) has granted America's Second Harvest – The Nation’s Food Bank Network US$40,000 to provide food and water to those stricken by recent flooding in the Midwest. America's Second Harvest, the largest charitable domestic hunger-relief organization in the United States, will use this grant to work closely with local food banks to bring food and water to those affected by floods, many of whom have been forced to evacuate their homes. Read more
June 11, 2008 —The Prem Rawat Foundation has donated US$15,000 to the China Disabled Persons’ Federation (CDPF) to provide food and bottled water for survivors of the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated southwestern China’s Sichuan Province on May 12. CDPF is a respected charity that specializes in attending to the needs and rights of disabled people in China. They were quick to respond to the staggering affects of the earthquake that has left almost 70,000 dead and more than 370,000 injured. Read more
June 5, 2008 —The Prem Rawat Foundation has donated US$10,000 to the Koulawa NGO organization in Niamey, Niger, to provide food for more than 250 disabled women and children, who are in various education and training programs. Read more
May, 2008 —TPRF has offered a US$50,000 challenge grant through the Facebook “Causes” page to help thousands of people at risk of starvation in Haiti due to the recent dramatic rise in food prices. TPRF’s challenge to Facebook members is to raise an additional $50,000, for a total of $100,000, which can supply food for 60,000 people for one month. Read more
TPRF Donates US$100,000 for Disaster Relief in Myanmar — The alarming casualties in Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) from Cyclone Nargis continue to rise on a daily basis. With a grant of at least US $100,000, TPRF is partnering with Friends of the World Food Program (FWFP) to help the UN World Food Programme (WFP) bring immediate aid to the hundreds of thousands of survivors who have been stranded without food, shelter, or potable water.
On Friday, May 9, at 4:00 PM local time, WFP became one of the first agencies to be allowed to deliver aid directly to the people rather than through the government of Myanmar. WFP will be providing lifesaving food assistance for 630,000 people for six months, until the next harvest in October/November. Read more
