Mission
Our mission is to educate the public about HIV as well as to raise funds and awareness to support Minnesota AIDS service organizations. We organize and produce the Red Ribbon Ride - a safe ride for the participants and fiscally responsible for the benefiting agencies.

Major Program
MN-FAB is proud to produce the annual Red Ribbon Ride. The Red Ribbon Ride is a four-day, nearly 300-mile bike ride which starts at the Mall of America and travels to overnight stops in Lake City, Rochester and Northfield, MN. The Ride finishes at the State Capitol in St. Paul. Eight Minnesota AIDS service organizations benefit from the money raised. Riders and Crew pay a $75 registration fee. Riders are required to raise $1,500; Crew are encouraged to raise $250.

Program Cost
The annual cost to the organization is $371,792 (Line 13 of form 990).

Accomplishments
Since the organization was formed in 2002, Red Ribbon Ride has raised over $3 million dollars. View the Ride History for the amount raised and percent returned to the benefiting agencies each year. Red Ribbon Ride was also named to the Minneapolis St. Paul Business Journal’s Top 25 List of Fundraising events 2005-2007 & 2009.

Geographic Area Served
The Red Ribbon Ride directly benefits the HIV prevention and services work of 8 Minnesota nonprofits. Collectively, these nonprofits provide direct services to well over 2,000 Minnesotans living with HIV and HIV prevention outreach and education to an additional 20,000 Minnesotans at risk of HIV infection. Prevention programs are held in the Metro area and throughout the State in Duluth, Alexandria, Virginia, Mankato, Moorhead, Bemidji, Mora and Little Falls. HIV+ individuals from throughout the State of Minnesota receive medical case management, housing assistance, emergency financial aid, transportation reimbursement, legal support and many other supporting social services from the work of the benefitting agencies.