Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice

Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice operates as a public foundation based in New York, NY, dedicated to advancing LGBTQI human rights through strategic grantmaking and philanthropic support. As the only philanthropic organization working exclusively to advance LGBTQI human rights globally, Astraea provides comprehensive funding and capacity-building services to organizations and activists positioned to create transformational social change. The foundation raises and distributes resources through multiple service channels, including direct grantmaking, philanthropic advocacy, strategic communications support, and organizational capacity building. Astraea prioritizes funding programs and initiatives led by lesbians and queer women, trans and gender non-conforming people, intersex people, and people of color, ensuring that resources reach the activists most capable of driving meaningful impact. Operating across both domestic and international contexts, Astraea works in strategic partnership with foundations, individual donors, and governmental entities to align resources with the movements that challenge oppression and advance racial, economic, social, and gender justice. The foundation's service model emphasizes direct support to grantee partners who are brave, brilliant, and committed to seeding systemic change. By functioning as a public foundation that raises every dollar it distributes, Astraea maintains independence and accountability to the LGBTQI communities and movements it serves, ensuring that philanthropic resources directly support the vision of a world where all people can live freely, without fear, and with dignity.