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| Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice |
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| Program | International Fund for Sexual Minorities |
| Web address | http://www.astraea.org |
| Email | grants@astraea.org |
| Address | 116 E 16th St 7th Fl
New York, NY 10003
USA |
| Phone | 212-529-8021 |
| Fax | 212-982-3321 |
| Description | Astraea is committed to funding groups, projects, or organizations that are led by and for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgendered (LGBT) communities that directly address oppression based on sexual orientation and sexual identity. Organizations should also have the capacity for addressing interrelated forms of oppression including oppression based on gender, class, race, ethnicity, age, physical and mental ability, national identity and religious affiliation.
As a result of Astraea’s emphasis on funding groups that are committed to social change, the majority of Astraea’s grantees are lesbian organizations and LGBT organizations, or progressive organizations that have LGBT's in leadership roles and include LGBT issues as an integral part of their work. We also fund gay men and transgendered groups that fulfill the above criteria. Through advocacy and education, groups are working to fight homophobia, and to promote human rights for LGBT’s in their home countries, as well as providing social and cultural spaces for LGBT’s to come out and to express their individuality. Astraea funds such issues as anti-violence, health, culture, economic justice, anti-homophobia, advocacy, leadership development and empowerment services. Astraea prioritizes funding to groups that have the least access to traditional funding.
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| Contact name | Anjana Suvarnananda |
| Title | Program Officer |
| Email | anjana@astraea.org |
| Phone | 212-529-8021 ext 13 |
| Fax | 212-982-3321 |
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| Funding Statistics in 2002 |
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| Number of human rights grants | 20 |
| Amount of human rights grants | $110,000 |
| Percentage of foundation's grants | 15% |
| Minimum grant | $2,000 |
| Maximum grant | $10,000 |
| Mean grant | $5,380 |
| Median grant | $5,000 |
| Next year's anticipated budget | $150,000 |
| Sample grants | None |
| Funding Guidelines |
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| How to apply | Next deadline May 30, 2003. Application form required. See website for latest guidelines and application forms. |
| Grant Types | general operating support
program
project
seed money/startup
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| Activities supported | capacity-building & technical assistance
monitoring of human rights
publications
reporting of human rights violations
seminars, conferences, meetings
services
training
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| Geographic priorities or focus | africa
asia
caribbean
central/eastern europe
latin america
middle east
oceania
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| Areas of Funding | human rights (general)
civil and political (general)
economic, social, cultural (general)
persons with disabilities
health
immigrants
indigenous peoples
justice
racial and ethnic minorities
self-determination
sexual minorities
women
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