Astraea Foundation

Name

Astraea Foundation

Legal name

Astraea Foundation, Inc.

Website

https://astraeafoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Philanthropic Grantmaking

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• LGBTQI philanthropy
• Human rights grants
• Feminist funding
• Nonprofit grantmaking
• Queer liberation funding

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Others, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Astraea Foundation operates primarily through tax-deductible donations from individual donors, foundations, and institutional funders. All donations are processed through their donor support platform and are tax-deductible per EIN #13-2992977.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Astraea Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that raises tax-deductible donations from individuals, foundations, and institutional funders and redistributes them as flexible feminist grants to LGBTQI+ human rights organizations and activists worldwide. Its core deliverable is unrestricted grant funding, supported by a donor-facing website and a third-party donation processing platform.

Product overview

Astraea Foundation (officially Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit philanthropic organization that provides flexible feminist funding for LGBTQI+ human rights. As a grant-making foundation rather than a technology company, it does not operate a software product, platform, or technology service. The organization focuses on making donations to support LGBTQI+ communities rather than offering products or services in the traditional sense.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexible Feminist Funding Grants

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Gill Foundation: A U.S. private foundation focused exclusively on advancing equality for LGBTQ+ people through grantmaking and advocacy. Direct peer in mission and philanthropic model for LGBTQI+ rights.
• National Center for Lesbian Rights: A U.S. legal advocacy organization advancing LGBTQI+ rights through litigation, policy, and public education. Comparable in mission and beneficiary population, though primarily legal-advocacy focused.
• Outright International: A global LGBTQ+ human rights organization that combines grantmaking, advocacy, and research for LGBTI communities worldwide. Highly comparable in global scope and human rights orientation.
• Funders for LGBTQ Issues: A network of foundations and funders committed to LGBTQI+ equity, with a related grantmaking-coordination role. Comparable as a funding infrastructure peer within the LGBTQI+ philanthropic ecosystem.
• Arcus Foundation: A major private foundation dedicated to LGBTQ+ human rights and social justice, with a comparable global grantmaking focus. Arcus is one of the closest direct peers in terms of mission and funding approach.

Regional players

• American Jewish World Service: A Jewish humanitarian and human rights organization supporting grassroots LGBTQI+ and other rights movements globally. Comparable as a global human rights grantmaker, though with a faith-based framing.

Broad incumbents

• HRC Foundation: The educational and charitable arm of the Human Rights Campaign, focused on LGBTQ+ equality through research, advocacy, and public education. Overlaps in mission and U.S. LGBTQI+ advocacy space.
• Ford Foundation: One of the largest U.S. private foundations, funding LGBTQI+ rights among many other social justice causes. Overlaps with Astraea's grantmaking themes but at much greater scale and scope.
• Open Society Foundations: A large global foundation with a significant human rights and LGBTQI+ rights grantmaking portfolio. Broader incumbent with overlapping mission areas but vastly larger scale and broader thematic scope.

Emerging players

• Movement Advancement Project: An LGBTQI+ policy and research organization providing data and analysis to advance equality. Comparable in LGBTQI+ focus but operates more as a research/think tank than a grantmaking foundation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AstraeaUpdates
• Facebookfacebook.com/AstraeaLFJ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/astraea-lesbian-foundation-for-justice

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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