Caribbean Equality Project

Name

Caribbean Equality Project

Legal name

Caribbean Equality Project

Website

https://caribbeanequalityproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

LGBTQ+ Community Advocacy Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights (BPADAGAF), Minority, Indigenous & Disability Rights (BPADAGAH), Human Rights, Social Inclusion & Disability Inclusion (BPAGABAN), Cultural, Identity & Inclusion Programs (EDALAHAF)

Keywords

• LGBTQ+ advocacy services
• Community organizing
• Food justice programs
• Immigrant support services
• Trans rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

South Richmond Hill

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Grassroots fundraising from individual supporters, with campaigns like the Big Truck Fundraiser and general donation drives
2. Capital Campaign Fundraising: $3 million capital funding campaign for building NYC's first Caribbean LGBTQ+ Center, including $1.3 million already secured from state legislative champions
3. Government Grants and Funding: Funding from NYC DYCD, NYC Council, and state legislators including Senators Leroy Comrie, Nathalia Fernandez, Joseph Addabbo, Jr. and Assemblymembers Khaleel Anderson, Jessica Gonzales-Rojas, Steven Raga, Catalina Cruz, Grace Lee, and Karines Reyes
4. Trans Equity Programs Initiative: Coalition advocacy for the Trans Equity Fund through NYCTQPAC (NYC Trans & Queer Provider Advocacy Coalition)
5. Gala and Special Events: Inaugural We Are Home Gala held September 19, 2025 with over 300 attendees from multiple locations

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Caribbean Equality Project is a nonprofit organization that delivers culturally responsive advocacy, direct services, and cultural programs for Afro and Indo-Caribbean LGBTQ+ immigrants and asylum seekers in New York City. Its core offerings include a Food Justice Program that distributes culturally appropriate groceries, a Trans Justice Unit that supports trans and non-binary Caribbean immigrants through advocacy and peer mentorship, and healing justice spaces in Queens and Brooklyn (Unchained Program). The organization also runs civic engagement efforts, leadership development, mental health research, and cultural exhibitions.

Product overview

Caribbean Equality Project (CEP) is a nonprofit community organization, not a technology product company. It operates a portfolio of community service programs, advocacy initiatives, cultural exhibitions, and annual events rather than a unified tech product or platform. The core programs include the Food Justice Program (culturally responsive food distribution), Trans Justice Unit (support for trans Caribbean immigrants), Queens & Brooklyn Unchained (healing spaces), and the NYC LGBTQ+ Immigrant Mental Health Survey (research initiative). CEP also runs cultural programs including the Queer Caribbeans of NYC exhibition, annual events (We Are Home Gala, Little Guyana Pride, Love On Us, Trans Day of Remembrance), and is currently conducting a $3 million Capital Funding Campaign to establish NYC's first Caribbean LGBTQ+ Center. The organization publishes resource guides on Know Your Rights, name changes, and shelter rights.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trans Justice Unit (TJU): A program launched in 2021 to unite and empower trans-identified and non-binary people of Caribbean descent, focusing on advocacy, trans-affirming healthcare, housing, economic justice, and immigration resources.
• Food Justice Program
• Capital Funding Campaign

Products and services

• Food Justice Program A culturally responsive food distribution program serving Caribbean neighborhoods in Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx. Distributes groceries, fresh produce, toiletries, period products, and safe sex kits to low-income, undocumented, and HIV-impacted families, in partnership with The Campaign Against Hunger.
• Trans Justice Unit Program uniting and empowering trans-identified and non-binary people of Caribbean descent, mobilizing support through advocacy, trans-affirming healthcare navigation, housing support, economic justice, workforce development, and immigration/asylum resources.
• Queens & Brooklyn Unchained (Healing Justice Program) Healing spaces and trauma-informed programming for Caribbean LGBTQ+ people in Little Guyana, Queens, and Little Caribbean, Brooklyn, providing community-based support, asylum process assistance, and recovery services.
• NYC LGBTQ+ Immigrant Mental Health Survey A research initiative led by Caribbean Equality Project in partnership with City College of New York's MPA program to study mental health experiences, barriers to care, and needs of LGBTQ+ immigrants in NYC, funded by NYC DYCD.
• Leadership Development Program Program that supports emerging Caribbean LGBTQ+ leaders through civic leadership training, advocacy preparation, and community organizing development.

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• The Campaign Against Hunger (TCAH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFive-year partnership enabling the Food Justice Program to serve over 186,000+ people. TCAH provides food supply and distribution infrastructure while CEP provides culturally responsive programming and community outreach in Caribbean neighborhoods.
• City College of New York - Master of Public Administration ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the NYC LGBTQ+ Immigrant Mental Health Survey - a research initiative to understand mental health experiences of LGBTQ+ immigrants, with findings to inform future programs and advocacy.
• NYC Human Rights CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair - annual event celebrating Trans Day of Visibility.
• Montefiore Health SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Equality New York (EQNY)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Planned Parenthood Greater New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Con EdisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• AIDS Healthcare FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Queens Community HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• MetroPlus HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Out My ClosetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair - providing trans-affirming clothing.
• Apicha Community Health CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Housing WorkscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Chhaya CDCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor of Love On Us Trans Health, Wellness & Healing Resource Fair.
• Make the Road New YorkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Echoes of Us TDOR 2025 event and ongoing advocacy work for immigrant communities.
• The Blasian MarchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Transgender Day of Remembrance 2022 at Brooklyn Community Pride Center, centering trans joy and resilience.
• The New Pride AgendacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition partner for Rally to Victory and first TGNCNBI Advocacy Day in Albany, NY.
• NYC Trans & Queer Provider Advocacy Coalition (NYCTQPAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEP is a prominent member of this coalition, composed of trans-led and LGBTQIA-missioned organizations driving the Trans Equity Programs Initiative.
• LGBT BrooklyncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner for the We Are Home Gala and ongoing advocacy work.
• The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (NYC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for Queer Caribbeans of NYC | Stonewall 50 exhibition (September-October 2019) and ongoing community programming.
• LaGuardia and Wagner Archives at LaGuardia Community College/CUNYcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Queer Caribbeans of NYC exhibition providing archival support.
• Queens Public Library - Queens MemorycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Queer Caribbeans of NYC exhibition and community memory archiving.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Make the Road New York: NYC-based immigrant and LGBTQ+ advocacy nonprofit that is a documented CEP partner (Echoes of Us TDOR 2025, ongoing advocacy). Operates in overlapping geographies and constituencies, combining direct services with policy campaigns in a comparable nonprofit model.
• Equality New York (EQNY): New York statewide LGBTQ+ advocacy organization and a documented CEP sponsor. Operates a similar legislative and budget-advocacy model (trans equity, protections) targeting Albany and NYC, with overlapping trans justice priorities.
• Queens Community House: Multi-site Queens-based social services and immigrant-services nonprofit and a documented CEP sponsor (Love On Us). Operates in the same Richmond Hill/Queens geography with comparable immigrant and family-services programming.
• African Services Committee: NYC-based African and Caribbean immigrant services nonprofit providing health, housing, legal, and advocacy services. Serves a closely adjacent diaspora community in NYC with a comparable direct-service-plus-advocacy nonprofit model.
• Apicha Community Health Center: NYC LGBTQ+ and immigrant-serving health organization and a documented CEP sponsor (Love On Us resource fair). Delivers health and social services to overlapping LGBTQ+, Asian/Pacific Islander, and immigrant communities in Queens and Manhattan.
• Chhaya CDC: NYC-based South Asian and Indo-Caribbean housing and immigrant services organization and a documented CEP sponsor. Serves an overlapping Indo-Caribbean diaspora community in Queens with comparable housing, immigration, and economic justice programs.

Broad incumbents

• AIDS Healthcare Foundation: Large global HIV/AIDS services and advocacy organization and a documented CEP sponsor. Overlaps with CEP on serving HIV-impacted Caribbean LGBTQ+ individuals and families in NYC through healthcare and supportive services.
• The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (NYC): The largest LGBTQ+ community center in NYC and a documented CEP venue partner (Queer Caribbeans of NYC exhibition). Offers a far broader portfolio of programs and serves a much wider LGBTQ+ population, but overlaps on community programming, cultural exhibitions, and support services.
• Planned Parenthood Greater New York: Major reproductive and LGBTQ+ health provider and documented CEP sponsor (Love On Us). Operates a much larger footprint with overlapping health-services, trans-affirming care, and advocacy priorities.
• Housing Works: Large NYC advocacy and service nonprofit serving people living with HIV/AIDS and experiencing homelessness. A documented CEP sponsor and coalition partner with comparable advocacy, direct-service, and policy engagement model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@CaribbeanEqualityProject
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• Facebookfacebook.com/CaribbeanEqualityProject

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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