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Astraea LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE 2009 Annual Report X2 Astraea FoundationLesbian Foundation for Justice ABOUT ASTRAEA “ the workthatwe dowithout Astraea. growth! We wouldnot be abletodo support thathas ledtoourtremendous Astraea’s fundingrepresents invaluable ––Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project Arts Media Color of Women ––Queer “ FUNDING CHANGE AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES AROUND THE WORLD

The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice is the world’s only foundation solely dedicated to funding LGBTI activism globally. For 32 years, Astraea has served as a feminist-social-justice hub, working side- MISSION by-side with grantee and donor partners to achieve social, racial, economic and gender justice worldwide. The Astraea Lesbian Foundation ASTRAEA HARNESSES THE COLLECTIVE POWER OF for Justice works for social, racial, PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER. We support new collab- economic and gender justice in orative models and transnational networks and help create them. We also enter philanthropic collaborations in the U.S. the U.S. and internationally. and around the world and convene grantee partners to build Our grantmaking and philanthropic connections across regions and continents. advocacy programs help lesbians ASTRAEA RECOGNIZES AND CULTIVATES LEADERSHIP GLOBALLY. With more than three decades of experience and rela- and allied communities challenge tionships on the ground, Astraea is often one of the first, if not the oppression and claim their first, institutional funder of promising LGBTI organizations and projects worldwide. Our goal is to provide long-term support to human rights. sectors of our movement best positioned to be engines for change.

ASTRAEA PARTNERS WITH DONORS TO CULTIVATE

ACTIVE, INFORMED CHANGE AGENTS. We believe that all astraeafoundation.org people can participate in philanthropy. Astraea connects activists, donors and the LGBTI global community through education PHOTO Astraea Multi-Year Movement-Building-Initiative partner Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) is one of the only organizations in the and action. We also provide expertise and advocacy in the U.S. giving voice and agency to queer women and trans people of color through philanthropic sector to increase individual and institutional film. The organization holds free 16-week trainings and produces more than 30 new films each year. Left to right: Madeline Lim, Kebo Drew, Liliana Hueso funding for LGBTI art and activism. Photo by Leilani Nisperos 3 X4 Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice ASTRAEA GRANTSPROGRAM “ countries are mostimmediateforpeople andfor Astraea listenstowhatkindsofthings supports. ––

–– and thenthat’s what Astraea Bin Xu, Common Language, Beijing, China Beijing, Language, Common Xu, Bin “ ON NEARLY EVERY CONTINENT, IN MYRIAD LANGUAGES AND CULTURES, ASTRAEA GRANTEE PARTNERS ARE SEIZING OPPORTUNITIES AND LAYING THE GROUNDWORK FOR LGBTI PEOPLE TO LIVE FREELY AND SAFELY.

ASTRAEA DONOR AND GRANTEE PARTNERS WORK FOR Astraea started the first institutional fund in the U.S. devoted to A WORLD WHERE JUSTICE IS A FACT, NOT A FIGHT. Our supporting LGBTI organizations worldwide. Since 1996, we have grants programs, especially our multi-year and multi-issue invested in the work of thousands of activists in more than 70 grants, enable activists to build strategic and sustainable alli- countries. Today we issue more grants to LGBTI organizations in ances over the long term. the Global South and East than any other grantmaker.2

In fiscal year 2008–2009, with the support of our donor Among many victories, Astraea grantee partners have secured partners, we granted more than $2.2 million to 210 orga- constitutional protections for LGBTI people from Ecuador to nizations and 21 individuals in 109 cities in 43 counties Serbia. In Asia, they are using arts and culture in creative ways around the world. to circumvent restrictions on public protest. They are address- ing sexuality issues with faith communities in Africa. In the U.S. ASTRAEA UNDERSTANDS THAT CHANGE IS NOT CREATED they are mounting campaigns to address issues of immigration, IN A VACUUM. We link grantee partners to share strategies, employment and violence and conducting groundbreaking as- cement alliances and collaborate to launch new initiatives. sessments on the health of LGBTI people of color and aging com- This past year we provided timely funds for collaborative munities. In Eastern Europe they are running LBT family centers efforts and convened grantees in San Antonio, Texas, and and holding human rights trainings. Around the globe, Astraea Lima, Perú (see pages 12 and 20). grantee partners are charting the course for a global movement ASTRAEA’S GRANTMAKING PROCESS IS RIGOROUS AND for human rights and social, racial, economic and gender justice. INCLUSIVE. The grants decisions are informed by a diverse 1 “Funders for LGBTQ Issues,” LGBTQ Grantmakers 2008 Report Card on Racial group of activists, leaders and cultural workers with expertise in Equity. (New York: FLGBTQI, 2008) specific funding areas and regions where we provide support. 2 “Funders for LGBTQ Issues,” A Global Gaze: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Grantmaking in the Global South and East, Calendar Year 2007. (New

TO BE EFFECTIVE, THE FIGHT AGAINST INJUSTICE MUST York: FLGBTQI, 2008) astraeafoundation.org TACKLE MULTIPLE ISSUES AND EMPLOY MULTIPLE STRATEGIES. For 32 years, Astraea has prioritized funding for PHOTO Limited by government censorship on public expression and assembly, activists in China use arts and cultural tools in creative ways to spread their LGBTI-led communities of color and antiracist allies. Astraea messages. Members of Nutongxueshe perform a “Rainbow Flash” in front of the ranks first in total grants and second in total giving to LGBTI Legislative Council in Hong Kong, part of a nationwide protest that raised visibility 1 at national monuments and then dissolved back into the crowd, leaving an indelible people of color organizations and projects across the U.S. impression on observers. Photo courtesy of Nutongxueshe 5 JUSTICE IS SWEET IN EVERY LANGUAGE

IN 2008–2009, ASTRAEA DISTRIBUTED MORE THAN $2.2 MILLION TO 210 ORGANIZATIONS AND 21 INDIVIDUALS IN 109 CITIES IN 43 COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

Katarungan ay Dulse (“Justice is Sweet” in Tagalog) National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Association (NQAPIA) This Astraea Movement-Building- Initiative partner is a federation of Denver, CO 32 LGBT Asian American, South Asian and Pacific Islander organiza- Washington, D.C. tions from 14 cities across the U.S. NQAPIA has made excellent head- way in strengthening local grassroots groups to develop a national voice challenging invisibility, homophobia, racism and anti-immigrant bias. Accomplishments include an historic ¡ national grassroots conference, a Ba’hin-zhu,˛ gu laa gu, daa li ka’ Qué dulce es la justicia! leadership training attended by 28 (“Justice is Sweet” in Apache) (“Justice is Sweet” in Spanish) organizations and the first compre- Two Spirit Society of Denver Sindicato de Trabajadores hensive report of API organizing. The Society works for community y Trabajadoras Lesbianas, and cultural rejuvenation. Two Gays y Bisexuales (Sindi- Spirit people held an important his- cato Luis Gauthier) Santiago, Chile torical and spiritual role in Native Sindicato is a leading organization nations, and their recognition today for LGBT and workers’ move- is considered a crucial element in ments. It provides research and healing the sacred circle and scars advocacy for key labor and antidis- of colonization. Among successes crimination legislation pending building acceptance within the Na- in the Chilean Congress, and tive community and awareness in holds labor trainings to build peer the LGBT community over the past support for LGBT workers. At the Lesbian Foundation for Justice Lesbian Foundation ten years, the organization hosted 2009 World Social Forum in Brazil, the 21st International Two Spirit it proposed solutions to unions to Gathering that broke attendance combat labor discrimination based Astraea Astraea records and built community power on sexual orientation or gender 6 and pride across nations. identity/expression. HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE REGIONS

O Cacipe Si Guglo (“Justice is Sweet” in Serbian-Romani) Rromnjako Ilo In Serbia, both lesbians and Roma people face harsh discrimi- nation. An assertive daughter is a disgrace; sexual or gender difference is unthinkable and often punished. For the first time, the project “I am Roma; I am lesbian” engages young Roma women in workshops on personhood, gender, sexuality and Nyaya Mishti Thaake survival skills, and provides advocacy and training in Roma (“Justice is Sweet” in Bengali) women’s rights communities and Serbian public institutions. Sappho for Equality With a focus on services, advocacy and education, Sap- pho has trained and organized Belgrade, Serbia more than 2,000 people through the Chetana Sexuality Center, the only lesbian-led sexual Jerusalem, Israel rights resource and organizing center in West Bengal. Sap- Kolkata, India pho also collaborated with fellow Astraea-grantee partner Pratyay Gender Trust to hold the Justice is Sweet first-ever LGBTQI film and video Gays and Lesbians of festival, and has provided crucial Zimbabwe (GALZ) support to a nascent under- GALZ works for social ac- ground LBT group in the region. ceptance of sexual minorities and the repeal of homophobic Harare, Zimbabwe legislation in Zimbabwe. The PHOTOGRAPHY group successfully sparked Colorado, courtesy of Two Spirit public debate around the Society of Denver need for legal protections for Chile, courtesy of Sindicato LGBT people and made im- District of Columbia, Melissa Hoskins ÿţĻěÿţąēţųą(“Justice is Sweet” in Arabic) portant alliances with human India, courtsey of Sappho for Equality rights and women’s groups in Al-Qaws for Sexual and Gender Diversity in the Serbia, courtesy of Rromnjako Ilo moving the country toward Zimbabwe, Jennifer Einhorn Palestinian Society constitutional reform. In Al-Qaws plays a pivotal role in building an open Palestinian society response to the backlash from that respects the diversity and humanity of all. It raises awareness these achievements, GALZ and challenges misconceptions about LGBTQI people among profes- has ramped up human rights sional and social groups through education booklets and in-depth trainings and holds safety Justice is Sweet programming. In collaboration with Aswat, the only Palestinian LBTI trainings for LGBTI people. women’s organization in the Middle East, it launched the first and only regional Arabic-language LGBTQI support line. 7 Astraea U.S. Grants Program

This year, Astraea’s U.S. Grants U.S. PANEL GRANTS U.S. COLLABORATIVE GRANTS Program issued a total of Grants are issued to U.S.-based lesbian, trans Grants are issued to organizations with $1,254,614 to 127 organizations and LGBTI social change organizations and whom we work in partnership. projects, including cultural and film/video and 21 individuals based in 48 projects. U.S. Panel Grants are determined by U.S. PHILANTHROPIC GRANTS a diverse and committed activist Community cities across 29 states. Grants are issued to philanthropic entities Funding Panel. with whom we work in partnership. U.S. Regions: U.S. MULTI-YEAR MOVEMENT- ASTRAEA VISUAL ARTS FUND t
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U.S. EMERGENCY FUND U.S. DONOR-ADVISED FUNDS The Fund is a rapid-response grantmaking The program enables donors to establish mechanism, providing timely support for a fund at Astraea through which they may organizations to address urgent and strategic recommend specific organizations or projects political opportunities and crises affecting for support. Astraea staff also work with LGBTI communities. donors to identify organizations in need of support whose work matches the interests U.S. MOVEMENT RESOURCE FUND of the donor. Donor-Advised Funds include: The Fund provides grants to enhance the Heller-Bernard Fund, Loving Lesbians Fund, capacity and effectiveness of LGBTI orga- Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund, Lynn Hart nizations to engage in movement-building Memorial Fund, Marsha Day Memorial Fund, work. Grants are generally provided in three Pass the Butter Fund, Purple Lady Fund, Right areas: Technical Assistance, Travel and Peer- Action Fund, Roots and Wings Fund, Tamar to-Peer Learning, and Historic Convenings. Fund, and Yolanda Ritter Memorial Fund.

Lesbian Foundation for Justice Lesbian Foundation Donor-Advised grants are included in the regional listings. Astraea Astraea 8 Shades of Yellow (St. Paul, MN) U.S. Panel $10,000 Movement Resource Fund $4,000 fiercenyc.org shadesofyellow.org Fire & Ink (Hyattsville, MD) Young Women’s Empowerment Project U.S. Panel, NEWMR Fund for the Promotion (Chicago, IL) of Women’s Music and Culture $10,000 U.S. Panel $8,000 fireandink.org youarepriceless.org Funders for LGBTQ Issues NORTHEAST / MID-ATLANTIC (New York, NY) Philanthropic Fund $2,500 Audre Lorde Project (Brooklyn, NY) lgbtfunders.org Collaborative Fund $500 Heller-Bernard Fund $7,500 Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Movement Resource Fund $13,600 Network (New York, NY) Queers for Economic Justice (New York, NY) U.S. Movement Building $150,000 Purple Lady Fund $1,000 Photo by Melissa Hoskins over 3 years beginning in 2007 glsen.org alp.org MIDWEST Grameen Foundation (Washington, D.C.) Marsha Day Memorial Fund $2,000 Affinity Community Services (Chicago, IL) Baby Makes Me (Brooklyn, NY) grameenfoundation.org Collaborative Fund $275 U.S. Panel $7,000 staceyannchin.com Movement Resource Fund $4,600 Grants Managers Network (Washington, D.C.) U.S. Movement Building $150,000 Casa Atabex Aché (New York, NY) Philanthropic Fund $250 over 3 years beginning in 2008 U.S. Panel $7,000 gmnetwork.org affinity95.org casaatabexache.org Grassroots International (Boston, MA) Amigas Latinas Association (Chicago, IL) Different Avenues (Washington, D.C.) Collaborative Fund $300 Movement Resource Fund $988 U.S. Panel $7,000 grassrootsonline.org U.S. Panel $10,000 differentavenues.org amigaslatinas.org GRIOT Circle (Brooklyn, NY) Equality Forum (Philadelphia, PA) Heller-Bernard Fund $13,500 Children’s Music Network (Evanston, IL) Collaborative Fund $2,000 over 4 years beginning in 2007 Roots and Wings Fund $500 equalityforum.com U.S. Panel $7,000 cmnonline.org griotcircle.org FIERCE (New York, NY) Old Lesbians Organizing for Change Collaborative Fund $2,000 In The Life Media (New York, NY) astraeafoundation.org (Athens, OH) Movement Resource Fund $3,600 Collaborative Fund $2,500 Heller-Bernard Fund $11,500 U.S. Movement Building $150,000 inthelifetv.org over 4 years beginning in 2007 over 3 years beginning in 2006 oloc.org U.S. Movement Building $125,000 Kunsi Keya Tamakoce (Huntington, VT) over 3 years beginning in 2009 U.S. Panel $5,000 kunsikeya.org 9 10 Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice nqapia.org over3yearsbeginningin2008 U.S. Movement Building $150,000 Movement Resource Fund $1,840 Alliance (NQAPIA) National QueerAsianPacificIslander thetaskforce.org Purple Lady Fund $2,250 Foundation National GayandLesbianTaskForce nbjcoalition.org Heller-Bernard Fund $2,500 (Washington, D.C.) National BlackJusticeCoalition middlechurch.org Marsha Day Memorial Fund $2,000 Middle CollegiateChurch mautnerproject.org over4yearsbeginningin2007 Heller-Bernard Fund $13,500 Collaborative Fund $500 Mautner Project madre.org Collaborative Fund $500 MADRE lesbianherstoryarchives.org Roots and Wings Fund $500 (New York, NY) Lesbian HerstoryArchives lambdalegal.org Roots and Wings Fund $500 Purple Lady Fund $2,500 (New York, NY) Lambda LegalDefenseandEducationFund (New York, NY) (Washington, D.C.) (Washington, D.C.) (Washington, D.C.) (New York, NY)

projectenterprise.org Marsha Day Memorial Fund $2,000 Project Enterprise prideatwork.org U.S. Panel $4,000 Pride atWork parispress.org Heller-Bernard Fund $2,500 Paris Press pflag.org Purple Lady Fund $500 Gays Parents andFriendsofLesbians U.S. Panel $8,000 Out ofMany,OnePeople northstarfund.org Collaborative Fund $1,000 North StarFund nfwfwf.org Marsha Day Memorial Fund $1,000 (Greenport, NY) North ForkWomenforFund noneonrecord.com U.S. Panel $7,000 Movement Resource Fund $949 Collaborative Fund $500 None onRecord myspace.com/newvoicespgh U.S. Panel $6,000 for ReproductiveJustice New VoicesPittsburgh:WomenofColor nwhn.org Roots and Wings Fund $500 (Washington, D.C.) National Women’sHealthNetwork (Washington, D.C.) (Ashfield, MA) (Washington, D.C.) (Brooklyn, NY) (New York, NY) (New York, NY) (New York, NY) (Pittsburgh, PA)

sexworkersproject.org U.S. Panel $7,500 Sex WorkersProject sageusa.org Marsha Day Memorial Fund $1,000 (SAGE) Services andAdvocacyforGLBTElders sldn.org Purple Lady Fund $500 (Washington, D.C.) Servicemembers LegalDefenseNetwork myspace.com/yalinidream U.S. Panel $5,000 Quiet ComeDawn queersforeconomicjustice.org over3yearsbeginningin2008 U.S. Movement Building $150,000 Movement Resource Fund $3,600 (New York, NY) Queers forEconomicJustice queerblackcinema.org U.S. Panel $5,000 Queer BlackCinema q-wave.org U.S. Panel $5,000 Q-WAVE prysm.us U.S. Panel $10,000 Movement Resource Fund $3,500 (PrYSM) Providence YouthStudentMovement (New York, NY) (Providence, RI) (New York, NY) (Brooklyn, NY) (New York, NY) (New York, NY)

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(Richmond, VA) VA) (Richmond, (Carrollton, TX) (Carrollton, (San Francisco, CA) (San Francisco, Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund Memorial Fund Lynn Campbell (San Francisco, CA) (San Francisco, $10,000 (Decatur, GA) (Decatur, WEST / SOUTHWEST AQWA–Asian/Pacific Islander Queer Women/Transgender Activists (Los Angeles, CA) Angeles, (Los $5,000 Panel U.S. Changemakers Project $1,000 Fund Collaborative changemakers.org Coalition on Homelessness, San Francisco $1,500 Fund Butter the Pass cohsf.org Movement Resource Fund $1,450 Fund Resource Movement virginiaavp.org Women of Distinction (Atlanta, GA) (Atlanta, $10,000 Panel U.S. sparkrj.org Project Virginia Anti-Violence $1,000 Fund Resource Movement dallasfamily.org Zami $1,500 Fund Resource Movement zami.org U.S. Movement Building $125,000 $125,000 Building Movement U.S. beginning in 2009 over 3 years Panel, U.S. Designee southernersonnewground.org Justice NOW SPARK Reproductive U.S. Movement Building $150,000 $150,000 Building Movement U.S. 2006 in 3 years beginning over

(Midlothian, VA) VA) (Midlothian, (Atlanta, GA) (Atlanta, (Austin, TX) (Austin, SOUTH ALLGO $150,000 Building Movement U.S. beginning in 2007 over 3 years allgo.org (CAR) Artistic Revolution Center for AR) Rock, Little (North $1,840 Fund Resource Movement $100,000 Building Movement U.S. in 2009 over 2 years beginning $10,000 Panel U.S. artisticrevolution.org Charis Circle $7,000 Panel U.S. chariscircle.org Disability Funders Network $2,500 Fund Philanthropic disabilityfunders.org Esperanza Peace and Justice Center $125,000 Building Movement U.S. over 3 years beginning in 2009 $10,000 Panel U.S. esperanzacenter.org Southerners on New Ground (SONG) GA) (Atlanta, $1,750 Fund Collaborative $13,500 Fund Heller-Bernard over 4 years beginning in 2007 $12,761 Fund Resource Movement Heller-Bernard Fund $9,000 $9,000 Fund Heller-Bernard in 2008 over 3 years beginning TX) (San Antonio, $5,000 Emergency Fund $15,000 Fund Resource Movement $150,000 Building Movement U.S. over 3 years beginning in 2006

(Rochester, NY) (Rochester, (New York, NY) York, (New (New York, NY) York, (New Photo by Melissa Hoskins (Brooklyn, NY) (Brooklyn, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center and Justice Peace Esperanza (San Antonio, TX) (San Antonio, U.S. Panel $7,000 Panel U.S. iLoveUPeople.com The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center U People Heller-Bernard Fund $2,500 Fund Heller-Bernard feministpress.org NY) York, (New $1,500 Fund Wings and Roots gaycenter.org Sylvia Rivera Law Project That All May Freely Serve The Feminist Press Collaborative Fund $250 Fund Collaborative $11,600 Fund Resource Movement $100,000 Building Movement U.S. over 2 years beginning in 2009 $10,000 Panel U.S. srlp.org $1,500 Fund Lady Purple tamfs.org MULTI-YEAR MOVEMENT-BUILDING INITIATIVE

INITIATIVE PARTNERS REFLECT A RANGE OF LOCAL, STATEWIDE, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS. ARKANSAS Center for Artistic Revolution NEW YORK Audre Lorde Project, FIERCE, Sylvia Rivera Law Project and CALIFORNIA Transgender, Gender Variant and Intersex Justice Project Queers for Economic Justice and Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project TEXAS Allgo and Esperanza Peace and Justice Center GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST Southerners on New Ground WASHINGTON, D.C., AND NATIONALLY National Queer Asian Pacific ILLINOIS Affinity Community Services Islander Alliance

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purplemoondance.org U.S. Panel $5,000 Purple MoonDanceProject pariahthemovie.com Designee U.S. Panel, PARIAH nnirr.org U.S. Panel $7,000 Refugee Rights National NetworkforImmigrantand nclrights.org Roots and Wings Fund $3,000 Purple Lady Fund $3,000 Collaborative Fund $2,500 (San Francisco, CA) National CenterforLesbianRights myspace.com/mangoswithchili U.S. Panel $5,000 Mangos WithChili Collaborative Fund $2,000 (San Francisco, CA) Making MoneyMakeChange groundspark.org Collaborative Fund $1,200 GroundSpark grassrootsinstitute.org Collaborative Fund $500 Training (GIFT) Grassroots InstituteforFundraising

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Loving Lesbians Fund $10,000 Woman, Earth andSpirit denvertwospirit.com U.S. Panel $9,000 Two SpiritSocietyofDenver trikone.org U.S. Panel $5,000 Trikone transformingJustice.org U.S. Panel $8,000 Transforming Justice tgijp.org U.S. Panel $10,000 over3yearsbeginningin2009 U.S. Movement Building $125,000 over3yearsbeginningin2006 U.S. Movement Building $150,000 Movement Resource Fund $3,840 Justice Project Transgender, GenderVariantandIntersex U.S. Panel $4,000 Future ofAmerica’sFoodSupply Sustainable Harvest:SmallFarmsandthe southernutahpride.org Heller-Bernard Fund $1,500 (St. George, UT) Southern UtahPrideAssociation dykemarch.org/SFO/ Miscellaneous Donor-Advised Fund $1,000 San FranciscoDykeMarch qwocmap.org over3yearsbeginningin2008 U.S. Movement Building $150,000 Movement Resource Fund $11,600 Project Queer WomenofColorMediaArts (SanFrancisco, CA) (SanFrancisco, CA) (SanFrancisco, CA) (SanFrancisco, CA) (SanFrancisco, CA) (Serafina, NM) (Denver, CO) (Oakland, CA)

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$1,500 each LESBIAN WRITERS FUND to emerging grants Fund provides The the lesbian poets and fiction writers across of a total the Fund awarded year, This U.S. $26,600 to 12 women whose work shows promise in the arenas of extraordinary are determined Grants fiction and poetry. A by a distinguished panel of writers. made possible was portion of these grants Astraea. Sappho Fund at by Skip’s FICTION Mia McKenzie Finalists Kris Evans Laura Pirott-Quintero Honorable Mention Carmen McLeod ASTRAEA VISUAL ARTS ARTS VISUAL ASTRAEA FUND contemporary work of the Fund promotes The Astraea’s artists who share lesbian visual social to LGBTI visibility and commitment $2,500 of grants three Each year, Justice. ofworking in an array to artists are awarded prints, painting, including sculpture, media, grants Two on paper. mixed media and works gift from artistare supported by an endowed A Watts. Joan Mother, Founding Astraea and Sappho is made possible by Skip’s third grant a bequest by Astraea established at Fund, are awards The a lesbian artist. from Skip Neal, panel of artistsdetermined by a distinguished and art professionals. Lydia Conklin Erin Forrest Maia Palileo (Oakland,

(Honolulu, HI) (Honolulu, Photo courtesy of Maia Palileo (Sacramento, CA) (Sacramento, Maia Palileo, Astraea Visual Arts Awardee Visual Arts Awardee Astraea Maia Palileo, OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL U.S. THE CONTINENTAL OUTSIDE Kulia Na Mamo $7,500 Panel U.S. kulianamamo.org Zuna Institute $10,000 Fund Resource Movement zunainstitute.org Women’s Funding Network CA) (San Francisco, $2,500 Fund Philanthropic wfnet.org Women’s Foundation of California Women’s Foundation of California CA) (San Francisco, $2,500 Fund Action Right womensfoundca.org CA) $1,000 Fund Collaborative $7,000 Panel U.S. coloredgirls.org Women of Color Resource Center Astraea International Grants Program

This year, Astraea’s International INTERNATIONAL FUND SOCIAL CHANGE Grants Program issued a total PANEL GRANTS OPPORTUNITY FUND of $976,955 to 83 organizations Grants are determined by a panel of The Fund provides multi-year support to activists with expertise in the specific LGBTI organizations with impressive track based in 61 towns and cities regions eligible for funding. An records conducting timely social change across 43 countries. International Advisory Board, comprised work in their countries. Grants support primarily of activists living and organizing projects promoting institutional and policy in the regions we fund, also provides change. Applications are solicited from International Regions: significant input and guidance in our past recipients of Astraea’s International t
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(MPCBM affecting LGBTI communities. Grants See pages 20–21. impacted by grantee safety concerns are omitted from the listings. INTERNATIONAL LGBTQQ YOUTH FUND INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT This Fund was established by three donors RESOURCE FUND working in partnership with Astraea. The Fund provides grants to enhance The Fund makes grants to grassroots the capacity and effectiveness of LGBTI organizations working to improve the organizations engaging in movement- quality of life among lesbian, gay, bisexual, building work. Grants are generally transgender, queer and questioning provided in four areas: Technical (LGBTQQ) youth 25 years old and younger. Assistance, Travel and Peer-to-Peer The Fund awards grants to innovative Learning, Historic Convenings and and effective leadership development and Miscellaneous Movement-Building organizing projects and provides general

Lesbian Foundation for Justice Lesbian Foundation Infrastructure. Grantees of Astraea’s support to organizations that empower International Fund Panel are prioritized. LGBTQQ youth to improve societal conditions affecting their lives. Astraea Astraea 16 AFRICA Horizons Community Association Behind the Mask (Kigali, Rwanda) (Johannesburg, South Africa) International Fund Panel $5,000 Social Change Opportunity Fund $80,000 hoca4rwanda.9f.com over 3 years beginning in 2008 House of Rainbow (Lagos, Nigeria) mask.org.za Emergency Fund $1,035

Coalition of African Lesbians Lesbian and Gay Equality Project (LGEP) (Boksburg, South Africa) (Johannesburg, South Africa) Collaborative Fund $16,000 Emergency Fund $5,000 cal.org.za International Fund Panel $10,000 Collectif Arc-En-Ciel (Quatre Bornes, equality.org.za Republic of Mauritius) Minority Women in Action International Fund Panel $6,000 Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) (Nairobi, Kenya) (Johannesburg, South Africa) collectifarcenciel.org International Fund Panel $5,000 Photo courtesy of GALA Freedom and Roam Uganda (FAR-UG) minoritywomen.org (Kampala, Uganda) Sexual Minorities Uganda (SMUG) INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE International Fund Panel $10,000 FUND (Kampala, Uganda) faruganda.org Emergency Fund $5,000 Grants are issued to organizations with Movement Resource Fund $2,500 whom we work in partnership. Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA) (Johannesburg, South Africa) sexualminoritiesuganda.org International Fund Panel $7,000 INTERNATIONAL PHILANTHROPIC The Independent Project for Equal Rights gala.co.za FUND (Ikotun-Egbe, Nigeria) Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe Emergency Fund $5,000 Grants are issued to philanthropic entities International Fund Panel $5,000 with whom we work in partnership. (Harare, Zimbabwe) Collaborative Fund $2,685 Movement Resource Fund $12,000 http://ysm-rightsorg.page.tl/ INTERNATIONAL DONOR- Movement Resource Fund $6,000 ADVISED GRANTS galz.co.zw The Inner Circle (Cape Town, South Africa) The program enables donors to establish Gender DynamiX International Fund Panel $6,000 a fund at Astraea through which they (Athlone, South Africa) International Fund Panel $5,000 Movement Resource Fund $5,000 may recommend specific organizations astraeafoundation.org theinnercircle.org.za or projects for support. Astraea staff genderdynamix.org.za also works with donors to identify organizations in need of support whose work matches the interests of the donor.

17 18 Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice Movement Resource Fund $4,430 International LGBTQQ Youth Fund $8,000 (Bogotá, Colómbia) Colectivo SentimosDiverso Funds LBT Project $9,381 Latin Consortium of American Women’s (La Paz, Bolivia) Derechos Trans–FamiliaGalán Colectivo deInvestigaciónAcciónen lamestizacolectiva.blogspot.com Funds LBT Project $9,020 Latin Consortium of American Women’s (Lima, Perú) Colectiva FeministaLaMestiza larevuelta.com.ar International Fund Panel $5,000 (Neuquén, Argentina) Colectiva Feminista‘LaRevuelta’ cepresi.org.ni ChangeSocial Opportunity Fund $75,000 Del Sida Centro ParaLaEducaciónyPrevención International Fund Panel $5,000 Asociación Lesbiapolis Movement Resource Fund $850 Funds LBT Project $9,085 Latin Consortium of American Women’s Mujeres Creando Asamblea Feminista/Comunidad aireana.org.py Movement Resource Fund $2,330 International Fund Panel $10,000 Lesbianas Aireana–Grupo porlosDerechosdelas AMERICAS /CARIBBEAN over3yearsbeginningin2006 (Managua, Nicaragua) (Asuncion, Paraguay) (LaPaz, Bolivia) (Cali, Colómbia)

Funds LBT Project $8,447 Latin Consortium of American Women’s Integral CAUSANA Fundación deDesarrolloHumano fosaj.ht International Fund Panel $6,000 (Jacmel, Haiti) Fanal OtenikSantD’AJakmel(FOSAJ) International Fund Panel $7,000 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Desalambrando BuenosAires Movement Resource Fund $4,936 Funds LBT Project $10,536 Latin Consortium of American Women’s (Quito, Ecuador) Taller deComunicaciónMujer Corporación PromocióndelaMujer/ Movement Resource Fund $5,729 International Fund Panel $5,000 (Bogotá, Colómbia) Corporación OPCION cuds.cl International LGBTQQ Youth Fund $11,000 International Fund Panel $5,000 (Santiago, Chile) Diversidad Sexual(CUDS) Coordinadora Universitariaporla boliviales.com International Fund Panel $4,000 Cochabamba Comité DiversidadesSexualesyGenéricas colombiadiversa.org ChangeSocial Opportunity Fund $75,000 (Bogotá, Colómbia) Colombia Diversa over 3yearsbeginningin2007 (Cochabamba, Bolivia)

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Movement Resource Fund $932 Funds LBT Project $10,000 Latin Consortium of American Women’s (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Las TresGatas jflag.org over2yearsbeginningin2009 ChangeSocial Opportunity Fund $60,000 Movement Resource Fund $1,880 International Fund Panel $6,000 Collaborative Fund $5,000 and Gays(J-FLAG) Jamaica ForumforLesbians,All-Sexuals runa.org.pe ChangeSocial Opportunity Fund $40,000 Movement Resource Fund $2,783 sobre Género Instituto RunadeDesarrolloyEstudios gruposafo.org International Fund Panel $7,000 Grupo Safo International Fund Panel $4,000 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Género yCultura(GLEFAS) Formación yAcciónenSexualidades, Grupo LatinoamericanodeEstudio grupodemujeres.org.ar over2yearsbeginningin2008 ChangeSocial Opportunity Fund $30,000 (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Grupo deMujereslaArgentina fundepaz.org International Fund Panel $4,000 (FUNDEPAZ) Fundación DesarrolloyPaz over2yearsbeginningin2008 (Managua, Nicaragua) (Lima, Perú) (Pasto, Colómbia)

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(Taipei, Taiwan) Taiwan) (Taipei, (New Delhi, India) India) Delhi, (New bds.org.np Chengdu Les’GO China) (Chengdu, $6,000 Panel Fund International http://chengai.org Films China Queer Independent lalabar.com in Creating Resources for Empowerment Action $7,750 Fund Collaborative creaworld.org Equal Ground Lanka) Sri (Colombo, $5,000 Panel Fund International equal-ground.org of Gender/Sexuality Rights Association Taiwan $75,000 Fund Opportunity Social Change over 3 years beginning in 2006 gsrat.net ASIA / PACIFIC ASIA Society Diamond Blue Nepal) (Kathmandu, $75,000 Fund Opportunity Social Change beginning in 2008 over 2 years China) (Beijing, $5,000 Panel Fund International http://groups.google.com/group/qiac; http://blog.sina.com.cn/cqifft Common Language China) (Beijing, $3,216 Fund Collaborative $4,000 Fund Resource Movement $65,000 Fund Opportunity Social Change over 3 years beginning in 2009

(Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) Republic) Dominican Domingo, (Santo Women’s American ofConsortium Latin $12,640 Project LBT Funds $1,070 Fund Resource Movement transdominicana.blogspot.com (Georgetown, Guyana) Guyana) (Georgetown, $1,000 Fund Resource Movement sasod.org.gy geocities.com/sasod_guyana; Transsa Dominicana Organización de Transexuales por la por de Transexuales Organización Diversidad de la Dignidad Chile) (Rancagua, $8,000 Panel Fund International $10,000 Fund Resource Movement transexualesdechile.org hombrestransdechile.cl; Pride In Action Jamaica) (Kingston, $5,000 Panel Fund International $6,000 Fund Youth LGBTQQ International Proyecto Transgenero Ecuador) (Quito, $5,000 Panel Fund International proyecto-transgenero.org Sindicato de Trabajadores y Trabajadoras Lesbianas, Gays y Bisexuales (Sindicato Luis Gauthier) Chile) (Santiago, $6,000 Panel Fund International $1,472 Fund Resource Movement Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination (SASOD)

(Bogotá, Colómbia) (Bogotá, (Asuncion, Paraguay) and Paraguay) (Asuncion, Photo courtesy of MujeresAl Borde (Lima, Perú) Perú) (Lima, (Aguascalientes, México) México) (Aguascalientes, Mujeres Al Mujeres Borde Aireana–Grupo por los Derechos de por los Derechos Aireana–Grupo las Lesbianas over 3 years beginning in 2007 Mulabi–Espacio Latinoamericano de Mulabi–Espacio Latinoamericano de Sexualidades y Derechos Lesbianas Independientes Feministas y Lesbianas Independientes Feministas Socialistas Movimiento de Acción Lésbica Feminista $5,000 Panel Fund International $5,000 Fund Resource Movement elmaldeaguascalientes.blogspot.com Argentina) Aires, (Buenos Women’s American ofConsortium Latin $16,500 Project LBT Funds $5,473 Fund Resource Movement $75,000 Fund Opportunity Social Change Consortium of Latin American Women’s Women’s American ofConsortium Latin $10,350 Project LBT Funds lifsPerú.blogspot.com mulabi.org LATIN AMERICAN CONSORTIUM OF WOMEN’S FUNDS LBT PROJECT

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BRAZÍL GLOBAL CENTRAL ARGENTINA COLÓMBIA MÉXICO Funds CHILE CONSORTIUM OF LATIN AMERICAN WOMEN’S FUNDS LBT PROJECT WOMEN’S AMERICAN LATIN OF CONSORTIUM Building a region-wide force for lasting social and political transformation and political social lasting for force a region-wide Building 22 Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice International Fund Panel $6,000 (Shanghai, China) Shanghai NvaiLesbianGroup sapphokolkata.org International Fund Panel $10,000 (Kolkata, India) Sappho forEquality ngogateway.org/pordea International Fund Panel $5,000 (Vientiane, Laos) Association (PORDEA) Poverty ReductionandDevelopment http://kyoseinet.blog25.fc2.com pafnight.com; pafspace.com, International Fund Panel $7,000 PA/F Space International Fund Panel $5,000 (Kathmandu, Nepal) Mitini Nepal linkdavao.web1000.com International Fund Panel $5,000 (Davao City, Philippines) LINK DavaoIncorporated International Fund Panel $5,000 LesBiT http:/blog.sina.com.cn/lesplus Movement Resource Fund $2,500 International Fund Panel $8,000 (Beijing, China) les+ workshop nanguo-les.poco.cn International LGBTQQ Youth Fund $20,000 (Nanning, China) Guangxi LesbianCoalition (Bangalore, India) (Tokyo, Japan)

wchk.org over2yearsbeginningin2008 ChangeSocial Opportunity Fund $30,000 (Hong Kong, SAR) Women CoalitionofHongKong vikalpwomengroup.com International Fund Panel $5,000 (Vadodara, India) Vikalp Women’sGroup tarshi.net Collaborative Fund $5,000 (New Delhi, India) TARSHI gay-serbia.com International Fund Panel $6,000 LGBTIQ HumanRights Gayten LGBT–CenterforthePromotion of u-f-a.pl International Fund Panel $5,000 (Warsaw, Poland) Centra Foundation bgogemini.org International Fund Panel $5,000 (Sofia, Bulgaria) Bulgarian GayOrganizationGemini kaosglizmir.com International Fund Panel $6,000 (Ankara, Turkey) Black PinkTriangleAssociationIzmir International Fund Panel $5,000 Rights ANNA NetworkforWomen’sHuman INDEPENDENT STATES COMMONWEALTH OF EASTERN EUROPE/ (Ashgabat, Turkmenistan)

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(Jerusalem, Israel) Israel) (Jerusalem, (New York, NY) York, (New (Beirut, Lebanon) Lebanon) (Beirut, (Beirut, Lebanon) Lebanon) (Beirut, Collaborative Fund $10,000 $10,000 Fund Collaborative Women’s American ofConsortium Latin $16,500 Project LBT Funds $25,600 Fund Donor-Advised International iglhrc.org GLOBAL Grantmakers Without Borders CA) (San Francisco, $1,000 gwob.net Fund Philanthropic International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission aswatgroup.org HELEM $7,000 Emergency Fund $10,000 Panel Fund International $4,000 Fund Resource Movement helem.net Meem $10,000 Fund Youth LGBTQQ International $2,000 Fund Resource Movement meemgroup.org (Haifa, Israel) Israel) (Haifa, $4,375 Fund Collaborative $10,000 Panel Fund International $9,000 Fund Resource Movement $90,000 Fund Opportunity Social Change in 2009 over 3 years beginning MIDDLE EAST MIDDLE in Diversity and Gender for Sexual Al-Qaws Society the Palestinian $5,000 Panel Fund International $8,000 Fund Resource Movement alqaws.org Gay Women Aswat–Palestinian

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Astraea Astraea Joyce Maniha & Georgette Jacob Shaheen Nazerali Juyeon J.C. Rhee Inés V. González 30 MULTI-YEAR SUPPORT FOR LASTING MOVEMENTS

Astraea has always understood that social movements need to

“be supported over a long period of time to be effective. We have to savor the small and large victories“ along the way as we work toward a vision of justice for all. ––Michael Seltzer, Astraea donor partner

MICHAEL SELTZER AND RALPH TACHUK––together more than 28 years––have a great understanding of the hard work social justice requires. Michael, a pioneer in nonprofi t management and philanthropy, and Ralph, with his own years of experience working with social change organizations, were drawn together because of their shared vision of a world where, as Ralph put it, “social justice is a reality, not just for this group or that group but for everyone.” Their long-term commitment to social justice for all has meant that they have supported Astraea for more than 20 years. Their hope? That they can encourage other gay men to “see our common bonds

with lesbians of all colors and understand that our struggles are astraeafoundation.org linked entirely.”

Photo courtesy of Michael Seltzer (left) and Ralph Tachuk

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Temporarily Permanently Unresticted Restricted Restricted All Funds 10% 9% SUPPORT AND REVENUE Individual Contributions 307,970 137,071 2,617 447,658 51% Foundation Contributions* 145,800 5,510,141 5,655,941 30% Corporate Contributions 14,736 14,736 Bequest Special Events 13,182 150 13,332 Administrative and General Expenses In-Kind Contributions 3,034 3,034 Fundraising Expenses Administrative Fees 119,077 119,077 Other Program Expenses Other Income 15,188 15,188 Grants Expenses Foreign Currency Transactions (loss) gain (381,080) (381,080) Net Investment Return (488,379) (319,190) (807,569) Total Support and Revenue (250,472) 5,328,172 2,617 5,080,317 Net Assets Released From Restrictions 3,830,585 (3,830,585) TOTAL REVENUE AFTER RELEASES 3,580,113 1,497,587 2,617 5,080,317

EXPENSES Program Services Grants Made 2,217,746 2,217,746 Other Program Services 1,295,742 1,295,742 Total Program Services 3,513,488 3,513,488 Supporting Services Administrative and General 414,246 414,246 Fundraising 411,121 411,121 Total Supporting Services 825,367 825,367

* Included are contributions advised by TOTAL EXPENSES 4,338,855 4,338,855 individuals through Donor-Advised funds Changes in Net Assets (758,742) 1,497,587 2,617 741,462

Lesbian Foundation for Justice Lesbian Foundation from other foundations of $3,584,441.

You may obtain the latest financial audit Net Assets as of June 30, 2008 285,984 4,092,327 3,015,905 7,394,216

Astraea Astraea from Astraea or the Office of Charities Registration Department of State, Albany, 34 NY 12231. Net Assets as of June 30, 2009 (472,758) 5,589,914 3,018,522 8,135,678 ASTRAEA LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE

STAFF BOARD OF DIRECTORS Yuderkis Espinosa-Miñoso, ASTRAEA VISUAL ARTS Katherine Acey, Executive Director Kimberly Aceves, Buenos Aires, Argentina FUND PANEL (08–09) Michelle Blankenship, Oakland, CA, Chair Daniel Lee, Singapore City, Singapore Elaine Gan, New York, NY Senior Accountant Consultant Rebecca Rolfe, Thuli Madi, Dani Leventhal, New York, NY Namita Chad, Grants Administrator/ San Francisco, CA, Treasurer Johannesburg, South Africa Flavia Rando, New York, NY Program Officer Ileana Jiménez, Lisbeth Meléndez Rivera, Mickalene Thomas, New York, NY Kimberly Datz, Brooklyn, NY, Secretary Silver Springs, MD LESBIAN WRITERS FUND Director of Development Marion Banzhaf, Tallahassee, FL Phumi Metwa, PANEL Yvonne Fly Onakeme Etaghene, Alice Y. Hom, Los Angeles, CA Johannesburg, South Africa (08–09) Program Assistant Surina Khan, Los Angeles, CA Lepa Mladjenovic, Belgrade, Serbia Poetry Ariel Federow, Development Associate Alexander Lee, San Francisco, CA William O’ Dour, Samiya Bashir, Ann Arbor, MI Miles Goff, Program Associate Eleanor Palacios, San Francisco, CA Copenhagen, Denmark Staceyann Chin, New York, NY Melissa Hoskins, Miriam Zoila Pérez, Washington, DC Alejandra Sarda, Cordoba, Argentina Fiction Communications Officer Andrea Quijada, Albuquerque, NM Anjana Suvarnananda, Achy Obejas, Chicago, IL Nakornchaisi, Thailand Nancy G. Rawles, Seattle, WA Raymond Hsia, Events Manager Astraea acknowledges former staff Javid Syed, New York, NY Jazmine Irizarry, and board for their contributions ASTRAEA VISUAL ARTS Maria Georgina Villar, Director of Administration during fiscal year 2008–2009. PROJECT Nguru Karugu, Quezon City, Philippines Flavia Rando, New York, NY International Program Consultant Staff Beverly Blake, Lorraine Ramirez INTERNATIONAL GRANTS Linda Stein, New York, NY Mai Kiang, Director of Programs Board Stephanie Blackwood, PANEL (08–09) Joy Michael, Junior Accountant Louisa Hext, Meg Hickman, ANNUAL REPORT TEAM Omo Akintan, Toronto, Canada Wendi Muse, Executive Assistant Ana-Maurine Lara, Toni Lester, Editor Melissa Hoskins Mónica Enríquez-Enríquez, Elijah Oberman, Kimi Mojica, Robin Rosenbluth Contributors Katherine Acey, Santa Cruz, CA Development Assistant INTERNATIONAL FUND Michelle Blankenship, Namita Miriam Molnar, New York, NY Suzanne Pharr, ADVISORY BOARD Chad, Ariel Federow, Miles Goff, Wei-ting Wu, New York, NY U.S. Program Consultant Melissa Hoskins, Mai Kiang, (As of 1/10) U.S. GRANTS PANEL Dulce Reyes, Program Officer Lohana Berkins, Dulce Reyes Adam Shaw-Vardi, Webmaster Buenos Aires, Argentina (08–09) Designer Lizanne Hart Alexandra Teixeira, Libay Cantor, Marion Banzhaf, Tallahassee, FL Copy Editor Iya Cat Perry Philanthropic Partnership Officer Quezon City, Phillippines oriana j. bolden, Oakland, CA Printer Enterprise Press astraeafoundation.org Shomi Terceros, Maria Ysabel Cedaño, Lima, Perú Caitlin Breedlove, Atlanta, GA Printed with vegetable-based inks Administrative Assistant Tatiana Cordero, Quito, Ecuador Martha Ramos Duffer, Austin, TX on 100% recycled paper. Tata Traore-Rogers, Deputy Director Sonia Correa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Kim Ford, New York, NY Ochy Curiel, Bogotá, Colombia Tiona McClodden, Philadelphia, PA Jelena Djordjervic, Belgrade, Serbia Nadeja Wesley, Chicago, IL Marta Drury, Half Moon Bay, CA 35 Justice is Sweet

COVER Asian/Pacific Islander Women/Transgender Astraea LESBIAN FOUNDATION FOR JUSTICE Activists’ Visibility Project is a collection of portraits of bold and beautiful individuals from the Asian Pacific Funding Change and Strengthening Communities Around the World Islander queer women, transgender and genderqueer communities. The Project highlights these communities as active participants in social issues locally, nationally 116 East 16th Street Seventh Floor New York, NY 10003 and internationally. Photo courtesy of Visibility Project P 212.529.8021 F 212.982.3321 astraeafoundation.org photographers Christine Pan and Mia Nakano