Astraea Foundation Inc
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13 peoplei13 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 10 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI; we list 13 in Part VII (Part VII does not always name every voting member).| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Riley | Treasurer (Start 05/23) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Bookda Gheisar | Co-Chair | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Darcelle Lewis | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ebon Bishop | Director (End 05/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Geeta Misra | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Ilana Landsberg-Lewis | Director | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| JAC SM KEE | Director (Start 02/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Julia Ehrt | Director (Start 02/23) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| NAA Hammond | Director (End 11/22) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Paul Hendry | Treasurer (End 05/23) | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Rocki Simes | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Susanna Fried | Co-Chair | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tannia Esparza | Director | 2022 | 4 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
21 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Barbara Jean Davis | Director of Development | 2019 |
| Brittany Jenkins | Associate Director, Partnerships | 2023 |
| Clarence Patton | Executive Director-Pipeline Project | since 2018 |
| Douglas Black | VP Finance | since 2021 |
| Douglas Black as of April 2020 | Chief Financial Officer | 2020 |
| Jennifer Alotta | Executive Director | 2018 |
| Jennifer Alotta to JUL 2019 | Executive Director | since 2019 |
| Joy A Michael | Controller | since 2020 |
| Joy Chia | Executive Director | since 2022 |
| Kerry Ashforth | Director of Strategic Initiatives | 2021 |
| Kerry JO Ford LYN | Director of Lgbti Global Development Partnership | since 2019 |
| Kerry-JO Ford LYN | Deputy Executive Director | since 2021 |
| Mariam Gagoshashvili | Senior Program Officer | since 2021 |
| Namita Chad | Director of Programs | since 2020 |
| Raven A Maldonado | Director of People and Culture | since 2022 |
| Rebecca Fox | VP Programs | since 2022 |
| Sandra Nathan | Interim Executive Director | 2020 |
| Sarah Gunther | Sr Dir., Philanthropic Partnerships | since 2018 |
| Shakira Odunewu | Exec. & Operations Manager | 2022 |
| Susan Neiman | Chief Financial Officer | 2018 |
| Susan Neiman to DEC 2018 | Chief Financial Officer | 2019 |
Pay and hours
year to 30 June 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy Li-Fen Chia | Executive Director | 35 | $220k | $36k | |
| Kristin Gardner | VP Engagement | 35 | $177k | $24k | |
| Rebecca Fox | VP Programs | 35 | $170k | $16k | |
| Shakira Biola Odunewu | Chief of Staff, Strat. Initiatives | 35 | $155k | $26k | |
| Patrice Smith Sterling | Dir. of Program Operations | 35 | $148k | $27k | |
| Deidra McBean | Assoc. Dir., Grants Mgmt & Compl. | 35 | $135k | $42k | |
| Emily Plauche | VP of Finance | 35 | $105k | $21k | |
| Alison Riley | Treasurer (End 10/24) | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Darcelle Lewis | Co-Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Tannia Esparza | Co-Chair | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Geeta Misra | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Ilana Landsberg-Lewis | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Jac Sm Kee | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Julia Ehrt | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Nolizwe Nondabula | Director (Start 10/24) | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Ola Osaze | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Priya Dhanani | Director (Start 10/24) | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Rocki Simes | Director | 1.5 | $0 | ||
| Susanna Fried | Director | 1.5 | $0 |
Colorado roster
17 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263016240). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| Rebecca Fox | Vice President, Programs |
| Darcelle Lewis | Co-Chair |
| Joy Chia | |
| Jac Sm Kee | Board Member |
| Susana Fried | Board Member |
| Geetanjali Misra | Board Member |
| Rocki Simoes | Treasurer |
| Emily Plauche | Vice President of Finance, Signer |
| Julia Erht | Board Member |
| Joy Chia | Executive Director |
| Priya Dhanani | Board Member |
| Ola Osaze | Board Member |
| Tannia Esparza | Co-Chair |
| Ilana Landsberg-Lewis | Board Member |
| Michelle Johnson | Assistant Controller |
| Biola Odunewu | Chief of Staff, Strategic Initiatives |
| Nolizwe Nondabula | Board Member |
About
- Legal name
- Astraea Foundation Inc
- EIN
- 132992977
- Address
- 1216 Broadway FL 2 PMB 1019, New York, NY, 10001-4482
- State
- New York
- Mission
- The astraea lesbian foundation for justice, inc. ("astraea") is the only philanthropic organization working exclusively to advance lgbtqi rights around the world. Astraea serves as a feminist social justice hub working side-by side with grantee and donor partners to achieve racial, economic, social and gender justice worldwide. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 8 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1978
- Principal officer
- Joy Chia (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 September 1979
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 6, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsBookda Gheisar
≥7years on the filingsGeeta Misra
≥5years on the filingsAlison Riley
≥5years on the filingsIlana Landsberg-Lewis
Latest return
year to 30 June 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 30 June 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $26.6m
- Total liabilities
- $2.5m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $24.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $16.2m
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Grants and similar paid out
- $5m
- Employees
- 37
- Volunteers
- 11
Grants paid
25+ listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Vision Alliance (Sva) | General support | $90k |
| Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering (Take) | General support | $90k |
| House of Tulip | General support | $60k |
| Sisterreach | Project support for work on housing security for disadvantaged communities | $60k |
| Holler Health Justice | General support and project support for work to advance health outcomes for children and disadvantaged communities | $55k |
| Freedom Oklahoma | General support | $50k |
| Operation Restoration | Project support for work to advance housing navigation and advocacy services | $50k |
| Wecare Tn | General support | $45k |
| Hetrick Martin Institute Inc | Project support for work on housing security for disadvantaged communities | $40k |
| The I Am Human Foundation | General support | $40k |
| Allied Media Projects Inc | Project support for work to advance health outcomes for children and disadvantaged communities and project support for work to advance digit | $33k |
| Black Lgbtqia Migrant Project | General support | $30k |
| Freedom to Thrive (Communities United for People) | General support | $30k |
| Humanities Amped | General support | $30k |
| Louisiana Trans Advocates | Project support for work to advance health outcomes for children and disadvantaged communities | $30k |
| Matriarch Inc | Project support for work to advance programmatic capacity and organizational growth | $30k |
| Palmetto State Abortion Fund | General support | $30k |
| Intransitive | General support | $25k |
| Communities United for Police Reform | General support | $20k |
| Inreach (Fka Asylumconnect) | General support | $20k |
| Law for Black Lives | General support | $20k |
| National Queer & Trans Therapists of Color Network | General support | $20k |
| Spark Reproductive Justice Now | General support | $20k |
| Bold Futures | General support | $15k |
| Ella Para Translatinas | General support | $15k |