U.S. Panel Grants are grants issued to U.S.-based lesbian, trans and LGBTI social change organizations and projects, including cultural and film/video projects. U.S. Panel Grants are determined by a diverse and committed activist Community Funding Panel. This year, Astraea's U.S. Grants Panel awarded 26 grants, totaling $175,000.

In 2005-06, Astraea initiated a new multi-year grantmaking program in the U.S. Grants were made to the following organizations, all of which demonstrate significant movement, leadership and creative community organizing strategies for social change within and beyond LGBTI communities.

U.S. Interim and Emergency grants are issued to projects that are responding to political emergencies or opportunities that could not have been predicted, as well as projects that are in need of special consideration but fall outside of Astraea's regular grantmaking cycle.

U.S. Collaborative Grants are issued to organizations with whom we work in partnership.

U.S. Philanthropic Grants are issued to philanthropic entities with whom we work in partnership.

The Astraea Visual Arts Fund promotes the work of contemporary lesbian visual artists. Grants are awarded to artists working in an array of media including sculpture, painting, prints, mixed media and works on paper. Launched in 2002, the Fund provides support to lesbian artists who show artistic merit and share Astraea's commitment to lesbian visibility and social justice. Grants are determined by a panel of artists and art professionals. This year, Astraea's Visual Arts Fund issued three grant awards of $2,500 each. A third grant has been made possible by Skip's Sappho Fund, established at Astraea to honor Skip Neal, a lesbian artist who enjoyed a successful career in museum exhibition.

Launched in 1991, the Lesbian Writers Fund provides grants to emerging lesbian poets and fiction writers across the U.S. Grants are determined by a panel of judges. This year, the Fund awarded a total of $26,600 to 12 women whose work shows extraordinary promise in the arenas of fiction and poetry.

The Lynn Campbell Memorial Fund was established at Astraea to honor Lynn's leadership and activism in the women's, labor and LGBTI political movements. Each year, a grant that reflects Lynn's activism and commitment to social justice is designated by Astraea's U.S. Fund Panel.

The Margot Karle Scholarship Fund was established to honor the life of Margot, who as a lesbian attorney and the Director of New York's Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, made significant contributions to the struggle for human rights. The Margot Karle Scholarship is available to full-time, female undergraduate students attending a City University of New York (CUNY) school.

Astraea's Donor-Advised Fund program enables donors to establish a fund at Astraea through which they may recommend specific organizations or projects for support. Astraea staff also work with donors to identify organizations in need of support whose work matches the interests of the donor.