2023 Annual Report
Borealis Philanthropy is incredibly proud to be in the position to resource so many incredible grassroots partners who are organizing for our collective liberation everyday. Committing to possibility is an opportunity to dream of the future we want to create and a call to make sure that future comes to fruition.


Free our Future San Diego action organized by Mijente
OUR APPROACH
Directly affected communities are the essential creative force in the larger arc of social change, and we’ve built Borealis Philanthropy from the ground up as a vehicle to resource these communities.
Borealis Philanthropy directs resources to people building powerful, thriving communities that serve all of us, with those most impacted by injustice leading the way. We invest in leaders, organizations, and movements using diverse and innovative strategies to pursue transformational change, and we work with donors to support movements in ways they may not be able to do on their own. Through our work with both funders and grantee partners, we aim to shift power and invest in communities.
OUR FUNDS
Borealis is made up of nine funds that work collaboratively to enhance our collective impact within movements across the country.









OUR IMPACT
From Black-led movement-building, to queer and trans liberation, to disability justice and inclusion, community organizers are working every day to bring about transformational change. We’re here to listen to, invest in, and support them.





*All 2022 financials are unaudited.
OUR MODEL
Our grantmaking centers the wisdom and experiences of those who are most impacted by injustice and gives them the support and space to bring innovation, creativity, and impact on the issues they’re working to change. We strive to give multi-year, unrestricted funding, provide capacity building support, and rapid response funding.


My Sistah’s House
OUR TEAM
Our staff brings real-life experience and awareness of the work, and we always aim to hold ourselves accountable to and prioritize the interests of the people on the ground. Because we find power in the diversity of our experiences, we are able to make effective and strategic grantmaking that directly responds to the needs of communities we serve and create solutions that aim to end all systems of harm.

NEWS & UPDATES
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Becoming the Ground: How Philanthropy Must Respond to Escalating Crises
“As the ground shakes underneath us, how do we practice to become the ground?” — Prentis Hemphill, The Embodiment Institute On January 20 – a day when many of our grantee partners would have normally been participating in community-focused events and celebrations...
The Black-Led Movement Fund Launches Request for Proposals
February 6, 2025 - Borealis Philanthropy is pleased to announce the Black-Led Movement Fund’s (BLMF) 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP). The deadline for proposals is March 7 at 9am PST / 12pm EST. This announcement includes background information about the BLMF and...
El Fondo de comunidades para transformar el sistema policial lanza cuarta ronda de proceso participativo para concesión de subvenciones
13 de enero de 2025 - El Fondo de comunidades para transformar el sistema policial (CTPF, por sus siglas en inglés) ha lanzado su tercera ronda de proceso participativo para concesión de subvenciones. Para esta ronda, el Fondo a publicado una solicitud de propuestas...