Carrying the Legacy Forward: Youth Organizing Across Movements

by Borealis Communications | Apr 30, 2025 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

April marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)—a powerful force that, in the face of Jim Crow segregation and white supremacist terror, organized toward a more just and equitable future. From sit-ins to Freedom...

Ten Years of Resourcing Movements: Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund Awards Over $2.3 Million to LGBTQ BIPOC-Led Organizations Reimagining Justice and Care

by Borealis Communications | Feb 19, 2025 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Since its founding in 2015 as Borealis Philanthropy’s first-ever fund, the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color (ELLC) Fund has proudly resourced the leadership and organizational development of queer and trans organizations of color to build inclusive, effective and...

The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Welcome Four New Leaders to it’s Young Trans Women of Color Cohort

by Borealis Communications | Feb 18, 2025 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Borealis Philanthropy’s Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund is excited to welcome four new leaders to its Young Trans Women of Color (YTWOC) cohort—an innovative leadership development program that invests in trans organizers working across movements and issues....

The Fund for Trans Generations: Transforming Communities Through Grassroots Leadership

by Borealis Communications | Dec 13, 2024 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates, Uncategorized

For nearly a decade, Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) has grounded our existence in a core belief: BIPOC trans and gender non-conforming (TGNC) organizers are the architects of our collective liberation. In this season of resistance and...

The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Awards $4.27 Million to 57 News Organizations Led By and Serving Communities of Color

by Borealis Communications | Dec 11, 2024 | Fund, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

The Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund remains steadfast in its commitment to resourcing the BIPOC journalism ecosystem and, in 2024, awarded $4.27 million in grants to 57 news organizations serving communities of color across the country. (Columbia Journalism...

Spark Justice Fund Announces $1.1M in Awards to Nine Grassroots Organizations Working Towards Transformative Community-Led Visions of Justice

by Borealis Communications | Dec 11, 2024 | Fund, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Established in 2019, Borealis Philanthropy’s Spark Justice Fund (SJF) proudly resources grassroots groups working to decarcerate, redirect resources from jails to communities, and transform our collective vision of community-led safety and justice. This month, the SJF...