Fund for Trans Generations Awards $1 Million in Field-Building Grants to Trans-Led Organizations

by Borealis Communications | Feb 5, 2020 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

This January, Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) awarded $1,005,000 in grants to 50 trans-led organizations across the country.  Launched in 2016, the FTG grows the field of trans-led organizing to support a future where transgender, gender...

Read About the Visionary, Power-Building Work Supported by the Black-Led Movement Fund

by Borealis Communications | Jan 15, 2020 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

We are excited to announce that Borealis Philanthropy’s Black-Led Movement Fund (BLMF) has awarded $315,000 in renewal grants to seven organizations anchoring the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL). In addition, the Fund is supporting the growing international ecosystem...

Immigration Litigation Fund Awards $2.2 Million to Organizations Fighting Injustices in Immigration Enforcement

by Borealis Communications | Dec 16, 2019 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

The Immigration Litigation Fund (ILF) at Borealis Philanthropy is excited to announce that we have awarded $2.2 million to 36 organizations pursuing impact litigation to challenge discriminatory, dehumanizing, and unlawful immigration enforcement policies and...

Winning Transformative Victories to Address Police Violence and Increase Public Safety: Read About the Communities Transforming Policing Fund’s Grantees

by Borealis Communications | Nov 21, 2019 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

This fall, the Communities Transforming Policing Fund (CTPF) awarded 10 grassroots advocacy organizations $815,000 in renewal grants. CTPF is in its third year of grantmaking focused on one of society’s most pressing and under-resourced issues: addressing police...

New Fund at Borealis Philanthropy Raises $3.6 Million to Advance Racial Equity in Journalism

by Borealis Communications | Sep 12, 2019 | Borealis News & Updates, Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Borealis Philanthropy announced today the launch of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund, which will invest in news organizations strengthening inclusivity in civic news and decreasing disinformation. The Racial Equity in Journalism Fund seeks to bolster the capacity...

Learn How the Central Valley is Taking Action on Police Reform: An Interview with Faith in the Valley

by Borealis Communications | Aug 20, 2019 | Grantee News & Updates, News & Updates

Faith in the Valley is a faith-based, grassroots community organization in California’s Central Valley, led by volunteer leaders who are among the people most impacted by equity issues: low-wage workers, young people, immigrants, and the formerly incarcerated. The...