Power of a Philanthropic Intermediary

At Borealis, we understand that those directly affected by unjust laws, institutions, and systems possess the lived experience and expertise required to reimagine them. By partnering with Borealis, you funnel resources to these very communities—to grassroots work that is recklessly underfunded.

Partnering with Borealis connects you to values-aligned funders across the nation that are resourcing interconnected efforts to advance equity, inclusion, and justice. By leveraging the infrastructure of an intermediary, funders can move money under an aligned strategy, exponentially increasing their collective impact while also reducing administrative workload.

Borealis will allow you to dream big, take risks, and resource newly emerging work—all without taking on the legwork of identifying community-rooted grantee partners, tweaking your funding priorities, or overcoming other common institutional barriers. Through this funding mechanism, you can experiment with—or deepen your commitment to—resourcing movement-scale transformation beyond what may be possible for yourself or your institution.

As a philanthropic intermediary, our systems are designed to be nimble, and our staff and model require that we remain in close relationship with those on the frontlines. We learn from folks at the community level, are part of the communities we serve—and thus have the ability to act quickly as new challenges or opportunities arise. By giving to Borealis, you help ensure that our communities are resourced to pivot, survive, and thrive during crises or rapidly changing circumstances.

At Borealis, our tables connect values-aligned funders and philanthropists with one another, and to expert staff and frontline grassroots organizers. Together, we create space to learn, dream, align, and act strategically with—and for—one another.