News & Updates
Borealis Philanthropy’s Communities Transforming Policing Fund Mobilizes $4.45 million to 48 Grassroots Organizations Reimagining Community Safety Through Participatory Grantmaking Process
Established 10 years ago, Borealis Philanthropy proudly supports a national network of grassroots groups organizing for justice, including groups working to end criminalization, increase police accountability, reimagine transformative public safety strategies, and...
Borealis Philanthropy Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Limiting Nationwide Injunctions in Birthright Citizenship Case
Last week, as our team gathered in the Bay Area—Black and Brown, trans and queer, immigrant and disabled—we were reminded that the policies debated in courts and chambers are felt most viscerally in our bodies, our families, and our lives. In California, a state...
Stewarding the Future: Welcoming New Leadership to Borealis Philanthropy’s Board of Directors
At this pivotal moment in Borealis Philanthropy’s journey, we are proud to welcome new leaders to our Board of Directors—visionaries whose experience and commitment reflect the depth of our philanthropic and movement ecosystems. As we move from a decade of responsive...
The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund Launches Request for Proposals through July 24, 2025
The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund is now accepting proposals for our 2025 grant cycle! We’re looking for practitioners organizing within and across movements, especially those whose work builds power, deepens solidarity, and shapes new ways of being....
Disability Inclusion Fund Grant Opportunity! Accepting Applications Now Through June 25, 2025
Portrait of a young Black woman sitting in wheelchair and looking at camera while using laptop computer at home. May 21, 2025 – The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) at Borealis Philanthropy is thrilled to share that we are currently accepting applications from...
Resources for Our Collective Care During Mental Health Awareness Month
This year, Mental Health Awareness Month lands at a time of uncertainty, heightened stress, and reflection. Ongoing sociopolitical and economic challenges are weighing heavily on us, and intensifying the burdens of injustice we already carry. We also know that caring...
Carrying the Legacy Forward: Youth Organizing Across Movements
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...
REACH Fund Launches Participatory Grantmaking Committee
The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is excited to announce the launch of our first-ever round of participatory grantmaking. Our first step in the process is forming an experienced and informed Participatory Grantmaking...