News & Updates
Meet the Disability Inclusion Fund’s Grantmaking Advocates
Our work is built on the belief that policies and progress must be informed and led by those affected by injustice. That's why the Disability Inclusion Fund practices a participatory grantmaking model. Alongside funders, our grantmaking committee has equal...
How CURE Delivers Organizational Transformation Against the Odds
Hello, Changes are happening everywhere, and they seem to be happening more frequently. Climate change is creating adverse conditions across our nation and globe: heatwaves, flooding, and fires across the West Coast. Organizations are negotiating their...
REACH Fund at Borealis Philanthropy Awards $1.44M to Strengthen Racial Equity in Nonprofits
The national movement for racial justice has dramatically increased the demand for racial equity practitioners as organizations, staff, and communities reckon with the legacy and ongoing effects of racial injustice and white supremacy in this country. The Racial...
Disability Inclusion Fund: 2021 Grants Opportunity
The Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is now accepting applications from organizations working to strengthen disability inclusion, rights, and justice through August 13, 2021. All eligible organizations are encouraged to apply. Please let us know if...
Fund for Trans Generations Moves $1.88 Million to Trans-Led Organizations in Spring 2021
This past April, Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) awarded $1.88 million in grants to 56 trans-led organizations across the United States. Established in 2016, FTG invests in trans-led organizing to support a future where transgender, gender...
Free the Future: the ELLC Fund Celebrates Visionary LGBTQ Leaders of Color
On June 17, the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color (ELLC) Fund hosted a special virtual event, “Free the Future: Celebrating Visionary LGBTQ Leaders of Color” with movement leaders, including Co-Director of Freedom, Inc. M Adams, Deputy Director of Mijente Isa Noyola,...
Borealis Philanthropy Receives Millions From MacKenzie Scott to Support Grassroots Movements
This week, MacKenzie Scott announced a gift to Borealis Philanthropy in support of our work to resource and strengthen grassroots movements. We are deeply honored to be among the 286 organizations receiving a total of $2,739,000,000. And we are delighted to see so...
Reflections from AORTA: Turning Radical Possibility Into Action
Please introduce yourself and briefly why you do racial equity and justice work. "One of the big reasons why I do racial justice, liberation work and racial equity work is because it's something that growing up, I was actively encouraged to think about as a mixed-race...