News & Updates
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...
The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund Announces Young Trans Women of Color Grantees for 2021
The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund (formerly the Transforming Movements Fund) is celebrating Pride month with a commitment to support young trans women of color building power in the movement for trans and queer liberation. This spring, the ELLC Fund will award...
Fund Safe Futures: Lessons from Organizing Since the 2020 Uprisings
Borealis Philanthropy works to resource grassroots movements for transformative change by building bridges between funders and organizers. We do this in service of a future world that is safe for all communities. Our most recent donor learning event, Fund Safe Futures...
Introducing the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund
Starting today, the Transforming Movements Fund will now be known as the Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund. We began this fund in 2015 as a collaborative effort with Arcus Foundation, Ford Foundation, and anonymous donors because we saw LGBTQ young people as the...
Racial Equity in Journalism Fund Awards $3.6 Million to News Organizations Led By and Serving Communities of Color
The Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy has awarded $3.6 million in grants to 28 news organizations serving communities of color across the country. Communities with the least access to relevant public affairs news—people of color,...
FTG Makes Rapid Response Funding Available for Trans-Led Groups
The Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) is committed to providing rapid response funding to trans-led organizations responding to their community’s rising needs. We know that the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular, is still disproportionately impacting trans community,...
Beyond ‘Checking the Box’: How CHANGE Philanthropy Broadens the Spectrum of Inclusivity
Please meet Carly Hare, Coalition Catalyst and National Director of CHANGE Philanthropy, and REP grantee partner. “I'm Carly Hare. I’m a citizen of the Pawnee nation of Oklahoma and a descendant of the Yankton Sioux community on my father's side, and <i kita u hoo...