News & Updates
Celebrating the Visionary Leaders of Our Young Trans Women of Color Grantmaking Program
At Borealis Philanthropy, we're not just dreaming of a world rooted in queer and trans liberation—we're actively co-creating pathways to build it. This work hinges on investing in queer and trans-BIPOC leaders, particularly trans women of color, whose visions,...
Visioning Scenarios for a Liberated, Reparative Future of Journalism: Announcing the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund’s New Thriving BIPOC Journalism Report
Since the founding of the first Black-owned newspaper in the United States, journalism led by Black, Indigenous, Asian, and Latine folks has generated more holistic and dynamic stories for communities across the world. For centuries, this reporting has stood in...
The Fund for Trans Generations Moves Over $1 Million to BIPOC Trans-Led Organizations Building New Worlds
[Alt text: FTG grantee Mirror Memoirs' virtual theater project 'Transmutation: A Ceremony'. Seven Black trans women and non-binary performers form a smiling semicircle on stage. Some wear floral crowns; four sit on chairs, three on the floor. A deep blue backdrop...
Meet the Fund for Trans Generation’s 2024 Grantmaking Advisory Committee
At the Fund for Trans Generations (FTG), we believe that funders are accountable to communities. Since the Fund's inception in 2016, we have used a participatory grantmaking approach, ensuring that trans and gender-nonconforming folks are at the center of our...
Welcoming New Leaders to the Borealis Board
2024 Board Borealis Philanthropy is honored to be supported by a board of leaders and experts who represent the power, beauty, and wisdom of the movement and philanthropic ecosystems. This year, we’re thrilled to welcome three new members to this group: ...
Meet NYC Pride Grand Marshal Eshe Ukweli!
In the summer of 2022—at the same time that Dominique Morgan accepted the position of Program Director at Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG)--she was also named a Grand Marshal at NYC Pride! Deeply committed to building and supporting trans...
Meet NYC Pride Grand Marshal Baddie Brooks!
In the summer of 2022—at the same time that Dominique Morgan accepted the position of Program Director at Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations (FTG)--she was also named a Grand Marshall at NYC Pride! Deeply committed to building and supporting trans...
Riots Make Leaders: Pride Month 2024
Queer Liberation March for Black Lives and Against Police Brutality in Manhattan on June 28, 2020. (Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP) Direct action has always been an impactful organizing strategy for political progress toward greater democracy. Direct action is a form...