News & Updates
The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund Commits More Than $1.5 million to Young Trans and Queer Leaders for Its Largest Grantee Group To Date
The Emerging LGBTQ Leaders of Color Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is excited to announce more than $1.5 million in grant support for 16 movement organizations. This includes nine renewal grants and six new grants, making this grant cycle the largest expansion of...
Celebrating + Growing Our Powerful Team
Dear Borealis community, When I joined Borealis one year ago, I stepped into an organization that was clear about its focus: to resource movements working for transformational change, including queer and trans liberation, disability justice, and racial equity. As we...
34 Organizations Working Toward Greater Disability Justice and Inclusion Will Receive $2.6 Million in Funding
Today, the Disability Inclusion Fund is pleased to announce more than $2.6 million in grants to 34 organizations strengthening disability inclusion, rights, and justice. The Disability Inclusion Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is a $20M, 5-year Fund that supports U.S....
REJ Fund Field Report: Black Millennial Media
It’s been a busy year y’all. [pause.] [pause.] [pause.] I just wanted you to hold the enormity of all that’s happened this year, all that’s changed in the world, all the work we’ve done, all the ways we’ve grown personally, professionally, and otherwise. It’s worth at...
The Arc of Justice: What We Learned About Supporting Ballot Initiatives for Transformative Change
Over the past few years, Black, Indigenous, People of color (BIPOC)-led organizations have utilized ballot initiatives as a strategy to forward their generational work of safety and liberation for people of color. At Borealis Philanthropy, we believe that every...
BIPOC Trans Leaders Reflect on Philanthropy’s Role in Trusting Trans Leadership
At Borealis Philanthropy, we believe in a future where transgender, gender nonconforming, and nonbinary people live with freedom, self-determination, and safety. This fall marks the fifth anniversary of our Fund for Trans Generations (FTG)—a time for celebration, and...
Meet Alicia Bell, the new Director of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund
When Alicia Bell took leadership of the Racial Equity in Journalism Fund at Borealis Philanthropy last month, she regarded this new assignment as a birthing process. Citing her family lineage of birth workers and land stewards, she compared working to bring true and...
Protected: Meet Ashley: The Black-Led Movement Fund’s New Program Officer!
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