News & Updates
Disability Inclusion Fund Moves $3.5 Million to Disabled-Led Organizations and Organizers Working for Transformative Change
Established in 2019, Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) exists to seed and expand the capacity of the disability justice movement, and amplify powerful grassroots leaders at the forefront of policy advocacy, community organizing, and narrative...
Stewarding and Building a Legacy: Insights from the Disability Inclusion Fund’s Latest Round of Participatory Grantmaking
In late September, a group of disability justice leaders gathered at the historic Ed Roberts Campus in Berkeley, California. Surrounded by imagery of the activists and advocates who came before them—and architecture that embodied the principles of inclusivity—they...
Grief, Rage, and Love
People link hands at the memorial near Club Q in Colorado Springs. RJ Sangosti/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post/Getty Images Beloved community, Like you, we are experiencing the emotional tidal wave of feelings in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Club Q in...
Election Outcomes: How Will They Shape Organizers’ Work for the Fights Ahead?
The 2022 midterm elections are over—and this was a major race. This past election cycle focused on several polarizing issues that put bodily sovereignty, community safety, and fundamental civil rights at risk. While elections have the power to reshape this...
Why Is Funding Disabled-Led Joy Important to Our Movement?
On October 25, 2022, Borealis Philanthropy’s Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) hosted its first-ever Twitter chat with grantee partners, the broader disability justice ecosystem, and funders. During the #DIFJoy chat, folks shared their thoughts and experiences with the...
Fiscal Sponsorship at a Glance: Resources for Grantees
On October 20, 2022, Borealis Philanthropy hosted a grantee partner learning session, How to Maximize Finance and Fundraising Support from Your Fiscal Sponsor, focused on what grantees need to know to build a successful relationship with their organization’s fiscal...
The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change Fund Moves $2.2 Million to Racial Equity Practitioners
Borealis Philanthropy’s Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund proudly resources racial equity healers, facilitators, and capacity builders to dream up a new world. This year, the Fund awarded $2.2 million to 19 groups working to integrate racial equity into...
What We Learned: Building Power For and By Trans Communities
Since 2016, the Fund for Trans Generations (FTG) at Borealis Philanthropy has moved over $10M to trans-led organizing groups in the US. FTG believes in a world where transgender, gender non-conforming, and nonbinary people have the resources they need to live with...