News & Updates
Making Space for Healing and Care: Planning a Convening that Centers Grantees
In March 2020, the Transforming Movements Fund hosted a convening for eight of its Young Trans Women of Color (YTWOC) grantees in Miami, Florida. YTWOC is a grantmaking program that helps address the lack of resources supporting women of color leaders who are...
How Transforming Movements Fund Grantees are Building Power and Protecting their Communities
The Transforming Movements Fund (TMF) at Borealis Philanthropy is excited to announce the Fund has awarded $470,000 in renewed grant support for LGBTQ grassroots organizations and leaders across the country. Grants include support for general operating costs,...
Borealis Philanthropy Awards $1.36 Million to Practitioners Helping Nonprofits Integrate Racial Equity in their Work
The Racial Equity to Accelerate Change (REACH) Fund at Borealis Philanthropy is excited to announce it has awarded $1.36 million in grants to 14 practitioners providing racial equity consultative services to nonprofit organizations. The long-term goal of the REACH...
How Philanthropy Can Match the Momentum of Movements: Parting Reflections from Rickke Mananzala
Borealis Philanthropy’s Vice President of Programs and Strategy, Rickke Mananzala, recently transitioned out of the organization. As one of the first team members at Borealis, Rickke helped build this organization and shaped our vision and values, as well as our donor...
Financiando a comunidades trans durante COVID-19: Financiadorxs colaboran en solicitud común para concesión de subvenciones
El Fondo para Generaciones Trans de Borealis Philanthropy, el Fondo de Impacto Comunitario TRANScend de Destination Tomorrow, y Third Wave Fund anuncian el lanzamiento de el Fondo Colectivo para Comunidades Trans durante COVID-19, para dar recursos financieros a...
Funding Trans Communities Amidst COVID-19: Funders Collaborate on Common Grantmaking Application
Borealis Philanthropy’s Fund for Trans Generations, Destination Tomorrow’s TRANScend Community Impact Fund, and Third Wave Fund are announcing the launch of the COVID-19 Collective Fund for Trans Communities to get financial resources to trans-led organizations and...
Amidst COVID-19 Crisis, Disability Inclusion Fund Launches Rapid Response Fund
The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) at Borealis Philanthropy is announcing the launch of a $200,000 rapid response fund to support the needs of people with disabilities related to the impact of COVID-19. “In times of crisis, vulnerable communities face the threat of...
Immigration Litigation Fund Seeks Applications from Organizations Challenging Injustices in Immigration Enforcement
The Immigration Litigation Fund (ILF) at Borealis Philanthropy is announcing a call for applications. The ILF is a national donor collaborative whose goal is to ensure that the nation’s immigration enforcement system is fair, humane, and prioritizes the civil and...