Borealis Philanthropy

Borealis Philanthropy is a philanthropic intermediary that connects funders directly with powerful grassroots movements led by people of color, trans and queer people, and people with disabilities. The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) is a fund at Borealis that supports U.S.-based groups run by and for disabled people to lead transformational change and to strengthen the disabilities rights movement through grantmaking and other support, in addition to strengthening the relationship between the disability justice community and philanthropy. The award provides flexible support to DIF’s DIFxTech, which seeks to elevate disability justice as a public interest technology priority; to democratize technology development, provide equitable access to digital infrastructure, and mobilize disability solidarity in the sector; and to expand the participation and leadership of disabled people across the technology sector. Examples of activities DIFxTech undertakes include grantmaking, capacity building, and knowledge sharing among DIFxTech grantees.

Borealis Philanthropy is a nonprofit organization made up of 10 collaborative funds, which support grassroots organizing and movement building on a range of social justice issues. These collaborative funds are led by those most impacted by the issues they are working on. The Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund was established in 2019 to invest in news organizations led by and for people of color working at the national, local and regional level in the United States; it provides major financial support as well as customized technical assistance. The REJ Fund bolsters a strong, diverse, and independent media sector that increases civic engagement for communities of color by reaching them with vital, relevant information.

Borealis Philanthropy, founded in 2014 and based in Minneapolis, MN, was established as a philanthropic intermediary to connect funders directly with powerful grassroots movements led by people of color, trans and queer people, and people with disabilities. The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) is one of nine funds at Borealis. DIF supports U.S.-based groups run by and for disabled people to lead transformational change, to strengthen the disability rights movement through grantmaking, in addition to strengthening the relationship between the disability justice community and philanthropy and increasing funder knowledge about disability justice issues. This grant provides flexible support to the DIF.

Borealis Philanthropy is a nonprofit organization made up of 10 collaborative funds, which support grassroots organizing and movement building on a range of social justice issues. These collaborative funds are led by those most impacted by the issues they are working on. The Racial Equity in Journalism (REJ) Fund was established in 2019 to invest in news organizations led by and for People of Color working at the national, local and regional level in the United States; it provides major financial support as well as customized technical assistance. The REJ Fund bolsters a strong, diverse, and independent media sector that increases civic engagement for communities of color by reaching them with vital, relevant information. This grant provides flexible support to the REJ Fund, including re-granting, salaries, and technical assistance expenses. The intended outcomes of this grant are a more strengthened, connected, and impactful ecosystem of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)-led and -serving organizations producing public interest journalism at the local, regional, and national level.

Borealis Philanthropy (Borealis) is a philanthropic intermediary founded in 2014 that is focused on donor collaborative funds that support immigrant rights, racial justice, reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, transgender rights, pretrial justice and police accountability, and disability justice. The Spark Justice Fund (the Fund) started in 2018 as a donor collaborative that supports grassroots organizing groups to end the use of money bail, transform pretrial justice, dramatically reduce jail populations, and advance new community-driven models of justice. The Fund also works to build power in communities most impacted by incarceration to advance change and hold systems accountable. This award enables the Fund to continue its support to end money bail, strengthen the capacity of state-based and local grassroots groups and those who are impacted by the criminal justice system, and elevate the leadership of those most directly affected by the justice system. Ending money bail and transforming pretrial justice advances the Safety and Justice Challenge goal to eliminate the misuse and overuse of jails and address racial and ethnic disparities.