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Grants awarded

Who does Borealis Philanthropy fund?

Borealis Philanthropy has awarded $166 million across 1,612 grants to 780 grantees between 2020 and 2024. Its giving concentrates in human services. Its typical grant is $75,000, with most between $29,000 and $140,000. Repeat grantees receive a median $94,000 versus $25,500 for first-time grantees.

Total awarded
$165.7M
Typical grant
$75K
Grantees
780
Grants
1,612
Years
2020–2024

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Organizations this funder supports

Each grantee's funding from this organization, summed across all reported years. Largest first — click any column to re-sort.

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Grantee Total receivedGrantsYearsLatestState Support
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs INC $5.7M52020–20242024CA
S Social Good Fund INC $3.3M52020–20242024CA
Highlander Research & Education Center INC $2.8M52020–20242024TN
Tides Center $2.7M52020–20242024CA
Tides Foundation $2.3M52020–20242024CA
The Praxis Project INC $2.1M52020–20242024CA
Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy $1.5M42020–20242024CA
Freedom INC $1.5M52020–20242024WI
Transgender Law Center $1.2M52020–20242024CA
Allied Media Projects INC $1.2M22023–20242024MI
Hispanics in Philanthropy $1.2M42020–20242024CA
Equity in the Center INC $1.1M42020–20242024DC
Association of Black Foundation Executives INC $1.1M42020–20242024NY
A Allied Media Projects $1.1M32020–20222022PA —
Women with a Vision INC $1.0M52020–20242024LA
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy $1.0M42020–20242024DC
Autistic Women & Nonbinary Network INC $965K52020–20242024NE
Dancers Group $877K52020–20242024CA
Community Partners $859K52020–20242024CA
Neo Philanthropy INC $859K52020–20242024NY
P Providence Youth Student Movement $851K52020–20242024RI
Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund $835K52020–20242024CA
Byp100 Education Fund $835K42020–20232023IL
Community Service Care INC $820K42021–20242024MA
W Wurd Radio $813K52020–20242024— —
Chainless Change INC $807K52020–20242024FL
Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues INC $799K42020–20242024NY
United Philanthropy Forum $796K42020–20242024DC
Helping Educate to Advance the Rights of the Deaf $794K52020–20242024DC
O Operation Restoration $775K52020–20242024LA
Poder in Action INC $770K42020–20232023AZ
Documented Ltd $750K32022–20242024NY
The Knights & Orchids Society INC $745K52020–20242024AL
Womens Funding Network $729K42020–20242024CA
Native Americans in Philanthropy $714K42020–20242024DC
Sahan Journal $705K42020–20242024MN
Alliance for Global Justice $697K52020–20242024AZ
Nonprofit Information Networking Association $694K42020–20242024MA
Black Trans Nation $691K52020–20242024NY
Southern Vision Alliance $689K52020–20242024NC
Transgender Advocates Knowledgeable Empowering $689K52020–20242024AL
Center for Third World Organizing $685K42021–20242024CA
Spark Reproductive Justice Now INC $676K52020–20242024GA
Southerners on New Ground INC $675K42020–20232023GA
Chinese for Affirmative Action $663K52020–20242024CA
Project South the Institution for the Elimination Poverty & Genocide $658K32020–20242024GA
Indigenous Media Freedom Alliance $650K52020–20242024ND
I Indij Public Media $650K42021–20242024AZ
Sylvester Broome Empowerment Village $648K42020–20232023MI
G Grantmakers for Effective Organizations $642K42020–20242024DC
Action St Louis INC $640K32022–20242024MO
Neighborhood Funders Group $629K42021–20242024CA
Funders Together to End Homelessness INC $629K32021–20242024MA
National Council for Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Women $620K42020–20232023MA
Accion Latina $620K52020–20242024CA
Peak Grantmaking INC $612K42020–20242024DC
Voice News Network INC $610K52020–20242024GA
South Seattle Emerald $600K42021–20242024WA
Muckrock Foundation Incorporated $600K32022–20242024MA
Boardsource $599K42020–20242024DC
E Every Black Girl $586K52020–20242024SC —
T Tgi Justice Project $585K42021–20242024CA —
Q Qcitymetro $585K42020–20232023— —
Blueprint North Carolina $575K32020–20222022NC
Translash Media INC $570K32022–20242024NY
Cfleads $564K42020–20242024MA
C Candid $564K42020–20242024NY
L La Noticia $555K42020–20232023— —
Peace Development Fund INC $555K32022–20242024MA
Justice Funders $554K32021–20242024CA
V Voca $548K52020–20242024DC —
E Exponent Philanthropy $544K42020–20242024DC —
Alternate Roots INC $535K32020–20222022GA
S Sisters Pgh Corp $534K42021–20242024PA
Essie Justice Group $534K52020–20242024CA
Mano Amiga Sm $530K22022–20242024TX
Mothering Justice $525K22020–20222022MI
Michigan Disability Rights Coalition $522K52020–20242024MI
Bold Futures NM $521K52020–20242024NM
Organization for Human Rights and Democracy $521K22023–20242024GA
C Crossroads Ministry $517K52020–20242024CA
O Opensource Leadership Strategies $512K52020–20242024— —
C Center for Urban and Racial Equity LLC $512K52020–20242024— —
A Anti-Oppression Resource and Training Alliance INC $512K52020–20242024— —
Change Elemental $512K52020–20242024DC
B Bari Katz INC $512K52020–20242024— —
K Khmer Girls in Action $512K52020–20242024CA
Takeaction Minnesota Education Fund $510K32020–20222022MN
Sound Theatre $510K52020–20242024WA
Men & Women in Prison Ministries $506K42020–20222022IL
Donors of Color Network INC $504K32021–20242024OR
Movement Strategy Center $503K52020–20242024CA
Youth Justice Coalition INC $492K32020–20232023CA
Project Lets INC $487K52020–20242024RI
Living Hope Wheelchair Association $480K52020–20242024TX
Southern Movement Committee $480K32022–20242024TN
O Out for Justice INC $480K22020–20222022MD
Groundswell Fund $475K42020–20232023CA
Humboldt Area Foundation $472K52020–20242024CA
Shriver Center on Poverty Law $472K52020–20242024IL

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