Public Charity

BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY

BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY, of MINNEAPOLIS, MN, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2024 filing shows $42.5M in revenue, $54.7M in expenses, $78.2M in total assets. 101 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $68.9M, appear in IRS filings.

EIN: 464598642 MINNEAPOLIS, MN Arts, Culture & Humanities N.E.C. NTEE: A99 Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$42.5M
Total Expenses$54.7M
Total Assets$78.2M
Grant Records101
Funding Total$68.9M
Filing Years2020–2024

Mission

BOREALIS PHILANTHROPY DIRECTS RESOURCES TO PEOPLE BUILDING POWERFUL, THRIVING COMMUNITIES THAT SERVE ALL OF US, WITH THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY INJUSTICE LEADING THE WAY. WE INVEST IN LEADERS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND MOVEMENTS USING DIVERSE AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES TO PURSUE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE, AND WE WORK WITH DONORS TO SUPPORT MOVEMENTS IN WAYS THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO DO ON THEIR OWN. THROUGH OUR WORK WITH BOTH FUNDERS AND GRANTEE PARTNERS, WE AIM TO SHIFT POWER AND INVEST IN COMMUNITIES.

Where $100 goes at Borealis Philanthropy

How Borealis Philanthropy divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.

$89 Programs the work itself
$10 Management running the organization
$1 Fundraising raising the next dollar

Inside the $89 for programs

$16
The black-led movement fund supports the movement for black lives (m4bl) and other values-aligned organizations to better shape policy agendas for black communities, create alternatives to institutions that…
18% of program spending
$12
The disability inclusion fund seeds and expands the capacity of the disability justice movement by resourcing powerful grassroots leaders at the forefront of dismantling ableism through policy advocacy…
14% of program spending
$12
The racial equity in philanthropy fund has invested in philanthropy-serving organizations to inform, educate, and equip funders to integrate racial equity policies and practices into their grantmaking programs
13% of program spending

Plus 7 more programs. Cost per person served and the full program breakdown are on the full profile.

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Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2024. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.

Sample Grants Received

JUSTFUNDUS
2025
TO ADVANCE THE MISSION OF THE ORGANIZATION
$50,000
VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM
2024
FOR RECIPIENT'S EXEMPT PURPOSE
$2,500,000
Amalgamated Charitable Foundation Inc
2024
General operating support and project support
$2,125,000
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$555,680
TIDES FOUNDATION
2024
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES
$450,000

Showing up to 5 of 101 total records — full history available with membership.

Officers & Directors

PRESIDENT Amoretta Morris
DIRECTOR Cara Reedy
DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Carrie Coley
DIRECTOR Charles Long
DIRECTOR Ebony Harper
DIRECTOR Inca Mohammed

Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.

Top Grant Purposes

General Support
$61,088,062 59 grants
Health & Medicine
$3,025,000 9 grants
Civil Rights & Social Justice
$1,259,680 14 grants
Environment & Conservation
$850,000 2 grants
Public Safety & Disaster Relief
$800,000 2 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $42.5M $54.7M $78.2M
2023 $39.4M $44.6M $86.8M
2022 $37.5M $45.6M $88.6M
2021 $83.9M $39.2M $93.1M
2020 $50.6M $36.4M $46.7M

Between 2020 and 2024, reported annual revenue declined from $50.6M to $42.5M (-16%), with total assets most recently reported at $78.2M.

Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.

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