The Borealis Philanthropy is pleased to announce the Black-Led Movement Fund’s (BLMF) 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP).
Donor Name: Borealis Philanthropy
State: All States
County: All Counties
Territory: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, and Palmyra Atoll
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/07/2025
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Black-Led Movement Fund (BLMF), based at Borealis Philanthropy, supports the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and other politically-aligned organizations to better shape policy agendas for Black communities, create alternatives to institutions that have been harmful to Black people, and build local Black community power. The BLMF is a donor collaborative that provides a dedicated vehicle for funders to support the ecosystem of grassroots, Black-led power building organizations working towards community safety, justice and liberation.
BLMF’s Values
The Black-Led Movement Fund is rooted in a commitment to:
- Intersectional feminism and the leadership of Black women/femmes, girls, queer and trans people, as well as Black disabled people;
- Funding organizations addressing the root causes of anti-Black racism, misogyny, ableism, racial capitalism, xenophobia, homophobia, and transphobia;
- Being adaptive, flexible and responsive;
- Funding work that centers Black joy;
- Resourcing anchor organizations in interconnected movement ecosystems; and
- Solidarity, collaboration, and transparency.
Funding Information
The Black-led Movement Fund will provide $183,300 general operating support grants ($91,650 per year) over a two year period, 2025-2027, to U.S. based Black-led power building organizations.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet all of the following grant eligibility criteria to apply. Applicants include:
- Power building 501(c)3 or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)3 organizations that serve and organize with majority Black populations
- Borealis Philanthropy cannot support: universities or colleges, individuals, hospitals, or government agencies, among others – see the full list of entities they cannot offer support to below.
- Organizations working within the Movement for Black Lives ecosystem (M4BL) OR working in a movement space that is aligned with M4BL Values. Organizations do not have to be working directly with or within the M4BL.
- Organizations that are based in the U.S based or U.S. territories.
- U.S. Territories Include: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands, Minor Outlying Islands, Bajo Nuevo Bank, Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Islands, Navassa Island, and Palmyra Atoll.
For more information, visit Borealis Philanthropy.
