Barr Seeks Office Assistant/Receptionist
This new role will serve as receptionist for the Foundation and support meetings, events, and office needs.
Barr Seeks Grants Management Assistant
A new role with an experienced grantmaking team working closely with colleagues across the Foundation.
Barr Awards $25.8 Million in Third Quarter of 2018
Grants to support work on community revitalization, business leadership for clean energy, and New England high schools engaging in comprehensive planning to connect all students to success.
10 Questions with Silvia López Chavez
A conversation with local artist Silvia López Chavez discussing her new mural for the Barr Foundation, activating the creative process, and what it's like to make public art in Boston.
Barr Awards $15.6 Million in Second Quarter of 2018
Grants include support for continued deployment of offshore wind power in the Northeast; deepening the business community’s engagement with public transportation investments; and advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nonprofit sector.
“Typical” Isn’t Good Enough
We asked our grantees what it’s like to work with Barr. Here’s what we learned and what we’re doing about it.
Kalila Barnett to Join Barr’s Climate Team
As Program Officer, Barnett will focus on grantmaking for Climate Resilience.
Barr Awards $24 Million in First Quarter of 2018
New grants include support to design innovative school models, develop regional approaches to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and build understanding to spark positive change in the diversity of nonprofit leadership.
Barr Awards $23.8 Million in New Grants
Including support for creative placemaking partnerships, student-centered high school models, clean energy technology projects, and the creation of a great public realm throughout Boston’s waterfront.
Giving that Considers All Costs
Three principles that guide Barr's approach to its grant investments.
