Grants Database

A breakdown of Barr's charitable support in 2024

In 2024, Barr awarded $130 million to support our partners’ work.

The large majority of Barr’s giving focuses on three program areas: Arts + Creativity, Climate, and Education. This is complemented by grantmaking to strengthen New England’s social sector, and by targeted, time-limited Special Initiatives.

Since 1997, Barr has contributed more than $1.5 billion to charitable causes. The database below displays all of Barr’s grants from the past five years, starting with the most recent. It is updated monthly.

We invite you to explore our grants using the search bar or the filters to sort by year, program, and/or strategy.

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Year

Program

Strategy

Featherstone Center for the Arts, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $128,025
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Fitchburg Art Museum

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $159,500
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $233,250
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Merrimack Repertory Theatre

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $221,250
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

New Bedford Museum and Art Center, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $91,150
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Association, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $159,500
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $307,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

The Northampton Academy of Music, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $91,150
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Now and There, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $110,625
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Payomet, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $159,500
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Provincetown Art Association, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $196,375
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Raw Art Works, Inc.

To support participation in Years 4-6 of the Barr Klarman Massachusetts Arts Initiative

Award Date: 08/31/2021
Amount: $221,250
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy