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

Grist Magazine, Inc.

To support its Environmental Journalists of Color network, fellowship program, and mobility and equity journalism

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $250,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Union of Concerned Scientists, Inc.

To support research and communications for the Transportation and Climate Initiative and sustainable transportation in Massachusetts

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $500,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Teach for America, Inc.

To support Teach for America, Massachusetts region

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $500,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Invest In Educators Click to see more of the Invest In Educators strategy

Great Schools Partnership, Inc.

To support The New England Secondary School Consortium NESSC Common Data Project

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $60,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Build Public Will Click to see more of the Build Public Will strategy

Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center, Inc.

To support ongoing anti-racism work

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $30,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

City of Boston

To support planning and implementation capacity for the City of Boston’s Office of Equity

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

Salem Public Schools

To support a COVID-response fellow during the 2020-2021 school year

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $86,000
Term: 8 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Invest In Educators Click to see more of the Invest In Educators strategy

Acadia Center

To support racial equity capacity building

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $20,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy

Culturehouse Incorporated

To support COVID-safe, all-weather placemaking in Massachusetts

Award Date: 10/29/2020
Amount: $150,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

To support Creative Catalyst grant program and Creative Economy Accelerator program in Transformative Development Initiative (TDI) districts

Award Date: 09/30/2020
Amount: $1,300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spanning Sectors Click to see more of the Spanning Sectors strategy

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc.

To support Assets for Artists to expand artist support services in response to COVID-19 and racial injustice

Award Date: 09/29/2020
Amount: $235,000
Term: 14 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

He Is Me Institute

To support general operations

Award Date: 09/29/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Invest In Educators Click to see more of the Invest In Educators strategy