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.

Arts + Creativity
Climate
Education

Sector Effectiveness
Special Initiatives
Other

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Year

Program

Strategy

Charitable Independence Initiative

To provide core support for the Charitable Independence Initiative

Award Date: 04/01/2025
Amount: $100,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Fiscal Sponsor: Issue One

National Council of Nonprofits

To provide general support

Award Date: 04/01/2025
Amount: $400,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

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Council on Foundations, Inc.

To provide general support

Award Date: 04/01/2025
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

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Merrimack Valley Planning Commission

To support professional development for municipal transportation professionals in Massachusetts and demonstration projects in Lawrence

Award Date: 04/01/2025
Amount: $20,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

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Center for Effective Philanthropy, Inc.

To provide general support

Award Date: 04/01/2025
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

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Hacking the Archive

To sponsor its Hacking the Archive program’s May 2025 Hacking the Racial Wealth Gap hack-a-thon

Award Date: 04/01/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Initiative Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity Initiative strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Inc.

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Metropolitan Area Planning Council

To support mobility, clean energy, and climate resiliency initiatives

Award Date: 03/12/2025
Amount: $2,200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy , Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

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United States Energy Foundation

To accelerate the transition to clean energy in the Northeast

Award Date: 03/12/2025
Amount: $3,050,000
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

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Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University

To study district-level change efforts with a focus on leaders’ will and skill for leading transformational systems change in mainstream secondary educational settings.