Grants Database

A breakdown of Barr's charitable support in 2025

In 2025, Barr awarded over $130 million in grants and direct charitable support to our partners.

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 $1.89 billion to charitable causes. The database below displays all of Barr’s active 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

Focus Area

Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc.

To support organizational development and arts programming

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $155,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc.

To support sustainability efforts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $125,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc.

To support sustainability efforts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $125,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc.

To support sustainability efforts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $125,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

SouthCoast Community Foundation, Inc.

To support sustainability efforts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $125,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

Essex County Community Foundation, Inc.

To support sustainability efforts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $125,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

Boston Art Review Inc

To support a new arts policy editorial focus for print and online platforms

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $250,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Advocating for the Arts Click to see more of the Advocating for the Arts strategy

Piers Park Sailing Center

To provide one time core support

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Waterfront Initiative Click to see more of the Waterfront Initiative strategy

Charles River Watershed Association, Inc.

To increase the climate resiliency of the Charles River watershed

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $900,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

OneGoal

To support OneGoal Massachusetts’ efforts to develop and elevate a vision for high-quality high school advising in Massachusetts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $100,000
Term: 12 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

Racial and Environmental Justice Committee

To support improved HR and accounting systems

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $30,000
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund

Mothers Out Front, Inc.

To support energy campaigns in the Northeast

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $100,000
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