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
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Year

Program

Strategy

Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

To support the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance’s climate justice program

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $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
Fiscal Sponsor: Urban Sustainability Directors Network

NECEC Institute, Inc.

To expand clean energy in New England by informing policy and regulatory development

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $700,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program , Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy , Racial Wealth Equity Initiative Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity Initiative strategy

A Better City Initiative, Inc.

To support clean energy and mobility analysis, research, and advocacy efforts

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $360,000
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 , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

City of Boston

To support the creation of the Moakley Park Project Manager role within the Parks and Recreation Department

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $265,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program , Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy , Waterfront Initiative Click to see more of the Waterfront Initiative strategy

Building Electrification Accelerator

To support the Building Electrification Accelerator’s local government learning cohorts and city-based project work on decarbonization

Award Date: 04/30/2024
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Center for the Study of Public Policy Incorporated

Massachusetts Senior Action Council, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $650,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Beyond Walls, Inc.

To support refinement of financial management practices and fundraising plans

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $30,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Organizational Development

He Is Me Institute

To support organizational development and capacity building

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $60,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Organizational Development

The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation, Inc.

To support the Arts Build Community Initiative

Award Date: 04/30/2024
Amount: $100,000
Term: 12 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

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

To support real estate and capital investments in Transformative Development Initiative Districts

Award Date: 04/03/2024
Amount: $1,000,000
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 Foundation for the Humanities

To support Expand Massachusetts Stories

Award Date: 04/03/2024
Amount: $700,000
Term: 24 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

Friends of Libertas Academy Charter School, Inc.

To support the development of a codified Portrait of an Educator inclusive of a rubric of effective educator practice and equitable evaluation

Award Date: 04/03/2024
Amount: $350,000
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