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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.

  • Arts + Creativity
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Sector Effectiveness
  • Special Initiatives
  • Other

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Urban Institute

To provide project support for the continued development of the Nonprofit Trends and Impacts Survey

Emerald Cities Collaborative, Inc.

To provide core support for the Northeast program

Acadia Center

To support racial equity trainings and materials development

Boston Harbor Now, Inc.

To provide core support for its Coalition for a Resilient and Inclusive Waterfront program

Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester

To support the Coalition for a Healthy Greater Worcester’s transportation and public health engagement and leadership

Trustees of Reservations

To support its Boston Waterfront Initiative to develop signature, equitable, and resilient parks on Boston’s waterfront

Boston Harbor Now, Inc.

To provide core support for its Boston Harborwalk Initiative program

Council on Foundations, Inc.

To support 2025 Barr Foundation membership dues

  • Award Date: 02/04/2025
  • Amount: $34,000
  • Term: 12 months
  • Program:
    Memberships

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc.

To support capital-related projects as part of the Creative Development and Sustainability Initiatives strategy

New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc.

To support an impact assessment of the Public Art program

Building Electrification Accelerator Inc

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

Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

To support 2025 Barr Foundation Membership dues

  • Award Date: 01/07/2025
  • Amount: $10,000
  • Term: 12 months
  • Program:
    Memberships

Our Process and Approach

There are many pathways to receiving a grant from the Barr Foundation. Learn more about the details of our process and approach to grantmaking.

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