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

Explore our grants database

Year

Program

Strategy

Focus Area

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

To support projects and efforts to develop climate resilience, greenways, and waterfront access

Award Date: 06/09/2026
Amount: $1,275,000
Term: 36 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

The American City Coalition, Inc.

To provide one-time core support for its Waterways: Connecting Residents of Roxbury and Dorchester to Boston’s Waterfront work

Award Date: 11/04/2025
Amount: $730,000
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

Boston Harbor Now, Inc.

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

Award Date: 02/04/2025
Amount: $750,000
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

Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.

To support advocacy and communications efforts to achieve an accessible, equitable, and climate-resilient Boston waterfront

Award Date: 03/07/2024
Amount: $1,410,000
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

Save the Harbor Save the Bay

To support informing waterfront policy and its advocacy work

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $50,000
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

The American City Coalition, Inc.

To support its Waterways: Connecting Residents of Roxbury and Dorchester to Boston’s Waterfront work

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $600,000
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

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

To support projects and efforts to develop climate resilience, greenways, and waterfront access

Award Date: 06/13/2023
Amount: $2,250,000
Term: 36 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

Grants Database

A breakdown of Barr's charitable support in 2025

Explore our grants database

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

The American City Coalition, Inc.

Boston Harbor Now, Inc.

Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.

Save the Harbor Save the Bay

The American City Coalition, Inc.

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

Our Process and Approach