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

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To provide one-time core support for the Asian Community Fund

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Equity

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To provide one-time core support for its Latino Equity Fund program

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To provide one-time core support for its Equality Fund program

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

Massachusetts Public Health Association

To support transportation and public health-related coalition strategy, communications, and advocacy

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $500,000
Term: 42 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

To support the Decarbonizing Affordable Subsidized Housing (DASH) Coalition’s work on energy and resilience in housing

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $285,000
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

Roots 2Empower

To support Roots to Empower’s work on energy and economic justice

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $125,000
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

Great Schools Partnership, Inc.

To continue support for the Diversifying the Educator Workforce in New England initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $400,000
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

The Climate Beacon Project Inc.

To support the 2024 Climate Beacon Conference

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $50,000
Term: 6 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
Fiscal Sponsor: Innovation Network for Communities

Listen4Good

To support Barr Climate grantees to participate in Listen4Good

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center

Land Use Atlas, Inc.

To complete the Massachusetts Zoning Atlas

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $50,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Massachusetts Communities Action Network, Inc.

To support continued advocacy for equitable access to high-quality vocational technical education in Massachusetts

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 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

PEAK Grantmaking, Inc.

To provide organizational development support

Award Date: 09/30/2024
Amount: $40,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Sector Effectiveness Click to see more of the Sector Effectiveness program
Strategy:
Organizational Development