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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Year

Program

Strategy

Educators for Excellence, Inc.

To provide core support for Educators for Excellence, Connecticut Chapter

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $500,000
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

Brown University of Providence State of RI and Prov Plantations

For the Annenberg Institute to prepare and launch research exploring the developmental arcs of highly effective educators

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $440,000
Term: 15 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

Elevated Thought, Inc.

To support staffing and capacity costs for the Social Justice Cohort

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $75,000
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

The Grade

To support The Grade’s continued independent analysis of media coverage of education news in New England

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $140,000
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Phi Delta Kappa

Springpoint

To support the Boston Public Schools process to review and plan for the future of the district’s education options

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $430,000
Term: 7 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Catalyze New Models Click to see more of the Catalyze New Models strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc.

Harborfront Neighborhood Alliance

To provide core support for its Harborfront Neighborhood Alliance program

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $140,000
Term: 12 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
Fiscal Sponsor: Boston Harbor Now, Inc.

Charles River Conservancy, Inc.

To support organizational sustainability and increased advocacy capacity

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $50,000
Term: 12 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

Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation

To support its ‘DCR for All’ Initiative campaign

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $150,000
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

SeaChange Capital Partners, Inc

To provide support for the Massachusetts Nonprofit Collaboration Fund

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Sector Effectiveness Click to see more of the Sector Effectiveness program
Strategy:
Sector Infrastructure Click to see more of the Sector Infrastructure strategy

Attuned Education Partners

To support the Boston Public Schools process to review and plan for the future of the district’s education options

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $190,000
Term: 7 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Catalyze New Models Click to see more of the Catalyze New Models strategy

Dorchester Arts Project

To provide core support for Dorchester Arts Project as part of the Creative Vitality program

Award Date: 12/02/2024
Amount: $100,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Fiscal Sponsor: Cooperatives for a Better World

Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Inc.

To support the Jean McDonough Arts Center to provide access grants to local artists and cultural groups, with a focus on artists of color

Award Date: 10/25/2024
Amount: $400,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program