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
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Year

Program

Strategy

Building Electrification Accelerator Inc

To support local government learning cohorts and city-based project work on decarbonization

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $120,000
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

Applied Economics Clinic, Inc.

To support independent clean energy research and analysis in New England

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $375,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy

Regulatory Assistance Project

To support clean energy regulatory work in New England

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $350,000
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

Essex County Community Foundation, Inc.

To support the creation of the Local Impact Pool, a new impact investment fund

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Cultivating Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Cultivating Spaces of Belonging strategy

Leading Now

To provide core support

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $500,000
Term: 12 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
Fiscal Sponsor: New Venture Fund

Boston Public Schools

To plan a research and evaluation agenda for the Telescope Network

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $50,000
Term: 5 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

American Journalism Project, Inc.

To support research on local news and information needs and opportunities in Massachusetts

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $75,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

Boston Harbor Women of Color Coalition

To provide one-time core support for its Boston Harbor Women of Color Coalition program

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $175,000
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: Save the Harbor Save the Bay

City of Everett

To create a unified instructional vision and coherent implementation strategy for the high schools in Everett Public Schools

Award Date: 02/04/2026
Amount: $160,000
Term: 10 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

Grantmakers in the Arts

To support Barr Foundation 2026 membership dues at the Leadership Circle level

Award Date: 01/07/2026
Amount: $23,190
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships

Asian American-Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy

To support 2026 Barr Foundation Membership dues

Award Date: 01/07/2026
Amount: $10,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships

Hispanics in Philanthropy

To support 2026 Barr Foundation Membership dues at the Champion level

Award Date: 01/07/2026
Amount: $15,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships