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
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Year

Program

Strategy

Design Studio for Social Intervention

To provide core support for the Design Studio for Social Intervention

Award Date: 09/10/2025
Amount: $1,235,000
Term: 30 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program , Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Cultivating Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Cultivating Spaces of Belonging strategy , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Third Sector New England, Inc.

Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board

To support a shared vision for sustainable land use, growth, and mobility in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $260,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Groundwork USA INC

To continue the Climate Safe Neighborhoods Program in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $750,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven, Inc.

To support Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven’s energy and environmental justice policy education work in Connecticut

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $250,000
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

Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy

To support the Alliance for Tribal Clean Energy’s work with tribal communities in the Northeast

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $250,000
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

Worcester Regional Research Bureau Inc.

To support climate research in Worcester

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $100,000
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 , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Trustees of Boston University

To support research on extreme heat impacts and interventions in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $750,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

Coalition for Social Justice-Education Fund Inc.

To support capacity building for organizational operations

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Clean Energy States Alliance, Inc.

To support informing equitable offshore wind policy development in the Northeast

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $100,000
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

North Shore Community Development Coalition, Inc.

To advance internal racial equity priorities

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

EcoAdapt

To provide support for the National Adaptation Forum and attendance support for individuals in Massachusetts

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $15,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

WalkBoston, Inc.

To support research on equitable compensation and effective community outreach

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy