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.

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Year

Program

Strategy

Focus Area

Education

Springpoint

To provide core support for Springpoint

Award Date: 09/16/2026
Amount: $1,500,000
Term: 12 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.

Teach for America, Inc.

To provide core support to Teach for America’s Massachusetts region

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $950,000
Term: 36 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 Invest In Educators Click to see more of the Invest In Educators strategy

Great Schools Partnership, Inc.

To support the Diversifying the Educator Workforce Collaborative

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $300,000
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 Education Trust

To support polling on education in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $215,000
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

American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences

To CALDER to research educator standards in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/31/2026
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

Lynn Public Schools

For continued support of City Arts and Sciences Academy

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $250,000
Term: 12 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

Boston International Newcomers Academy

To support continued transformation efforts

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $450,000
Term: 36 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: The Boston Educational Development Foundation, Inc.

Waltham Public Schools

To support the continued design and iteration of Valor High School

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 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

Duet, Inc.

To support the Duet Advantage Fellowship

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $600,000
Term: 24 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

Peabody School District

To support the continued redesign and iteration of Peabody High School

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 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

New Hampshire Learning Initiative, Inc.

For general operating support

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 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

Citizens for Juvenile Justice

To support general operations

Award Date: 08/05/2026
Amount: $250,000
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