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.

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Year

Program

Strategy

FaithActs for Education, Inc.

To support general operations

Award Date: 09/10/2025
Amount: $1,200,000
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

Parent Villages

To support the Parent Villages Advocacy and Fellowship Program

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $130,000
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

50CAN, Inc.

To provide core support to Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN)

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $450,000
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

Union Capital Boston, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $400,000
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

Massachusetts Advocates for Children, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $600,000
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

Parents Leading for Educational Equity

To support general operations

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $500,000
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

OneGoal

To support OneGoal Massachusetts’ efforts to develop and elevate a vision for high-quality high school advising in Massachusetts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $100,000
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

Brown’s Promise

To support the work of Brown’s Promise in Massachusetts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $75,000
Term: 18 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: Southern Education Foundation, Inc.

SchoolFacts Boston

To provide core support for SchoolFacts Boston

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $400,000
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: 50CAN, Inc.

Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education, Inc.

To support general operations

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $480,000
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

National Parents Union, Inc.

To support general operations

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $500,000
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

EdNavigator, Inc.

To support EdNavigator’s continued operations in Massachusetts

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $100,000
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