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
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Other

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Year

Program

Strategy

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

Boston Green Academy Foundation, Inc.

To support the implementation of the Teaching and Learning Plan

Award Date: 11/04/2025
Amount: $400,000
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

President and Fellows of Harvard College

To support the scaling of the Institute for Success Planning

Award Date: 11/04/2025
Amount: $350,000
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

University of Massachusetts

To deepen and codify high school early college partnerships in Massachusetts

Award Date: 11/04/2025
Amount: $150,000
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

Power of Place Learning Communities, Inc.

To support the Alternative Pathways Co-Lab cohort

Award Date: 11/04/2025
Amount: $150,000
Term: 20 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

Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University

To conduct an evidence scan of high school transformation efforts

Award Date: 11/04/2025
Amount: $200,000
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

Transcend, Inc.

To support the continued implementation of the Canopy Project

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $425,000
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

Springpoint

To continue providing behind the grant supports to Barr grantees, expand access to transformative learning experiences, and launching the Momentum Schools Initiative

Award Date: 09/10/2025
Amount: $5,275,000
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
Fiscal Sponsor: National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc.

Berkshire Hills Regional School District

To support the continued transformation efforts at Monument Mountain Regional High School

Award Date: 08/27/2025
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

Salem Public Schools

To support leadership team capacity building for the continued transformation of Salem High School

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $400,000
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

Waltham Public Schools

To support the continued design and iteration of Valor High School

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $200,000
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

Transcend, Inc.

To build and pilot 7 new design kits that inform innovative school models

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $500,000
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

Grants Database

A breakdown of Barr's charitable support in 2025

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City of Everett

Boston Green Academy Foundation, Inc.

President and Fellows of Harvard College

University of Massachusetts

Power of Place Learning Communities, Inc.

Arizona State University Foundation for A New American University

Transcend, Inc.

Springpoint

Berkshire Hills Regional School District

Salem Public Schools

Waltham Public Schools

Transcend, Inc.

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