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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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  • Arts + Creativity
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Sector Effectiveness
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Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition

To provide core support to Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition

Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative

To support the Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative’s climate resilience and clean energy work

Inspired Breath LLC

To continue to build the Community Catalyst Program

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

To support projects and efforts to develop climate resilience, greenways, and waterfront access

Habitus Incorporated

To support a fellowship program for climate resilience facilitators

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

To provide supplemental grant funding to support MAPC’s climate resilience mini grant program

The City School Inc

To create a climate justice organizing toolkit and a train the trainer curricula to support base building and climate disaster preparedness.

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

To add additional components to the Climate Resilience Playbook.

Climate Advocacy Lab

To provide capacity building support to climate advocates in New England

Environmental Business Council of New England, Inc.

To support the Climate Adaptation Forum organized quarterly by the Environmental Business Council of New England and the University of Massachusetts Boston – Sustainable Solutions Lab

Health and Environmental Funders Network

To support the 2026 Health and Environmental Funders Network Annual Meeting

Community Labor United, Inc.

To support climate projects and strategic plan implementation

Our Process and Approach

There are many pathways to receiving a grant from the Barr Foundation. Learn more about the details of our process and approach to grantmaking.

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