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

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

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

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

Charles River Watershed Association, Inc.

To increase the climate resiliency of the Charles River watershed

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $900,000
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

Allston Brighton Health Collaborative

To provide core support to the Allston Brighton Health Collaborative

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $615,000
Term: 48 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation

Innovation Network for Communities

To support core operations of the Green Ribbon Commission and its working groups

Award Date: 06/10/2025
Amount: $1,150,000
Term: 36 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

Sharing Inc.

To support public access to Cities at Tufts Colloquium and to advance internal racial equity priorities

Award Date: 05/27/2025
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

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

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $7,500
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.

Boston Green New Deal Coalition

To support the Boston Green New Deal Coalition

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $375,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation

The Climate Beacon Project Inc.

To support the 2025 Climate Beacon conference

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 8 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
Fiscal Sponsor: Innovation Network for Communities