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

Design Studio for Social Intervention

To provide core support for the Design Studio for Social Intervention

Award Date: 09/10/2025
Amount: $1,235,000
Term: 30 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program , Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Cultivating Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Cultivating Spaces of Belonging strategy , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Third Sector New England, Inc.

Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board

To support a shared vision for sustainable land use, growth, and mobility in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $260,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility 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

Coalition for Social Justice-Education Fund Inc.

To support capacity building for organizational operations

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

WalkBoston, Inc.

To support research on equitable compensation and effective community outreach

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority

To support rider-focused transit innovation

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $400,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Smart Growth America

For its Transportation for America program to inform federal transportation policy

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $850,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

A Better City Initiative, Inc.

To support research on the economic and climate benefits of the MBTA

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $60,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility 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

Smart Growth America

To support advocacy and community partnerships on zoning and transit-oriented development

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $800,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Georgetown University

To support an exit grant to Georgetown Climate Center

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

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