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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Year

Program

Strategy

Focus Area

Lawyers for Civil Rights, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $750,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

CropCircle Kitchen, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $900,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Nectar Community Investments, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 08/31/2026
Amount: $675,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

JBC Communications

To support its JBC Communications program’s “The Myth that Made Us” documentary

Award Date: 08/05/2026
Amount: $75,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To support a field of interest fund focused on economic development and community wealth building in Nubian Square

Award Date: 08/05/2026
Amount: $800,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Grameen America, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 08/05/2026
Amount: $300,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Lafayette Square Foundation, Inc.

To support its access to capital efforts in Massachusetts

Award Date: 08/05/2026
Amount: $225,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Embrace Boston, Inc.

To support its acquisition of a property in Downtown Boston, Massachusetts as well as operations for its Everyone 250 work

Award Date: 06/30/2026
Amount: $400,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Advocating for the Arts Click to see more of the Advocating for the Arts strategy Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Community Music Center of Boston

To support general operations

Award Date: 06/30/2026
Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Elevating Arts Leadership Click to see more of the Elevating Arts Leadership strategy Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Essex County Community Foundation, Inc.

To support community wealth building in Essex County and the loan loss reserve for its Local Impact Pool

Award Date: 06/04/2026
Amount: $575,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

The American City Coalition, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 06/04/2026
Amount: $250,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Massachusetts CDFI Coalition

To provide core support for its Massachusetts CDFI Coalition program

Award Date: 04/29/2026
Amount: $150,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Local Enterprise Assistance Fund