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.

Arts + Creativity
Climate
Education

Sector Effectiveness
Special Initiatives
Other

Explore our grants database

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:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Third Sector New England, Inc.

Castle of Our Skins, Inc.

To support with planning and feasibility for a new cultural facility in Boston

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $300,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

Mosaic Lowell

To support Mosaic Lowell’s attendance at the Grantmakers for the Arts annual conference

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $2,500
Term: 4 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc.

Lynn Historical Society, Inc.

To support construction projects at The Studios (previously known as the LynnArts Building)

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $250,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Friends of the Lynn Historical Society, Inc.

Elevated Thought, Inc.

To support construction of Elevated on the 6th, a new programming and gathering space

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $600,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

To support real estate and capital investments in Transformative Development Initiative Districts

Award Date: 08/27/2025
Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

New Bedford Economic Development Council, Inc.

To provide core support to New Bedford Creative

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

The Loop Lab, Inc.

To support participation in the Grantmakers in the Arts conference in St. Paul, Minnesota

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $4,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc.

To support the Public Art program

Award Date: 06/10/2025
Amount: $2,510,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

To support the MAPC Arts and Culture Department

Award Date: 06/10/2025
Amount: $1,910,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

Cultural Alliance of Medfield

To support general operations as Bellforge Arts Center undergoes construction

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy

Mosaic Lowell

To provide core support for the Mosaic Lowell program

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $450,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Spaces of Belonging strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Greater Lowell Community Foundation, Inc.