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

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Year

Program

Strategy

Vote Solar

To sustain and expand distributed energy resources in the Northeast

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $325,000
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

Environmental League of Massachusetts, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $265,000
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 Advocacy Lab

To support executive coaching and fundraising

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: The Partnership Project, Inc.

The Breakthrough Collaborative Inc.

To support general operations

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

Power of Place Learning Communities, Inc.

To support the integration and continuation of programming of The Teacher Collaborative

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $250,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Invest In Educators Click to see more of the Invest In Educators strategy

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

Grub Street, Inc.

To support expenses associated with the executive search and placement

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $75,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Organizational Development

Social Innovation Forum, Inc.

To provide program support for strategic planning

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $40,000
Term: 9 months
Program:
Sector Effectiveness Click to see more of the Sector Effectiveness program
Strategy:
Sector Infrastructure Click to see more of the Sector Infrastructure strategy

Fall River Public Schools

To support Evolve Academy to deepen their learning and establish codified practices to sustain them following the end of the ENE cohort

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $150,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Catalyze New Models Click to see more of the Catalyze New Models strategy

Sheila C. Skip Nowell Leadership Academy

To support Nowell Academy to deepen their learning and establish codified practices to sustain them following the end of the ENE cohort

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $150,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Catalyze New Models Click to see more of the Catalyze New Models strategy

Holyoke Public Schools

To support Holyoke Opportunity Academy (HOA) to deepen their learning and establish codified practices to sustain them following the end of the ENE cohort

Award Date: 05/27/2025
Amount: $150,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Catalyze New Models Click to see more of the Catalyze New Models strategy