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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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  • Arts + Creativity
  • Climate
  • Education
  • Sector Effectiveness
  • Special Initiatives
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Philanthropy Massachusetts, Inc.

To support the Massachusetts Arts Funders Network

Boston Public Schools

To support research and implementation into the Telescope Network

World Music, Inc.

To support GAL’s Racial Equity training

Company One, Inc.

To support the Arts Activate Boston Coalition

BAMS Fest, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Art Council, Inc.

To support the Artadia Fellows program

Trustees of Tufts College

To support the Collective Futures Fund

Embrace Boston, Inc.

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

Commonwealth Seminar

To provide continued core support for its Commonwealth Seminar program

City of Providence

To support the Providence Sustainability Department’s implementation of its second Climate Justice Plan

President and Fellows of Harvard College

To support the launch of the Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader

Canary Media Inc

To support Canary Media’s coverage of clean energy in New England

Our Process and Approach

There are many pathways to receiving a grant from the Barr Foundation. Learn more about the details of our process and approach to grantmaking.

learn more Go to Grantmaking Process