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.

Arts + Creativity
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Year

Program

Strategy

Focus Area

Environmental Defense Fund, Inc.

To support regulatory work in New England

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $500,000
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

Community Labor United, Inc.

To support climate projects and strategic plan implementation

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $380,000
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 , Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy , Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

New World Foundation

To support climate and clean energy grassroots efforts in Massachusetts

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $225,000
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

Journalism New England

To support its efforts to strengthen local news

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $75,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

Black Swan Lab Inc.

To support research on thermal energy finance

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $75,000
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

Roger Williams University

To support The Center for Youth and Community Leadership’s work with the OurSchoolsPVD Alliance

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Build Public Will Click to see more of the Build Public Will strategy

Seek Common Ground

To support the Project for Adolescent Literacy

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $250,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Build Public Will Click to see more of the Build Public Will strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: New Venture Fund

Brown University of Providence State of RI and Prov Plantations

To plan for research for the Telescope initiative in the Boston Public Schools

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $25,000
Term: 4 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

CropCircle Kitchen, Inc.

To provide organizational development support

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $125,000
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

Teachers College Columbia University

To provide core support for the Hechinger Report

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $115,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Build Public Will Click to see more of the Build Public Will strategy

Health and Environmental Funders Network

To support the 2026 Health and Environmental Funders Network Annual Meeting

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $7,500
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Virginia Organizing Inc

Essex County Community Foundation, Inc.

To support its Essex County Community Response Fund

Award Date: 03/04/2026
Amount: $400,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program