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.

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Year

Program

Strategy

Maine Climate Action Now

To support a Gulf of Maine offshore wind educational campaign

Award Date: 01/30/2024
Amount: $80,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy

Caribe Communications and Publications, Inc.

To support a campaign to amplify public transportation information to Spanish-speaking transit riders

Award Date: 01/30/2024
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 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 Edunomics Lab’s efforts to provide additional training, analysis and consultation to the New England education sector to navigate the end of ESSER funding

Award Date: 01/30/2024
Amount: $95,000
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

Maine Environmental Education Association

To support a landscape analysis of the youth climate movement in Maine

Award Date: 01/30/2024
Amount: $15,000
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

Health Resources in Action, Inc.

To support implementation of the Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking initiative in New England

Award Date: 01/30/2024
Amount: $20,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program

Save the Harbor Save the Bay

To support informing waterfront policy and its advocacy work

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $50,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Waterfront Initiative Click to see more of the Waterfront Initiative strategy

Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, Inc.

To support 2025 Barr Foundation membership dues

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $2,500
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships Click to see more of the Memberships program

Hispanics in Philanthropy

To support 2024 Barr Foundation Membership dues

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $15,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships Click to see more of the Memberships program

PEAK Grantmaking, Inc.

To support 2024 Barr Foundation membership dues

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $9,250
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships Click to see more of the Memberships program

Independent Sector

To support 2024 Barr Foundation membership dues

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $17,500
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships Click to see more of the Memberships program

Association of Black Foundation Executives, Inc.

To support 2024 Barr Foundation membership dues

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $7,500
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships Click to see more of the Memberships program

Environmental Grantmakers Association

To support 2024 Barr Foundation Membership dues

Award Date: 01/02/2024
Amount: $26,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships Click to see more of the Memberships program