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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
  • Other

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Clean Water Fund

To support the Clean Water Fund’s youth leadership program

Holyoke Public Schools

To support the continued transformation efforts at Holyoke High School

Central Falls School District

To support Central Falls High School in continuing and expanding its instructional coaching model

The Learning Accelerator

For general operating support

New Hampshire Learning Initiative, Inc.

To support the next iteration of the Future Learning Pathways network for New Hampshire districts

20 Summers, Inc.

To support organizational strategies to work with individual artists

Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

To sponsor the 2026 GEO National Conference

The Adams Theater Presents Inc

To support its artists initiatives

BAMS Fest, Inc.

To support general operating expenses

SRI International

To continue providing evaluation support to the Beyond ENE cohort in the final year of the initiative

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To sponsor the Latino Equity Fund’s event series at the Propel level

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To support the Legal Response Fund

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