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
Climate
Education

Sector Effectiveness
Special Initiatives
Other

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Year

Program

Strategy

Focus Area

Nectar Community Investments, Inc.

To support its loan loss reserve

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $250,000
Term: 24 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

Somerville Public Schools

To support the planning and pilot implementation phases of the Strengthening School Leadership Initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $200,000
Term: 20 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

Pittsfield Public Schools

To support the planning and pilot implementation phases of the Strengthening School Leadership Initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $200,000
Term: 20 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

Randolph Public Schools

To support the planning and pilot implementation phases of the Strengthening School Leadership Initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $200,000
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

Whitman-Hanson Regional School District

To support the planning and pilot implementation phases of the Strengthening School Leadership Initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $200,000
Term: 20 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

City of Chicopee

To support Chicopee Public School’s planning and pilot implementation phases of the Strengthening School Leadership Initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $200,000
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

Change Matrix

To provide program support for the Expanding the Bench program

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 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
Fiscal Sponsor: Colorado Nonprofit Development Center

Friends of St. Stephens Youth Programs Inc.

To support general operations

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $50,000
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

Massachusetts Communities Action Network, Inc.

To support community-based organizations’ outreach about the new vocational school admissions policy

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $50,000
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

MDRC

To support the evaluation of the Strengthening School Leadership Initiative

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $851,000
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

Health Equity Partnership of North Central Mass Inc

To support mobility organizing and advocacy in North Central Massachusetts

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $255,000
Term: 30 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

Metrowest Center for Independent Living Inc

To support mobility organizing and advocacy in MetroWest communities

Award Date: 09/30/2025
Amount: $150,000
Term: 30 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy