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

Metropolitan Area Planning Council

To deepen the work of its Arts & Culture Department and to strategically integrate the arts across the agency

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spanning Sectors Click to see more of the Spanning Sectors strategy

Mystic River Watershed Association, Inc.

To support the analysis of the current state and future potential of Boston’s working port

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 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

Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

To support organizational and arts program equity efforts

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Salem Public Schools

To support the continued redesign of Salem’s high schools

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $450,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Education Click to see more of the Education program
Strategy:
Catalyze New Models Click to see more of the Catalyze New Models strategy

Creative Hub Worcester

To support the first phase of construction of the Creative Hub Worcester Community Arts Center

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $750,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Spanning Sectors Click to see more of the Spanning Sectors strategy

Peabody Essex Museum, Inc.

To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Boston Globe Media Partners, LLC

To continue support for The Great Divide: Race, Class, and Opportunity in Our Schools

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $800,000
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

Institute of Contemporary Art

To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

American Repertory Theatre Company Incorporated

To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation, Inc.

To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $310,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Inc.

To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $360,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

Celebrity Series of Boston

To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership

Award Date: 11/29/2023
Amount: $360,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy