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

North Shore Community Development Coalition, Inc.

To advance internal racial equity priorities

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $30,000
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

WalkBoston, Inc.

To support research on equitable compensation and effective community outreach

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $30,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

EcoAdapt

To provide support for the National Adaptation Forum and attendance support for individuals in Massachusetts

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $15,000
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

Salem Alliance for the Environment Inc

To support equity training and strategic planning for SAFE’s staff and Board

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $30,000
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

Maine Climate Action Now

To support offshore wind and electrification work in Maine

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $100,000
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

Unitarian Universalist Massachusetts Action Network, Inc.

To support the facilitation of the Mass Power Forward coalition

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $140,000
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

Trustees of Boston College

To support the Lynch Leadership Academy’s Changing Mindsets through Critical Awareness Curriculum project

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $35,000
Term: 12 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

Angkor Dance Troupe, Inc.

To support its attendance at the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts conference in Philadelphia

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $1,415
Term: 6 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Elevating Arts Leadership Click to see more of the Elevating Arts Leadership strategy

Union Capital Boston, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $400,000
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

Jean Appolon Expressions, Inc.

To support its attendance at the Social Theory, Politics, and the Arts conference in Philadelphia

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $1,415
Term: 6 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Elevating Arts Leadership Click to see more of the Elevating Arts Leadership strategy

Front Porch Arts Collective of Boston

To support participation in the Grantmakers in the Arts conference in St. Paul, Minnesota

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $4,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Elevating Arts Leadership Click to see more of the Elevating Arts Leadership strategy

The Loop Lab, Inc.

To support participation in the Grantmakers in the Arts conference in St. Paul, Minnesota

Award Date: 07/29/2025
Amount: $4,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Cultivating Spaces of Belonging Click to see more of the Cultivating Spaces of Belonging strategy