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

Massachusetts Development Finance Agency

To provide an amendment to grant #20-08768 to support eight grants and documentation, learning, and evaluation of the Creative Catalyst program

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $530,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

Berkshire Regional Planning Commission

To support capacity building, research, and modeling efforts

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $100,000
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

Education Reform Now, Inc.

To provide core support for Education Reform Now – Massachusetts

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $230,000
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

Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now, Inc.

To support local transparency and accountability on schools COVID recovery efforts

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $100,000
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
Fiscal Sponsor: 50CAN, Inc.

Innovation Network for Communities

To create a climate justice plan for the Green Ribbon Commission

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $100,000
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

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

To support Influence 100

Award Date: 04/27/2021
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

Learning Heroes

To support School Leaders mindset research as part of Parents 2021 Research

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $100,000
Term: 8 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
Fiscal Sponsor: New Venture Fund

GK Fund Inc.

To provide core support for its GK Fund program, which supports BIPOC-owned small businesses in Massachusetts

Award Date: 04/13/2021
Amount: $75,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Equity Click to see more of the Racial Equity strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Philanthropy Massachusetts, Inc.

National Arts Strategies, Inc.

To support the development of next generation arts leaders through a pilot coaching program and the Creative Community Fellows program

Award Date: 03/31/2021
Amount: $860,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program

Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership, Inc.

To support implementation plans to strengthen school leadership

Award Date: 03/31/2021
Amount: $750,000
Term: 36 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

TransitMatters, Inc.

To provide support for its TransitMatters program

Award Date: 03/31/2021
Amount: $600,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.

Urban Sustainability Directors Network

To support the Urban Sustainability Directors Network

Award Date: 03/31/2021
Amount: $240,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy