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.

Arts + Creativity
Climate
Education

Sector Effectiveness
Special Initiatives
Other

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Year

Program

Strategy

Piers Park Sailing Center

To provide one time core support

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 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

Charles River Watershed Association, Inc.

To increase the climate resiliency of the Charles River watershed

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $900,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

OneGoal

To support OneGoal Massachusetts’ efforts to develop and elevate a vision for high-quality high school advising in Massachusetts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
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

Racial and Environmental Justice Committee

To support improved HR and accounting systems

Award Date: 06/27/2025
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund

Mothers Out Front, Inc.

To support energy campaigns in the Northeast

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $100,000
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

Building Electrification Institute

To support BEI’s work on energy efficiency and electrification in Vermont

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $315,000
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Innovation Network for Communities

We Are ALX, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $350,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

Fund for Nonprofit News

To support its Fund for Nonprofit News aka NewsMatch program in New England coordinated by Institute for Nonprofit News

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $275,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Fiscal Sponsor: The Miami Foundation, Inc.

Slingshot

To support Slingshot’s energy programs

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $450,000
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Conservation Law Foundation, Inc.

Brown’s Promise

To support the work of Brown’s Promise in Massachusetts

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $75,000
Term: 18 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: Southern Education Foundation, Inc.

SchoolFacts Boston

To provide core support for SchoolFacts Boston

Award Date: 06/27/2025
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
Fiscal Sponsor: 50CAN, Inc.

Feedback Labs Inc

To provide general support

Award Date: 06/27/2025
Amount: $75,000
Term: 12 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