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
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Year

Program

Strategy

Boston Foundation, Inc.

To support Cultural Space Readiness Technical Assistance Pilot Program

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $400,000
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

Wheelock Educational Policy Center

To provide core support for Wheelock Educational Policy Center’s work in the New England region

Award Date: 04/29/2025
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
Fiscal Sponsor: Trustees of Boston University

EdNavigator, Inc.

To support EdNavigator’s continued operations in Massachusetts

Award Date: 04/29/2025
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

350NH

To support 350 New Hampshire’s work on clean energy and environmental justice

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $120,000
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

University System of New Hampshire

To support the New England Municipal Sustainability Network (NEMS)

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $100,000
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

Browning the Green Space, Inc.

To support strategic and development planning

Award Date: 04/29/2025
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

Quaboag Valley Community Development Corporation

To support microtransit leadership, learning community, and advocacy

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Mobility Click to see more of the Mobility strategy

National Parents Union, Inc.

To support general operations

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $500,000
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

National Council on Teacher Quality

To provide core support in New England

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $500,000
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

Rights and Democracy Education Fund, Inc.

To support work on clean energy and environmental justice in New Hampshire and Vermont

Award Date: 04/29/2025
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

Climable

To provide technical assistance on microgrids and resilience hubs in Massachusetts and Rhode Island

Award Date: 04/29/2025
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 , Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

Environmental Leadership Program

To provide strategic planning support

Award Date: 04/29/2025
Amount: $25,000
Term: 6 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program