Grants Database

A breakdown of Barr's charitable support in 2025

In 2025, Barr awarded over $130 million in grants and direct charitable support to our partners.

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 $1.89 billion to charitable causes. The database below displays all of Barr’s active 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

Focus Area

We Are ALX, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 10/16/2026
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Sector Effectiveness Click to see more of the Sector Effectiveness program
Strategy:
Social Change Leaders Click to see more of the Social Change Leaders strategy

Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $225,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Somerville Community Land Trust, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $225,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Chinatown Community Land Trust, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $275,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Asian Pacific Islander’s Civic Action Network

To provide core support for its Asian Pacific Islander’s Civic Action Network program

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $375,000
Term: 18 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy
Fiscal Sponsor: Resist, Inc.

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Inc.

To provide core support for the Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $1,000,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Dudley Neighbors, Incorporated

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $200,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Wealth Equity Click to see more of the Racial Wealth Equity strategy

Emergent Learning Community Project

To provide core support to the Emergent Learning Community Project

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $90,000
Term: 24 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
Fiscal Sponsor: Global Philanthropy Partnership

The Lenny Zakim Fund

To provide general support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $190,000
Term: 24 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

Essex County Community Foundation, Inc.

To support regional climate resilience in Essex County

Award Date: 09/30/2026
Amount: $800,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Climate Resilience Click to see more of the Climate Resilience strategy

Roots 2Empower

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 09/30/2026
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