Barr Awards $40.7 Million in Fourth Quarter of 2024
New grants will support community-based organizations working to expand arts and cultural access and belonging, create a collaborative regional structure to increase climate resilience, and help improve academic achievement and well-being of students.
Barr Awards $34.5 Million in Third Quarter of 2024
New grants will support community-based organizations advancing transportation and climate justice efforts across Massachusetts, literacy and youth leadership development programming for students, and art and cultural spaces that nurture community and connection.
Barr Awards $18.5 Million in Second Quarter of 2024
New grants will support community-based organizations aiming to transform public transit across Massachusetts, the expansion of access to high-quality, project-based curriculum that inspire and engage all students in the Commonwealth, and art advancements that inspire narrative shifts that reflect the full range of diversity and beauty of our communities.
Barr Awards $34.9 Million in First Quarter of 2024
New grants will support a shared services program for nonprofits, build climate resilience in Boston’s Dudley neighborhood, and position the region’s largest planning agency as a leader in the arts.
Barr Awards $36.7 Million in Fourth Quarter Grants
New grants will help develop a community gathering space in Dorchester; cultivate youth leadership in the climate movement; and support efforts to expand diversity of Massachusetts’ educator workforce.
Barr Awards $32.7 Million in Third Quarter Grants
New grants will assist superintendents with public engagement; support a transportation coalition pursuing a new vision; and activate community-based arts and economic activity in Massachusetts Gateway Cities.
Barr Foundation Awards $13.7 Million in Second Quarter of 2023
New grants will elevate community voice to advance excellence and equity in New England public high schools; support efforts to address extreme heat in Greater Boston; and make Massachusetts public spaces more inclusive through artist-led projects.
Barr Awards $20.9 Million in First Quarter of 2023
Grants will support local arts leaders to advance racial equity in Boston, new partnerships for climate resilience planning, and expanded programming to transform school experiences for Boston-area students.
Barr Awards $35.7 Million in Final Quarter of 2022
Grants will support a new arts and cultural center for the MetroWest region, continued research on the impacts of extreme heat in Greater Boston, and the planning and piloting of transformative learning experiences.
Barr Awards $50.3 Million in Third Quarter of 2022
New grants will catalyze artist support services across Massachusetts, environmental justice efforts in Connecticut, and the development of new high school models across New England.