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

Explore our grants database

Year

Program

Strategy

Council on Foundations, Inc.

To provide core support

Award Date: 02/27/2020
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 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

Environmental Grantmakers Association

For 2020 Barr Foundation member support

Award Date: 02/27/2020
Amount: $26,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships

Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy Inc.

For 2020 Barr member support for Emerging Practitioners in Philanthropy

Award Date: 02/27/2020
Amount: $12,500
Term: 12 months
Program:
Memberships
Fiscal Sponsor: Tides Center

New Hampshire Learning Initiative, Inc.

To support New Hampshire districts as they redesign their districts and schools to support personalized career and college learning pathways for students

Award Date: 02/27/2020
Amount: $400,000
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

Learning Heroes

To support Learning Heroes’ work to include high school parents in its annual research, and customize resources for high school parents

Award Date: 02/27/2020
Amount: $150,000
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: New Venture Fund

Counterpart International, Inc.

To support a capacity-building workshop conducted by the Social Sector Accelerator in partnership with Grantmakers for Effective Organizations community, following GEO’s 2020 national conference in Boston