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

LearnLaunch, Inc.

To support general operations of LearnLaunch, Inc.

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $200,000
Term: 12 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

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Bellwether Education Partners, Inc.

To support Boston Public Schools in planning for School Year 2021-2022

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $20,000
Term: 4 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

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Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy

To support the planning phase to update Rennie Center Data Dashboard

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $45,000
Term: 5 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

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Boston Foundation, Inc.

Supplemental grant to grant #20-09068 contributing to the Forward Fund, a pooled grantmaking fund managed by the King Boston program

Award Date: 04/27/2021
Amount: $150,000
Term: 9 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Equity

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GK Fund Inc.

To provide core support for its GK Fund program, which supports BIPOC-owned small businesses in Massachusetts

Award Date: 04/13/2021
Amount: $75,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
Racial Equity
Fiscal Sponsor: Philanthropy Massachusetts, Inc.