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.

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Year

Program

Strategy

Lawyers for Civil Rights, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $300,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

East Boston Community Council

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $150,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Justice at Work, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Berkshire Immigrant Center, Inc.

To provide core support for its Berkshire Immigrant Center program

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response
Fiscal Sponsor: Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition, Inc.

Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Massachusetts, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

African Community Education Program

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Centro Presente, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $150,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

The Islamic Society of Boston

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response

Catholic Social Services of Fall River, Inc.

To provide general operating support

Award Date: 04/16/2020
Amount: $100,000
Term: 24 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program
Strategy:
COVID-19 Response