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

Our Turn, Inc.

To support Young People’s Campaign for Education 2020

Award Date: 01/29/2020
Amount: $75,000
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

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Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy, Inc.

To support diversity, equity, and inclusion training for Greenway staff

Award Date: 01/29/2020
Amount: $30,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Adapting Boldly Click to see more of the Adapting Boldly strategy

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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

To support GEO’s 2020 Conference in Boston

Award Date: 01/29/2020
Amount: $50,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Special Initiatives Click to see more of the Special Initiatives program

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New England Foundation for the Arts, Inc.

To build capacity for the Creative Economy Department

Award Date: 01/06/2020
Amount: $450,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Arts + Creativity Click to see more of the Arts + Creativity program
Strategy:
Activating Public Support Click to see more of the Activating Public Support strategy

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New World Foundation

To support clean energy grassroots efforts in Massachusetts

Award Date: 01/06/2020
Amount: $450,000
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

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Regulatory Assistance Project

To accelerate innovative clean energy policy in New England

Award Date: 01/06/2020
Amount: $300,000
Term: 36 months
Program:
Climate Click to see more of the Climate program
Strategy:
Clean Energy Click to see more of the Clean Energy strategy

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Building Movement Project

To support Building Movement Project’s second round of Race to Lead Massachusetts research

Award Date: 01/06/2020
Amount: $25,000
Term: 12 months
Program:
Sector Effectiveness Click to see more of the Sector Effectiveness program
Strategy:
Leadership
Fiscal Sponsor: Third Sector New England, Inc.