Funding search · Barr Foundation · grants
Barr Foundation: all 2,520 grants
Largest first · $338.6M across 2022–2024 · back to the overview
- $500,000
(691) Black Economic Council of Massachusetts · Boston, MA · 2023
Racial wealth equity: to provide general operating support
- $500,000
(71) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to provide core support for the assets for artists program
- $500,000
(711) Lowell Community Loan Fund · Lawrence, MA · 2023
Racial wealth equity: to support community and economic development programming
- $500,000
(98) Prx · Cambridge, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to provide general operating support
- $500,000
(103) Abundant Housing Massachusetts · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Climate: to support mbta communities organizing, advocacy, and communications
- $500,000
(227) Smart Growth America · Washington, DC · 2022
Climate: to inform federal transportation policy and educate and engage massachusetts stakeholders
- $500,000
(230) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2022
Climate: to support a re-granting and technical assistance program for greenways in greater boston
- $500,000
(270) Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Education: to support general operations
- $500,000
(341) North American Council for Online Learning Ltd · Arlington, VA · 2022
Education: for general operating support
- $500,000
(44) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation · North Adams, MA · 2022
Arts & creativity: to provide core support for the assets for artists program
- $500,000
(649) Institute for Nonprofit Practice · Boston, MA · 2022
Sector effectiveness: to provide core operating support during multi-year growth
- $500,000
(71) Prx · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Arts & creativity: to provide general operating support
- $500,000
(710) Boston Impact Initiative Fund · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2022
Special initiatives: to provide general operating support
- $500,000
(738) Lowell Community Loan Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Special initiatives: to support community and economic development programming
- $500,000
(96) World Music Inc Dba Global Arts Live · Cambridge, MA · 2022
Arts & creativity: to support 585 arts, a new cultural facility
- $480,000
(155) Bikes Not Bombs · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Climate: to support increased access to bike shop services and community engagement on transportation issues in dorchester, mattapan, and roxbury
- $475,000
(505) Massachusetts School Administrators Association · Franklin, MA · 2024
To continue support for the implementation of m.a.s.s.'s strategy for advancing racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, including the new superintendents' induction program
- $475,000
(222) Institute for Transportation and Development Policy · New York, NY · 2023
Climate: to provide an exit grant for bostonbrt
- $475,000
(379) Massachusetts School Administrators Association · Franklin, MA · 2023
Education: to continue support for implementation of the m.s.a.a.'s strategy for advancing racial equity, diversity, and inclusion, including the new superintendents' induction program
- $470,000
(394) New Venture Fund · Washington, DC · 2023
Education: to provide programming to superintendents in new england and to support organizational development
- $450,000
(208) College Bound Dorchester · Dorchester, MA · 2024
For unrestricted core support for new england work and system strengthening
- $450,000
(566) Nectar Community Investments · Lawrence, MA · 2024
To support community and economic development programming
- $450,000
(92) Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide core support to the aapi arts & culture collaborative program
- $450,000
(140) Abundant Housing Massachusetts · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2023
Climate: to support mbta communities organizing, advocacy, and communications
- $450,000
(218) Innovation Network for Communities · Tamworth, NH · 2023
Climate: to support core operations of the green ribbon commission and its working groups
- $450,000
(177) Innovation Network for Communities · Tamworth, NH · 2022
Climate: to support core operations of the green ribbon commission and its working groups
- $450,000
(188) Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board · Boston, MA · 2022
Climate: to support implementation of new zoning in mbta communities
- $450,000
(193) Metropolitan Area Planning Council · Boston, MA · 2022
Climate: to support a climate resilience mini-grant program
- $450,000
(704) Boston Foundation · Boston, MA · 2022
Special initiatives: to support capacity building for its boston indicators program and the launch of the racial wealth gap and economic security research initiative
- $450,000
(746) Mystic River Watershed Association · Arlington, MA · 2022
Special initiatives: to support climate resilience, greenways, and waterfront activities
- $440,000
(138) Brown University of Providence State of Ri and Prov Plantations · Providence, RI · 2024
For the annenberg institute to prepare and launch research exploring the developmental arcs of highly effective educators
- $428,571
(814) Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2024
To support core operations and implementation of strategic growth plan for design studio for social intervention
- $425,000
(423) the Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2023
Education: to provide core support for education trust work in massachusetts
- $425,000
(365) the Education Trust · Washington, DC · 2022
Education: to provide core support for education trust work in massachusetts
- $420,000
(74) Bikes Not Bombs · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
To support increased access to bike shop services and community engagement on transportation issues in dorchester, mattapan, and roxbury
- $420,000
(142) Acadia Center · Rockport, ME · 2023
Climate: to advance energy and building decarbonization policies in new england, through research and non-partisan analysis, stakeholder engagement and education, and regulatory activities
- $415,000
(759) the Chisholm Legacy Project · Burtonsville, MD · 2024
To support community-based leaders in new england to advance equity-centered climate solutions
- $415,000
(194) Metropolitan Area Planning Council · Boston, MA · 2022
Climate: to jointly manage an extreme heat task force to implement covid-safe cooling strategies in the most covid-impacted communities of greater boston
- $405,000
(550) National Center for Civic Innovation · New York, NY · 2024
To design and host an inspirational study tour to support meeting the moment cohort grantees in dreaming about what might be possible for high school transformation
- $405,000
(602) Now and There · Boston, MA · 2024
To support operations
- $405,000
(9) Acadia Center · Rockport, ME · 2024
To advance energy and building decarbonization policies in new england, through research and non-partisan analysis, stakeholder engagement and education, and regulatory activities
- $405,000
(290) Fall River Public Schools · Fall River, MA · 2022
Education: to support the ongoing development of evolve academy as part of the beyond engage new england initiative
- $400,000
(100) Boston Globe Media Partners Llc · Boston, MA · 2024
To continue support for the great divide
- $400,000
(101) Boston Globe Media Partners Llc · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the boston globe's racial wealth equity coverage
- $400,000
(217) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA · 2024
To support valley creates grants
- $400,000
(297) Essex County Community Foundation · Beverly, MA · 2024
To support the sustainability phase (2023-26) of eccf's creative county initiative
- $400,000
(397) Hyams Foundation · Boston, MA · 2024
To support climate justice movement building infrastructure in massachusetts
- $400,000
(470) Maine People Resource Center · Portland, ME · 2024
To provide general operating support
- $400,000
(695) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2024
To provide a final round of core support for its fund for shared insight program
- $400,000
(7) Abundant Housing Massachusetts · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
To support mbta communities organizing, advocacy, and communications
- $400,000
(727) Southcoast Community Foundation · New Bedford, MA · 2024
To support the creative southcoast initiative
- $400,000
(755) the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation · Sheffield, MA · 2024
To support the arts build community initiative
- $400,000
(781) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2024
To support a re-granting and technical assistance program for greenways in greater boston
- $400,000
(822) Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2024
To build leadership capacity through cohort programming with an equity lens that is supported by an organizational equity plan and advancement function
- $400,000
(102) Southcoast Community Foundation · New Bedford, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support the creative southcoast initiative
- $400,000
(107) the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation · Sheffield, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support the arts build community initiative
- $400,000
(108) the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation · Sheffield, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support the arts build community initiative
- $400,000
(24) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support the valley creates initiative
- $400,000
(242) Mystic River Watershed Association · Arlington, MA · 2023
Climate: to jointly manage an extreme heat task force to implement cooling strategies in the most covid impacted communities of greater boston
- $400,000
(25) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support the valley creates initiative
- $400,000
(286) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation · Wellesley, MA · 2023
Climate: to support a re-granting and technical assistance program for greenways in greater boston
- $400,000
(39) Essex County Community Foundation · Danvers, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support the creative county initiative
- $400,000
(53) Greater Worcester Community Foundation · Worcester, MA · 2023
Arts & creativity: to support arts and culture activities as part of the creative commonwealth initiative
- $400,000
(702) City of Boston · Boston, MA · 2023
Racial wealth equity: to provide core support to its office of economic opportunity and inclusion to grow its impact
- $400,000
(755) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2023
Sector effectiveness: to provide a final round of core support for its fund for shared insight program
- $400,000
(764) Third Sector New England · Boston, MA · 2023
Sector effectiveness: to build leadership capacity through cohort programming with an equity lens that is supported by an organizational equity plan and advancement function
- $400,000
(104) Acadia Center · Rockport, ME · 2022
Climate: to advance clean energy policies in new england, through research and analysis, stakeholder engagement and education, and regulatory activities
- $400,000
(26) Essex County Community Foundation · Danvers, MA · 2022
Arts & creativity: to support the creative county initiative
- $400,000
(268) Boston Globe Media Partners Llc · Boston, MA · 2022
Education: to continue to support "the great divide"
- $400,000
(324) Massachusetts School Administrators Association · Franklin, MA · 2022
Education: to continue support for implementation of the massachusetts association of school superintendents' redi strategy and the new superintendents' induction program (nsip)
- $400,000
(43) Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities · Northampton, MA · 2022
Arts & creativity: to support expanding massachusetts stories and organization's capacity in ta provision and communications
- $400,000
(670) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors · New York, NY · 2022
Sector effectiveness: to support the fund for shared insight
- $400,000
(688) Tides Center · San Francisco, CA · 2022
Sector effectiveness: to provide technical assistance for evidence building in new england for project evident's equitable recovery wallet program
- $395,000
(248) Cropcircle Kitchen · Dorchester, MA · 2024
To support the creation of replicable, scalable, and equitable strategies to advance its charitable purposes related to small business development
- $395,000
(298) Great Schools Partnership · Portland, ME · 2022
Education: to support phase 2 of the diversifying the educator workforce in new england initiative
- $390,000
(537) Mystic River Watershed Association · Arlington, MA · 2024
To support projects and efforts to develop climate resilience, greenways, and waterfront access
- $390,000
(538) Mystic River Watershed Association · Arlington, MA · 2024
To support projects and efforts to develop climate resilience, greenways, and waterfront access
- $390,000
(283) Smart Growth America · Washington, DC · 2023
Climate: to support nonpartisan research and technical assistance on equitable development policies near transit
- $375,000
(107) Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide general operating support
- $375,000
(303) Essex County Community Foundation · Beverly, MA · 2024
To support strengthening of movement building infrastructure and advancement of community wealth building efforts in essex county
- $375,000
(484) Massachusetts Charter Public School Association · Hudson, MA · 2024
To provide general operating support
- $375,000
(193) Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative · Roxbury, MA · 2023
Climate: to support the exploration of a resilience hub and other resiliency activities and to provide capacity building for its greater boston community land trust network program
- $375,000
(217) Hyams Foundation · Boston, MA · 2023
Climate: to support climate justice movement building infrastructure in ma
- $375,000
(322) Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2023
Education: to support capacity-building for act boston
- $375,000
(688) Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology · Boston, MA · 2023
Racial wealth equity: to provide general operating support
- $375,000
(271) Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2022
Education: to support capacity-building for act boston
- $373,680
(26) Alternatives for Community and Environment · Roxbury, MA · 2024
To provide general operating support
- $360,000
(150) Celebrity Series of Boston · Boston, MA · 2024
To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $360,000
(288) Emerson College · Boston, MA · 2024
To support artsemerson to invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $360,000
(371) Grub Street · Boston, MA · 2024
To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $360,000
(422) Jacob'S Pillow Dance Festival · Becket, MA · 2024
To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $360,000
(699) Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy · Boston, MA · 2024
To support the public art program
- $360,000
(799) the Silk Road Project · Boston, MA · 2024
To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $360,000
(808) Theater Offensive · Boston, MA · 2024
To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $360,000
(897) World Music · Cambridge, MA · 2024
To invest risk capital in organizational and artistic leadership
- $357,500
(106) Boston Harbor Now · Boston, MA · 2024
To provide core support for the coalition for a resilient and inclusive waterfront
- $350,000
(112) Boston Impact Initiative Fund · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
To support exploratory efforts within the worker co-operative ecosystem
- $350,000
(123) Boston Schools Fund · Boston, MA · 2024
To support general operations
- $350,000
(157) Ceres · Boston, MA · 2024
To mobilize businesses and investors in support of clean energy policies by integrating their perspectives
- $350,000
(261) Digital Ready · Jamaica Plain, MA · 2024
For general operating support

