Barr Foundation
Boston, MA · EIN 04-6579815. Reported 3,244 grants totalling $438.8M to 3,220 recipients across tax years 2021-2024. This foundation told the IRS it does not accept unsolicited requests: it contributes only to organizations it selects itself.
Does this foundation accept applications?
No -- on its own tax return. Form 990-PF asks every private foundation to check a box if it "only makes contributions to preselected charitable organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests for funds". Barr Foundation checked it on its most recent filing, as 78% of the 91,758 foundations in our data that made a grant and answered did. An unsolicited request is unlikely to go anywhere.
Organizations it funds that make grants of their own
9 of the organizations Barr Foundation funded make grants themselves, and it reported 45 grants totalling $25.9M to them. That is 22% of the $119.9M of its giving we could match to a registered organization. Each is classified by the IRS as a philanthropy or grantmaking organization, reported grants to at least 25 organizations of its own, and has at least 10 funders behind it.
All of them file Form 990, which never asks whether an organization funds only groups it picks, so there is no answer on record either way.
What that does not mean. It does not mean an application to any of them reaches this foundation's money. A private foundation's grant to a community foundation or a federated campaign is often a donor-advised fund or a gift designated for a purpose the foundation chose, and has nothing to do with any open programme the receiving organization runs. Its return's purpose text sometimes names a family fund or a designated purpose, which is the plainest case of money no applicant can reach; where it names none, neither return says which. The list is who this foundation paid that also makes grants. Whether any of them would fund you is a question for its own page.
| Grantmaker | Kind | State | Received | Grants | Years | Last | Only funds organizations it picks? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Foundation of Western | community foundation | Massachusetts | $10.7M | 11 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United States Energy Foundation | grantmaking organization | California | $9,975,000 | 3 | 3 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Berkshire Taconic Community | community foundation | Massachusetts | $1,978,500 | 9 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Worcester Community Foundation | community foundation | Massachusetts | $1,755,000 | 6 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Greater Lowell Community Foundation | community foundation | Massachusetts | $1,325,000 | 7 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Rhode Island Inc | federated giving programme | Rhode Island | $200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo | community foundation | New York | $1,350 | 5 | 4 | 2024 | Its form does not ask |
| The Rhode Island Community Foundation | community foundation | Rhode Island | $300 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
| United Way of Buffalo and Erie County | federated giving programme | New York | $150 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | Its form does not ask |
A floor, not a full list. A grantmaker appears here only where this foundation's return named it clearly enough for us to match the name to an EIN, which we manage for about two thirds of 990-PF grant rows, and only where that grantmaker has a page on this site. There may be more. Dollars here are summed by EIN across every spelling on its returns, so a figure can differ from the matching row in the full list below, which groups names as written. And the IRS classification cannot tell a grantmaker from a funders' association or a donor-advised fund sponsor, so a payment to one of these may be dues or an account rather than support for a grants programme.
How big are its grants?
The median grant is $65,000. Half of everything it gave fell between $1,500 and $175,000; the smallest was $100 and the largest $5,500,000.
Every organization it funded
3,220 recipient names appear in its filings; the 250 largest are listed here. Recipients are grouped by name and state as they were written on the returns, so an organization entered under two different names appears twice. Years funded is the number of separate tax years in which that name received money.
| Organization | Location | Total received | Grants | Years funded | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (18) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $5,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (298) United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,425,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (222) United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (245) United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (855) United States Energy Foundation | San Francisco, CA | $3,275,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (219) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $2,900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (42) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Boston, MA | $2,354,500 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| (303) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (430) Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $1,650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (136) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (552) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (301) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (328) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (373) Tntp Inc | New York, NY | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (58) New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (87) New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (179) Institute for Transportation and Development Policy | New York, NY | $1,250,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (126) Boston Ujima Project Inc | Boston, MA | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (40) Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc | Becket, MA | $1,200,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| (56) New England Foundation for the Arts Inc | Boston, MA | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (58) New England Foundation for the Arts Inc | Boston, MA | $1,200,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (551) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,180,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (173) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (239) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (329) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (383) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (735) Sri International | Menlo Park, CA | $1,100,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (384) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $1,060,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (137) Zeiterion Theatre Inc | New Bedford, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (163) Institute for Transportation and Development Policy | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (191) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (192) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (235) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (238) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (263) Double Edge Theatre Productions Inc | Ashfield, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (310) New Teacher Project Inc Dba Tntp | New York, NY | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (490) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (51) National Arts Strategies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (57) New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (62) Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc | Becket, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (67) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (690) Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (723) Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (78) National Arts Strategies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (82) Theater Offensive Inc | Boston, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (896) World Music Inc | Cambridge, MA | $1,000,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (106) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $982,500 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| (73) Technical Development Corporation | Boston, MA | $953,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (137) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (145) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $900,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (187) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (49) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (51) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $850,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (44) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Boston, MA | $845,500 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (489) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Boston, MA | $805,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (143) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (236) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (386) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (725) Ebcdc Inc | Boston, MA | $800,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (708) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $785,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (245) Creative Hub Worcester | Worcester, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (482) Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (576) New England Foundation for the Arts Inc | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (706) Boston Globe Media Partners LLC | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (719) Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (72) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (743) Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (748) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (77) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (770) Trustees of Reservations | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (834) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (85) New England Foundation for the Arts Inc | Boston, MA | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (853) United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | $750,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (332) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $720,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (240) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $705,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (695) Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $700,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (666) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $675,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (723) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $675,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (831) Conservation Law Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $675,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (4) Arts Midwest | Minneapolis, MN | $665,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (415) Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (575) New England Foundation for the Arts Inc | Boston, MA | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (587) New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $650,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (333) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $640,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (197) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $625,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (2) American Repertory Theatre Company Inc | Cambridge, MA | $620,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| (46) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $620,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| (52) National Arts Strategies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $620,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (350) Transcend Inc | Hastingsonhudson, NY | $616,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (375) Transcend Inc | Hastingsonhudson, NY | $610,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (108) Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | Roxbury, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (124) Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (147) Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | Roxbury, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (174) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (289) Faithacts for Education Inc | Fairfield, CT | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (347) Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (357) Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (414) Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (701) Center for Economic Democracy Inc | Boston, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (763) the Education Trust | Washington, DC | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (88) Newvue Communities Inc | Fitchburg, MA | $600,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (157) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $580,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (328) Friends of the Lynn Historical Society Inc | Lynn, MA | $580,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (707) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $580,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (656) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $575,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (348) Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $567,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (579) New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc | Newmarket, NH | $565,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (243) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $562,500 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (236) Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (353) Unbounded Learning Inc | New York, NY | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (740) Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $550,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (828) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $540,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (43) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency | Boston, MA | $530,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (693) Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $522,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (13) Celebrity Series of Boston Inc | Boston, MA | $520,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| (204) Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | $520,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (137) Community Initiatives | Oakland, CA | $510,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (103) Abundant Housing Massachusetts | Jamaica Plain, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (134) World Music Inc | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (157) Health Resources in Action Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (177) City of Boston | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (179) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (227) Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (230) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (242) Boston Schools Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (246) College Bound Dorchester Inc | Dorchester, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (270) Boston Schools Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (280) Knowledgeworks Foundation | Cincinnati, OH | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (281) Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (312) North American Council for Online Learning Ltd | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (341) North American Council for Online Learning Ltd | Arlington, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (410) Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (44) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (496) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (499) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (522) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (544) National Arts Strategies Inc | Alexandria, VA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (567) Nectar Community Investments Inc | Lawrence, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (603) Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (611) Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (649) Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (655) Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (669) Prx Inc | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (690) Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (691) Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (71) Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc | North Adams, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (71) Prx Inc | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (710) Boston Impact Initiative Fund | Jamaica Plain, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (711) Lowell Community Loan Fund | Lawrence, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (721) Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (738) Lowell Community Loan Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (757) the Center for Cultural Innovation | Los Angeles, CA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (854) United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (96) World Music Inc Dba Global Arts Live | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (98) Prx Inc | Cambridge, MA | $500,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (25) Emerson College | Boston, MA | $495,000 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| (155) Bikes Not Bombs Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $480,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (208) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | $480,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (222) Institute for Transportation and Development Policy | New York, NY | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (379) Massachusetts School Administrators Association Inc | Franklin, MA | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (505) Massachusetts School Administrators Association Inc | Franklin, MA | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (85) United States Artists Inc | Chicago, IL | $475,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (206) Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | $470,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (394) New Venture Fund | Washington, DC | $470,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (140) Abundant Housing Massachusetts | Jamaica Plain, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (160) Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (177) Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (188) Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (193) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (208) College Bound Dorchester Inc | Dorchester, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (218) Innovation Network for Communities | Tamworth, NH | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (264) Friends of Veritas Preparatory Charter School Inc | Springfield, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (566) Nectar Community Investments Inc | Lawrence, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (704) Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (74) Technical Development Corporation | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (746) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (92) Boston Foundation Inc | Boston, MA | $450,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (138) Brown University of Providence State of Ri and Prov Plantations | Providence, RI | $440,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (814) Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $428,571 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (365) the Education Trust | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (423) the Education Trust | Washington, DC | $425,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (109) Cambridge Community Center Inc | Cambridge, MA | $420,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (142) Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | $420,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (74) Bikes Not Bombs Inc | Jamaica Plain, MA | $420,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (194) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $415,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (759) the Chisholm Legacy Project Inc | Burtonsville, MD | $415,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (147) Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Inc | Needham, MA | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (290) Fall River Public Schools | Fall River, MA | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (550) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc | New York, NY | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (602) Now and There Inc | Boston, MA | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (9) Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | $405,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (100) Boston Globe Media Partners LLC | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (101) Boston Globe Media Partners LLC | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (102) Southcoast Community Foundation Inc | New Bedford, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (104) Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (107) the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Sheffield, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (108) the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Sheffield, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (175) Metropolitan Area Planning Council | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (178) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (217) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (24) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (242) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (25) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts | Springfield, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (26) Essex County Community Foundation Inc | Danvers, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (268) Boston Globe Media Partners LLC | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (286) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (297) Essex County Community Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (324) Massachusetts School Administrators Association Inc | Franklin, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (339) the Boston Globe | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (39) Essex County Community Foundation Inc | Danvers, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (397) Hyams Foundation | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (43) Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities | Northampton, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (470) Maine People Resource Center | Portland, ME | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (53) Greater Worcester Community Foundation Inc | Worcester, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (624) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (639) Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (670) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (688) Tides Center | San Francisco, CA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (695) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (7) Abundant Housing Massachusetts | Jamaica Plain, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (702) City of Boston | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (727) Southcoast Community Foundation Inc | New Bedford, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (755) Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Inc | New York, NY | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (755) the Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation Inc | Sheffield, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (764) Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (781) the Lawrence and Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc | Wellesley, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (822) Third Sector New England Inc | Boston, MA | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (94) Acadia Center | Rockport, ME | $400,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (248) Cropcircle Kitchen Inc | Dorchester, MA | $395,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (298) Great Schools Partnership Inc | Portland, ME | $395,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (277) Holyoke Public Schools | Holyoke, MA | $390,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (283) Smart Growth America | Washington, DC | $390,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (300) Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Inc | Gardner, MA | $390,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (537) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $390,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (538) Mystic River Watershed Association Inc | Arlington, MA | $390,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (107) Boston Harbor Now Inc | Boston, MA | $376,000 | 2 | 2 | 2024 |
| (193) Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc | Roxbury, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (217) Hyams Foundation | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (271) Boston Schools Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2022 |
| (276) Holyoke Public Schools | Holyoke, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2021 |
| (303) Essex County Community Foundation Inc | Beverly, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (322) Boston Schools Fund Inc | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (484) Massachusetts Charter Public School Association Inc | Hudson, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (688) Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology | Boston, MA | $375,000 | 1 | 1 | 2023 |
| (26) Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc | Roxbury, MA | $373,680 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (150) Celebrity Series of Boston | Boston, MA | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (288) Emerson College | Boston, MA | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (371) Grub Street Inc | Boston, MA | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (422) Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc | Becket, MA | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
| (699) Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc | Boston, MA | $360,000 | 1 | 1 | 2024 |
24 of 3,220 (1%) received money in more than one year over the 4 years we hold.
Measured the way we measure every foundation -- what share of one year's grantees are funded again the next -- this one retains 0%, across 3 year-to-year transitions. The median foundation retains about 67%, so this one is less consistent than most. This measures how often it paid the same organizations again. It says nothing about whether it would consider a new one, and this foundation told the IRS it does not.
What the money was for
Taken verbatim from the purpose field of its filings. This is the closest thing to a statement of what this foundation cares about, in its own words.
- (18) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CREATIVE FUTURES FUND - (298) United States Energy Foundation
CLIMATE: TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IN THE NORTHEAST - (855) United States Energy Foundation
TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IN THE NORTHEAST - (219) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts
TO SUPPORT THE VALLEY CREATES INITIATIVE - (42) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT ART-BASED STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE (TDI) DISTRICTS - (303) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc
EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT SPRINGPOINT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE COHORT OF A TEACHER TO LEADER FELLOWSHIP
What kind of organizations it funds
By the activity category the IRS assigns each recipient, for the 664 grants where we could match the recipient to a registered organization. The categories are the IRS's. The match, made from the name and address on the return, is ours.
Giving by year
| Tax year | Grants | Total | Median grant |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 724 | $100.3M | $59,000 |
| 2022 | 773 | $108.5M | $65,000 |
| 2023 | 844 | $106.9M | $52,500 |
| 2024 | 903 | $123.2M | $80,000 |
Tax years, not calendar years, and the most recent year is usually incomplete -- filings arrive about a year late, so a low final year means late paperwork rather than a foundation winding down.
Where its money goes
68% of its giving went to organizations in Massachusetts.
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Funders that support the same organizations
These funders gave to organizations this one also funded -- some private foundations, some community foundations and other grantmaking charities. Shared grantees are a sign of overlapping priorities and nothing more. Unlike this foundation, none of them is on record as funding only organizations it picks, and each page says what its filings show.
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Where these numbers come from
Everything above is taken from Barr Foundation's own Form 990-PF filings, which the IRS publishes in bulk. We used 4 returns (tax years 2021-2024). Grant figures are from its returns. Matching recipients to registered organizations, their IRS classifications, the retention rate and the funders that support the same organizations are our own calculations, described in how we build this.
Address of record on the latest return: Two Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA, 02110. This is the address the foundation gave the IRS.
EIN 04-6579815 · See the original filings on ProPublica · How we build this
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