Barr Foundation

EIN 046579815

Lowell, MA 01852 |(617) 854-3500

https://WWW.BARRFOUNDATION.ORG
Total Given 2020–2024
$426.3M
3,224 grants · $85.3M avg/year
based on 5 yrs of IRS 990-PF records on file
$10M+/yr
major funder
capacity
$75K
typical mid grants · $2K–$175K
grant size
1%
transactional · 29/3,195 multi-year
repeat
$2.8B
Assets (2024)
3,195
Distinct Recipients

About

SEE STATEMENT 20 REGARDING PAYMENTS BY BARR FOUNDATION TO PILOT HOUSE ASSOCIATES, LLC ("PHA") FOR GRANTMAKING AND OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED TO BARR BY PHA EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOSE CONSIDERED TO BE BARR STAFF BECAUSE THEY DEVOTE 50% OR MORE OF THEIR TIME TO BARR MATTERS. THE FIVE HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEES NOTED ABOVE, AND THOSE INCLUDED IN THE TOTAL NUMBER OF OTHER EMPLOYEES PAID OVER $50,000, ARE ALL CONSIDERED BARR STAFF AS DESCRIBED IN STATEMENT 20.

Focus Areas

Education Health Arts & Culture Environment Human Services

Application Information

Accepts Unsolicited Proposals No — Preselected Only
Phone (617) 854-3500

Financial Trends

Giving Over Time

Total Assets Over Time

View financial data as table
YearTotal GivingTotal AssetsRevenueGrants
2020 $87.7M $3.0B $284.4M 704
2022 $108.5M $2.5B $269.3M 773
2023 $106.9M $2.6B $153.3M 844
2024 $123.2M $2.8B $191.8M 903

Grant Size Distribution

Based on 3224 grants on record

Minimum
$100
25th Pctl
$2K
Median
$75K
Average
$132K
75th Pctl
$175K
Maximum
$3.4M

Geographic Distribution

Texas Counties Served

0.1% of US grants · Rank #24 of 36 states $50K across 3 grants 2 of 254 counties

Top 2 counties

  1. 1 Angelina 1 grant · $50K
  2. 2 Dallas 2 grants · $300

Officers & Directors

Grants Awarded (3,224 total)

Purpose
(298) United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA $3,425,000 CLIMATE: TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IN THE NORTHEAST 2023
(245) United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA $3,275,000 CLIMATE: TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IN THE NORTHEAST 2022
(220) United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA $3,275,000 CLIMATE: TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IN THE NORTHEAST 2020
(855) United States Energy Foundation San Francisco, CA $3,275,000 TO ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY IN THE NORTHEAST 2024
(219) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts Springfield, MA $2,900,000 TO SUPPORT THE VALLEY CREATES INITIATIVE 2024
(42) Massachusetts Development Finance Agency Boston, MA $1,754,500 ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT ART-BASED STRATEGIES AND INVESTMENTS IN TRANSFORMATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE... 2022
(430) Tntp Inc New York, NY $1,650,000 EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS FOR LOCAL EDUCATION AGENCIES ENGAGED IN THE DRIVING TOWARDS DIVERSITY COHORT 2023
(552) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,550,000 TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THE BEYOND ENE (ENGAGE NEW ENGLAND) COHORT 2024
(58) New Venture Fund Washington, DC $1,500,000 ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND CREATIVITY POWERING COMMUNITY CHANGE, AN INITIATIVE OF A FUNDER... 2022
(328) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,500,000 EDUCATION: TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THE ENGAGE NEW ENGLAND COHORT 2022
(373) Tntp Inc New York, NY $1,500,000 EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION PLANNING PHASE FOR GRANTEES IN THE DRIVING TOWARDS DIVERSITY COHORT 2022
(298) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,500,000 EDUCATION: TO CONTINUE TO LEAD THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE SCHOOLS IN THE ENGAGE NEW ENGLAND COHORT 2020
(87) New Venture Fund Washington, DC $1,500,000 ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT CULTURE AND CREATIVITY POWERING COMMUNITY CHANGE, AN INITIATIVE OF A FUNDER... 2023
(339) Tides Center San Francisco, CA $1,300,000 EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT NEW ENGLAND LEARNING EXCURSIONS TO EXEMPLARY SCHOOL MODELS 2020
(179) Institute for Transportation and Development Policy New York, NY $1,250,000 CLIMATE: TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION OF BUS RAPID TRANSIT IN GREATER BOSTON 2022
(56) New England Foundation for the Arts Inc Boston, MA $1,200,000 ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT THE NEW ENGLAND FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS TO RECENTER ITS PUBLIC ART PROGRAM AROUND... 2022
(126) Boston Ujima Project Inc Boston, MA $1,200,000 TO PROVIDE CORE SUPPORT 2024
(551) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,180,000 TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SCALE SCHOOL OBSERVATION VISITS AND TO PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING SUPPORT FOR... 2024
(329) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,100,000 EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT SPRINGPOINT IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ONE COHORT OF A TEACHER TO LEADER FELLOWSHIP 2022
(383) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,100,000 EDUCATION: TO BUILD ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY TO SCALE SCHOOL OBSERVATION VISITS AND TO PROVIDE CAPACITY-BUILDING... 2023
(239) Conservation Law Foundation Inc Boston, MA $1,100,000 TO PROVIDE CORE SUPPORT FOR THE TRANSPORTATION FOR MASSACHUSETTS COALITION 2024
(735) Sri International Menlo Park, CA $1,100,000 TO CONTINUE THE DEVELOPMENTAL EVALUATION AND CONDUCT AN EFFICACY STUDY OF THE BEYOND ENGAGE NEW ENGLAND INITIATIVE 2024
(384) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc New York, NY $1,060,000 EDUCATION: TO SUPPORT THE PLANNING AND PILOTING OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO PREPARE TO SCALE 2023
(40) Jacob'S Pillow Dance Festival Inc Becket, MA $1,000,000 ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW DANCE THEATER 2022
(51) National Arts Strategies Inc Alexandria, VA $1,000,000 ARTS & CREATIVITY: TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY FELLOWS: NEW ENGLAND AND DESIGN OF A NEW LEADERSHIP PROGRAM 2022