BARR Foundation
EIN 046579815 Private FoundationTotal 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
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
| Year | Total Giving | Total Assets | Revenue | Grants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Angelina
- 2 Dallas
Officers & Directors
J1
James Canales - See Statement 16
4+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
BH
Barbara W. Hostetter
4+ yrs
Chair and Trustee
Leadership
AH
AMOS B. Hostetter Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
TP
Tracy Palandjian
2 yrs
Trustee
ME
Mark Edwards
3 yrs
Trustee
VC
Vanessa Calderon-Rosado
4+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Caroline H. Walsh
4+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Sue Tierney
4+ yrs
Trustee
DP
Dr M. Lee Pelton
4+ yrs
Trustee
BH
Barbara W. Hostetter
4+ yrs
Chair and Trustee
Leadership
J1
James Canales - See Statement 16
4+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
AH
AMOS B. Hostetter Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
DP
Dr M. Lee Pelton
4+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Sue Tierney
4+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Caroline H. Walsh
4+ yrs
Trustee
VC
Vanessa Calderon-Rosado
4+ yrs
Trustee
ME
Mark Edwards
3 yrs
Trustee
TP
Tracy Palandjian
2 yrs
Trustee
J1
James Canales - See Statement 16
4+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
BH
Barbara W. Hostetter
4+ yrs
Chair and Trustee
Leadership
AH
AMOS B. Hostetter Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
DP
Dr M. Lee Pelton
4+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Sue Tierney
4+ yrs
Trustee
CW
Caroline H. Walsh
4+ yrs
Trustee
VC
Vanessa Calderon-Rosado
4+ yrs
Trustee
ME
Mark Edwards
3 yrs
Trustee
J1
James Canales - See Statement 16
4+ yrs
President and Trustee
Leadership
BH
Barbara W. Hostetter
4+ yrs
Chair and Trustee
Leadership
CW
Caroline H. Walsh
4+ yrs
Trustee
ST
Sue Tierney
4+ yrs
Trustee
DP
Dr M. Lee Pelton
4+ yrs
Trustee
VC
Vanessa Calderon-Rosado
4+ yrs
Trustee
AH
AMOS B. Hostetter Jr
4+ yrs
Trustee
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 |
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