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The Barr Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$123M
Granted FY2024(still arriving)
903
Grants FY2024
549
Organizations funded FY2023
25%
First-time grantees FY2023
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Median grant, FY2024
$80,000
Largest grant, FY2024
$3,275,000
Organizations funded a year
436 to 549
FY2020 to FY2023
States reached, FY2024
31
Total assets, FY2024
$2.8B
Applications
Preselected organizations only
Per its most recent filing; check its own site

How open it is to new grantees

In FY2023, 25% of the organizations The Barr Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 8% of its grant dollars.

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2023, 92% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $7.3M went to new ones.

50%100%’21’22’23
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’21’22’23
EducationArts & CultureHuman ServicesHealthEnvironmentCommunity ImprovementOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.
The numbers by year
Fiscal yearOrganizations fundedTo those organizationsFirst-time grantees
FY2024still arriving552$111M24%
FY2023549$96M25%
FY2022496$100M26%
FY2021480$87M35%
FY2020436$76Mn/a
100% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2020 to 2024.

Education$124MEnvironment$102MArts & Culture$74MCommunity Improvement$70MPhilanthropy$63MPublic Benefit$36MCivil Rights$11MHousing & Shelter$10MOther$0

Where its grants go

Each grant at its grantee’s address, over the share of households in hardship around it.

Top grantees

Largest recipients by total granted, FY2020 to FY2024, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.

GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Center for Civic Innovation In$17,855,000528%
United States Energy Foundation$16,525,00052%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$15,680,650519%
Metropolitan Area Planning Council$12,679,0005n/a
Mystic River Watershed Association Inc$7,517,950558%
Third Sector New England Inc$7,232,65053%
New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated$6,100,000516%
Boston Harbor Now Inc$5,791,000531%
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc$5,346,20059%
Smart Growth America$4,980,000519%
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All grantees of The Barr Foundation by total granted
GranteeTotal grantedYearsShare of their budget
National Center for Civic Innovation In$17,855,000528%
United States Energy Foundation$16,525,00052%
Conservation Law Foundation Inc$15,680,650519%
Metropolitan Area Planning Council$12,679,0005n/a
Mystic River Watershed Association Inc$7,517,950558%
Third Sector New England Inc$7,232,65053%
New England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated$6,100,000516%
Boston Harbor Now Inc$5,791,000531%
Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc$5,346,20059%
Smart Growth America$4,980,000519%
The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc$4,655,000557%
Institute for Nonprofit Practice Inc$4,638,350525%
Trustees of Boston University$4,288,70050%
City of Holyoke$4,068,0005n/a
National Arts Strategies Inc$3,755,000476%
Technical Development Corporation$3,656,000541%
Transcend Inc$3,382,00056%
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc$3,350,37556%
Alternatives for Community and Environment Inc$3,325,800534%
The Education Trust Inc$3,250,00053%
Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc$3,201,000536%
Tntp Inc$3,150,00021%
Boston Schools Fund$3,100,000536%
The Trustees of Reservations$3,001,47052%
Institute for Transportation and Development Policy$2,975,000411%
Greenroots Inc$2,828,108525%
Innovation Network for Communities Inc$2,748,250522%
Lawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc$2,675,000574%
Black Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc$2,657,100519%
Educators for Excellence Inc$2,650,00057%
Emerson College$2,525,00050%
Teach for America Inc$2,400,00050%
The Theater Offensive Inc$2,331,250523%
World Music Inc$2,320,000252%
United States Artists Inc$2,300,000412%
Community Labor United Inc$2,277,0003n/a
Acadia Center$2,262,500526%
University of Massachusetts Foundation Inc$2,185,75051%
Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Inc$2,175,000516%
Grub Street Inc$2,118,500513%
Nectar Community Investments Inc$2,075,750314%
Lawyers for Civil Rights Inc$2,064,600517%
North American Council for Online Learning$2,000,000583%
Great Schools Partnership Inc$1,980,000512%
Peabody Essex Museum Inc$1,970,00052%
Unbounded Learning Inc$1,962,50055%
New England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc$1,962,450534%
Boston Globe Media Partners LLC$1,950,0002n/a
Huntington Theatre Co Inc$1,908,50053%
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc$1,900,00052%
The Institute of Contemporary Art Inc$1,882,45044%
Georgetown University$1,805,00050%
Center for Cultural Innovation$1,802,400516%
Teach Western Mass Inc$1,785,000546%
Duet Inc$1,775,000513%
Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts Education Fund Inc$1,751,000523%
Ceres Inc$1,750,00051%
Uncornered Inc$1,710,000513%
Massachusetts Charter Public School Association Inc$1,700,200511%
Latinos for Education Inc$1,700,000517%
Urban Sustainability Directors Network$1,700,00056%
Masscreative Inc$1,681,500560%
Digital Ready Inc$1,678,000463%
Greatschools Inc$1,625,00057%
Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated$1,620,00050%
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway Conservancy Inc$1,611,70057%
Livable Streets Transportation Alliance of Boston Inc$1,556,200557%
Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology$1,500,25035%
Faithacts for Education Inc$1,500,000527%
Zeiterion Theatre Inc$1,487,625516%
Health Care Without Harm$1,470,00054%
The Teacher Collaborative Inc$1,460,400598%
The American City Coalition Inc$1,425,000573%
Silk Road Project Inc$1,390,000418%
Renew New England Alliance$1,382,500440%
Boston Impact Initiative Fund$1,375,000317%
The Union of Concerned Scientists Inc$1,375,00051%
Double Edge Theatre Productions Inc$1,357,450561%
The Celebrity Series of Boston Inc$1,355,00045%
Center for Economic Democracy Inc$1,350,600514%
Massachusetts School Administrators' Association Incorporated$1,350,000325%
Sheila C Skip Nowell Leadership Academy$1,350,000512%
ACT Institute Inc$1,345,550521%
One Square World Inc$1,293,300557%
Clean Water Fund$1,262,70056%
New Hampshire Learning Initiative Inc$1,240,000518%
Boston Ujima Project Inc$1,200,0001n/a
City of Brockton - Treasurer's Office$1,185,0014n/a
Bikes Not Bombs Inc$1,180,300313%
National Association of City Transportation Officials Inc$1,140,000510%
50can Inc$1,130,00041%
Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc$1,105,000412%
Health Resources in Action Inc$1,100,75042%
Relay Graduate School of Education$1,100,00041%
Sri International$1,100,00010%
Philanthropy Massachusetts Inc$1,083,77555%
Enterprise Community Partners Inc$1,070,00030%
A Better City Initiative Inc$1,070,000594%
Uaspire Inc$1,062,50053%
Boston Public Art Triennial Inc$1,061,313512%
Generation Teach Inc$1,050,00058%
Beyond Walls Inc$1,035,000452%
Fii - National$1,027,75042%
The Hyams Foundation Inc$1,015,00039%
New England Aquarium Corporation$1,001,20040%
Knowledgeworks Foundation$1,000,00036%
City of Hartford$1,000,0005n/a
Teach Plus Inc$1,000,00043%
Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers Inc$1,000,00012%
Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund Board$1,000,0003n/a
High Meadows Graduate School of Teaching and Learning Inc$1,000,000328%
Lowell Public Schools$1,000,0004n/a
Hale Education Inc$1,000,00055%
Ednavigator Inc$1,000,000412%
Clean Energy Group Inc$975,000517%
The Yard Inc$970,000426%
Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education Inc$950,000548%
Kreiva Academy Public Charter School$925,000515%
Independent Sector$921,50053%
Inquilinos Boricuas En Accion Inc$900,25052%
Massachusetts Advocates for Children Inc$900,000517%
Charles River Watershed Association Inc$895,000520%
Berkshire Community College Foundation Inc$890,000314%
The Teachers' Lounge Inc$885,000446%
Edvestors Inc$875,00059%
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Inc$865,00031%
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center Inc$858,33854%
Newvue Communities Inc$850,000215%
Massachusetts Parents United Inc$845,000347%
Culturehouse Incorporated$835,225550%
Powerswitch Action$835,00124%
Climate Justice Alliance$825,00033%
Kipp Massachusetts Inc$825,000413%
Arise Inc$821,000539%
Arts Midwest Incorporated$815,00015%
North Shore Community Development Coalit$805,00035%
The Center for Effective Philanthropy Inc$800,50052%
The Trust for Public Land$800,00050%
Ebcdc Inc$800,000116%
Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships$790,00054%
Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation$782,00044%
Worcester Cultural Coaltioninc$780,500334%
National Council on Teacher Quality Inc$775,00057%
The Alliance for Business Leadership Inc$760,000459%
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative Inc$750,350313%
Newport Public Education Foundation$750,000470%
Creative Hub Worcester$750,000139%
We Are Alx Inc$750,000324%
Fresh Energy$750,00056%
Environmental League of Massachusetts Inc$749,000510%
Arts Connect International Inc$745,000355%
University of Washington Foundation$740,00010%
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition Inc$740,00047%
Great Oaks Foundation Inc$733,25042%
Possibility Labs$726,66621%
Union Capital Inc$720,000521%
Preparatory Foundation Inc$705,00048%
Boston Municipal Research Bureau$700,000526%
The Marion Institute Inc$700,000128%
Roca Inc$700,00051%
Grist Magazine Inc$700,00054%
Friends of Veritas Preparatory Charter School Inc$700,000254%
Mohawk Trail Regional School District$695,0003n/a
The Partnership Project Inc$687,00051%
Friends of Lynn Historical Society Inc$680,000298%
Cultural Alliance of Medfield Dba Bellforge Arts Center$675,000318%
Massachusetts Nonprofit Network$667,500520%
He Is Me Institute Inc$660,000571%
Walkboston Inc$651,450534%
New Haven Ecology Project Inc$650,00053%
Vietnamese American Initiative for Development Inc$645,150411%
National Council of Nonprofits$635,00057%
Boston Women's Fund Inc$635,000415%
Education Reform Now Inc$630,00052%
Applied Economics Clinic Inc$625,000514%
Coalition for Social Justice Education Fund Inc$620,000416%
Mothers Out Front Inc$611,80057%
Vote Solar$610,00052%
Groundwork USA Inc$600,00035%
PARENTS LEADING for EDUCATIONAL EQUITY$600,000428%
Urban Revival Inc$600,00046%
Borealis Philanthropy$600,00040%
Hack Diversity Inc$600,000311%
Immigrant Family Services Institute Inc$600,00054%
Maine People's Resource Center$600,000110%
Rian Immigrant Center Inc$600,00043%
United Way Of Massachusetts Bay Inc$595,00031%
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations$578,00053%
Political Asylumimmigration Representation Project Inc$575,750411%
Winooski School District$575,0004n/a
Massachusetts Senior Action Council Inc$565,000427%
Year Up Inc$564,00010%
Jean Appolon Expressions Inc$560,500247%
Boston Public Health Commission$555,0002n/a
Providence School Department$555,0005n/a
Massachusetts Voter Education Network Inc$551,000554%
Green Energy Consumers Alliance Inc$550,61852%
Complete College America Inc$550,000313%
Blackstone Academy Charter School Inc$540,00043%
The Boston Educational Development Foundation Inc$528,00025%
Our Turn Inc$525,000513%
Environment Council of Rhode Island Education Fund$515,000376%
The Lenny Zakim Fund$513,000414%
Massachusetts Communities Action Network Inc$510,25059%
Community Initiatives$510,00011%
Resist Inc$500,97531%
Sociedad Latina Inc$500,00045%
Boston Charitable Trust Fund City of Boston Trust Office$500,00012%
Regulatory Assistance Project$500,00052%
Home Energy Efficiency Team Inc$500,000511%
Chinese Progressive Association$500,00049%
Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc$500,00031%
Woodwell Climate Research Center Inc$500,00021%
Cambridge Community Center Inc$495,000233%
Local Initiatives Support Corporation$493,00040%
Margarita Muniz Academy Foundation Inc$490,500377%
Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs$475,000557%
Embrace Boston Inc$458,33316%
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center Inc$457,62555%
Council on Foundations Inc$455,00051%
Environmental Leadership Program Inc$451,000313%
Boston Green Academy Foundation Inc$450,000478%
The Years Project Inc$450,000311%
National Parents Union Inc$450,00028%
Roger Williams University$450,00020%
Learnlaunch Inc$450,000214%
Meriden Public Schools$450,0002n/a
Better Future Project Inc$440,000419%
Rights & Democracy Education Fund Inc$440,000250%
Chinatown Community Land Trust Inc$435,400518%
Trustees of Tufts College$435,10040%
Boston Medical Center Corporation$432,50020%
Achieving the Dream Inc$431,00031%
Social and Environmental Entrepreneurs (See) Inc$425,00030%
Climate and Clean Energy Equity Fund$425,00021%
LEADS Inc$425,000328%
Rennie Center for Education Research & Policy Inc$420,00057%
Norman Rockwell Museum at Stockbridge Inc$419,50043%
The Record Company Inc$417,37548%
Institute for Sustainable Communities$416,00043%
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health Inc$415,0003n/a
The Chisholm Legacy Project Inc$415,000113%
Boston Cyclists Union Inc$415,000532%
Northeastern University$410,00020%
Grantmakers in the Arts$407,975513%
Worcester Art Museum$407,50041%
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce Foundationinc(Fka Greater Boston Corp)$405,000413%
Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corp$400,00021%
Clean Energy States Alliance Inc$400,00057%
Martin Luther King Jr Family Services Inc$400,00046%
Social Innovation Forum Inc$395,00055%
Sierra Club Foundation$395,00050%
Advanced Energy Institute$390,00051%
Center for Collaborative Education Inc$390,00034%
Mount Wachusett Community College Foundation Inc$390,000163%
American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy$377,00041%
La Colaborativa Inc$375,55033%
Bma Tenpoint Inc$375,000314%
Neighborhood Housing Services of New Haven Inc$375,00035%
Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation Inc$375,00056%
Barrington Stage Company Inc$368,56342%
Community Access to the Arts Inc$360,75053%
WGBH Educational Foundation$358,71550%
Thomas B Fordham Institute$353,00034%
Piers Park Sailing Center Inc$350,60047%
Browning the Green Space Inc$350,000313%
Candid$350,00031%
Young Men's Christian Association of Greater Boston Inc$350,00010%
The Equity Institute$350,000310%
Community Partners$350,00040%
Arizona State University Foundation for a New American University$350,00010%
Flourish Agenda$350,00027%
Connected the National Center for College and Career$350,00025%
Interstate Renewable Energy Council$340,00042%
Berskhire Regional Planning Commission$340,0002n/a
Massachusetts Public Health Association$335,000323%
Opencollective Foundation$330,00021%
Asian American Resource Workshop Inc$326,925315%
Merrimack Repertory Theatre Inc$325,62556%
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation$320,60042%
Give Black Alliance$307,50059%
Raw Art Works Inc$305,62543%
Boardsource$305,00052%
United Way of Central Massachusetts Inc$300,75023%
The Urban Farming Institute of Bostoninc$300,37544%
The Center for Evaluation Innovation Inc$300,00043%
Centro Presente Inc$300,000413%
Capital Institute$300,000221%
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute Inc$300,00041%
Company One Inc$293,81358%
Area Cooperative Educational Services$290,00020%
Brazilian Worker Center Inc$289,800413%
Millbury Public Schools$285,0002n/a
Community Music School of Springfield Inc$266,68844%
Provincetown Art Association and Museum Inc$266,68844%
Right to the City Alliance$265,00012%
The Funders Network Inc$259,00051%
Boston Public Library Fund Inc$255,900214%
Speakeasy Stage Company Inc$254,68847%
Cape Ann Museum Inc$254,68842%
Massachusetts Lgbt Business Network Inc$250,500246%
United Philanthropy Forum$250,00052%
The Breakthrough Collaborative$250,00013%
Caribe Communications & Publications Inc$250,0004n/a
Massachusetts Climate Action Network Inc$245,000437%
Agawam Public Schools$235,0002n/a
Southeast Asian Coalition of Central Ma$225,50047%
City Year Inc$225,45020%
Theharborkeepers$225,000487%
Project Evident Inc$225,00022%
Environmental Grantmakers Association$225,00053%
Community Legal Aid Inc$225,00040%
Islamic Society of Boston$225,0004n/a
Prospect Hill Academy Charter School Foundation Inc$225,000223%
Peak Grantmaking Inc$222,42751%
Bellwether Education Partners Inc$220,00021%
Map Education Inc$220,000297%
Buck Institute for Education$217,00013%
Payomet Inc$215,750410%
New Bedford Symphony Orchestra Association Inc$215,75044%
Fitchburg Art Museum$215,75043%
Greentown Collaborative Inc$210,00045%
Save the Harborsave the Bay Inc$209,15036%
Citizens' Housing and Planning Association Inc$205,00015%
Boston Lyric Opera Company$205,00012%
Boston Modern Orchestra Project Inc$203,90046%
Community Art Center Inc$203,75046%
A Far Cry Inc$203,75047%
Trustees of Eliot School$203,75043%
Rhode Island Kids Count Inc$200,300211%
The Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation Inc$200,00023%
East Boston Community Council Inc$200,00049%
Nonprofit Finance Fund$200,00020%
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Fall River Massachusetts Inc$200,00040%
Boston Day & Evening Academy Foundation Inc$200,000155%
African Community Education Program Inc$200,00048%
Seachange Capital Partners Inc$200,00015%
Centro Comunitario de Trabajadores Incorporated$200,000412%
Center for the Study of Public Policy Inc$200,000241%
Up Education Network$200,00013%
Justice at Work Inc$200,00049%
Trustees of Boston College$190,30040%
The Urban Institute$188,00010%
Springfield Public Library$180,0001n/a
Elevated Thought Inc$175,80035%
Citizens for Juvenile Justice Inc$175,000216%
Friends of Libertas Academy Charter School Inc$175,000124%
The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce Foundation$175,000113%
Center for Civic Design Inc$170,25029%
Featherstone Center for the Arts Inc$170,21348%
Roots 2empower$167,500322%
Great Oaks Charter School - Bridgeport$166,75012%
Boston Collegiate Charter School Foundation Inc$160,00035%
Massachusetts Bicycle Coalition Incorporated$160,000311%
Commonwealth Kitchen Inc$160,00022%
Codman Academy Foundation Inc$160,000210%
Jewish Vocational Service Inc$160,00021%
The New Dance Complex Inc$158,21345%
Design Museum Foundation Inc$152,81347%
Boston Food Forest Coalition$150,00013%
Youthbuild Global Inc$150,00011%
Muslim Justice League$150,000416%
Legacy Ventures$150,000129%
New Leaders Inc$150,00011%
Groundwork Lawrence Inc$150,00014%
Local Enterprise Assistance Fund$150,00013%
Lawrence Partnership Inc$150,00024%
Community Music Center of Boston Inc$145,75014%
Research for Action Inc$140,00013%
350 Vermont Inc$131,000313%
The Loop Lab Inc$125,800213%
Urban Guild Inc$125,45034%
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Inc$125,00013%
Boston Dance Alliance Inc$125,000125%
Art for the Soul Gallery Inc$125,000337%
The Peoples Port Authority$125,000230%
Transgender Emergency Fund of Ma Inc$125,00042%
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation Inc$125,00015%
Foundation for Business Equity Inc$125,000112%
Brockton Workers Alliance Inc$125,000125%
National Consumer Law Center Inc$120,10030%
Unitarian Universalist Massachusetts Action Network Inc$120,000217%
The Greene School$120,00014%
Our Climate Education Fund$120,00028%
Somerville Community Land Trust Inc$120,000122%
Legendary Legacies Inc$120,000426%
Art Museum New Bedford Inc$119,525410%
The Northampton Academy of Music Inc$119,27549%
Coalition for Anti-Racism and Equity Inc$115,000142%
Nackey S Loeb School of Communications Inc$105,500252%
Executive Service Corps of New England Inc$105,00039%
The 1647 Inc$105,000234%
Bams Fest Inc$100,30037%
Dudley Neighbors Incorporated$100,250210%
The Flavor Continues Corporation$100,150338%
New England Repertory Orchestra Inc$100,000239%
Worcester State Foundation Inc$100,00013%
Crocodile River Music Inc$100,00028%
Bershire Resources for Integration of Diverse Groups & Education Inc Bridge$100,00023%
Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance Inc$100,00013%
Movement Strategy Center$100,00010%
Worcester Regional Research Bureau Inc$100,000210%
Guerilla Opera Inc$100,000228%
Dunamis Inc$100,000222%
Climable Inc$100,000216%
Transitcenter Inc$100,00022%
TEACHorg Inc$100,00011%
Parent Villages Inc$100,000119%
Boston Private Industry Council Inc The$100,0001n/a
Education Leaders of Color Inc$100,00012%
Black Economic Justice Institute in C$100,000220%
Urban League of Eastern Masschusetts Inc$100,00015%
Center for Ecotechnology Inc$100,00011%
The Performance Project Inc$100,000219%
National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy$100,00051%
Cathleen Stone Island Outward Bound School Inc$100,00011%
Berkshire Black Economic Council Inc$100,00027%
Solutions Journalism Network Inc$100,00011%
Brockton Interfaith Community Inc$100,00044%
Berkshire Immigrant Center Inc$100,00027%
Veronica Robles Cultural Center$100,00025%
Comunidades Enraizadas Community Land Trust Inc$100,000121%
South End Community Center of Spfld Inc$100,00047%
Boston Neighborhood Community Land Trust Inc$100,00015%
The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center$100,00020%
Milford Public Schools$100,0001n/a
Hispanics in Philanthropy$81,65050%
New Buildings Institute$80,75021%
Common Wealth Mural Collaborative$80,000116%
Maine Climate Action Now$80,000116%
Connecticut Citizen Research Group Inc$80,00012%
The National Center on Education and the Economy$80,00011%
Street Theory Collective$80,000131%
The Hyde Square Task Force Inc$75,50022%
Alma del Mar Foundation Inc$75,00012%
The American Prospect Inc$75,00016%
Michigan Public Health Institute$75,00010%
Wellesley Theatre Project Inc$75,00053%
Resources for the Future Inc$75,00040%
Violence in Boston$70,0002n/a
Chhandam Institute of Kathak Dance$65,000126%
National Organizations for Youth Safety$60,000112%
Phi Delta Kappa International Inc$60,00011%
Action for Equity Inc$60,000110%
Sharing Inc DBA Shareable$60,00037%
Fresh Start Wellness Center Inc$60,000256%
Rocky Mountain Institute$52,50010%
Fractured Atlas Inc$51,50020%
Tiny Seed Project Inc$50,50023%
Sarahs Hope Charitable and Educational Foundation Inc$50,000155%
Studio at 550$50,000142%
Land Use Atlas Inc$50,00013%
Cultura Latina Dance Academy Incorporated$50,000126%
Salem Alliance for the Environment Inc$50,000124%
Holyoke Community Media Inc$50,00024%
Cambridge Multicultural Arts Center Inc$50,00017%
American Farmland Trust$50,00010%
The Village Afrocentric Cultural Center Inc$50,000117%
Hamilton-Garrett Music and Arts Academy Inc$50,0001n/a
Boston Bhangra Inc$50,000164%
Artist Initiative for Revolution Inc$50,000169%
Think Outside the Vox$50,000142%
Jo-Me Dance Theatre$50,0001n/a
Gk Fund Inc$50,000119%
The Phoenix Charter Academy Foundation Inc$50,00014%
Emerald Cities Collaborative Inc$50,00011%
Musica Franklin Inc$50,000115%
Croma Inc$50,000115%
Haitian-Americans United Inc$50,000142%
Nonprofit Center of the Berkshires Inc$50,000118%
Freshgrass Public Foundation$50,00012%
The Center for Independent Documentary Inc$50,00020%
Charles River Conservancy Inc$50,00016%
Chuang Stage Inc$50,000226%
Civic Action Project Inc$50,000177%
Connecticut River Watershed Council Inc$50,00012%
American Association of Museums$50,00011%
Lynn Music Foundation Inc$50,000210%
The Filmmakers Collaborative Inc$50,00021%
Worcester Roots Project$50,000214%
Philadelphia City Fund Inc$50,00010%
Beat the Odds Inc$50,000110%
Somos Amigos Medical Missions$50,00053%
Asian AmericansPacific Islanders in Philanthropy Inc$50,00051%
Global Philanthropy Partnership$50,00011%
Arts & Business Council of Greater Boston Inc$50,00015%
Cape Verdean Association in New Bedford Inc$50,00016%
Cape Cod Climate Change Collaborative Inc$50,000134%
Be Heardworld Inc Anna Myer and Dancers Inc$50,000116%
The Latino Support Network Inc$50,0001n/a
Liars & Believers Inc$50,000128%
The Rose Conservatory Inc$50,000116%
African Cultural Services Inc$50,00019%
West Harlem Environmental Action Inc$48,00010%
CONSULTATIVE GROUP ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY INC Biodiversity Funders Grp$47,50051%
The Bridgespan Group Inc$45,00010%
Missionaries of Africa$45,0003n/a
National Public Education Support Fund$40,00040%
The Norman B Leventhal Map & Education Center Inc$40,00013%
Worcester Community Action Council Inc$40,00010%
Association of Black Foundation Executives Inc$35,00040%
Regional Plan Association Inc$35,00011%
Dana Hall School$33,15040%
Pan-Massachusetts Challenge Inc$31,17050%
The VII Foundation Inc$30,30021%
EcoAdapt$30,00021%
Castle Square Tenants Organization Inc$30,00011%
Mount Auburn Hospital$30,00020%
Sponsor Inc$27,00022%
Angkor Dance Troupe Inc$25,500229%
Foundation for Portland Public Schools$25,45032%
City of Fitchburg$25,0001n/a
Urban Age Institute$25,00015%
Friends of Excel Academy Charter Schools Inc$25,00011%
Cordial Eye Gallery and Artist Space Inc$25,000110%
Off-Kendrik Inc$25,000162%
Boston Comic Arts Foundation LTD$25,000112%
Greater Fall River Symphony Society Inc$25,000135%
Transformative Culture Project Inc F/K/A Press Pass Tv Inc$25,00027%
Power of Self Education Pose Inc$25,0001n/a
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Inc$23,43640%
Friends of Kenya Rising$21,00023%
Cate School$20,47540%
Youth Opportunities Upheld Inc$20,0001n/a
Media Impact Funders Inc$20,00041%
Native Americans in Philanthropy$20,00020%
Reproductive Equity Now Foundation Inc$18,60051%
The Childrens Museum$16,21230%
World Central Kitchen Inc$16,20040%
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$15,60030%
Foster Kids of Merrimack Valley$15,5702n/a
Connecticut College$15,00020%
Maine Environmental Education Association$15,00012%
Massachusetts Historical Society$14,75050%
The President and Trustees of Colby College$13,25040%
Boston Arts Academy Foundation Inc$12,50020%
Wichita State University Foundation$12,50020%
Church of the Cross$12,0001n/a
Cambodian Buddhist Society of Connecticut Inc$11,4002n/a
New London Barn Playhouse Inc$10,77040%
Rosie's Place Inc$10,05040%
Boston's Higher Ground Inc$10,00011%
YWCA Central Massachusetts Inc$10,00010%
The Learning Project Inc$9,50050%
Technology Association of Grantmakers Inc$9,40030%
Buildon Inc$9,00010%
Harvard Business School African-American Alumni Association$9,00023%
City Parks Alliance Inc$8,32530%
Friends of the Public Garden Inc$8,10050%
Hope on a String Inc$7,87541%
Food Link Inc$7,50010%
Bridges of Peace and Hope$7,500123%
20 Summers Inc$7,50021%
Monkey Waterfall$7,3504n/a
Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress Inc$7,35040%
Greater Boston Food Bank Inc$7,05050%
K9s for Warriors Inc$6,75040%
Masonic Education & Charity Trust$6,75050%
Holler Health Justice Inc$6,60030%
Innisfree Incorporated$6,45050%
NAACP Legal Defense & Educ Fund Inc$6,45050%
Us- Japan Council$6,43050%
The Foundation Fighting Blindness Inc$6,07520%
Alzheimer's Disease & Related Disorders Association Inc$6,03030%
Spoonfuls$6,00040%
Boston Academy of the Sacred Heart Inc$6,0001n/a
Calcutta Kids Inc$6,00022%
Pine Street Inn Inc$5,85050%
Lake Forest College$5,70050%
Esplanade Association Inc$5,60040%
Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center$5,40021%
Counterpart International Inc$5,00010%
National Postsecondary Strategy Institute$5,00011%
Muraco Elementary School Parents Association$4,80038%
Ave Maria Parish$4,6504n/a
Spruce Street Nursery School Inc$4,50020%
Beat Childhood Cancer Foundation Inc$4,50010%
St John's College$4,50030%
Children's Hospital Corporation$4,50010%
The Watts 2 Boston Foundation$4,4251n/a
Boston Singers Resource Inc$4,35037%
United South End Settlements$4,25040%
As 220$4,20030%
Midwest Access Coalition$4,20020%
Southern Arizona AIDS Foundation$4,20010%
Youth and Family Outreach$3,83120%
Loon Echo Land Trust Inc$3,75050%
Pai Foundation$3,75040%
Choral Arts New England Inc$3,60032%
Equal Justice Initiative$3,60050%
Arise Chicago$3,60020%
Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island$3,50032%
ISABELLE MEDINA MEMORIAL FUND aka IAM Strong Foundation$3,450122%
Boxerwood Education Association$3,30011%
Make-A-Wish Foundation of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Inc$3,15030%
Compass Working Capital Inc$3,10020%
Ayiti Community Trust Inc$3,00010%
Bridgewater Area Community Foundation Inc$3,0001n/a
More Than Words Inc$3,00010%
International Justice Mission$3,00010%
Appalachian Mountain Club$3,00010%
Coalition for Christian Outreach$3,00010%
Friends of the Winchester Public Library Inc$3,00024%
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts Inc$3,00020%
Quincy Animal Shelter Inc$3,00020%
Babson College$2,85040%
President and Fellows of Middlebury College$2,70040%
American National Red Cross & Its Constituent Chapters and Branches$2,63040%
Trustees of Saint Joseph's College Saint Joseph's College of Maine$2,55040%
Center for Coalfield Justice$2,50010%
Mandela Yoga Project Inc$2,50011%
World Resources Institute$2,50010%
Feathers Project Inc$2,43012%
New Urban Arts$2,40030%
The Batchelder Parent's Organization Inc$2,40045%
Carrabassett Valley Academy$2,25020%
Maine Island Trail Association$2,25030%
The Performing Arts Collective Inc$2,2501n/a
Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program Inc$2,25040%
United States Fund for Unicef$2,17530%
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Inc$2,07040%
Rhode Island Public Radio$2,01050%
The Philanthropy Roundtable$2,00020%
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention$1,80040%
Friends of B-R Athletics Inc$1,80024%
Lancaster Youth Foundation Incorporated$1,7854n/a
Malden Catholic High School$1,6504n/a
Zaccho Sf$1,65030%
Alliance for California Traditional Arts$1,57530%
Community Musicworks$1,50010%
International Rescue Committee INC$1,50010%
AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod Inc$1,50020%
Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation US Inc$1,5001n/a
San Francisco Day School$1,50020%
The National Mentoring Partnership Inc$1,50010%
Brac USA Inc$1,50010%
Central Congregational Church$1,5001n/a
Smile Network International$1,50010%
Phillips Exeter Academy$1,50010%
The Michael Lisnow Respite Center Inc$1,50010%
Haley House Inc & Affiliates$1,50010%
Anchor of Hope Diaper Bank$1,5001n/a
Usher Syndrome Society Inc$1,50010%
The Community Builders Inc$1,42520%
Fiji Theater Company Inc dba Ping Chong and Company$1,35020%
Marymount School of New York$1,3503n/a
Project Bread-The Walk for Hunger Inc$1,27530%
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Inc$1,27520%
Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc$1,20040%
Palestine Children's Relief Fund$1,20010%
Zumix Inc$1,20030%
Center of Southwest Culture Inc$1,20010%
Pembroke Appalachia Service Project$1,20031%
Melrose PTO Inc$1,12540%
Barrington Soccer Association Inc$1,1251n/a
Emerald Necklace Conservancy Inc$1,05040%
St Jude Children's Research Hospital Inc$1,05030%
Wildflowers Institute$1,05020%
Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project$1,02020%
Pioneer Valley Planning Commission$1,0001n/a
New Hampshire Peace Action Education Fund$1,00010%
Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County$1,00010%
College for Social Innovation Inc$1,00010%
National Endowment for Democracy$1,00010%
Mothers for Justice and Equality Inc$1,00010%
Deeply Rooted Productions Inc$1,00010%
Union of Minority Neighborhoodsinc$1,00010%
350org$1,00010%
Blood Cancer United Inc$95040%
Community Servings Inc$90030%
East Side Riders Bike Club$9001n/a
Boston Children's Chorus Inc$90020%
Hospitality Homes Inc$90010%
Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Foundation$90010%
Santas Helpers Dba Claus$900368%
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation Inc$82520%
New England Skate Riots$7861n/a
Association to Benefit Children$75010%
Rhode Island Community Food Bank Association$75040%
National Scleroderma Foundation Inc$75010%
Kendall Square Orchestra Inc$75011%
Friends of Homeless Animals Inc$75010%
Enlightenment Bookstore and Literary Arts Center Inc$75010%
Rhode Island for Community and Justice$75010%
The Pettengill House Inc$75010%
Milton Foundation for Education Inc$75011%
Empty Arms Bereavement Support Inc$75010%
Connor's Kindness Project Inc$75020%
Kumu Kahua Theatre Inc$75010%
Yellowhammer Fund$75010%
Lincoln School$75020%
The Social Cog Inc$75011%
Asian Community Development Corporation$60020%
Inspiring Hope St Maria Goretti Lynnfield (244) (S244000005)$6001n/a
In Our Backyards Inc$60010%
Louis D Brown Peace Institute Corp$60010%
Suffolk University$60020%
New England Wildlife Center Inc$60020%
Abortion Rights Fund of Western Massachusetts Inc$60010%
Valentino Achak Deng Foundation$60010%
Neighborhood Schools Inc$60010%
Jack Straw Foundation$60010%
Civic Nation$60010%
North Reading Youth Soccer Association$60010%
United Religions$60010%
Homeowner's Rehab Inc$60010%
New England Humane Society Inc$60010%
Martin W Richard Charitable Foundation Inc$60020%
University of Maryland College Park Foundation Inc$60020%
Grassroots International Inc$60010%
Governor Winslow School PTO$6002n/a
Families Behind the Badge Children's Foundation$60020%
March of Dimes Inc$60020%
National Multiple Sclerosis Society$55030%
Massachusetts Bail Fund$52520%
J R Masterman Home & School Association$52511%
Coolidge Middle School PTO Inc$5251n/a
Origination Incorporated$50010%
Rvc Seattle$50010%
The Urban Food Initiative Inc$50010%
Abilities Dance Inc$50010%
Roxbury Cultural District Inc$50012%
New Bedford Historical Society Inc$50010%
3rd Eye Youth Empowerment Inc$50010%
New Bedford Fishing Heritage Center Inc$50010%
Proinspire$50010%
Theatrezone Inc$50010%
Castle of Our Skins Inc$50010%
Mass Design Group Ltd$50010%
Front Porch Arts Collective of Boston Inc$50010%
Aquinnah Cultural Center Inc$50010%
Kaneland John Shields Parent Teacher Organization$4501n/a
The Childrens Room Center for Grieving Children$45020%
Best Buddies International Inc$45020%
Lynnfield Public Schools Parent Teacher Organization Inc$4501n/a
Sarita and Claire Wright Lucas Foundation$45011%
Milton Community Food Pantry Inc$45010%
Boston Latin School Association$45010%
A Healthier Democracy Inc$45010%
Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals$45010%
The Attic Youth Center$45010%
The Stamford Hospital$45020%
Macalester College$45010%
The Interfaith Alliance Foundation Inc$45010%
Bagly Inc$45010%
Horizons Greater Boston Inc$45010%
Ethan Lindberg Foundation Inc$45020%
Madaro Family Community Fund Inc$45020%
Spelman College$45010%
Furniture Friends$45020%
The Newark Museum Association$45010%
Palaver Strings Inc$45020%
The Boston Home Inc$45010%
End Hunger Connecticut Inc$4502n/a
Wing Luke Memorial Foundation$45010%
Human Rights Campaign Foundation$45020%
SMYAL Inc$45010%
Friends of Mvyradio Inc$42020%
Maine Needs Inc$38020%
Brookline for Racial Justice & Equity Inc$37510%
Historic Mother Emanuel Amec Foundation$37511%
Donorschooseorg$37520%
Franklinton Center at Bricks Inc$37510%
Freedom House Inc$37510%
Boston Hurricanes Athletic ClubInc$37510%
Portland Museum of Art$34510%
Movement Ground Farm$30010%
Progreso Latino$30010%
Vital Voices Global Partnership Inc$30010%
Common Cause Education Fund$30010%
Sophia Academy$30010%
Maverick Landing Community Services Inc$30010%
Beaumont High School Athletic Booster Club$30010%
Newton South High School Parent Tea Student Organization Inc$30010%
Grace Church Inc$3001n/a
Woodstock Area Council on Aging$30010%
Woodstock Community Trust Inc$30010%
Jeanne Jugan Residence of the Little Sisters of the Poor Inc$30020%
Corey C Griffin Charitable Foundation$30010%
Cradles to Crayons Inc$30010%
Community Libraries of Providence$30010%
Boston Ballet Inc$30010%
St Johns Preparatory School Inc$3001n/a
I'm Your Neighbor Books$30010%
Downeast Salmon Federation$30010%
Minds Matter of NYC Inc$30010%
The Light Foundation$30010%
Womxn Project Education Fund$30010%
New York Foundation for the Arts Inc$30010%
Providence Public Library$30010%
Foundation of the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary Inc$3001n/a
Bridgewater State University Foundation$30010%
Young Mens Christian Association of Northern Middlesex County Inc$30010%
Vermont Journalism Trust Ltd$30010%
Glbtq Legal Advocates & Defenders Inc$30010%
The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts Inc$30010%
Autism Speaks Inc$30010%
Lunch Break Inc$30010%
Friends of Woodfords Corner$3001n/a
Little Village Environmental Justice Org$30010%
Children's Dyslexia Centers Inc$30010%
Journey Home Inc$30020%
Rape Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)$30010%
Nmdp Foundation$30010%
Catholic Charitable Bureau of the Archdiocese of Boston Inc$30010%
A Leg Forever$30011%
826 Boston Inc$30010%
Eddie's Ranch Inc$30010%
College Visions$30010%
Special Olympics Rhode Island Inc$30010%
The Center for Reproductive Rights Inc$30010%
ALIVE Inc$30010%
Japanese American National Museum$30010%
Massachusetts Coalition for the Homeless Inc$30010%
Christopher's Haven Inc$30010%
Boy Scouts of America 330 Daniel Webster Council Inc$30020%
Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island Inc$30010%
The Foundation for City College$25010%
Old Dartmouth Historical Society$25010%
East Bay Community Law Center$22510%
Historic Bethel Baptist Church Community Restoration Fund$22510%
Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church- Selma Al Legacy Foundation$22510%
Social Venture Partners Boston Inc$20010%
Resilient Coders Inc$20010%
Opportunity Communities LLC$20010%
Tiverton Land Trust$18010%
SPACE Gallery$15010%
Chinese for Affirmative Action$15010%
Highlander Research & Education Center Inc$15010%
The Web Du Bois Center for Freedom and Democracy Inc$15010%
University of Pittsburgh$15010%
East Boston Social Centers Inc$15010%
Boys & Girls Club of Northern Rhode Island$15010%
Friends of Portland Adult Education$15010%
Alliance for Global Justice Corp$15010%
Nipmuc Indian Development Corp$15010%
United Way of Buffalo and Erie County$15010%
Trevor Project Inc$15010%
Melrose Education Foundation Inc$15011%
Organization for Autism Research$15010%
Eastie Farm Inc$15010%
Blackstone Parks Conservancy$15010%
Care Dimensions Inc$15010%
The Wheeler School$15010%
Vinfen Corporation$15010%
Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund$15010%
Adult & Teen Challenge New England and New Jersey Inc$15010%
Rhode Island Center for the Book$15010%
Potomac Appalachian Trail Club$15010%
TrustBridge Foundation Inc$15010%
Brain Arts Organization Inc$15010%
In Our Own Voice National Black Women's Reproductive Justice Agenda$15010%
Cardinal Cushing Centers Inc$15010%
A Shot for Life Inc$15010%
American Foundation for Firearm Injury Reduction in Medicine$15010%
Massachusetts Audubon Society Inc$15010%
USM Student Senate$15010%
National Network of Abortion Funds Inc$15010%
Lewy Body Dementia Association Inc$15010%
Brookline Chorus Inc$15010%
Stern Grove Festival Association$15010%
Worcester Historical Museum$15010%
Lifespan Foundation Brown University Health Foundation$15010%
Maine Charitable Mechanic Association$15010%
United Nations Foundation Inc$15010%
The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research$15010%
Safe Passage Project Corporation$15010%
New Hampshire Outdoor Council$1501n/a
Accion Latina$1501n/a
Healthy Students Healthy Saugus Hs2 Inc$15011%
President and Trustees of Bates College$15010%
Ayiti Demen$15010%
American Heart Association Inc$15010%
Tommy's Place Foundation Inc$15010%
The Providence Center Inc$15010%
Golden Retriever Foundation$15010%
Just-A-Start Corporation$15010%
Women's Money Matters Inc$10010%
Northstar Learning Centers Inc$10010%
Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester Inc$10010%
Hildreth Institute Inc$10010%

What it could do for these grantees

Plus 126 recipients with no EIN on record ($49M), not named here.

Where it is load-bearing

The Barr Foundation supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 94 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 200 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetNational Center for Civic Innovation In: $17,855,000 over 5y, 28% of budgetUnited States Energy Foundation: $16,525,000 over 5y, 2.5% of budgetConservation Law Foundation Inc: $15,680,650 over 5y, 19% of budgetMystic River Watershed Association Inc: $7,517,950 over 5y, 58% of budgetThird Sector New England Inc: $7,232,650 over 5y, 3.2% of budgetNew England Foundation for the Arts Incorporated: $6,100,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetBoston Harbor Now Inc: $5,791,000 over 5y, 31% of budgetMassachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art Foundation Inc: $5,346,200 over 5y, 8.5% of budgetSmart Growth America: $4,980,000 over 5y, 19% of budgetThe Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth Inc: $4,655,000 over 5y, 57% of budgetInstitute for Nonprofit Practice Inc: $4,638,350 over 5y, 25% of budgetTrustees of Boston University: $4,288,700 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetNational Arts Strategies Inc: $3,755,000 over 4y, 76% of budgetTechnical Development Corporation: $3,656,000 over 5y, 41% of budgetTranscend Inc: $3,382,000 over 5y, 6.3% of budgetJacob's Pillow Dance Festival Inc: $3,350,375 over 5y, 5.5% of budgetAlternatives for Community and Environment Inc: $3,325,800 over 5y, 34% of budgetThe Education Trust Inc: $3,250,000 over 5y, 2.7% of budgetMassachusetts Budget and Policy Center Inc: $3,201,000 over 5y, 36% of budgetTntp Inc: $3,150,000 over 2y, 1.2% of budgetBoston Schools Fund: $3,100,000 over 5y, 36% of budgetThe Trustees of Reservations: $3,001,470 over 5y, 2.2% of budgetInstitute for Transportation and Development Policy: $2,975,000 over 4y, 11% of budgetGreenroots Inc: $2,828,108 over 5y, 25% of budgetInnovation Network for Communities Inc: $2,748,250 over 5y, 22% of budgetLawrence & Lillian Solomon Foundation Inc: $2,675,000 over 5y, 74% of budgetBlack Economic Council of Massachusetts Inc: $2,657,100 over 5y, 19% of budgetEducators for Excellence Inc: $2,650,000 over 5y, 7.4% of budgetEmerson College: $2,525,000 over 5y, 0.2% of budgetTeach for America Inc: $2,400,000 over 5y, 0.3% of budgetThe Theater Offensive Inc: $2,331,250 over 5y, 23% of budgetWorld Music Inc: $2,320,000 over 2y, 52% of budgetUnited States Artists Inc: $2,300,000 over 4y, 12% of budgetAcadia Center: $2,262,500 over 5y, 26% of budgetUniversity of Massachusetts Foundation Inc: $2,185,750 over 5y, 1.2% of budgetSpringfield Empowerment Zone Partnership Inc: $2,175,000 over 5y, 16% of budgetGrub Street Inc: $2,118,500 over 5y, 13% of budgetNectar Community Investments Inc: $2,075,750 over 3y, 14% of budgetLawyers for Civil Rights Inc: $2,064,600 over 5y, 17% of budgetNorth American Council for Online Learning: $2,000,000 over 5y, 83% of budgetGreat Schools Partnership Inc: $1,980,000 over 5y, 12% of budgetPeabody Essex Museum Inc: $1,970,000 over 5y, 1.5% of budgetUnbounded Learning Inc: $1,962,500 over 5y, 4.7% of budgetNew England Grassroots Environment Fund Inc: $1,962,450 over 5y, 34% of budgetHuntington Theatre Co Inc: $1,908,500 over 5y, 3.1% of budgetIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum Inc: $1,900,000 over 5y, 2.4% of budgetThe Institute of Contemporary Art Inc: $1,882,450 over 4y, 3.5% of budgetGeorgetown University: $1,805,000 over 5y, 0.0% of budget

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How this is measured
Share of budget is the funder’s grant in a year over the grantee’s total revenue that year, at its highest across the years we hold; revenue is from all sources. Only grantees confirmed against their own filings, whose grants do not exceed their revenue, are plotted: the largest 200.

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Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.

The Klarman Family FoundationMA128.3× affinity87 shared granteesties to 11 of 11Hover any node to trace its alignments.Compare side by side →

Open a dossier: The Klarman Family Foundation · The Hyams Foundation Inc · Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc · Boston Foundation Inc · Eastern Bank Foundation · Cummings Foundation Grants Inc (Fka Oneworld Boston Inc) · Liberty Mutual Foundation Inc · The Cabot Family Charitable Trust · The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund Inc · Children's Hospital Corporation · Massachusetts Foundation for the Humanities & Public Policy Inc · Combined Jewish Philanthropies of Greater Boston Inc

How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

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How do I get to The Barr Foundation?

Find your warmest path to The Barr Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

About The Barr Foundation

How much does The Barr Foundation give?
The Barr Foundation reported 903 grants totaling $123,235,702 in its FY2024 IRS filing. It funded between 436 and 549 organizations a year over FY2020 to FY2023.
What does The Barr Foundation fund?
By grant dollars over FY2020 to FY2024, its largest causes are Education (24%), Environment (19%), Arts & Culture (14%).
Who are The Barr Foundation's largest grantees?
By total granted over FY2020 to FY2024: National Center for Civic Innovation In ($18M), United States Energy Foundation ($17M), Conservation Law Foundation Inc ($16M).
Does The Barr Foundation fund new organizations?
In FY2023, 25% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
Does The Barr Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
Which funders back the same organizations as The Barr Foundation?
Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include The Klarman Family Foundation, The Hyams Foundation Inc, Nellie Mae Education Foundation Inc.
Where is The Barr Foundation based?
The Barr Foundation is based in Boston, MA.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 1048 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024 (period ending 2024-12-31), released 2025. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

Source object 202503219349105335 · view filing · www.barrfoundation.org

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