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Barr Foundation Grants

Private foundation · EIN 04-6579815 · IRS 990-PF filings through tax year 2024

Total grants paid
$123.2M
Grants reported
903
Typical grant
$80K
Future commitments

Reported commitments not yet paid.

Not reported

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Original filing text

Reported organization name: BARR FOUNDATION

Where Barr Foundation gives

States of grant recipients reported on the foundation's 990-PF filings, by dollars received.

Largest reported grants

Historical awards reported to the IRS. These are examples of past giving, not open opportunities.

(855) United States Energy Foundation

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

$3.3MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To accelerate the transition to clean energy in the northeast

(219) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts

SPRINGFIELD, MA

$2.9MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To support the valley creates initiative

(552) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$1.6MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To continue to lead the technical assistance for the schools in the beyond ene (engage new england) cohort

(126) Boston Ujima Project Inc

BOSTON, MA

$1.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To provide core support

(551) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc

NEW YORK, NY

$1.2MTax year 2024

Grant purpose

To build organizational capacity to scale school observation visits and to provide capacity-building support for barr grantee school leaders

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About this data

Figures are aggregated from Barr Foundation's IRS Form 990-PF electronic filings (1 filing on file, most recent tax year 2024). Totals reflect grants the foundation reported as paid, and can lag the current year because foundations file annually and often on extension. Source: IRS 990-PF filing on ProPublica. Raw e-file archive (ZIP) — a large IRS yearly archive download.

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