Town Talk: $25K project to introduce clam culture to new generation
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Essex County Community Foundation
The $25,000 given the museum was one of 11 grants totaling $300,000 awarded by the Essex County Community Foundation, in partnership with...more

A creative spark for Worcester creatives
Foundation: Barr Foundation
“[The purpose] is to provide small grants to artists, arts organizations and other ... The Barr Foundation approached the GWCF a year ago March, the grant ... Leap Inc., Music Worcester Inc., SAORI...more

4 JP Public Schools to Benefit from $450K in Arts Expansion Grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation
The grants are part of the Boston Public Schools (BPS) Arts Expansion initiative, which has schools working with more than 30 arts partners to...more

New grants for therapeutic court, historic barn and more
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Rasmuson Foundation, Durfee Foundation
A therapeutic court for Mat-Su families in crisis, a new roof for a Fairbanks homeless shelter and a portable health clinic for the eroding...more

Worcester art initiatives earn $69K in grants
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Greater Worcester Community Foundation
The Greater Worcester Community Foundation has awarded $69,000 to artists and arts initiatives in Worcester as part of a program meant to...more

Community Foundation beginning grant-application process
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
The next step in the Boston-based Barr Foundation's investment in the arts is here. The Community Foundation of Southeastern...more

Community Foundation beginning grant-application process
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Community Foundation of Southeastern Massachusetts
The next step in the Boston-based Barr Foundation's investment in the arts is here. The Community Foundation of Southeastern...more

Embrace Change: A Funder Guides Arts Organizations to Work Differently
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Connecting up art and social change is the hottest issue in arts philanthropy at the moment. Funders can't agree on much, but there's a growing...more

Pull It Together: A Call for a New Model of Social Change and "Systems Philanthropy"
Foundation: Barr Foundation, Levi Strauss Foundation, Packard Foundation
Is the old model for achieving social change broken? Sometimes it seems that way. Even as philanthropy expands and new funders make record...more

Grants Roundup: Barr Foundation Awards $30 Million for the Arts in Mass.
Foundation: Barr Foundation
Grants Roundup: Barr Foundation Awards $30 Million for the Arts in Mass. ... Here are notable new grant awards compiled by the...more