How much funding does Barr Foundation: Arts & Creativity Program Grant provide?

The listing does not state a funding amount. Check the funder's announcement for specifics.

When is the deadline for Barr Foundation: Arts & Creativity Program Grant?

The funder has not published a deadline for this grant.

Who is eligible for Barr Foundation: Arts & Creativity Program Grant?

Required: 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. Not funded: Individuals or for scholarships; Nor do we make program-related investments.

Barr Foundation: Arts & Creativity Program Grant

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Funding Amount

Not stated

Deadline

Deadline not published

Grant Type

Foundation

Can we apply?

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Required status

501(c)(3) tax-exempt status
We also make grants to support organizations or projects that work with qualifying fiscal sponsors, and to governmental agencies for public purposes.

Not eligible / not funded

Not eligible: Individuals or for scholarships
Not eligible: Nor do we make program-related investments
Not eligible: It is also rare for Barr to fund capital projects or event sponsorships (except on occasion for longstanding partners).

Overview

Arts and Creativity Program
The arts are essential for just, vibrant, and thriving communities. The power of creativity is a force for transformation, creating vitality and amplifying the voices of those who are often unheard.
Arts organizations, artists, creative workers, culture bearers (those who practice, share, and teach cultural traditions and art forms) help us envision and realize a shared future of equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Barr’s Arts + Creativity program seeks to invest in bold ideas and leaders, driving toward a future in which the arts are a living, breathing force, constantly evolving and igniting our collective imagination.

Eligibility

We primarily make grants to 501(c)(3) public charities and public schools. We also make grants to support organizations or projects that work with qualifying fiscal sponsors, and to governmental agencies for public purposes.

Ineligibility

Barr does not make grants to individuals or for scholarships, nor do we make program-related investments. It is also rare for Barr to fund capital projects or event sponsorships (except on occasion for longstanding partners).

What Barr Foundation actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024

Grants in 2024: 903
Total given: $123.24M
Median grant: $80K
Range: $100–$3.27M

By dollars: Massachusetts 70%, New York 7%, California 6%. Top recipient cities: Boston, MA; Washington, DC; New York, NY.
30% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
>99% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

(855) United States Energy Foundation · San Francisco, CA

To accelerate the transition to clean energy in the northeast

$3.27M
(219) Community Foundation of Western Massachusetts · Springfield, MA

To support the valley creates initiative

$2.9M
(552) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc · New York, NY

To continue to lead the technical assistance for the schools in the beyond ene (engage…

$1.55M
(126) Boston Ujima Project Inc · Boston, MA

To provide core support

$1.2M
(551) National Center for Civic Innovation Inc · New York, NY

To build organizational capacity to scale school observation visits and to provide…

$1.18M