Barr Foundation: Arts & Creativity Program Grant

Barr Foundation: Arts & Creativity Program Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Barr Foundation
Last Updated: March 20, 2026

Summary

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. Arts & Creativity Strategies To achieve our goal of elevating the arts and enabling creative expression to engage and inspire a dynamic, thriving Massachusetts, we pursue three strategies: Elevating Arts LeadershipCultivating Spaces of BelongingAdvocating for the Arts

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. 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).