Emergency Response
Barr has awarded overÂ
$19.7 million in COVID-19 grants as of April 2021.
COVID-19
The reality that some communities suffered far more than others guided Barr’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Covid-19 laid bare the inequities in our modern world. Everyone has been impacted by the virus and its implications. The reality that some communities suffered far more than others guided Barr’s response to the pandemic.
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Our first grantmaking in response to COVID-19 focused on urgent needs in communities in Massachusetts, especially immigrant and Black communities that were disproportionately impacted. We invested in organizations closest to those communities and most in touch with their needs.Â
Since April 2020, our emergency-response grantmaking has included:
- $2.6 million in grants to community foundations and pooled funds that had been established in response to the pandemic.
- $2 million to immigrant-serving organizations.
- $1.36 million to organizations serving Black communities.
- $2.675 million in augmented and extended support to 31 organizations principally focused on supporting immigrant and Black communities in response to the pandemic.
- Over $2 million for vaccine equity efforts.
In addition to emergency grantmaking conducted in response to the pandemic, Barr remained committed to our existing partners within the core programs of Arts & Creativity, Climate, and Education.Â
The bulk of our resources continue to focus on the needs of those partners–extending the flexibility and supports we committed to provide, even as the Foundation shifted to all-remote operations in March 2020.
Newport Public Schools
To support the high school redesign planning process at Rogers High School
Award Date
03/29/2017
Amount
$150,000.00
Program(s)
- Education
Strategies
- Catalyze New Models
Bunker Hill Community College Foundation, Inc.
To support Bunker Hill Community College Foundation's COVID-19 Student Relief Fund
Award Date
06/30/2020
Amount
$125,000.00
Program(s)
- Special Initiatives
Strategies
- COVID-19 Response
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative, Inc.
To support the exploration of a Resilience Hub and other resiliency activities and to provide capacity building for its Greater Boston Community Land Trust Network program
Award Date
11/29/2023
Amount
$1,000,000.00
Program(s)
- Climate
Strategies
- Climate Resilience
Jean Appolon Expressions, Inc.
To support management of the facility, providing infrastructure to ensure the functionality, comfort, safety, and efficiency of buildings and grounds, and real estate
Award Date
11/29/2023
Amount
$160,000.00
Program(s)
- Arts & Creativity
Strategies
- Adapting Boldly
Berkshire Educational Resources K12
To support high school Educational Visioning work with the Regional School District Planning Board.
Award Date
09/27/2022
Amount
$50,000.00
Program(s)
- Education
Strategies
- Catalyze New Models
The Marion Institute, Inc.
To support community engagement and technical analysis for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) pilots
Award Date
12/07/2016
Amount
$600,000.00
Program(s)
- Climate
Strategies
- Mobility