Barr Foundation donations made to The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth

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Basic donor information

ItemValue
Country United States
Facebook username BarrFdn
Websitehttps://www.barrfoundation.org/
Donations URLhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants
Twitter usernameBarrFdn
Page on philosophy informing donationshttps://www.barrfoundation.org/how-we-work
Data entry method on Donations List WebsiteSQL insertion commands generated by script https://github.com/riceissa/barr-foundation

Full donor page for donor Barr Foundation

Basic donee information

We do not have any donee information for the donee The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth in our system.

Full donee page for donee The Massachusetts Institute for a New Commonwealth

Donor–donee relationship

Item Value

Donor–donee donation statistics

Cause areaCountMedianMeanMinimum10th percentile 20th percentile 30th percentile 40th percentile 50th percentile 60th percentile 70th percentile 80th percentile 90th percentile Maximum
Overall 11 250,000 317,000 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 150,000 250,000 282,000 450,000 450,000 455,000 1,200,000
FIXME 11 250,000 317,000 25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000 150,000 250,000 282,000 450,000 450,000 455,000 1,200,000

Donation amounts by cause area and year

If you hover over a cell for a given cause area and year, you will get a tooltip with the number of donees and the number of donations.

Note: Cause area classification used here may not match that used by donor for all cases.

Cause area Number of donations Total 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
FIXME (filter this donor) 11 3,487,000.00 1,932,000.00 100,000.00 605,000.00 725,000.00 75,000.00 50,000.00
Total 11 3,487,000.00 1,932,000.00 100,000.00 605,000.00 725,000.00 75,000.00 50,000.00

Graph of spending by cause area and year (incremental, not cumulative)

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Graph of spending by cause area and year (cumulative)

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Full list of documents in reverse chronological order (0 documents)

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Full list of donations in reverse chronological order (11 donations)

Graph of all donations (with known year of donation), showing the timeframe of donations

Graph of donations and their timeframes
Amount (current USD)Amount rank (out of 11)Donation dateCause areaURLInfluencerNotes
1,200,000.0012018-09-19FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To advance transit-oriented development in Gateway Cities.
450,000.0032018-06-20FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To provide core operating support.
282,000.0052018-04-05FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To track public opinion on transportation leading up to the 2018 elections.
100,000.0082017-08-17FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To research local accountability policy and practice to support education innovation.
455,000.0022016-12-07FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To assess transit-oriented development potential in Gateway Cities.
150,000.0072016-04-27FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To support the creation of a learning community to unlock opportunities in next-generation accountability for learners in small to midsize urban districts.
250,000.0062015-11-30FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To conduct public-opinion surveys and engage key stakeholders about transportation issues statewide.
25,000.00112015-07-30FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To collect data to better understand bus riders’ needs and current travel challenges and inform outreach efforts that can help dispel stereotypes of buses, bus riders, and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT).
450,000.0032015-06-23FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To provide core operating and capacity-building support.
75,000.0092014-12-03FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To conduct two surveys in the Dudley Square community to understand bus-rider needs and current challenges.
50,000.00102013-09-11FIXMEhttps://www.barrfoundation.org/grantmaking/grants/-- To research and publish a policy brief on transit service best practices to inform Massachusetts’ 15 Regional Transit Authorities’ new service plans.