Access to Justice Grants
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
Overview
The Access to Justice Grant Program funds civil legal aid organizations providing legal support to individuals living in underserved communities across Illinois.
Geographic Scope: Every county in Illinois
Key Information:
- Funds more than 30 organizations each year
- Provides pro bono legal services opportunities for lawyers
- Educates people of Illinois about their legal and constitutional rights
- Focuses on access to justice and civil legal aid
Contact Information:
- Illinois Bar Foundation
- 20 South Clark, Suite 810
- Chicago, IL 60603
- Phone: 312.726.6072
- Email: IBFInfo@illinoisbarfoundation.org
Mission Alignment:
- Part of the foundation's core mission to provide competent legal services to citizens who cannot afford to hire a lawyer
- Supports lawyers in providing pro bono legal assistance
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Illinois Bar Foundation's IRS filings)
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Chicago, IL · 2025
$13K
7 grants in Illinois Bar Foundation's 2019–2025 filings reference “Access to Justice Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Illinois Bar Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 33
- Total given
- $329K
- Median grant
- $7,500
- Range
- $6,000–$20K
- By dollars: Illinois 92%, Missouri 3%, Massachusetts 2%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; Rockford, IL; East St Louis, IL.
- 18% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 52% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Illinois Legal Aid Online · Chicago, IL
To support their Statewide Legal Service Website project
$20K
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation · East St Louis, IL
To support their Rural Service Territory project To support their holistic legal…
$20K
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL
To support their Volunteer Lawyer program in Rockford, IL
$20K
Public Interest Law Initiative · Chicago, IL
To support their Pro Bono Initiative program
$20K
Ascend Justice · Chicago, IL
To support their Pro Bono project
$13K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Human rights
- Nonprofits
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