Access to Justice Grants
Funding Amount
Varies
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
foundation
Overview
Access to Justice Grants
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
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What Illinois Bar Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 14
- Total given
- $150K
- Median grant
- $8,750
- Range
- $7,500–$18K
- By dollars: Illinois 95%, Missouri 5%. Top recipient cities: Chicago, IL; East St Louis, IL; Rockford, IL.
- 7% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 29% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation · East St Louis, IL
To support their Rural Service Territory project To support their holistic legal…
$18K
Prairie State Legal Services · Rockford, IL
To support their Volunteer Lawyer program in Rockford, IL
$18K
Public Interest Law Initiative · Chicago, IL
To support their Pro Bono Initiative program
$18K
Illinois Legal Aid Online · Chicago, IL
To support their Statewide Legal Service Website project
$15K
Ascend Justice · Chicago, IL
To support their Pro Bono project
$10K
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