Administration of Justice Grants
Funding Amount
US $12,000 - US $15,000
Deadline
Rolling / Open
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Geographic Scope: Michigan
Focus Areas: Support for civil legal aid to the poor, law-related education, and conflict resolution
The Michigan State Bar Foundation provides grants to improve access to the justice system and support administration of justice initiatives. The foundation supports nonprofit civil legal aid organizations throughout Michigan.
Contact Information:
- Michigan State Bar Foundation
- Michael Franck Building
- 306 Townsend Street
- Lansing, MI 48933
- Email: msbf@msbf.org
- Phone: (517) 346-6400
- Website: www.msbf.org
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Michigan State Bar Foundation's IRS filings)
Siena Literacy Center
Detroit, MI · 2025
$26K
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
Arlington, VA · 2024
$35K
Dearborn, MI · 2024
$20K
Enfuse Action Collective
Portland, MI · 2024
$12K
National Association of Iolta Programs
Raleigh, NC · 2024
$7,500
5 grants in Michigan State Bar Foundation's 2024–2025 filings reference “Administration of Justice Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Michigan State Bar Foundation actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 55
- Total given
- $22.12M
- Median grant
- $122K
- Range
- $6,000–$4.34M
- By dollars: Michigan 100%. Top recipient cities: Detroit, MI; Ypsilanti, MI; Warren, MI.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$4.34M
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI
Legal services for low-income households
$1.8M
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$1.78M
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$1.71M
Michigan Advocacy Program · Ypsilanti, MI
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$971K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Human rights
Categories
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