Funding Amount

$150,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Emil Gumpert Award

Award Type: Grant to organizations

Amount: $150,000

Purpose: The highest honor conferred by the American College of Trial Lawyers on a single organization annually. Recognizes programs whose principal purpose is to maintain and improve the administration of justice.

Funded By: Foundation of the American College of Trial Lawyers

Geographic Scope: United States

Recent Recipients:

  • 2025: Illinois Prison Project - for legal representation for incarcerated individuals with significant medical challenges seeking compassionate release

  • 2024: The Mediation Center of the Pacific, Inc. - for Early Eviction Mediation program to increase housing stability in Hawaii
  • Focus Areas:

  • Access to justice

  • Administration of justice

  • Legal representation for vulnerable populations

  • Mediation and dispute resolution

  • Compassionate release programs
  • Contact Information:

  • National Office: (949) 752-1801

  • Email: nationaloffice@actl.com

  • Address: 4041 MacArthur Blvd. Suite 140, Newport Beach, California 92660
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    criminal-justicehuman-rights

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