Emil Gumpert Award
Funding Amount
$150,000
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
Award Type: Grant to organizations
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
What American College of Trial Lawyers actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 1
- Total given
- $25K
- Median grant
- $25K
- By dollars: District of Columbia 100%. Top recipient cities: Washington, DC.
Example grants
Supreme Court Historical Society · Washington, DC
$25K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Criminal justice
- Human rights
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