Houston Bar Foundation Community Grants Program
Funding Amount
$100,000 distributed to 15 Houston area projects annually
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
Geographic Scope: Houston, Texas area
Focus Areas: Supporting legal representation for those in need, promoting understanding of the legal system, fostering the administration of justice
Purpose: Funds Houston-area projects that support at least one pillar of the Houston Bar Foundation's mission
Mission Pillars:
- Supporting legal representation for those in need
- Fostering the administration of justice
Award Amount: Approximately $100,000 distributed among 15 grantees annually
2025 Grantees:
- ABA Children's Immigration Law Academy
- Coalition for the Homeless
- Foster Care Advocacy Center
- HBA Law Day Contests
- Harris County District Court Administrator
- Houston Area Women's Center
- Houston Association of Women Attorneys
- Harris Co. Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1, Place 2
- Memorial Assistance Ministries
- Neighborhood Recovery Community Development Corporation
- Partners for Justice
- South Texas College of Law Houston Agosto Justice Center for Leadership and Empowerment
- South Texas College of Law Houston Sorrels Legal Clinics
- Thurgood Marshall School of Law
- Woori Juntos
Eligibility: Houston-area projects addressing local legal needs aligned with HBF mission
Contact Information:
- Houston Bar Association
- Wells Fargo Plaza, 1000 Louisiana St., Suite 3600
- Houston, TX 77002
- Email: hba@hba.org
- Phone: (713) 759-1133
How to Apply
Application Process
For detailed application guidelines and procedures, applicants should:
- Review Community Grants Program Guidelines (available on HBF website)
- Contact HBA for application portal and submission requirements
- Follow specified application procedures and deadlines
Contact for Application Questions:
- Houston Bar Association
- Phone: (713) 759-1133
- Email: hba@hba.org
What Houston Bar Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $154K
- Median grant
- $77K
- Range
- $38K–$116K
- By dollars: Texas 75%, Virginia 25%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Arlington, VA.
Example grants
Houston Bar Foundation · Houston, TX
Program support
$116K
Federal Bar Association · Arlington, VA
Program support
$38K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Criminal justice
- Human services
- Child welfare
- Immigration
- Homeless
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