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Grant Type

foundation

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Cycle
Annual
Tracked since
May 2026

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Other requirements

  • Legal aid organizations
  • Volunteer lawyers programs
  • Bar associations
  • Organizations serving persons with incomes up to 250% of federal poverty level

Overview

Law Grants (General)

Purpose: The Alabama Law Foundation provides grants to support legal aid organizations and programs that improve access to justice in Alabama

Geographic Scope: Alabama

Focus Areas:

  • Foreclosure prevention legal assistance

  • Community redevelopment legal assistance

  • Access to justice for low-income families

  • Pro bono legal services
  • Example Grants Awarded (2016):
    Based on Bank of America settlement funds ($266,000 distributed):

  • Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution: $60,000

  • Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program: $32,500

  • Birmingham Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Program: $42,500

  • Legal Services Alabama: $65,000

  • Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program: $20,000

  • Montgomery County Bar Foundation Volunteer Lawyers Program: $25,500

  • South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program: $20,500
  • Eligible Applicants:

  • Legal aid organizations

  • Volunteer lawyers programs

  • Bar associations

  • Organizations serving persons with incomes up to 250% of federal poverty level
  • Contact Information:

  • Alabama Law Foundation, Inc.

  • Post Office Box 4129

  • Montgomery, Alabama 36103

  • Phone: (334) 781-6343

  • Email: info@alabamalawfoundation.org

  • Location: 445 Dexter Ave., Suite 5040, Montgomery, AL 36104
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Submission Method:

  • Applications submitted through an online grant portal

  • Contact Tracy Daniel for questions about the application process
  • Note: As of 2020, applications for 2021 grants were due October 15, 2020. Check website for current deadline information.

    Application Contact:

  • Tracy Daniel

  • Phone: (334) 781-6343

  • Email: info@alabamalawfoundation.org
  • What Alabama Law Foundation Inc actually gave

    Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

    Grants in 2024
    20
    Total given
    $1.77M
    Median grant
    $58K
    Range
    $10K–$240K
    • By dollars: Alabama 100%. Top recipient cities: Montgomery, AL; Birmingham, AL; Mobile, AL.
    • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
    • 15% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

    Example grants

    • Madison County Volunteer Lawyers Program · Huntsville, AL

      Legal aid to the poor/access to justice

      $240K

    • South Alabama Volunteer Lawyers Program · Mobile, AL

      Legal aid to the poor/access to justice

      $220K

    • Legal Services Alabama · Montgomery, AL

      Legal aid to the poor/access to justice

      $200K

    • Alabama State Bar Volunteer Lawyers Program · Montgomery, AL

      Legal aid to the poor/access to justice

      $200K

    • Alabama Bankruptcy Assistance Program Savlp · Moblile, AL

      Foreclosure prevention mediation services

      $135K

    IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitshuman-rights

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