For more than forty years, the Los Angeles County Bar Foundation has been at the forefront of supporting equal access to legal services for the poor. The Foundation raises money and distributes it to worthy legal services organizations in Los Angeles County. With the help of volunteer lawyers and the financial support of law firms, foundations, corporations, and individual lawyers throughout the area, the Foundation has contributed to the growth of highly effective, non-profit organizations providing legal services to some of the most needy in our community.

Through its 42 volunteer Board members, the Foundation evaluates grant applications and distributes the funds it raises to worthy legal services organizations. The Foundation enjoys an on-going relationship with its grant recipients and regularly monitors their operations and services.

The four well-known and highly esteemed projects operated by the Los Angeles County Bar Association itself receive 70-75% of the funds available from the Foundation for grants each year. These projects include: The Barristers AIDS Legal Services Project; The Barristers Domestic Violence Legal Services Project; Dispute Resolution Services, Inc.; and The Immigration Legal Assistance Project. A great many of the Foundation's other grant recipients are smaller, grass roots organizations which do not enjoy the benefits that name recognition lends to a solicitation effort.

The Foundation was incorporated in 1967 as a non-profit public benefit corporation and is organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). Donations to the Foundation are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

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