Access to Justice Grants Grantees
In fiscal year 2025, the Illinois Bar Foundation Board of Directors approved the distribution of $373,000 in Access to Justice Grants around the State in support of the below organizations.
Ascend Justice
Cook County, Chicago | $12,500
Fund the legal services of the Emergency Services Division assisting victims of domestic violence every day.
Beyond Legal Aid
Statewide | $7,500
Support for Community-located, Community-operated, Community-directed Legal Workshops and know-your-rights presentations.
CARPLS
Cook County/Chicago | $12,500
Funding for brief legal services, advice and referrals through the CARPLS Main Hotline
Center for Disability & Elder Law
Cook County/Chicago | $10,00
Support for Community Legal Clinics for Law-Income Seniors
Chicago Alliance Against Sexual Exploitation
Cook County/Chicago | $8,000
CAASE Legal Services supporting victims of sexual exploitation
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Cook County/Chicago | $5,000
Funding for the Law Project providing legal services for students and adults experiencing homelessness.
Chicago Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights
Cook County/Chicago | $4,000
Funding for Economic Justice Program providing legal support to small nonprofits and small businesses.
Chicago Volunteer Legal Services
Cook County/Chicago | $12,500
Providing GAL services for adults with disabilities.
Chicago Workers’ Collaborative
Northern Illinois | $7,500
Community Outreach and Legal Aid for undocumented workers eligible for work permits through Deferred Action for Labor Enforcement (DALE).
Children’s Best Interest Project
Statewide | $5,000
Supporting Community outreach and education around the Children’s Best Interest Act.
Chinese American Service League
Statewide| $7,500
The CASL Legal Services Program providing bilingual legal services to the Chinese-American population and other immigrants.
Coalition Legal
Statewide| $7,500
Support for the Lake County Indigent BIPOC Restorative Justice Outreach and criminal records relief.
Equity Legal Services, Inc
Southern Illinois | $7,500
Support for legal and environmental impact advocacy through the Centreville/Metro East Project.
Farmworker & Landscaper Advocacy Project
Statewide | $6,000
Educate very low-income Latinx workers about their Rights and Responsibilities Under the Law
Greenlight Family Services
Statewide | $7,500
Legal representation for non-traditional families through the Adoption Aid Program
Illinois Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Statewide | $5,000
Legal advice for survivors of domestic violence through the Virtual Legal Clinic
Illinois Equal Justice Foundation
Statewide |$5,000
Support the expansion of legal aid in Illinois through the Equal Justice Illinois Campaign
Illinois Legal Aid Online
Statewide | $20,000
Support the increase in access to justice for all through the use of technology and online tools at illinoislegalaid.org
Immigration Project
Southern/Central Illinois | $10,000
Support community based Immigration Legal Services
James B. Moran Center for Youth Advocacy
Cook County/Chicago | $10,000
Driving Equity Through Education Advocacy and School-Based Legal Services
Ladder Up
Statewide | $5,000
Legal Assistance to low-income Illinois taxpayers through the Ladder Up Tax Clinic.
Land of Lincoln Legal AidÂ
Southern/Central Illinois | $20,000
General Operating support to provide low-income and senior residents of central and southern Illinois with high-quality civil legal services in order to maintain their basic human needs
Law Center for Better Housing
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
The Tenant Advocacy Project providing a spectrum of legal services to tenants in crisis.
Legal Council for Health Justice
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
Helping address health problems related to homelessness including substance abuse and physical or mental health problems through the Homeless Project and medical-legal partnerships
Life Span
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
Provide full legal services for domestic violence and sexual assault victims of north and northwest Cook County
Migrant and Immigrant Community Action Project
Southern Illinois |$10,000
Immigration legal services for Illinois residents in southern Illinois
National Immigrant Justice Center
Statewide | $10,000
Legal Advisal on Immigration Law to State Defenders and Private Attorneys ensuring immigrants have accurate information and can make informed decisions.
North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic
Northern Illinois | $7,500
Comprehensive Domestic Violence, Immigration, and Housing Legal Aid
Northern Illinois Justice for Our Neighbors
Northern Illinois | $7,500
Regional immigration and citizenship clinics and workshops
Prairie State Legal Services
Northern/Central Illinois | $20,000
Brief legal advice and referrals through the Telephone Counseling Services
Pro Bono Network
Statewide | $10,000
General Operating to connect and support pro bono attorneys providing legal services through partner legal aid agencies.
Public Interest Law Initiative
Statewide | $20,000
Increasing and enhancing the pro bono capacity of law firms, corporations, law schools, and legal service agencies to better meet the legal needs of low-income individuals and families through the Pro Bono Program and Free Illinois Legal Answers
The Village Legal and Community Project
Cook County/Chicago | $7,500
Provide community outreach for legal services and economic development opportunities on Chicago’s southside.
Turning Point, Inc.
Northern Illinois | $5,000
Legal representation for survivors of domestic violence seeking more advanced protective orders through the Legal Access Program
The Illinois Pension Assistance Project of The University of Massachusetts
Statewide | $7,500
Helping Illinois residents recover the public and private benefits they worked hard to earn in order to provide for safety and stability in their retirement years.
Uptown People’s Law Center
Statewide | $10,000
Protecting the civil rights of Illinois prisoners through the Prisoner’s Rights Program
World Relief Chicagoland
Northern Illinois | $7,500
Support for the Immigration Legal Services Program
World Relief Quad Cities
Northern Illinois | $7,500
Support for the Immigration Legal Services Program