Funding search · EIN 381459016 · Grantmaking charity · Lansing, MI

Michigan State Bar Foundation

$59.5M
in grants paid: 188
grants: 38
recipients: 2021–2024
filing years

Funding pattern

What this funder pays for, at what size, and how to position adjacent work. Read from their filings, with every number checked against the record.

Recent grants

The 100 largest recent grants from this foundation’s filings, newest year first.

$4.3M
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$1.8M
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$1.8M
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$1.7M
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$970,500
Michigan Advocacy Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$916,301
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$796,438
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$794,945
Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$771,710
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$692,623
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$650,000
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Support for legal self-help
$611,208
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$481,077
Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$455,115
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$429,572
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$416,843
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$412,492
Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$394,568
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$387,680
Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$363,913
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2024
Expungement funds - legal services for low-income households
$308,902
Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$267,657
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$240,770
Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice · Detroit, MI · 2024
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$190,974
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$181,203
Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$160,000
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$151,563
Michigan Indian Legal Services · Traverse City, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$122,133
Legal Aid and Defender Association · Detroit, MI · 2024
Expungement funds - legal services for low-income households
$101,319
Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2024
Community redevelopment legal assistance
$98,253
Detroit Justice Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Expungement funds - legal services for low-income households
$97,776
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$94,200
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$89,108
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$80,000
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2024
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$80,000
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$80,000
Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2024
Improvements in community redevelopment legal assistance
$80,000
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$80,000
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$42,233
Michigan Advocacy Programfarmworker Legal Services · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$34,192
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$33,854
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$33,786
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$33,786
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$33,786
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Elder Justice Initiative · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$30,000
Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice · Detroit, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$30,000
Citizens for Prison Reform · Lansing, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$28,489
State Bar of Michiganlawyers and Judges Assistance Program · Lansing, MI · 2024
Lawyers and judges assistance program-educational needs
$27,500
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$26,390
Siena Literacy Center · Detroit, MI · 2024
Improvements in administration of justice
$25,980
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$22,054
Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$20,003
Legal Aid and Defender Association · Detroit, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$15,000
Freedom House - Detroit · Detroit, MI · 2024
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$7,826
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$6,000
Wayne State University Law School Clinic Program · Detroit, MI · 2024
Legal services for low-income households
$3.0M
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$1.1M
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$1.0M
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$650,000
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Support for legal self-help
$640,721
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Improvements in delivery of legal services
$632,045
Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$513,161
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$490,289
Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$441,300
Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$412,223
Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$400,631
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$385,084
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$284,542
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$255,691
Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$243,727
Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$240,769
Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice · Detroit, MI · 2023
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$225,260
Michigan Indian Legal Services · Traverse City, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$194,410
Lakeshore Legal Aideasterncounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$163,971
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$106,313
Center for Civil Justice · Flint, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$89,636
Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2023
Community redevelopment legal assistance
$80,000
Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2023
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$80,000
Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2023
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$80,000
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households
$78,204
Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$65,702
Legal Aid and Defender Association · Detroit, MI · 2023
Expungement funds - legal services for low-income households
$63,495
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction
$35,000
US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants · Arlington, VA · 2023
Improvements in administration of justice
$30,119
Michigan Advocacy Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$29,879
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$29,879
Michigan Advocacy Programfarmworker Legal Services · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$23,066
Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2023
Improvements in delivery of legal services - educational needs
$22,409
Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Elder Justice Initiative · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$22,409
Lakeshore Legal Aideasterncounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$22,000
Lakeshore Legal Aideastern · Warren, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$19,950
Henry Ford Learning Institute · Dearborn, MI · 2023
Improvements in administration of justice
$19,825
Legal Aid and Defender Association · Detroit, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$18,493
State Bar of Michiganlawyers and Judges Assistance Program · Lansing, MI · 2023
Lawyers and judges assistance program-educational needs
$11,535
Enfuse Action Collective Llc · Portland, MI · 2023
Improvements in administration of justice
$9,054
Michigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$8,192
Michigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$7,749
Detroit Metropolitan Bar Association Foundation · Detroit, MI · 2023
Legal services for low-income households
$7,500
National Association of Iolta Programs · Raleigh, NC · 2023
Improvements in administration of justice
$2,000
Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023
Improvements in delivery of legal services - educational needs
$2,000
Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2023
Improvements in delivery of legal services - educational needs

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Unlike private foundations, grantmaking charities and associations often run formal grant programs with real application cycles — check their website for current opportunities. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.