Funding search · EIN 381459016 · Lansing, MI

Michigan State Bar Foundation

A grantmaking public charity (files IRS Form 990, Schedule I). Charities like this often run real grant programs with application cycles.

188
grants reported
$59.5M
total given
2021–2024
filing years
$84,622
median grant

Based on grants this organization reported to the IRS for tax years 20212024. This is what they filed, not a complete record of their giving, and recent years may be incomplete because filings lag.

What they fund

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Top recipients

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  • Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro11 grants · $14.6M
  • Legal Aid of Western Michigan17 grants · $8.3M
  • Lakeshore Legal Aid7 grants · $6.5M
  • Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm)14 grants · $5.2M
  • Michigan Legal Services10 grants · $4.7M
  • Legal Services of Eastern Michigan15 grants · $4.0M
  • Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line8 grants · $3.1M
  • Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help8 grants · $2.7M
  • Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program11 grants · $2.4M
  • Legal Services of Northern Michigan13 grants · $2.3M

Giving over time

$12.3M
2021
$12.8M
2022
$12.3M
2023
$22.1M
2024

Grant history

The 100 largest of 188 grants.

  • $5.1M

    Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2022

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $4.3M

    Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $4.0M

    Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2021

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $3.0M

    Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2023

    Mshda - edp - 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

  • $1.2M

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $1.1M

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2021

    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

  • $1.1M

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    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

  • $970,500

    Michigan Advocacy Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $969,189

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    Mshda - edp - 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

  • $716,746

    Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $692,623

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Improvements in delivery of legal services

  • $660,266

    Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2021

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $650,000

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Support for legal self-help

  • $650,000

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Support for legal self-help

  • $650,000

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Support for legal self-help

  • $650,000

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Legal Help · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    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

  • $611,208

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $524,224

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Improvements in delivery of legal services

  • $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

  • $481,077

    Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $469,466

    Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $468,790

    Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $455,115

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $452,128

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $441,300

    Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2023

    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

  • $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

  • $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

  • $385,084

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $373,643

    Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $363,913

    Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2024

    Expungement funds - legal services for low-income households

  • $348,255

    Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2022

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $336,056

    Lakeshore Legal Aideasterncounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $308,902

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $304,440

    Lakeshore Legal Aid · Warren, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $297,346

    Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $284,542

    Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2023

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $276,249

    Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2022

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $268,819

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2021

    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

  • $267,017

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2021

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $260,214

    Lakeshore Legal Aideasterncounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2021

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $255,691

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2023

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $248,773

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $243,727

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2023

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $240,770

    Maurice & Jane Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Unemployment funds - 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

  • $227,862

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2022

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $225,710

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $225,260

    Michigan Indian Legal Services · Traverse City, MI · 2023

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $225,000

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    Improvements in delivery of legal services

  • $194,410

    Lakeshore Legal Aideasterncounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2023

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $190,974

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2024

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $190,000

    Lakeshore Legal Aideasterncounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2021

    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

  • $170,952

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $165,098

    Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $163,971

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2023

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $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

  • $144,789

    Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $123,794

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $122,133

    Legal Aid and Defender Association · Detroit, MI · 2024

    Expungement funds - legal services for low-income households

  • $117,500

    Center for Civil Justice · Flint, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $116,788

    Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Community redevelopment legal assistance

  • $106,313

    Center for Civil Justice · Flint, MI · 2023

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $103,553

    Michigan Legal Services · Detroit, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $102,525

    Legal Services of Northern Michigan · Sault Ste Marie, MI · 2021

    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

  • $93,376

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $91,882

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2022

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $91,094

    Lakeshore Legal Aidmetro · Warren, MI · 2021

    Legal services for low-income households

  • $89,636

    Michigan Community Resourcescommunity Legal Resources · Detroit, MI · 2023

    Community redevelopment legal assistance

  • $89,108

    Lakeshore Legal Aidcounsel and Advocacy Law Line · Warren, MI · 2024

    Mshda - edp - legal services for low-income households facing eviction

  • $86,836

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Poverty Law Program · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    Improvements in delivery of legal services

  • $82,409

    Michigan Advocacy Programmichigan Immigrant Rights Center · Ypsilanti, MI · 2021

    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

  • $80,000

    Legal Aid of Western Michigan · Grand Rapids, MI · 2024

    Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households

  • $80,000

    Legal Services of Eastern Michigan · Flint, MI · 2024

    Unemployment funds - legal services for low-income households

  • $80,000

    Michigan Advocacy Program (Lsscm) · Ypsilanti, 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

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Source: IRS Form 990, Schedule I, as filed by this organization. These are grants already paid. Grants paid directly to individuals are reported to the IRS only as totals, so they do not appear as named lines here.