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8 funders with a record of paying for “iolta”
Where the money went Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → South Jersey Legal Services: $48M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Michigan Legal Services → United Community Housing Coalition (Uchc): $866K across 2 grants, latest 2024 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → Legal Aid of the Bluegrass: $262K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Kansas Bar Foundation → Kansas Legal Services: $255K across 3 grants, latest 2024 New Venture Fund → National Association of Iolta Programs: $63K across 1 grant, latest 2023 The Katharine Davis Foundation → Veterans Legal Aid Society: $40K across 1 grant, latest 2025 Indian Community School Inc → Law Offices of Joesph R Cincotta Iolta Trust Account: $23K across 1 grant, latest 2021 Michigan State Bar Foundation → National Association of Iolta Programs: $8K across 1 grant, latest 2023 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → Northeast New Jersey Legal Services: $35M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Michigan Legal Services → United Community Housing Coalition: $628K across 1 grant, latest 2022 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → Nku Research Foundation: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Kansas Bar Foundation → National Institute for Trial Advocacy: $30K across 3 grants, latest 2024 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → Central Jersey Legal Services: $27M across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → Uk College of Law: $45K across 3 grants, latest 2023 Kansas Bar Foundation → Kansas Bar Association: $30K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Michigan Legal Services → Michigan Community Resources (Mcr): $16K across 2 grants, latest 2024 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → Essex-Newark Legal Services: $16M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → Legal Services of Northwest Jersey: $12M across 3 grants, latest 2024 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → Community Health Law Project: $901K across 3 grants, latest 2024 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → U of L Brandeis School of Law: $30K across 2 grants, latest 2022 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → Uoflgreenebaum Public Service Program: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → Student Public Interst Law Foundation University of Kentucky College of L: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc → Nku Research Foundationchase: $20K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Kansas Bar Foundation → Disability Rights Center of Kanas: $16K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Kansas Bar Foundation → Casa of Kansas: $15K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Michigan Legal Services → Michigan Community Resources: $10K across 1 grant, latest 2022 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc → Advocates for Children of New Jersey: $6K across 1 grant, latest 2024 Legal Services of New Jersey Inc: $137M on this topic. Open the funder. Legal Services of New Jersey… $137M Michigan Legal Services: $1.5M on this topic. Open the funder. Michigan Legal Services $1.5M The Kentucky Bar Foundation Inc: $442K on this topic. Open the funder. The Kentucky Bar Foundation I… $442K Kansas Bar Foundation: $345K on this topic. Open the funder. Kansas Bar Foundation $345K New Venture Fund: $63K on this topic. Open the funder. New Venture Fund $63K The Katharine Davis Foundation: $40K on this topic. Open the funder. The Katharine Davis Foundation $40K Indian Community School Inc: $23K on this topic. Open the funder. Indian Community School Inc $23K Michigan State Bar Foundation: $8K on this topic. Open the funder. Michigan State Bar Foundation $8K South Jersey Legal Services: received $48M on this topic South Jersey Legal Services $48M Northeast New Jersey Legal Services: received $35M on this topic Northeast New Jersey Legal Serv… $35M Central Jersey Legal Services: received $27M on this topic Central Jersey Legal Services $27M Essex-Newark Legal Services: received $16M on this topic Essex-Newark Legal Services $16M Legal Services of Northwest Jersey: received $12M on this topic Legal Services of Northwest Jer… $12M Community Health Law Project: received $901K on this topic Community Health Law Project $901K United Community Housing Coalition (Uchc): received $866K on this topic United Community Housing Coalit… $866K United Community Housing Coalition: received $628K on this topic United Community Housing Coalit… $628K Legal Aid of the Bluegrass: received $262K on this topic Legal Aid of the Bluegrass $262K Kansas Legal Services: received $255K on this topic Kansas Legal Services $255K National Association of Iolta Programs: received $70K on this topic National Association of Iolta P… $70K Nku Research Foundation: received $45K on this topic Nku Research Foundation $45K Uk College of Law: received $45K on this topic Uk College of Law $45K Veterans Legal Aid Society: received $40K on this topic Veterans Legal Aid Society $40K National Institute for Trial Advocacy: received $30K on this topic National Institute for Trial Ad… $30K U of L Brandeis School of Law: received $30K on this topic U of L Brandeis School of Law $30K Kansas Bar Association: received $30K on this topic Kansas Bar Association $30K Law Offices of Joesph R Cincotta Iolta Trust Account: received $23K on this topic Law Offices of Joesph R Cincott… $23K Uoflgreenebaum Public Service Program: received $20K on this topic Uoflgreenebaum Public Service P… $20K Student Public Interst Law Foundation University of Kentucky College of L: received $20K on this topic Student Public Interst Law Foun… $20K Nku Research Foundationchase: received $20K on this topic Nku Research Foundationchase $20K Michigan Community Resources (Mcr): received $16K on this topic Michigan Community Resources (M… $16K Disability Rights Center of Kanas: received $16K on this topic Disability Rights Center of Kan… $16K Casa of Kansas: received $15K on this topic Casa of Kansas $15K Michigan Community Resources: received $10K on this topic Michigan Community Resources $10K Advocates for Children of New Jersey: received $6K on this topic Advocates for Children of New J… $6K 8 funders, 26 recipients, grants matching “iolta” only. Ribbon width is proportional to the total given; each funder has its own colour. Hover a name to isolate its flows, click a funder to open it. Drag to move around; zoom with the buttons, a double-click, or the wheel after clicking the map. Largest: $18.2M to SOUTH JERSEY LEGAL SERVICES — grants/assistance were awarded for the following legal services program:iolta basic grant $2,727,628iolta eatc $1,300,836state of nj subgrant $10,622,503hud $74,055state of nj - fi…
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Largest: $261,500 to LEGAL AID OF THE BLUEGRASS — volunteer lawyer program & iolta fellowship program
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Largest: $125,000 to KANSAS LEGAL SERVICES — interest earned by the iolta program goes to fund public interest programs.
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Largest: $10,000 to MICHIGAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES (MCR) — the michigan state bar foundation funds the iolta grant to worthy legal programs that assist low income individuals in michigan through an iolta subgrant provided by mls to mcr.
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Largest: $40,000 to VETERANS LEGAL AID SOCIETY — grant for staff attorney to help obtain iolta
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Largest: $62,520 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF IOLTA PROGRAMS — civil rights, social action, advocacy
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Largest: $23,000 to LAW OFFICES OF JOESPH R CINCOTTA IOLTA TRUST ACCOUNT — franklin community advocates, inc - environmental advocacy
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Largest: $7,500 to NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF IOLTA PROGRAMS — improvements in administration of justice
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