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About the Foundation
Mission
The Mission of the Indianapolis Bar Foundation is to advance justice and lead positive change in Indianapolis through philanthropy, education and service.
Living the Mission
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation, the charitable arm of the Indianapolis Bar Association (IBA), is a community-focused leader of the local legal profession. The foundation's ongoing grants and programs are maintained solely through the generosity and energy of its directors, fellows and donors. To further its mission and to make a greater impact on Indianapolis, the Foundation asks for your financial and volunteer support.
Did You Know?
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation has funded over $375,000 to a variety of worthy programs that touch families and individuals across Indianapolis. Did you know the Indianapolis Bar Foundation:
- Provides opportunities in which legal professionals donate over $1 million worth of time?
- Sponsors the Ask A Lawyer program in which lawyers are at community centers and on phone lines giving pro bono assistance to over 600 people last year?
- Provides close to $100,000 to the Indianapolis Bar Association each year for various leadership, educational development, service-oriented and pro bono programs?
- Provided over $30,000 in funding to organizations including Child Advocates, Family Services, Indianapolis Legal Aid Society, Marion Superior Courts, and the National Association of Women Judges.
- Implemented a public awareness campaign for Indianapolis citizens to gain an understanding of how legal profession can help them?
- Created a Constitution Book, including the United States and Indiana constitutions, for new citizens of Indiana, the community and youth organizations?
- Funded a $50,000 pilot program enhancing the entrance security at the City-County Building?
- Developed a partnership with WTHR-TV Channel 13 to provide close to $20,000 in sponsorship and volunteers for a free legal advice segment during live newscasts?
- Made available a matching grant in the amount of $10,000 to the Protective Order Pro Bono Project which is responsible for facilitating the issue and/or enforcement of protective orders for domestic violence victims?
- Was instrumental in developing and funding A Child's Haven, the children's waiting room in the City-County building?
- Provided program and financial assistance to the Legal Services Organization and the Legal Aid Society, a provider of legal services for Indianapolis residents who fall below poverty standards?
- Granted funds to the Community Organizations Legal Assistance Project, Inc. to hire a summer Law Clerk under the Minority Clerkship Program for the Resident Empowerment program?
- Provided funding for Marion County's "Settlement Week" which effectively resolved through mediation over 1,000 pending cases?
- Funds the IBA Legal Line, a monthly pro bono phone bank; the Homeless Project, for pro bono counsel to the homeless; and the Juvenile Project, which offers counsel to families within the juvenile justice system?
- Awards more than $220,000 in grants to support community programs, and more than $160,000 in scholarships to IU-Indianapolis and Bloomington law students?
How can I support the Mission of the IBF?
There are two main ways you can support the mission of advancing the administration of justice and understanding of the law through philanthropy, education and service.
The gifts of talent. The first way is to donate your time to our many wonderful opportunities sponsored by the IBF like Ask A Lawyer, Bankruptcy Help Line or Legal Line. You can contact the Indianapolis Bar Association at 269.2000 for more information on those events.
The gift of treasure. The other way to support the IBF mission is through a financial contribution to the IBF. You can donate at any one of our giving levels and you can specify your gifts for specific programs or simply make a general donation. Also, you can donate in memory of someone or in celebration of someone for their accomplishments within the legal profession.
You May Designate Your Gift to the Following Funds:
- The Honorable Paul H. Buchanan, Jr. Ask a Lawyer Endowment Fund. The income from this fund solely supports Ask a Lawyer, a quarterly event in which residents from across Indianapolis receive free legal advice.
- Pro Bono Initiatives. Gifts to this program enable the Indianapolis Bar Association to focus on legal pro bono funding needs and programs.
- The Neil E. Shook Scholarship Endowment Fund. The income from this Fund solely supports two scholarships each year. One is designated for a first or second year IU Indianapolis law student who has expressed interest in creditor rights; the other will support attendance at the Annual Bench Bar Conference by a lawyer who has been in practice less than five years.
- Foundation Program Grants. Each year the Foundation provides more than $50,000 in grants to worthy applicants who support community-wide programs that further the Foundation's mission.
- Endowment Fund. This Fund provides for the Foundation's ability to advance its mission well into the future. Its use is permanently restricted to support projects under the supervision of the Foundation's Board of Directors.
- The Rosalie F Felton Scholarship Endowment Fund. In memory of the former IBA and IBF Executive Director, this Fund supports an annual scholarship for a first or second year IU Indianapolis law student who has demonstrated commitment to the legal profession and is working while in law school.
- Unrestricted Gifts. These very necessary gifts enable the Indianapolis Bar Foundation's board of directors to designate donations to where they are needed most. Your gift to the Indianapolis Bar Foundation is fully tax deductible.
The Indianapolis Bar Foundation is a charitable organization as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Simply click on the link and make your donation today!
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