Opening soonCloses Apr 1, 2027
Bank of America Grant
IOLTAlegal servicesaccess to justice
About Alaska Bar Foundation
Use income generated by the IOLTA program to provide funds for civil legal services to the poor and to support programs that improve the administration of justice.
Focus Areas
Legal services for low-income peopleAccess to justicePro bono supportPrograms to improve administration of justice
Who They Fund
refugeesasylum seekersdisplaced personsimmigrants
Funding Style
direct serviceprogram/project fundingcase-based representationlegal services funding
About Alaska Bar Foundation
A defining feature of the Alaska Bar Foundation is its use of IOLTA-generated funding to support civil legal services for low-income people and programs that improve the administration of justice. That mission is visible in its recent grants, which include support for Alaska Legal Services in Anchorage and Alaska Institute for Justice, also in Anchorage, showing a consistent link between the foundation’s legal aid work and Alaska-based service providers. The foundation’s giving is programmatic rather than individual; it funds nonprofit legal organizations and projects tied to access to justice, civil legal assistance, and legal system capacity. Its recent awards also reach into refugee legal support and innocence work, indicating a legal-services portfolio that includes both direct representation and specialized case-based work. With annual grants of $115,000 and total assets of $1,517,474, the Alaska Bar Foundation appears to operate as a focused local grantmaker centered on legal aid and justice administration in Alaska.
What Alaska Bar Foundation Funds
The Alaska Bar Foundation’s core focus is civil legal aid. In 2025, it gave $41,250 to Alaska Legal Services in Anchorage for legal services, and in 2024 it awarded $37,500 to the same organization for the same purpose. That pattern points to sustained support for nonprofit legal assistance serving low-income Alaskans. Refugee legal services are another clear area of support. The foundation gave $13,750 in 2025 to Alaska Institute for Justice in Anchorage for refugee legal services, following a $12,500 grant in 2024 for the same purpose. It also funded Alaska Innocence Project with $10,000 in 2025 for legal services, extending its support beyond direct aid into case-based representation tied to the justice system.
How Alaska Bar Foundation Gives
Typical grant sizes cluster around the mid-$20,000 range: the 25th percentile is $18,750, the median is $25,000, and the 75th percentile is $31,250. The recent grant list shows repeat awards to the same recipients across consecutive years, which suggests recurring support rather than one-off grants. The foundation’s funding is program-focused and tied to IOLTA-related legal services, access to justice, and nonprofit legal aid capacity. It also accepts unsolicited requests through its IOLTA grant programs.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$100K
Total Assets
$2M
Total Revenue
$581K
Total Expenses
$147K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $19K and $31K, with a median of $25K.
25th Percentile
$19K
Median
$25K
75th Percentile
$31K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
Zachary Hays
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