About Oregon Law Foundation
We fund justice for all: provide legal services, promote diversity, and educate the public.
Focus Areas
Civil legal services for low-income OregoniansImmigration legal servicesDisability rights legal servicesLegal aid capacity buildingLegal education and public outreach
Who They Fund
low-income Oregonians (general)refugees and immigrants (including asylum seekers)survivors of domestic violence and sexual assaultyouth experiencing homelessness / at-risk young peoplelow-income workersseniorspeople with disabilities
About Oregon Law Foundation
The Oregon Law Foundation’s recent giving is defined by large, repeated support for civil legal aid in Oregon, with Oregon Law Center receiving grants of $1,031,587 in 2025, $864,042 in 2024, and $942,240 in 2023. That pattern points to a funder that backs core legal service providers over multiple years rather than dispersing small one-off awards. Legal Aid Services of Oregon shows a similar place in the portfolio, with grants of $440,760 in 2023, $251,353 in 2024, and $261,105 in 2025. The foundation also funds immigration legal services and legal help for people facing specific barriers to access, including disability, work-related issues, homelessness, and survivor services. Grants to Immigration Counseling Service, Catholic Charities, Disability Rights Oregon, St Andrew Legal Clinic, New Avenues for Youth, and Victim Rights Law Center show that the foundation supports direct representation alongside capacity-building and service expansion. Its grant descriptions repeatedly reference helping Oregonians with low incomes, refugees and immigrants, workers, people with disabilities, and youth experiencing homelessness. Across the recent grants list, the foundation’s role is less about many small experiments and more about sustaining organizations that deliver legal help statewide. The result is a portfolio built around legal access, client representation, and public-purpose legal services.
What Oregon Law Foundation Funds
Civil legal aid is the clearest thread in the foundation’s grantmaking. It gave $1,031,587 to Oregon Law Center to support civil legal help for Oregonians with low incomes, and $261,105 to Legal Aid Services of Oregon for the same purpose in 2025. The grants point to core support for organizations that provide direct legal services. Immigration-related legal help is another major area. Immigration Counseling Service received $200,000 in 2025 to support civil legal help for refugee and immigrant Oregonians, while Catholic Charities received $183,000 for the same purpose. Earlier grants to Immigration Counseling Service also supported immigrant legal services to low-income families. The foundation also funds issue-specific legal advocacy. Disability Rights Oregon received $110,000 to support civil legal help for Oregonians with disabilities. New Avenues for Youth received $60,000 for civil legal help for Oregon youth experiencing homelessness. Victim Rights Law Center received $63,000 to support civil legal help for Oregon survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$2.7M
Total Assets
$16.2M
Total Revenue
$10.8M
Total Expenses
$3.3M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $25K and $87K, with a median of $42K.
25th Percentile
$25K
Median
$42K
75th Percentile
$87K
Geographic Reach
Local3 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
WILLIAM PENN
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