About Florida Bar Foundation
Support and fund civil legal aid, pro bono programs and access to justice initiatives across Florida to ensure low-income residents receive legal assistance.
Focus Areas
Civil legal aidPro bono servicesChildren’s legal servicesDisaster/hurricane legal aidCommunity economic development (legal supports)
Who They Fund
people of limited means / low-income individualslegal aid organizations and providerscourt systems and court usersself-represented litigants
Funding Style
direct service funding (legal services)capacity building for legal aid providers
About Florida Bar Foundation
The Florida Bar Foundation Inc directs large-scale legal aid funding across Florida, with 2025 awards reaching multiple million-dollar grants to civil legal services providers. Among the largest recent awards were $2,894,165 to Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc in West Palm Beach and $2,848,780 to Americans for Immigrant Justice in Miami, showing a strong emphasis on access to justice work delivered through established legal aid organizations. Its grant portfolio centers on civil legal aid, pro bono services, children’s legal services, disaster and hurricane legal aid, and legal supports tied to community economic development. Recent awards also show support for court-related services and programs that help people navigate the legal system, including organizations serving self-represented litigants. The foundation’s recent grant records include both direct service providers and statewide legal assistance groups, indicating a funding model built around operational support for legal aid infrastructure rather than individual recipients. The pattern is broad across Florida cities, but the common thread is consistent support for organizations that expand legal help for people of limited means and strengthen the delivery of civil legal services statewide.
What Florida Bar Foundation Funds
Civil legal aid is the foundation’s central focus. In 2025, it awarded $2,409,817 to Legal Aid Service of Broward County Inc in Plantation and $2,279,776 to Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc in Jacksonville, both for legal aid-related work. The foundation also supports organizations that combine legal aid with broader access-to-justice services, such as $1,708,266 to Florida Legal Services Inc in Orlando. Pro bono capacity is another recurring theme. In Miami, it gave $774,398 to the Cuban American Bar Association Pro Bono Project Inc and $1,448,647 to Dade Legal Aid, both tied to legal assistance delivery. Disaster-related legal support appears through the Florida Legal Aid Disaster Relief Initiative, which is designed for civil legal aid organizations responding to natural disasters or emergencies. Court-administration work also appears in the recent record through grants linked to court-related functions.
How Florida Bar Foundation Gives
Typical awards are substantial: the grant-size distribution is p25 $122,414, median $305,536, and p75 $556,905. The recent grant list shows repeated awards to the same organizations across years, including Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Inc, Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association Inc, Community Legal Services of Mid-florida Inc, Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County Inc, Bay Area Legal Services Inc, Florida Legal Services Inc, and Southern Legal Counsel Inc. That repeat pattern points to ongoing institutional support rather than isolated one-time awards. The foundation is a regular funder and a DAF-classified funder, and it funds organizations rather than individuals. Its public grant programs include both unsolicited and non-unsolicited options, depending on the program.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$94.2M
Total Assets
$523.3M
Total Revenue
$272.7M
Total Expenses
$97.7M
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $122K and $557K, with a median of $306K.
25th Percentile
$122K
Median
$306K
75th Percentile
$557K
Geographic Reach
Local1 state funded
About 100% of grants go to recipients in FL.
Funding intensity
LowHigh
Headquarters
Leadership
DOMINIC C MACKENZIE
Accepts unsolicited proposals
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