Awarding grants that support the provision of free civil legal assistance to low-income and disadvantaged Pennsylvanians to help secure equal access to justice.
Pennsylvania Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts Board directs large-scale funding to free civil legal assistance for low-income and disadvantaged Pennsylvanians, with its biggest recent award going to Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc. for $24,515,910 in 2025. That award sits within a pattern of repeated support for statewide legal aid infrastructure, including another major grant of $22,938,715 to the same organization in 2023. The board’s grantmaking also reaches organizations that handle specific civil legal needs, such as housing, immigration, disability, and workforce legal services. Recent awards include support for Regional Housing Legal Services, Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center, Justice at Work, Pennsylvania Hias Indigent Immigrant Legal Services, and Disability Rights Pennsylvania. The board also funds legal education and workforce development through law school clinical and externship programs and loan repayment assistance for public interest legal attorneys. Its funding is structured around access to justice, with grants used to provide direct representation, strengthen legal service delivery, and support the institutions that supply civil legal aid across Pennsylvania.
The board’s core work is civil legal aid. Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc. received $24,515,910 in 2025 for legal assistance, and the same organization received $22,938,715 in 2023 for the same purpose. That scale shows the board’s role in underwriting statewide service capacity. Housing-related legal aid is another clear area of support. Regional Housing Legal Services received $1,170,363 in 2023 and $958,549 in 2023, both for legal assistance. The board also funded Franklin County Legal Services with $290,000 in 2025 and $200,000 in 2023 for legal assistance. Immigration legal services appear repeatedly in the grant list. Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center received $277,841 in 2025 and $253,808 in 2023, while Pennsylvania Hias Indigent Immigrant Legal Services received $261,706 in 2025 and $220,538 in 2023. These awards fit the board’s access-to-justice mission.
Typical grant sizes cluster in the low six figures: the 25th percentile is $63,000, the median is $122,000, and the 75th percentile is $177,800. The board’s recent awards also show repeated funding to the same recipients across multiple years, especially statewide and regional legal aid organizations. It operates as a grantmaking board rather than an individual-giving or PRI-making funder. Several program streams are recurring and some are competitive; the law school clinical and externship grants accept unsolicited applications, while some administrative or attachment-based awards do not.
$30.5M
$96.3M
$68.2M
$31.6M
Most grants fall between $63K and $178K, with a median of $122K.
25th Percentile
$63K
Median
$122K
75th Percentile
$178K
About 100% of grants go to recipients in PA.
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Giving is entirely within Pennsylvania: 100% of grants in the recipient distribution go to PA, and the top state by grant count is PA. Recipient cities in the recent grants list include Harrisburg, Philadelphia, York, Chambersburg, Glenside, and Philadelphia-area locations. Harrisburg appears frequently through statewide and administrative recipients, while Philadelphia appears across legal aid, disability, housing, and law school grants. The pattern is statewide rather than concentrated in one metro area.
It funds free civil legal assistance for low-income and disadvantaged Pennsylvanians. Recent grants support legal aid organizations, law school clinical and externship programs, loan repayment assistance for legal aid attorneys, and administration-of-justice projects tied to access to civil justice.
The grant-size distribution centers on six figures: the 25th percentile is $63,000, the median is $122,000, and the 75th percentile is $177,800. Recent awards also include much larger statewide grants to Pennsylvania Legal Aid Network Inc.
No. The recipient country distribution shows 133 grants in the US, and the geographic scope of giving is local with all grants going to recipients in Pennsylvania.
Yes. The board has active grant programs for law school clinical and externship programs and for external educational legal clinical programs and internships. The recent grant list also includes awards to Temple University Beasley School of Law, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, and Widener University Commonwealth Law School.
Yes. It runs a Loan Repayment Assistance Program for attorneys working in legal aid or public interest roles. Recent awards include administration of LRAP support through the Pennsylvania Bar Foundation.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
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Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK INC | HARRISBURG, PA | $24,515,910 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| SENIORLAW CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $339,295 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $294,677 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| FRANKLIN COUNTY LEGAL SERVICES | CHAMBERSBURG, PA | $290,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $282,579 | 2025 | ADMIN OF LRAP |
| PENNSYLVANIA IMMIGRATION RESOURCE CENTER | YORK, PA | $277,841 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| JUSTICE AT WORK | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $272,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA HIAS INDIGENT IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $261,706 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT | HARRISBURG, PA | $242,188 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| DISABILITY RIGHTS PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $179,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL | HARRISBURG, PA | $177,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $177,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $177,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| THOMAS R KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW OF DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY | PITTSBURGH, PA | $177,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW | VILLANOVA, PA | $177,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - DICKINSON LAW | CARLISLE, PA | $177,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $171,500 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| DREXEL UNIVERSITY THOMAS R KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $157,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - PENN STATE LAW | UNIVERSITY PARK, PA | $154,878 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS & INTERNATIONALS | PITTSBURGH, PA | $137,400 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| KIDSVOICE PENNSYLVANIA INC | PITTSBURGH, PA | $137,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| SUMMIT LEGAL AID | WASHINGTON, PA | $129,050 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTEERS FOR THE INDIGENT PROGRAM | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $125,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION | PITTSBURGH, PA | $119,126 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| LACKAWANNA PRO BONO INC | SCRANTON, PA | $108,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW | PITTSBURGH, PA | $103,900 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLED INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $100,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC | NORRISTOWN, PA | $95,904 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $93,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES | ERIE, PA | $91,500 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| NORTH PENN LEGAL SERVICES | PITTSTON, PA | $87,188 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $84,450 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $78,525 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,695 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $75,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICES | HARRISBURG, PA | $69,800 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH CIVIL LAW PROJECT | PITTSBURGH, PA | $62,700 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE PROJECT | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $50,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER INC | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $45,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| AIDS LAW PROJECT OF PENNSYLVANIA | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $30,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $25,000 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PRO BONO PARTNERSHIPS INC | HONESDALE, PA | $18,050 | 2025 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK INC | HARRISBURG, PA | $22,938,715 | 2023 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK INC | HARRISBURG, PA | $21,862,464 | 2023 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES | GLENSIDE, PA | $1,170,363 | 2023 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $958,549 | 2023 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
| PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $457,595 | 2023 | ADMIN OF LRAP |
| PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION | HARRISBURG, PA | $338,197 | 2023 | ADMIN OF LRAP |
| SENIORLAW CENTER | PHILADELPHIA, PA | $316,500 | 2023 | LEGAL ASSISTANCE |
PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK INC
$24,515,910LEGAL ASSISTANCE
SENIORLAW CENTER
$339,295LEGAL ASSISTANCE
REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES
$294,677LEGAL ASSISTANCE
FRANKLIN COUNTY LEGAL SERVICES
$290,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION
$282,579ADMIN OF LRAP
PENNSYLVANIA IMMIGRATION RESOURCE CENTER
$277,841LEGAL ASSISTANCE
JUSTICE AT WORK
$272,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA HIAS INDIGENT IMMIGRANT LEGAL SERVICES
$261,706LEGAL ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY JUSTICE PROJECT
$242,188LEGAL ASSISTANCE
DISABILITY RIGHTS PENNSYLVANIA
$179,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
WIDENER UNIVERSITY COMMONWEALTH LAW SCHOOL
$177,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
TEMPLE UNIVERSITY BEASLEY SCHOOL OF LAW
$177,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA CAREY LAW SCHOOL
$177,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
THOMAS R KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW OF DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
$177,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY CHARLES WIDGER SCHOOL OF LAW
$177,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - DICKINSON LAW
$177,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
ALLEGHENY COUNTY BAR FOUNDATION
$171,500LEGAL ASSISTANCE
DREXEL UNIVERSITY THOMAS R KLINE SCHOOL OF LAW
$157,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY - PENN STATE LAW
$154,878LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANTS & INTERNATIONALS
$137,400LEGAL ASSISTANCE
KIDSVOICE PENNSYLVANIA INC
$137,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
SUMMIT LEGAL AID
$129,050LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTEERS FOR THE INDIGENT PROGRAM
$125,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
NEIGHBORHOOD LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION
$119,126LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LACKAWANNA PRO BONO INC
$108,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF LAW
$103,900LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LEGAL CLINIC FOR THE DISABLED INC
$100,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
LEGAL AID OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA INC
$95,904LEGAL ASSISTANCE
WOMEN AGAINST ABUSE LEGAL CENTER
$93,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
NORTHWESTERN LEGAL SERVICES
$91,500LEGAL ASSISTANCE
NORTH PENN LEGAL SERVICES
$87,188LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH LAW PROJECT
$84,450LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PHILADELPHIA LAWYERS FOR SOCIAL EQUITY
$78,525LEGAL ASSISTANCE
HOMELESS ADVOCACY PROJECT
$75,695LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA INSTITUTIONAL LAW PROJECT
$75,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
MIDPENN LEGAL SERVICES
$69,800LEGAL ASSISTANCE
WOMEN'S CENTER AND SHELTER OF GREATER PITTSBURGH CIVIL LAW PROJECT
$62,700LEGAL ASSISTANCE
CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY ASSISTANCE PROJECT
$50,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PHILADELPHIA LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER INC
$45,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
COMMUNITY LEGAL SERVICES OF PHILADELPHIA
$30,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
AIDS LAW PROJECT OF PENNSYLVANIA
$30,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER
$25,000LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PRO BONO PARTNERSHIPS INC
$18,050LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK INC
$22,938,715LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA LEGAL AID NETWORK INC
$21,862,464LEGAL ASSISTANCE
REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES
$1,170,363LEGAL ASSISTANCE
REGIONAL HOUSING LEGAL SERVICES
$958,549LEGAL ASSISTANCE
PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION
$457,595ADMIN OF LRAP
PENNSYLVANIA BAR FOUNDATION
$338,197ADMIN OF LRAP
SENIORLAW CENTER
$316,500LEGAL ASSISTANCE