The Barbara McDowell Foundation provides grant funding for legal fees related to specific social justice cases in the United States.
Letters of Intent will be accepted June 1-15, 2024 for a grant term of October 1, 2024 – September 30, 2025. LOIs submitted before June 1st will be rejected.
Eligibility
This grant is open to 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations to pay legal fees for social justice cases filed between October 1, 2022 and December 31, 2024.
Criminal cases, individual claims, and amicus briefs are not eligible.
Key Issues
The McDowell Foundation is focused on cases related to:
- Access to benefits
- Children’s rights
- Disability rights
- Discrimination
- Domestic violence
- Due process
- Environmental justice
- Healthcare
- Homelessness
- Housing
- Native American rights
- Prisoner’s rights
- Refugee and immigration rights
- Veteran’s rights
- Voting rights
Ideal cases will:
- Address one of these areas of interest
- Have a significant impact on the well being and civil liberties of disadvantaged Americans
- Set a significant legal precedent
Scoring Criteria
All LOIs will be scored based on:
- Alignment with mission
- Social justice impact
- Financial need
