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Private foundations don’t post open calls, so nobody can search them. We read IRS filings instead — 9.6 million grants from 174,053 foundations and grantmaking charities, searchable by what the money was actually for.
12 funders with a record of paying for “bono”
Where the money went
Indiana Bar FoundationIndianapolis, INCharity · may take applications
51 matching grants · $21.8M · through 2024Largest: $2.5M to PRO BONO INDIANA INC — pro bono legal asst
Louisiana Bar FoundationNew Orleans, LACharity · may take applications
27 matching grants · $4.7M · through 2024Largest: $450,500 to THE PRO BONO PROJECT — pro bono project
Colorado Lawyer Trust Account FoundationDenver, COCharity · may take applications
25 matching grants · $8.4M · through 2024Largest: $50,000 to PIKES PEAK PRO BONO PROJECT I — pro-bono legal services
Virginia Law FoundationCharlottesville, VACharity · may take applications
34 matching grants · $394,500 · through 2024Largest: $25,000 to LEGAL AID JUSTICE CENTER — this grant supports the "best practices pro bono lawyer program" which provides a manual as to how to best provide pro bono services.
The Florida Bar FoundationMaitland, FLCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $52.2M · through 2024Largest: $1.7M to CUBAN AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION PRO BONO PROJECT INC — lap/lsa/aoj - 2025 iota funding, legal services for children, pro bono grants, aoj grants and summer fellows
Perkins Coie FoundationSeattle, WACharity · may take applications
26 matching grants · $272,390 · through 2024Largest: $18,480 to WISCONSIN EQUAL JUSTICE FUND INC — community gift (eisenberg dinner), 2023 (2022) pro bono leadership award - john skilton, 2022 - 2023 pro bono hours
Largest: $550,000 to REPORTERS COMMITTEE FOR FREEDOM OF THE PRESS — to expand the protecting journalists pro bono program (projourn), laying the foundation for a national network of pro bono lawyers who support journalists with common legal needs s…
Texas Bar FoundationAustin, TXCharity · may take applications
18 matching grants · $247,787 · through 2024Largest: $23,000 to Justice for Children — pro bono rep for child abuse victim
Wisconsin Equal Justice FundWausau, WICharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $1.2M · through 2024Largest: $255,969 to LEGAL ACTION OF WISCONSIN INC — pro bono legal services
The Orrick Herrington & SutcliffeWheeling, WVCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $230,000 · through 2025Largest: $25,000 to DC BAR PRO BONO PROGRAM — support for non-profit organizations and general public
Illinois Bar FoundationSpringfield, ILCharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $145,000 · through 2024Largest: $20,000 to Public Interest Law Initiative — to support their pro bono initiative program
American College of BankruptcyDover, DECharity · may take applications
12 matching grants · $140,000 · through 2024Largest: $15,000 to MID-SHORE PRO BONO INC — to provide project support for bankruptcy trainings for attorneys.
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Source: IRS Form 990-PF Part XV and Form 990 Schedule I, tax years 2019–2025. These are grants already paid, a record of what an organization funds rather than an open call. Private foundations rarely accept unsolicited applications and the route in is usually a program officer; grantmaking charities and associations more often run real application cycles, so check their website. How this data is built, and its limits →