The Bigglesworth Family Foundation is seeking applications for its Legal Services Grant.
Donor Name: Bigglesworth Family Foundation
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Grant Types
- General Operating Support Grants
- I & R Grants
- Sector Supporting Grants
- Access Grants.
Funding Information
Most of legal services grants are in the $10,000-30,000 range.
Geographical Limitations
They primarily fund in California. National organizations may apply for grants for the following types of programs:
- Programs that support increased Access to Justice
- Leadership development programs
- Hubs and “think tank” programs for civil legal aid.
Eligibility Criteria
- All potential grantees must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or a public entity
- BFF will not support organizations that discriminate against a person or group on the basis of age, political affiliation, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.
Type of Organizations
- Legal Services Organizations with Operating Budget Under $1M: LSOs with operating budgets less than $1M are welcome to request general operating support. In most cases they are not eligible to receive program/project support
- Legal Services Organizations with Operating Budgets Between $1M-$5M: LSOs with operating budgets between $1M and $5M are encouraged to request general operating support. They may request programmatic support, provided they explain the rationale for doing so. For example, an organization may opt to request a program/project grant for initiatives they wish to pilot, for capital projects or as part of a funding initiative
- Legal Services Organizations with Operating Budgets Over $5M: LSOs with operating budgets over $5M are welcome to request support for new/pilot programs or for existing programs with limited funding opportunities (e.g.: inter-sectional work, impact litigation, research). These organizations are not eligible to receive funding for general operating support
- Legal Service Programs Within Social Service Organizations or Law Schools with $5M+ Operating Budgets: As an exception to the above, legal service programs embedded within organizations with $5M+ budgets, are eligible to request general operating support for the legal services program.
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