Grant Application
The Bar Foundation considers grants once a year. Submissions for the 2023-2024 grant cycle opens January 8, 2024, and closes February 12, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. Applications received after this date will not be considered. You can also apply for the Minnesota State Bar Foundation and Ramsey County Bar Foundation grants in the same application in the same open and close dates. Before applying, please read through our Grant Guidelines.
Questions regarding the HCBF's grant-making and application process should be directed to Erikka Ryan at eryan@mnbars.org or 612-278-6321.
Recipients of HCBF Annual Grants
When you give to the Hennepin County Bar Foundation, your dollars are pooled with those of other HCBA members and organizations to support agencies/projects that promote access to justice in Hennepin County. In 2024, the HCBF gave away grants to the following nonprofits that work to provide legal access and support to those in need.
| Cancer Legal Care | $2,000 |
| Children's Law Center of Minnesota | $5,500 |
| COPAL (new) | $1,500 |
| CornerHouse | $2,000 |
| Division of Indian Work | $2,500 |
| Domestic Abuse Project | $2,500 |
| HOME Line | $2,750 |
| Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota | $3,000 |
| Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center | $2,250 |
| Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers | $5,000 |
| Legal Rights Center | $4,000 |
| LegalCORPS | $2,500 |
| Minnesota Elder Justice Center | $2,500 |
| Minnesota Justice Foundation | $3,000 |
| Rainbow Health | $4,000 |
| Restorative Justice Community Action | $3,000 |
| Seward Longfellow Restorative Justice | $2,500 |
| Standpoint | $3,000 |
| The Advocates for Human Rights | $2,500 |
| Tubman | $4,000 |
| Volunteer Lawyers Network | $40,000 |
Director of Equity, Inclusion and Foundations
eryan@mnbars.org
612-278-6321
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