Foundation

The Ramsey County Bar Foundation is a non-profit, 501(c) (3) charitable organization. The mission of the foundation is to provide financial support to programs in the Ramsey County geographic area that benefit the legal profession, improve the quality and accessibility of justice, and would otherwise attract the interest and support of Ramsey County lawyers.

Grants are awarded to organizations that:

• Educate all segments of the public in government and the legal system.
• Promote and provide legal services to persons of limited means through grants to legal services providers.
• Improve the administration of justice and the quality and functioning of the legal system.

Please consider making a tax-deductible contribution today and supporting the organizations funded by the Ramsey County Bar Foundation and future lawyers who will make a difference. All contributors will be acknowledged in the Barrister. If your contribution is in honor or memory of someone, please indicate the name(s) at the time of payment or send an email to eryan@mnbars.org

The Advocates for Human Rights: $2,300
CAIR-Minnesota, Inc: $1,000
Children's Law Center of Minnesota: $4,000
COPAL (Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Accion Latina) : $500
CornerHouse: $500
Domestic Abuse Legal Advocacy Center: $1,000
Domestic Abuse Project: $1,500
Equal Justice America: $500
Gender Justice: $500
Great North Innocence Project: $3,000
HOME Line: $1,750
Housing Justice Center: $1,000
Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota: $1,500
Indian Child Welfare Act Law Center: $1,500
Interfaith Action of Greater St. Paul: $500
International Institute of Minnesota: $1,500
Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers: $4,000
Legal CORPS: $1,000
The Legal Revolution: $1,000
Loan Repayment Assistance Program of Minnesota: $4,500
Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans: $1,000
Minnesota Elder Justice Center: $1,500
Minnesota Justice Foundation: $2,000
Mission Inc. Programs: $250
Neighborhood Justice Center: $2,500
Raíces Sagradas Community Mental Health: $250
Rainbow Health: $1,500
Restorative Justice Community Action: $1,000
Standpoint: $1,500
The St. Paul & Ramsey County Domestic Abuse Intervention Project (SPIP): $5,000
Tubman: $1,500
Volunteer Lawyers Network: $500
Volunteers of America of Minnesota: $1,000
Wanton Injustice Legal Detail (WILD): $1,500
We Resolve: $1,000

Application Form 

The next grant cycle begins in 2025. You can also apply for the Minnesota State Bar Foundation and Hennepin County Bar Foundation in the same application in the same open and close dates. For questions or more information, contact Erikka Ryan at eryan@mnbars.org or 612-278-6321.

The Ramsey County Bar Foundation and the Hennepin County Bar Foundation award scholarships to law students who attend a Minnesota law school and who are members of a group traditionally under-represented in the legal profession (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability). The applicant must be a current law student with a record of academic or professional achievement and must display leadership qualities through past work experience, community involvement or student activities.

The Benefit, held in the fall of each year, is the major fundraiser for the foundation. Half of the money raised at the Benefit is given directly to Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services. The other half is awarded in grants to other law-related organizations.

The annual RCBF Golf Tournament is also a significant fundraiser for the foundation. More info.

Member Donations
Generous donations from Ramsey County Bar Association members complement the funds raised by the foundation fundraisers.