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Kansas Bar Foundation now Accepting Grant Applications for 2008
(November 1, 2007) Topeka, KS—The Kansas Bar Foundation (KBF) is now accepting grant applications for the 2008 funding year. The grants are made possible through the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program. This year, the KBF awarded $160,000 in grants to numerous charitable organizations across Kansas. Due to an increase in funding, it is expected that more than $200,000 will be awarded in 2008.
The application to apply can be accessed at www.ksbar.org. The deadline to submit applications is Monday, December 31, 2007.
Each year, the Kansas Bar Foundation earmarks IOLTA funds for non-profit groups that provide support of legal services to the disadvantaged, public education about the law, and administration of justice programs.
The Kansas IOLTA program is supported by more than 3,500 lawyers and 130 financial institutions statewide. The IOLTA program collects interest from trust accounts in which funds are nominal in amount or are expected to be held for a short period of time.
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Contact: Meg Wickham
Manager, Public Services
Kansas Bar Association
1200 SW Harrison St.
PO Box 1037
Topeka, KS 66601-1037
E-mail Meg Wickham
Phone: 785-234-5696
About the Kansas Bar Foundation
Founded in 1957, the Kansas Bar Foundation is a philanthropic, non-profit arm of the Kansas Bar Association. The Foundation forges partnerships between the bar, the courts, and the legal aid organizations in Kansas to improve our system of justice and to help low-income and disadvantaged members in our community by insuring that they have meaningful access to the justice system to protect their rights. The Foundation places special emphasis on issues affecting children and families, and also supports exceptional educational programs for youth by awarding more than $3 million since 1984.
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