Who We Fund
The North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment makes grants available to North Carolina organizations that are engaged in programming or projects that advance the Foundation’s values of access to justice, service through the profession, civic education, professionalism, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. Grant applications are reviewed annually by the NCBF Endowment Committee, which makes recommendations for grant awards for approval by the NCBF Board of Directors. Learn more about NCBF Endowment Funds that support specifically defined grants and scholarships.
Total Endowment grant funding distributed in 2022-23: $520,429
Access to Justice
- Charlotte Center for Legal Advocacy
- Children’s Law Center of Central NC
- Church World Service
- Council for Children’s Rights
- Court Watch of North Carolina
- Legal Aid of North Carolina
- North Carolina Center on Actual Innocence
- North Carolina Bar Foundation – Wills for Heroes
- Pisgah Legal Services
- Safe Alliance: Victims Assistance
Service Through the Profession
- American Bar Association Free Legal Answers
- Compass Center for Women and Families
- Financial Protection Law Center – Volunteer and Pro Bono Resource Project
- Inner Banks Legal Services
- North Carolina Bar Association – Legal Feeding Frenzy
- North Carolina Equal Access to Justice Commission
- North Carolina Equal Justice Alliance
Promoting Civic Education
- North Carolina Bar Association – YLD Civic Engagement Project
- North Carolina Bar Association – Law Week and Liberty Bell Committee
- North Carolina Bar Foundation – McIntyre Youth Leadership Challenge
Professionalism
- North Carolina Bar Association – Minorities in the Profession Committee
- North Carolina Bar Association – Pro Bono Committee Free CLE
- North Carolina Bar Association – Professionalism for New Attorneys CLE
- North Carolina Bar Association – YLD Bar Exam Workshops
- North Carolina Bar Association – YLD How To Practice Series