The Illinois Bar Foundation, the charitable affiliate of the Illinois State Bar Association (ISBA), has announced the recipients of its new grants totaling $304,965 awarded to 32 law-related nonprofit organizations, including: Chicago

• Apna Ghar, Inc., $7,500
• Cabrini Green Legal Aid, $15,000
• CARPLS, $25,000
• Center for Conflict Resolution, $5,000
• Center on Halsted, $5,000
• Chicago Legal Advocacy for Incarcerated Mothers, $8,000
• Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation, $15,000
• Equip for Equality, $20,000
• Family Rescue, $7,500
• Illinois Coalition for Equal Justice, $10,000
• Illinois Equal Justice Foundation, $5,000
• Illinois Legal Aid Online, $20,000
• Lawyers’ Committee for Better Housing, $7,500
• Legal Aid Bureau of Metropolitan Family Services, $10,000
• Public Interest Law Initiative, $15,000
• Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, $5,000

Elsewhere in Illinois

• CASA of Franklin County, Benton, $2,500
• CASA of Jefferson County, Mt. Vernon, $2,000
• CASA of McHenry County, Woodstock, $2,000
• Center for Prevention of Abuse, Peoria, $5,000
• Children’s Advocacy Centers of Illinois, Springfield, $13,465
• Macon County CASA, Decatur, $5,000
• Prairie State Legal Services, Inc., Rockford, $15,000
• St. Clair County CASA, Belleville, $10,000
• Dove Domestic Violence Program, Decatur, $10,000
• Life Span, Des Plaines, $10,000
• Catholic Urban Programs/Neighborhood Law Office, East St. Louis, $15,000
• Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, East St. Louis, $20,000
• Youth Becoming Leaders, Inc., Freeport, $2,000
• Will County Legal Assistance Program, Inc., Joliet, $7,500
• Family Shelter Service, Wheaton, $5,000

Established in 1951, the Illinois Bar Foundation’s mission is to ensure meaningful access to the justice system, especially for those with limited means, and to assist lawyers who can no longer support themselves due to incapacity.  Last year, through contributions from ISBA members, the Foundation distributed more than $425,000 to support these and other charitable programs. The Illinois Bar Foundation is located at 20 S. Clark St., Suite 910, Chicago, IL  60603, and the phone number is (312) 726-6072.  Information also is available online at www.isba.org/ibf.