March
23, 2007 – The Oklahoma Bar Foundation (OBF) Grants and Awards
Committee is accepting applications from law-related charitable organizations
for 2007 grants awards. The deadline for application submission is
Tuesday, July 24, 2007.
The Oklahoma Bar Foundation was founded in 1946 to accomplish the
charitable purposes of lawyers from all across Oklahoma. OBF is a
Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the third oldest
state bar foundation in the nation. It serves as the charitable arm
of the Bar Association and all licensed lawyers in Oklahoma are members
of the Foundation. OBF works silently behind the scenes for Oklahoma’s
children, the poor and our most vulnerable citizens. OBF is financially
able to fulfill its mission of advancing education, citizenship and
justice for all through the generous support of attorneys by charitable
donations and participation in OBF programs such as the Fellows and
IOLTA.
Applications are accepted for programs and projects which:
- Provide delivery of legal services to the poor and elderly;
- Promote quality legal education;
- Improve the administration of justice and promote such other
programs for the benefit of the public as are specifically approved
by the Oklahoma Bar Foundation for exclusively public purposes.
Grants totaling $464,790 were approved during 2006 by the Oklahoma
Bar Foundation Board of Trustees to:
- Provide delivery of civil legal aid services to the
poor and elderly throughout Oklahoma and to improve
the administration of justice. Grants totaling
$280,000 were awarded to Legal Aid Services of Oklahoma, Inc.
and the Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Low Income Taxpayer Clinic,
and $73,900 was awarded for legal aid and advocacy services for
children, the elderly and victims of violence to Tulsa Lawyers
For Children Inc., the Oklahoma Indian Legal Services Inc. Domestic
Violence Division, Oklahoma CASA Association for Children, Oklahoma
CAAVA Association for Vulnerable Adults, and SANE of Southwest
Oklahoma.
- Fund educational programs in the total
amount of $81,500. Awards were made to the OBA Law-Related
Education Teacher’s
Summer Workshop, benefiting school children in grades K through
12; the OBA Young Lawyers Division High School Mock Trial Program;
the statewide YMCA Oklahoma Youth & Government Program;
the Mayes County and surrounding areas Youth Court; the special
touring exhibit of the Oklahoma City Memorial Museum on Lincoln
and the Constitution; and the Senior Law Resource Center, Inc.
In addition, the Foundation awarded $29,390 in scholarships.
Grant Applications should be postmarked or delivered no later than Tuesday,
July 24, 2007 to receive consideration. Applications will
be accepted early and early application is encouraged. Packets
may be downloaded from the Web
page or applications may be requested by writing or calling: Oklahoma
Bar Foundation, P.O. Box 53036, Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3036, (405)
416-7070.
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