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Grants paid by Tennessee Bar Foundation, tax year 2020
EIN 62-6074501 · Nashville, TN · Form 990, Schedule I · NTEE I128
In tax year 2020, Tennessee Bar Foundation (EIN 62-6074501) reported 62 grants paid totaling $2,097,334. Dataset version 2026.09.0, built 2026-09-03.
Every grant, 2020
| Tax year | Recipient | Match | Amount | Type | Purpose | Source filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands Nashville, TN | A | $107,260 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands Nashville, TN | A | $107,260 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice Center Nashville, TN | A | $97,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice Center Nashville, TN | A | $97,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid of East Tennessee Knoxville, TN | A | $86,214 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid of East Tennessee Knoxville, TN | A | $86,214 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Memphis Area Legal Services Inc Memphis, TN | A | $53,643 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Memphis Area Legal Services Inc Memphis, TN | A | $53,643 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Choosing Justice Initiative Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT WRAPAROUND PROGRAM TO PAY COURT-APPOINTED, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS TO HANDLE CLIENT CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Choosing Justice Initiative Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT WRAPAROUND PROGRAM TO PAY COURT-APPOINTED, CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS TO HANDLE CLIENT CIVIL LEGAL NEEDS. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Ut College of Law - Legal Clinic Knoxville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | ASSIST RURAL EAST TENNESSEANS, WITH PRIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERACTION, TO GET VARIOUS TYPES OF RELIEF WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Ut College of Law - Legal Clinic Knoxville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | ASSIST RURAL EAST TENNESSEANS, WITH PRIOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE INTERACTION, TO GET VARIOUS TYPES OF RELIEF WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice Center - Independence Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | REFORM SYSTEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SURROUNDING LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS PORTION OF THE TENNCARE PROGRAM, KNOWN AS CHOICES. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice Center - Independence Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | REFORM SYSTEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES SURROUNDING LONG TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS PORTION OF THE TENNCARE PROGRAM, KNOWN AS CHOICES. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice Center - General Sessions Gps Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST GENERAL SESSIONS COURT LITIGANTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice Center - General Sessions Gps Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | DEVELOP EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AND TRAIN VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST GENERAL SESSIONS COURT LITIGANTS WHO CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT DATA-DRIVEN RESOURCES FOR INJURED WORKERS, INCLUDING ONLINE ASSISTANCE FOR PREPARATION OF PRO SE WORKER COMPENSATION CLAIMS. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | IMPLEMENT DATA-DRIVEN RESOURCES FOR INJURED WORKERS, INCLUDING ONLINE ASSISTANCE FOR PREPARATION OF PRO SE WORKER COMPENSATION CLAIMS. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | The Justice Initiative Knoxville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | TRAIN NEW LAWYERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, INTERESTED IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LAW PRACTICE, THROUGH A WRAPAROUND PROGRAM. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | The Justice Initiative Knoxville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | TRAIN NEW LAWYERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS, INTERESTED IN AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH TO LAW PRACTICE, THROUGH A WRAPAROUND PROGRAM. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Dismas Inc Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | TRAIN RE-ENTRY CLIENTS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES, PRO SE OR WITH COUNSEL, TO OBTAIN A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER NECESSITITIES FOR LIFE POST-INCARCERATION. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Dismas Inc Nashville, TN | A | $50,000 | paid | TRAIN RE-ENTRY CLIENTS TO OVERCOME OBSTACLES, PRO SE OR WITH COUNSEL, TO OBTAIN A DRIVER'S LICENSE AND OTHER NECESSITITIES FOR LIFE POST-INCARCERATION. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Nahville Conflict Resolution Center Nashville, TN | A | $49,864 | paid | PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDIATION THROUGH CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY THAT LINKS RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTERS. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Nahville Conflict Resolution Center Nashville, TN | A | $49,864 | paid | PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDIATION THROUGH CONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY THAT LINKS RURAL AND UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH COMMUNITY MEDIATION CENTERS. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors Nashville, TN | A | $49,507 | paid | PROVIDE CLASSROOM EDUCATION AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors Nashville, TN | A | $49,507 | paid | PROVIDE CLASSROOM EDUCATION AND PRO BONO LEGAL SERVICES FOR IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid of East Tennessee Chattanooga, TN | A | $45,996 | paid | ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE ON-SITE LEGAL HELP TO CLIENTS OF HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION OR SOCIAL CHALLENGE. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Legal Aid of East Tennessee Chattanooga, TN | A | $45,996 | paid | ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIP TO PROVIDE ON-SITE LEGAL HELP TO CLIENTS OF HELEN ROSS MCNABB CENTER WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS, ADDICTION OR SOCIAL CHALLENGE. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Memphis Bar Foundation Memphis, TN | A | $35,000 | paid | CREATE ONLINE PORTAL FOR APPROPRIATE REFERRAL OF POTENTIAL CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTER OR MEMPHIS AREA LEGAL SERVICES. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Memphis Bar Foundation Memphis, TN | A | $35,000 | paid | CREATE ONLINE PORTAL FOR APPROPRIATE REFERRAL OF POTENTIAL CLIENTS TO COMMUNITY LEGAL CENTER OR MEMPHIS AREA LEGAL SERVICES. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Community Legal Center Memphis, TN | A | $31,000 | paid | USE TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATIVE SERVICES TO COORDINATE REPRESENTATION AT MEMPHIS IMMIGRATION COURT FOR CLIENTS FROM MIDDLE/EAST TENNESSEE. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Community Legal Center Memphis, TN | A | $31,000 | paid | USE TECHNOLOGY AND COLLABORATIVE SERVICES TO COORDINATE REPRESENTATION AT MEMPHIS IMMIGRATION COURT FOR CLIENTS FROM MIDDLE/EAST TENNESSEE. | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | West Tennessee Legal Services Inc Jackson, TN | A | $24,083 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | West Tennessee Legal Services Inc Jackson, TN | A | $24,083 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Casa Association Inc Murfreesboro, TN | A | $20,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Casa Association Inc Murfreesboro, TN | A | $20,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Community Legal Center Memphis, TN | A | $16,800 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Community Legal Center Memphis, TN | A | $16,800 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tenn Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Nashville, TN | A | $13,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tenn Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Nashville, TN | A | $13,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Aging Services for the Upper Cumberlands Inc Cookeville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Aging Services for the Upper Cumberlands Inc Cookeville, TN | A | $10,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Kindred Place Memphis, TN | A | $9,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Kindred Place Memphis, TN | A | $9,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Domestic Violence Program Inc Murfreesboro, TN | A | $7,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Domestic Violence Program Inc Murfreesboro, TN | A | $7,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Vorpcommunity Mediation Center Inc Crossville, TN | A | $6,800 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Vorpcommunity Mediation Center Inc Crossville, TN | A | $6,800 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Community Mediation Services Clinton, TN | A | $6,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Community Mediation Services Clinton, TN | A | $6,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Agape Nashville, TN | A | $5,500 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Agape Nashville, TN | A | $5,500 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville Nashville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Arts & Business Council of Greater Nashville Nashville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Avalon Center Crossville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Avalon Center Crossville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors Nashville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Tennessee Justice for Our Neighbors Nashville, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | The Mediation Center Columbia, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | The Mediation Center Columbia, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | LEGAL SERVICES | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Cease Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Inc Morristown, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
| 2020 | Cease Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Inc Morristown, TN | A | $5,000 | paid | ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE | 202023379349300337 |
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