Virginia Law Foundation awards $753K in grants

The Virginia Law Foundation has awarded $753,000 in grants to 34 organizations, according to a July 14 announcement from the foundation. 

The grants were awarded to groups the foundation determined perform work that expands access to justice, fosters respect for the rule of law and provides law-related education to Virginians. 

“The Virginia Law Foundation’s commitment to creating a more just Virginia is best demonstrated through our philanthropy,” VLF CEO Alison Martin said. “These annual grants are made possible not only through the generous support of our donors, our Virginia CLE customers, and the legal community at large, but also through the dedicated work of our Grants Committee and staff, whose thoughtful stewardship of the process helps ensure these funds make a tangible difference in the lives of thousands of Virginians.” 

VLF Vice President Darrel Tillar Mason lauded the work of the VLF Grants Committee, which evaluates applicants for grants. This year, requests for grant funding totaled approximately twice the amount available for grants. 

“While the work is intensive, hearing from recipients how our grants have positively impacted the lives of so many Virginians is inspirational and makes the hard work of the staff and committee worthwhile,” Mason said in a news release. 

The foundation established its grants program in 1984 and has awarded more than $30 million to organizations in the decades since.  

Past projects funded by foundation grants include the Nuremberg Trials Courtroom exhibit at the Virginia Holocaust Museum in Richmond and the Supreme Court of Virginia’s Judicial Learning Center. 

The 2026 Virginia Law Foundation grant recipients are: 

• Blue Ridge CASA for Children — $15,000  

• Blue Ridge Legal Services — $25,000  

• Camino Virginia — $25,000  

• CancerLINC — $15,000  

• Central Virginia Legal Aid Society — $40,000  

• Children’s Trust Foundation Roanoke Valley — $5,000  

• Drive To Work — $10,000  

• Fairfax CASA — $15,000  

• Fairfax Law Foundation — $25,000  

• Foundation for Scalia Law — $15,000  

• Freekind — $25,000  

• Greater Richmond Bar Foundation — $50,000  

• Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation — $5,000  

• Jazz4Justice — $12,000  

• Legal Aid Justice Center — $25,000  

• Legal Aid Society of Eastern Virginia — $20,000  

• Legal Services of Northern Virginia — $30,000  

• Library of Virginia — $32,500  

• Madison House — $5,000  

• Northern Virginia Family Services — $15,000  

• Piedmont CASA — $15,000  

• Preservation Virginia — $5,000  

• Regent University — $15,000  

• Southwest Virginia Legal Aid Society — $14,000  

• Survivor Ventures — $5,000  

• The Montpelier Foundation — $10,000  

• Virginia Beach CASA — $15,000  

• Virginia Judges & Lawyers Assistance Program — $22,500  

• Virginia Law Schools, Public Service Internships — $60,000  

• Virginia Legal Aid Society — $37,000  

• Virginia Museum of History & Culture — $70,000  

• Virginia Poverty Law Center — $40,000  

• Virginia State Bar Diversity Section — $15,000  

• William & Mary Law School Foundation — $20,000 

Recipients will be honored at the VLF Grants Luncheon on Aug. 20 at the Virginia Museum of History & Culture.