In May 1996, the board of trustees created the Allegheny County Bar Foundation Permanently Restricted Endowment Fund in order to aid the foundation in carrying out its philanthropic mission. Until 2005, contributions to the endowment were limited primarily to Fellows pledges.
On Sept. 21, 2005, the foundation launched the “Building Bridges to the Future” campaign in response to funding cutbacks affecting legal service organizations. Through this new initiative, the bar foundation made a commitment to build the endowment to at least $1,000,000 by 2010.
Raising funds for the endowment directly impacts the foundation’s ability to assist legal service providers in their mission to increase critically needed legal services to low-income residents in Allegheny County. A strong endowment will enable the foundation to award additional and/or larger grants to these agencies and to expand its pro bono efforts and educational services to the community.
Over $1,000,000 has already been pledged to the endowment. Over the course of the past year, more than $880,000 has been raised, the majority of which was donated by firms and individuals. The success of the endowment campaign to date would not be possible without the generous support of the legal community.
Pledges are still being accepted. If you are interested in contributing to the endowment campaign, please contact Lorrie K. Albert at lalbert@acba.org.
Endowment Campaign Donors as of January 30, 2008
David Ainsman |
Jones Day |