Mission
To increase access to the justice system for people of limited means, FFLA funds legal services, develops innovative tools and programs, and supports legal aid providers and the courts.
FFLA is authorized by the Florida Supreme Court to administer the Interest on Trust Accounts Program
- 2023-24 IOTA collections were $279,656,156.
- Collections were distributed in December 2024, for use during calendar year 2025
- Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) Program
- Recent IOTA revenue history
Established in 1956 to foster law-related public interest programs; a 501(c)(3) public charity. In 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA.
$40,349,899 million
- $39,892,249 in grants
$598.3 million ($579.9 million in grants and $18.4 million in program-related expenses)
- 89 cents of every dollar FFLA spent went to direct support of grantees
- Financial documents, including IRS form 990
- Annual Reports
In fiscal year 2023-24, 5,356 donors gave 6,601 gifts in fiscal year 2023. The average gift amount was $225.
FFLA is the only funder linking more than 35 legal services programs in Florida.
- Grant database
- In FY 2023-24, FFLA awarded:
- 6 Improvements in the Administration of Justice grants totaling $900,000
- 10 Children’s Legal Services grants totaling $1,000,612
- 3 Law School Civil Legal Clinic grants totaling $293,000
- 20 Pro Bono Support and Enhancement grants totaling $3,687,158
- In December 2024, FFLA distributed $89 million in IOTA funds to 35 qualified legal aid organizations to use in CY 2025. $142.8 million of IOTA collections were placed in a reserve for future distribution to qualified grantee organizations.
- 136 Loan Repayment Assistance Program loans to legal aid lawyers totaling $625,142 made in 2024 were forgiven.
A 2016 study found that civil legal assistance generated $7 of economic impact for every $1 spent on legal aid by federal, state and local governments, FFLA, grants from community foundations and charitable donations. It also created 2,243 jobs outside of legal aid.
FFLA’s Improvements in the Administration of Justice (AOJ) Grant Program has historically provided funding that:
- Improves the operation and management of the court system
- Improves and reforms the criminal, civil and juvenile justice systems
- Facilitates education and understanding about the law, including law-related education
- FFLA currently funds the Innocence Project of Florida, which exonerates wrongly convicted people, and Florida’s Children First, which is dedicated to advancing the rights of at-risk children and youth.
- FloridaProBonoMatters.org, created and funded by the Foundation, has posted more than 4,000 pro bono cases from 34+ legal aid organizations. 272 interest forms were submitted by lawyers in FY 2022-23. The site displays pro bono opportunities statewide.
- FloridaNameChange.org is a free service to help Floridians update their legal name and gender marker.
- Turning18.org helps foster children and those with developmental disabilities prepare for becoming legal adults.
- OnePromiseFlorida.org encourages lawyers to pledge to take and work on a pro bono case each year.
