ABA Charities
As a member of the legal profession, you have no shortage of responsibilities - your clients, your firm, your families, yourself and the advancement of your profession to name just the significant ones. And here’s a way to make a positive impact on all of your obligations - Programs through the American Bar Endowment. All ABA members are eligible to apply for American Bar Endowment sponsored insurance programs and their new Charitable Gift Fund. Visit our website at www.abendowment.org for complete details on all of the ABE sponsored programs that have been designed especially for you and your colleagues. Products for your life, health and legacy. In 1961, the ABA created the Fund for Justice and Education (FJE), a charitable fund, to embody its commitment to public service. The mission of the FJE is to improve the legal system through law-related public service and educational programs which promote Each year, the FJE supports nearly 200 ABA programs that are dedicated to improving the legal system and ensuring access to justice for all citizens. Contributions to the FJE over the years have helped protect the legal rights of children, the elderly, the disabled and the poor, and have supported programs that educate the public about the role of law in our society. The American Bar Foundation (ABF)is a nonprofit, independent national research institute committed to basic empirical research on law and legal institutions. For more than 40 years, the Foundation's research products have served to expand knowledge of the theory and functioning of law, legal institutions, and the legal profession. Foundation researchers use a wide array of research methods, such as sample surveys, observational studies, documentary analysis, structured interviews, statistical analysis of major data sets, experiments, and historical and comparative analysis. For more information on ABF research projects, program and publications, visit our website at www.abf-sociolegal.org.
