Michigan State Bar Foundation
The grantmaking foundation of Michigan's legal profession, channeling lawyer trust account interest into civil legal aid, law related education and access to justice for those who could never afford it.
Financial profile
Michigan State Bar Foundation · EIN 38-1459016 · 501(c)(3)
| Fiscal year | Total revenue | Contributions | Program services | Total expenses | Net assets | Year end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,857,772 | $11,434,244 | $7,984,865 | $14,032,060 | $15,034,331 | Sep 2023 |
| FY2022 | $12,794,353 | $10,923,458 | $1,495,378 | $13,406,074 | $8,408,599 | Sep 2022 |
| FY2021 | $12,232,628 | $10,459,985 | $1,383,533 | $12,229,382 | $11,399,253 | Sep 2021 |
| FY2020 | $5,949,555 | $4,147,262 | $1,433,119 | $5,822,816 | $10,098,648 | Sep 2020 |
| FY2019 | $3,371,017 | $1,719,150 | $1,298,268 | $3,811,597 | $9,385,844 | Sep 2019 |
| FY2018 | $4,672,736 | $1,665,444 | $850,062 | $3,252,949 | $9,559,251 | Sep 2018 |
Figures exactly as reported. A blank cell was blank on the form. The fiscal year links to the filing.
Peer societies
Five societies Michigan State Bar Foundation is read alongside.
OSBF
Ohio State Bar Foundation
The largest bar foundation in the country, a grantmaking and fellowship body advancing justice across Ohio by…
IBF
Indiana Bar Foundation
The legal community's philanthropic engine for two civic goods at once, teaching Hoosiers how their democracy…
6 companies named
TBF
Tennessee Bar Foundation
The philanthropic conscience of a state's legal profession, a body that honors its most distinguished…
SCBF
South Carolina Bar Foundation
A standing endowment for justice, a quiet institution that turns the ordinary interest on lawyers' trust…
14 companies named
PBF
Philadelphia Bar Foundation
A city's hub for legal aid, a foundation that gathers the legal profession's giving and turns it into access…
57 companies named
Who backs MSBF
Every company Michigan State Bar Foundation names publicly as a supporter, exactly as published. Companies also named by other associations on Sociogene come first.
| Company | Support as published | Also named by |
|---|---|---|
| Bank of America | Other | ACC A AACC AFP AWSF +3 |
| Barnes & Thornburg | Foundation donor | AWMA ACB CA GFWI GRCC +3 |
| Foley & Lardner | Foundation donor | ACS AHLA DRC GRCC GWDBC +3 |
| Ford Motor Company | Foundation donor | AACT CTA ES GKCCC KCC +3 |
| Huntington | Other | BBA CRCC CRC HRCC NKCC +3 |
| Jones Day | Foundation donor | ACB AHLA EEI GCP NLBA +3 |
| KeyBank | Other | ARA ADA AMSA AFP BMCC +3 |
| Northern Trust | Other | AFE AFP CF ELF FGCC +3 |
| Troutman Pepper Locke | Foundation donor | ABI CBA DBA DVDB ELF +3 |
| UMB Bank | Other | AFP CICA DACC GFOA GACC +3 |
| Clark Hill | Foundation donor | AHLA BBC DRC NACDL PMRCC +2 |
| Taft | Foundation donor | AWSF CRC ETA GCP NABL +2 |
| Dickinson Wright | Foundation donor | CLI DRC KCC NLBA |
| Honigman | Foundation donor | AAI AIPLA NAWL NMMA |
| Ally Financial, Inc. | Foundation donor | AAF DRC JC |
| ArentFox Schiff | Foundation donor | ANA DSCUS EEI |
| Dykema | Foundation donor | AAI ACB PLUS |
| Citizens National Bank | Other | KCC SPCCC |
| Miller Johnson | Foundation donor | AHLA DRC |
| Warner Norcross + Judd | Foundation donor | ACB DRC |
| Blanchard & Walker | Other | NELA |
| CIBC | Other | CCC |
| Encore Bank | Other | ALTA |
| First Federal Bank | Other | OMCEP |
| Isabella Bank | Other | SCCC |
| Kerr Russell | Foundation donor | DRC |
| Miller Canfield | Foundation donor | MML |
| Smith Haughey Rice & Roegge | Foundation donor | MLCC |
| Stoneridge, Inc. | Foundation donor | NPTC |
| Altior Law | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Bailey & Terranova | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Bodman | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Bursor & Fisher | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Butzel Long | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Chalgian and Tripp Law | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Collins Einhorn Farrell | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Community Unity Bank | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Conlin, McKenney & Philbrick | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Conybeare Law Office | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Crippen, Urquhart & Weber | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Curtis Curtis & Brelinski | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| DR Bank | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Fahey Schultz Burzych Rhodes | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| First National Bank of America | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Foster Swift Collins & Smith | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Fraser Trebilcock | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Glenn A. Saltsman, PLC | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Goethel Engelhardt | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Gruel Mills Nims & Pylman | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Hedin LLP | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Hingham Institution for Savings | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Hooper Hathaway | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Howard & Howard | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| ImLaw | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Kienbaum Hardy Viviano Pelton Forrest | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Kitchen Sharkey | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Kuiper Kraemer | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Mantese Honigman | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Marko Law | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| McKeen & Associates | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Meyers Law | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Mika Meyers | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Nichols, Sacks, Slank, Sendelbach, Buiteweg & Solomon | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Olsman MacKenzie Peacock | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Palmer Rey | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Pear Sperling Eggan & Daniels | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Pinsky Smith | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Pitt McGehee Palmer Bonanni & Rivers | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Price Heneveld | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Rhoades McKee | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Salvatore Prescott Porter & Porter | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Schmick Law Offices | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Sinas, Dramis, Larkin, Graves & Waldman | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Soble Rowe Krichbaum | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| The Googasian Firm | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| The Miller Law Firm | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Thrun Law Firm | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Varnum LLP | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Ven Johnson Law | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Verspoor Waalkes | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| West Shore Bank | Other | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
| Willingham & Coté | Foundation donor | Only Michigan State Bar Foundation, so far |
Sources: 3 published lists, read September 2026
2025 ATJ Campaign Firms and Corporate Counsel. Read September 28, 2026. Law firms and corporate legal departments giving at tiered levels; tiers are dollar ranges so not recorded. Two-column PDF layout; order follows columns.
Banking on Justice institutions (2025 MSBF Annual Report). Read September 28, 2026. Banks paying premium IOLTA interest rates; order follows the two-column bullet list.
Firms directing cy pres awards to the ATJ Campaign and the Foundation, 2025. Read September 28, 2026.
Who backs Michigan State Bar Foundation's peers, but not Michigan State Bar Foundation
Companies named publicly by at least one of Michigan State Bar Foundation's five peer societies, and not found in Michigan State Bar Foundation's reviewed public records.
| Company | IBF | SCBF | PBF | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Named | Equality Partner | 2 of 3 | |
| Abacus Planning Group | Supreme Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| ADR Options, Inc* | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| Archer & Greiner, P.C.* | Diversity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ballard Spahr | Equity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Berger Montague PC | Diversity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Blank Rome LLP* | Freedom Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Burr & Forman LLP | Supreme Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Butler Snow LLP | Champion Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC | Champion Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Capsicum Group LLC | Advocacy Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Charles River Associates | Diversity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Chimicles Schwartz Kriner & Donaldson-Smith LLP | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cohen, Milstein, Sellers, & Toll | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| Comcast NBCUniversal | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Cozen O'Connor | Equity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| CS DISCO Inc | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Digital Evidence Group | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Dilworth Paxson LLP | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| DLA Piper | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Driscoll Sheedy, P.A. | Justice Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Duane Morris LLP* | Equity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Econ One | Diversity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Epiq Systems | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Everest Court Reporting | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Everlaw | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Feldman Shepherd | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fine, Kaplan and Black, R.P.C. | Freedom Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fisher & Phillips LLP | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| Fox Rothschild LLP | Diversity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Gallagher | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Golkow Technologies | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Grabar Law Office | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| Gross & Kenny, LLP | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| GSK | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hall Render | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller* | Equality Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Hausfeld LLP | Freedom Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Haverford Trust | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Law Firm | Champion Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Holland & Knight LLP | Freedom Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Huntington Bank | Equality Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ice Miller | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| JND Legal Administration | Equity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| K&L Gates | Champion Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kates Media | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Krasno Krasno & Onwudinjo | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Kroll | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Law Office of Kenneth Berger | Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Marshall Dennehey, P.C. | Equality Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Maynard Nexsen PC | Champion Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| McCarter & English, LLP | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| McMenamin & Wing LLC | Partners | 1 of 3 | ||
| MGC Law | Freedom Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Monument Economics Group | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Nelson Mullins | Supreme Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Proceed Legal | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Quarles & Brady LLP | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Ramsdale Law Firm, LLC | Justice Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Raynes & Lawn | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Rust Consulting, Inc. | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Saltz Mongeluzzi Bendesky P.C. | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| SEA Limited | Advocacy Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Seeger Weiss LLP | Freedom Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Shub Johns & Holbrook LLP | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Simpluris | Opportunity Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Steno | Freedom Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| The National Bank of Indianapolis | Named | 1 of 3 | ||
| Toll Brothers | Equality Sponsor | 1 of 3 | ||
| Walker Gressette & Linton | Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| White and Williams LLP | Equality Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Willig, Williams, and Davidson | Opportunity Partner | 1 of 3 | ||
| Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | Legacy Donors | 1 of 3 | ||
| Yarborough Applegate LLC | Champion Donors | 1 of 3 |
The outside view
The grantmaking foundation of Michigan's legal profession, channeling lawyer trust account interest into civil legal aid, law related education and access to justice for those who could never afford it.
- Consensus
- Build
- Outward
- Operational
Their shape
The Legacy
Faithful to what was handed down.
The Legacy is devoted to continuity, carrying a tradition and an identity across generations. Its gift is stability and deep institutional memory, its challenge is making room for change.
Also reads toward The Movement and The Village.
Strengths
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