Maine Justice Foundation

Mission

The Maine Justice Foundation is dedicated to ensuring access to civil justice for Mainers in need by providing charitable investment opportunities for individuals, families and organizations, as well as grants to support civil legal aid and other law-related and social justice program initiatives, education and services. The Maine Justice Foundation provides important funds to multiple civil legal aid programs throughout Maine and the more than 19,000 clients they serve each year. In 1983, leaders of the Maine State Bar Association and the University of Maine School of Law, with wisdom and foresight, created the Maine Bar Foundation, which is today's Maine Justice Foundation. They recognized that low-income Mainers involved in civil matters like disputes with landlords, elder abuse and exploitation, serious child custody issues, and domestic violence could not afford legal representation. The complexity of legal proceedings had tipped the scale in favor of those who could afford to hire a lawyer.

Vision

Because fairness matters.

Goals

1.The Board of Directors intends to review all programs of the Foundation in 2022 to determine which ones to maintain that are consistent with the mission and which ones should be eliminated or modified
2.In the process of evaluating existing programs, the Board will also consider future programming and initiatives that will aid the Foundation to attain optimal community impact consistent with mission.
3.We continue to upgrade systems (IT and our CRM was upgraded and improved in 2022) and identify additional IT infrastructure that will reduce administrative burden and support growth.

AUGUSTA ME | EIN: 22-2559133

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501(c)(3) organization

124 STATE STREET,
AUGUSTA ME 04330-5616

Mail donations to: 124 State Street, Suite 2,
Augusta ME 04330

https://WWW.JUSTICEMAINE.ORG

207-622-3477

Maine Justice Foundation

Mission

Vision

Because fairness matters.

Goals

1.The Board of Directors intends to review all programs of the Foundation in 2022 to determine which ones to maintain that are consistent with the mission and which ones should be eliminated or modified
2.In the process of evaluating existing programs, the Board will also consider future programming and initiatives that will aid the Foundation to attain optimal community impact consistent with mission.
3.We continue to upgrade systems (IT and our CRM was upgraded and improved in 2022) and identify additional IT infrastructure that will reduce administrative burden and support growth.

AUGUSTA ME | EIN: 22-2559133

Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?

501(c)(3) organization

124 STATE STREET,
AUGUSTA ME 04330-5616

Mail donations to: 124 State Street, Suite 2,
Augusta ME 04330

https://WWW.JUSTICEMAINE.ORG

207-622-3477

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Additional Information

Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes

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No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes

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Financial Statements:Yes

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Audit Oversight Committee:Yes

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No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes

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Records Retention Policy:Yes

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Tax Form Disclosed on Website:Yes

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100%	Website Reported on Tax Form:Yes
100%	No Material Diversion of Assets:Yes
100%	Financial Statements:Yes
100%	Audit Oversight Committee:Yes
100%	No Loans Reported To or From Officers:Yes
100%	Records Retention Policy:Yes
100%	Tax Form Disclosed on Website:Yes

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