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.

AUGUSTA ME | EIN: 22-2559133
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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.

AUGUSTA ME | EIN: 22-2559133
Profile managed by nonprofit | Is this your nonprofit?
501(c)(3) organization

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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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