NEWS
News from across the Foundation.
Barbara McDowell Foundation Board Approves Two Additional Members
The Barbara McDowell Foundation announces the approval by its Board of Directors of the addition of two new members on Thursday, November 19, 2020.
2020 Grantees Submit Fourth Quarter Timesheets
The Barbara McDowell Foundation’s 2020 grantees have submitted their fourth quarter timesheets.
2020 Grantee Case Update From National Veterans Legal Services Program
2020 Grantee, National Veterans Legal Services Program, shares press release regarding an update to their grant funded case
High Impact Project Case Update: Challenge to the Seizing Without Due Process by New York City of State Tax Refunds for Transit Violations
The Barbara McDowell Foundation shares the following News Release which provides updates to the Foundation’s Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project case initiated in 2019 against the NYC Transit Authority.
2021 Grantees Announced By Barbara McDowell Foundation
The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation has selected four organizations for 2021 grants, each receiving an award of $50,000.
2020 Grantees Submit Year-End Reports
Each of the 2020 Barbara McDowell Foundation grantees has submitted their final grant reports.
Barbara McDowell Foundation Seeks High Impact Litigation Case Proposals
The Barbara McDowell Foundation is expanding its Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project.
2020 Grantees Participate In Case Update Telephone Conversations
The Barbara McDowell Foundation’s 2020 grantees participate in case update telephone conversations.
2020 Grantees Submit Six-Month Reports
In accordance with the McDowell Foundation’s requirements for grant reporting, the four 2020 grantees submitted their six-month reports of the grant year.
Applications Open for 2021 Barbara McDowell Foundation Grants
The Barbara McDowell Foundation encourages interested nonprofit organization to apply for a 2021 social justice litigation grant. The Foundation expects to allocate $150,000 to $250,000 between five organizations for its 2021 grants.
High Impact Project Case Update: Successful Suit to End Mistreatment of Boys in a Juvenile Detention Center in Iowa
The Barbara McDowell Foundation is pleased to report the successful outcome of a case initiated under the auspices of its High Impact Project.
2020 Grantee Case Update From National Veterans Legal Services Program
The Barbara McDowell Foundation has recently approved a new case for which one of its 2020 grantees, the National Veteran Legal Services Program (NVLSP), will use their grant funds. The original case for which the NVLSP received funding resolved without the need for litigation.
High Impact Project Case Update: Challenge to Segregation and Discrimination of Institutionalized Intellectually Disabled Persons
A successful result has been recently achieved in January 2020 in the Foundation’s High Impact Project Case, Samantha R., et al. v. North Carolina, challenging the State’s failure to integrate into the community persons with mental disabilities.
2020 Grantees Submit First Quarter Reports
All five Barbara McDowell Foundation 2020 grantees were contacted in January in accordance with the Foundation’s requirements and reported with respect to the progress of their case through the first quarter of their grant cycle.
High Impact Project Case Update: Challenge to Segregation and Discrimination of Institutionalized Intellectually Disabled Persons
Drinker Biddle, Barbara McDowell Foundation Chairman and President, Jerry Hartman, and Disability Rights North Carolina recently secured a significant decision in Samantha R., et al v. North Carolina, et al, a case pending in State Court in North Carolina.