All four of the Barbara McDowell Foundation's 2021 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.

A class action lawsuit challenging New York City’s segregated school system for students with disabilities on Staten Island was filed on January 26, 2021.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation announces the approval by its Board of Directors of the addition of two new members on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation’s 2020 grantees have submitted their fourth quarter timesheets.

2020 Grantee, National Veterans Legal Services Program, shares press release regarding an update to their grant funded case

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.

The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation has selected four organizations for 2021 grants, each receiving an award of $50,000.

Each of the 2020 Barbara McDowell Foundation grantees has submitted their final grant reports.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation is expanding its Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation’s 2020 grantees participate in case update telephone conversations.

In accordance with the McDowell Foundation’s requirements for grant reporting, the four 2020 grantees submitted their six-month reports of the grant year.

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.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation is pleased to report the successful outcome of a case initiated under the auspices of its High Impact Project.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Barbara McDowell Foundations has engaged Allen Ripp, President of a well-respected public relations firm, to help the Foundation receive publicity for our 2020 grant making efforts.

In conjunction with the milestone of celebrating its tenth-year anniversary, the Barbara McDowell Foundation has embarked on its first-ever fundraising campaign.

The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation has selected four organizations for 2020 grants, each receiving an award of $40,000.