Each year the board of the Delaware Bar Foundation receives, reviews and meets with grant applicants to determine awards and allocations of IOLTA-generated funds to Delaware’s legal aid organizations. At a May 2023 board meeting, the Board recommended the following IOLTA Grant Allocations for Fiscal Year 2024 (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) that were approved and awarded by Supreme Court Order dated May 30, 2023:

Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI)   $851,000
Delaware Volunteer Legal Services, Inc. (DVLS)   $450,720
Legal Services Corporation of Delaware, Inc. (LSCD)     $510,000
Delaware Center for Law-related Education $100,000

The State of Delaware allocated a total of $600,000 in FY 2023 to the Bar Foundation through the Administrative Office of the Courts for legal services to the poor. The Bar Foundation allocated the entirety of the funds to the three legal aid agencies listed above.