Cincinnati Bar Foundation

The Cincinnati Bar Foundation, or CBF, serves the legal profession, the justice system and the Greater Cincinnati community. It makes grants to worthy programs, thanks to donations from members of the legal community.

Led by a volunteer board, it oversees specific funds and makes grant awards twice a year. The Foundation also fulfills its mission by naming a recipient of the John L. Muething Lifetime Achievement in Law award each fall.

Support the CBF

The Cincinnati Bar Foundation is an independent, non-profit and charitable [IRS 501c3] organization. Gifts to the Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law.

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Our Mission

Promoting Justice & Changing Lives Through the Law

Purpose

With the desire to serve the legal profession, the justice system and the Greater Cincinnati community, the Cincinnati Bar Foundation concentrates grant-making efforts in the following four areas:

Encouraging knowledge and understanding of, and respect for, the law in the community, particularly with young people
Improving the quality and administration of justice in all its facets
Supporting the delivery of legal services at an affordable cost for the poor, elderly and otherwise disadvantaged
Fostering professionalism and civility in the practice of law