Supporting Access to Justice for All Montanans.

Montana Justice Foundation Awards Record $1.6 Million in Grant Funding

The Montana Justice Foundation (MJF) is proud to announce grant awards totaling over $1.6 million to 22 nonprofits across Montana working to expand access to civil legal services. This marks the largest single-year grant total in MJF’s history. These funds come at a time when many organizations are facing increased demand while navigating funding cuts. 

The 2025-2026 Access to Justice Grants support nonprofit partners in key focus areas.

Domestic violence organizations

  • Abbie Shelter (Kalispell)

  • Domestic and Sexual Violence Services (Carbon and Stillwater Counties)

  • HAVEN (Bozeman)

  • Sanders County Coalition for Families’ RAISE Project (Sanders, Mineral, Flathead, Lincoln, Lake, Missoula, and Ravalli Counties, and the Flathead Reservation)

  • Safe Harbor (Lake County and Flathead Reservation)

  • YWCA Billings, YWCA Helena, and YWCA Missoula.

Court Appointed Special Advocates or youth services organizations 

  • CASA of Lake and Sanders Counties

  • CASA of Missoula

  • CASA of Yellowstone County

  • Eastern Montana CASA GAL

  • Big Brothers Big Sisters of Big Sky Country (Gallatin, Park, Sweet Grass, Madison, and Beaverhead Counties)

Tribal legal and advocacy services

  • Bear Paw Development Corporation (Rocky Boy Reservation)

  • Partners for Justice (partnering with the Tribal Defenders Office of the Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribe)

Mediation and conflict resolution

  • Billings Mediation Center

  • Community Dispute Resolution Center (Missoula)

  • Center for Restorative Youth Justice (Flathead and Missoula Counties)

Direct civil legal aid for low-income Montanans

  • Cascade County Law Clinic (Great Falls),

  • MLSA Consumer Protection Project (statewide)

  • Montana Legal Services Association (statewide)

  • Montana Innocence Project

Law-related education and law student loan repayment assistance 

  • American Legion/Boys and Girls State

  • We the People (statewide)

Your contribution can bring hope and change to children facing complex legal and foster care battles, and it can empower survivors of domestic violence to seek protection for themselves and their loved ones.

By supporting MJF, you can help people avoid lengthy court battles and find peaceful solutions to disputes. Your gift can also provide safe and comfortable housing to families, seniors, and veterans and help individuals achieve self-sufficiency. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of all Montanans.

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The Montana Justice Foundation does not provide legal assistance. However, many of our grantee organizations provide the services and support.

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Since its creation in 1979, MJF has distributed more than $8 million to Montana’s legal aid community.

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