Barbara McDowell and Gerald S Hartman Foundation Inc

OUR MISSION IS TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL JUSTICE

Established in 2009 to honor and continue the work of social justice advocate, Barbara McDowell, the Foundation aims to improve the economic well-being, social conditions, and civil liberties of disadvantaged persons and groups in the United States.

We fulfill our mission by making grants to organizations that undertake systemic, social justice litigation and by coordinating direct, pro bono litigation through our High Impact Project, both focusing on:

-Access to Benefits - Children’s Rights - Disability Rights - Discrimination - Domestic Violence - Environment - Homelessness - Housing - Native American Rights - Prisoners' Rights - Refugee and Immigration Rights - Voting Rights - Veteran's Rights

Click to see the Foundation's grant-funded cases by Year, Issue Area, and updated Case Results.

Since its inception in 2009, the Barbara McDowell Foundation has supported over 56 social justice litigation cases with over one million dollars in grants to 40 organizations and coordinated some 20 cases and investigations as part of its High Impact Litigation Project.