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WisTAF Board makes 2025 Direct Legal Services grant awards

The Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation determined 2025 grant levels and recipients for the Direct Legal Services program. more

WisTAF makes final allocations for Wisconsin Help for Homeowners legal aid

The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF) made final allocations for the civil legal services component of the state's Wisconsin Help for Homeowners (WHH) program. The grants help Wisconsin homeowners facing foreclosure to explore and achieve fair legal solutions available under the law. more

WisTAF makes second allocations in COVID-19 Legal Services grants

The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF) made new allocations in the state's COVID-related legal assistance program. COVID-related legal needs remain elevated among Wisconsin's population with limited income. more

WisTAF awards second round of Legal Aid Advancement grants

The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation (WisTAF) awarded a second round of Legal Aid Advancement (LAA) grants to 16 organizations that help people address critical threats to safety or stability. more

WisTAF awards 2024-2025 grants for civil legal services related to domestic violence and sexual abuse

The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF) will distribute $450,000 to 11 organizations to help people throughout Wisconsin to address civil legal needs related to domestic violence and sexual abuse (DVSA). Legal problems can be a chief barrier to victims' securing safety and independence for themselves and their families. more

WisTAF makes one-time grants to help address civil legal needs

Responding to heightened revenue stemming from elevated interest rates, combined with the large amount of unmet civil legal needs among Wisconsin's low-income population, the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation awarded and distributed $2 million in one-time Legal Aid Advancement (LAA) grants. more

WisTAF makes immigration-related legal assistance grants

The Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation determined grant levels and recipients for 2024 in the Afghan Immigration Related Legal Services and Ukrainian Immigration-related Legal Services programs. more

WisTAF makes Direct Legal Services grant awards

The Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation determined 2024 grant levels and recipients for the Direct Legal Services program. more

WisTAF makes first distributions of 2024

The Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation distributed $1,782,140 to civil legal aid organizations last month.  The payments, WisTAF''s first of 2024, form the bulk of awards under the Direct Legal Services (DLS) grant program. A final $67,900 is scheduled to be distributed to a subset of DLS grantees in April. more

Civil legal aid delivers 8.4x economic return to Wisconsin

New research measures payoff of assisting people who can’t afford attorneys MADISON — Research released today shows that for every dollar invested in civil legal aid in Wisconsin, the economy receives a return of $8.40. more

WisTAF announces 2023-2024 grants for civil legal assistance related to domestic violence and sexual abuse

Hundreds of survivors of domestic violence and sexual abuse will achieve safety and independence through legal assistance grants awarded by the Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation, Inc. (WisTAF). WisTAF will distribute $450,000 to help the organizations below address related civil legal needs for people unable to pay for the services of an attorney. more