The Barbara McDowell Foundation thanks the Bikram Yoga Alliance, a yoga studio with locations in Alexandria and Falls Church, VA, for holding a fundraising event on behalf of the Foundation.

The Board of Directors of the Barbara McDowell Foundation held its May meeting on Tuesday, May 11, at 5 p.m., The full Board was in attendance.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation announces the approval by its Board of Directors of the addition of four new members on Tuesday, May 11, 2021.

All four of the Barbara McDowell Foundation's 2021 grantees were contacted in April in accordance with the Foundation’s requirements and reported with respect to the progress of their case through the second quarter of their grant cycle. A summary of each grantee’s report can be found below, along with a link to each grantee’s full report.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation has revised its organizational structure by amending its by-laws to better allow the Foundation to achieve its mission of creating social justice through legal action.

The law firm of Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP and Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights Coalition, through the coordination of the Barbara McDowell Foundation's High Impact Litigation Project, have joined to seek relief for three children asylum-seekers who have received faulty removal orders under the Remain in Mexico/Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program.

ArchCity Defenders located in St. Louis and the international law firm DLA Piper at the initiation of the Barbara McDowell Foundation through its Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project have joined together to continue prosecuting a class action case, Cody, et al. v. City of St. Louis, on behalf of thousands of people who have been held in the Medium Security Institution in St. Louis (a jail more commonly called the "Workhouse") over the past eight years.

Children’s Rights, the law firm of Ropes & Gray, and Disability Rights Iowa succeeded after trial in C.P.X. v. Garcia (formerly known as C.P.X. v. Foxhoven and G.R. v. Foxhoven) that was filed in November 2017 on behalf of boys confined to Iowa’s Boys State Training School who have significant mental illnesses

All four of the Barbara McDowell Foundation's 2021 grantees were contacted in January in accordance with the Foundation’s requirements and reported with respect to the progress of their case through the first quarter of their grant cycle.

A class action lawsuit challenging New York City’s segregated school system for students with disabilities on Staten Island was filed on January 26, 2021.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation announces the approval by its Board of Directors of the addition of two new members on Thursday, November 19, 2020.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation’s 2020 grantees have submitted their fourth quarter timesheets.

2020 Grantee, National Veterans Legal Services Program, shares press release regarding an update to their grant funded case

The Barbara McDowell Foundation shares the following News Release which provides updates to the Foundation’s Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project case initiated in 2019 against the NYC Transit Authority.

The Barbara McDowell and Gerald S. Hartman Foundation has selected four organizations for 2021 grants, each receiving an award of $50,000.

Each of the 2020 Barbara McDowell Foundation grantees has submitted their final grant reports.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation is expanding its Pro Bono High Impact Litigation Project.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation’s 2020 grantees participate in case update telephone conversations.

In accordance with the McDowell Foundation’s requirements for grant reporting, the four 2020 grantees submitted their six-month reports of the grant year.

The Barbara McDowell Foundation encourages interested nonprofit organization to apply for a 2021 social justice litigation grant. The Foundation expects to allocate $150,000 to $250,000 between five organizations for its 2021 grants.