ABOUT THE CBF

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Since its establishment in 1961, the Cincinnati Bar Foundation has been guided by local attorneys dedicated to the Foundation's mission of supporting legal education and law-related programs and services to the community.

Mission Statement

“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