Download 2010-2011 Foundation Annual Report (PDF) - Kcbf.org

Dear Friends and Colleagues:
The 2010-2011 fiscal year launched the start of the King County Bar Association’s (KCBA)
quasquicentennial celebration. Throughout 2011 KCBA will celebrate 125 years of community
service that has focused on assuring equal access to justice through pro bono legal services
and diversity programs. It will also honor those whose donations of time, talent, and treasure
make it possible to sustain these programs, year after year, regardless of the health of
the economy. Let’s look at what your donations to the King County Bar Foundation (KCBF)
accomplished in the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
During the past year 1,200 attorneys, paralegals, law students, and community members
provided 35,240 hours of pro bono legal services, a donation of professional time equal to
$6,446,245. Through KCBA’s Pro Bono Services programs these volunteers assisted 10,755 of
our low-income neighbors with legal issues impacting basic human needs such as housing,
health care, and protection against domestic violence. In addition, KCBF awarded the
University of Washington and Seattle University law schools a total of $125,000 for minority
law student scholarships. It also supported the 9th annual Future of the Law Institute,
introducing 101 high school students to career opportunities in the legal profession and
offering scholarships to those pursuing a college education.
These efforts were supported through generous donations from individuals, corporations,
and our partners in the broader access to justice community. This past year KCBF received
over $1,442,824 in donations and in-kind contributions to support pro bono and diversity
programming. The 2010 King County Law Firm Campaign for Equal Justice (C4EJ) and the 2011
Breakfast with Champions set records for both participation and overall donations. Thanks to
close collaboration between KCBF and LAW Fund, C4EJ raised $491,600 from 122 King County
law firms. Thanks to herculean efforts by KCBF trustees, the 2011 Breakfast was a sold-out
event attended by 1,100 champions for equal justice and diversity. It raised nearly $300,000,
with donations increasing nearly 9% over the preceding year.
Mission
The King County
Bar Foundation
is dedicated to
ensuring access
to the legal system
and encouraging
diversity in the
legal profession.
It takes a collaborative partnership to secure equal access to justice for the most vulnerable
in our community. We are fortunate to have several dedicated financial partners within and
outside of the legal community in King County. Last year — and for several years — our
efforts have been generously supported by several business community partners: Microsoft
Corporation; Navigant Consulting, Inc.; Starbucks Coffee Company; FTI Consulting, Inc.;
LexisNexis; and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Last year — and for several years — we’ve benefited
from generous grants from the Legal Foundation of Washington, The Seattle Foundation and
the Law School Admission Council. Consistently, law firms and individual practitioners across
the King County legal community respond to our call for volunteers, financial donations, and
in-kind contributions.
In 2011 we celebrate and honor 125 years of community service and the contributions that
make our programs possible. We also look forward to the years ahead, which will surely
involve increasing need for services in an ever more challenging economy. Thank you for your
contributions to date. We look forward to partnering with you for many years to come.
Kathryn M. Battuello
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