As we mark the 50th anniversary of our founding in 1969, we are proud to announce the launch of In Pursuit of Justice: A campaign for the Public Interest Law Center.
Today, the Public Interest Law Center stands as a beacon for people faced with poverty and discrimination. We are proud of the impact we’ve had since our founding: changing policies and practices that perpetuate poverty, and improving the life prospects of millions of people. The campaign for the Public Interest Law Center aims to ensure that the Law Center has the resources it needs now and to sustain itself into the next fifty years by funding the Law Center’s two most critical needs:
Building a Deeper Bench to Tackle Poverty and Discrimination Today
Every day, we are asked to join new fights against systemic injustice: discrimination, public agencies that fail the people they serve, and disinvestment in Philadelphia’s poorest neighborhoods. Due to a limited organizational capacity, we cannot respond to all of these requests. Through this effort, we will raise $1 million to expand our impact, supporting new full-time staff.
Building Resources to Secure Social Justice Tomorrow
For most of its 50-year history, the Law Center has operated amid year-to-year budgetary uncertainty. To ensure that our committed, talented staff is supported for years to come, the campaign will raise $1 million for an organizational endowment that will provide a permanent stream of income to support our mission.
Donors may make outright gifts or, in some cases, contribute through bequests in their estate plans. Your support will help ensure that the Public Interest Law Center can continue to expand civil, social, and economic rights in the Philadelphia region for decades to come.
We are well on our way to meeting our goal. Thanks to generous leadership gifts, as of October 2019, we have raised $1.2 million to support the future of the Public Interest Law Center.
Ready to begin the conversation?
Contact Dena Driscoll, Director of Development and Communications, to learn more about how you can get involved.
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- 267-546-1309
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Staff attorney Ebony Griffin speaking at a Vacant Land 215 training for community gardeners
Donors
We are grateful for the following campaign contributions & commitments made to date:
$200,000+
Nicholas E. and Kathleen P. Chimicles
In memory of Tom Gilhool
Laddie and Linda Montague
In memory of Ned Wolf and Tom Gilhool and in honor of Michael Churchill
$100,000-$199,999
William H. Ewing
Katherine Hatton and Richard Bilotti / Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kessler Topaz Meltzer & Check, LLP
Mimi and Jim McKenzie
$50,000-$99,999
Anonymous
Richard Berkman and Toni Seidl
The Richard Berkman and Toni Seidl Health Care Justice Project
Tom and Kate Chapin
John Chou and Teresa Wallace
Steven and Ellen Friedell
In memory of Barbara Macholz Grimaldi
Jeffrey Golan and Frances Vilella-Vélez
The Jeffrey Golan and Frances Vilella-Vélez Voting Justice Project
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation President’s Grant Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation
David and Gayle Smith
The Barbara Macholz Grimaldi Racial Justice Fund
$30,000-$49,999
Claude and Lea Knight / Johnson & Johnson
Claude and Lea Knight Community Organizing Initiative
Kohn, Swift & Graf, P.C.
Ellen Meriwether and Steven Goldfield
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Lewis Professional Development Initiative
Rayman L. Solomon and Carol Avins
Wyncote Foundation
$15,000-$29,999
Anonymous
Jennifer R. Clarke and Alan Barstow
Brian Feeney and Lauren Carella
Kenneth and Andrea Frazier
Amy Ginensky and Andy Rogoff
Amy Ginensky and Andy Rogoff Emerging Advocate Initiative
Don Perelman and Elise Singer
Will Sachse
Paul and Susan Saint-Antoine
Anne and Richard Umbrecht
$5,000-$14,999
AMJ Foundation
Anonymous
Theodore and Barbara Aronson
David and Jodi Caputo
Duane Morris LLP
David Gersch and Cathy Hoffman
Langer, Grogan & Diver P.C.
Charisse R. Lillie, Esquire and Thomas L. McGill, Jr., Esquire
Shannon McClure
Michael McKeever
Arthur Newbold
Tobey and Kim Oxholm
Ali Perelman
David Richman and Janet Perry
In honor of Michael Churchill and Jennifer Clarke
Jacqueline and Wade Robinson / Chubb Limited
Sherrie Savett
Michael Scott and Robin Hauner
Marc Sonnenfeld and Ann Laupheimer
Joseph and Detta Tate
$1,500-$4,999
Zac Arbitman and Julie Perkins
Mira E. Baylson and Hal Morra
Richard and Eileen Bazelon
Leigh Ann and Emmerich Buziak
Lisa Clark
Cozen O’Connor
Joe and Betsy Fay
Bret Flaherty and Helen Gym/AmerisourceBergen
Molly Flynn
Shauna Itri and Daniel Miller
Tracie and Cynthia Palmer
Patel Family
Curtis and Robin Roberts
Colby and Shannon Smith
Hyung Steele and Amy Ponpipom
Karen Jackson Vaughn
Robert and Elisa Wiygul
Judy Yun and Michael Swarr / AstraZeneca
$500-$1,499
Dean and Angela Beer
Matthew and Ariella Glazer
Robert Heim and Eileen Kennedy
Mark Kasten and Elise Scioscia
Cecily Kihn
Brenda and Ron Marrero
John and Kathleen McKeever
Richard and Nancy Pasquier
Wendy C. Wolf
