Mission

The South Asian Bar Association of North America Foundation is a not for profit organization. Its mission is to support access to justice for South Asian communities across North America. The Foundation furthers its mission by (1) providing community grants to nonprofit organizations focusing on domestic violence, voting rights, hate crimes, immigration rights, discrimination, racial profiling, and other access to justice issues, (2) funding public interest law student fellowships to students committed to equitable access to legal advocacy, (3) creating educational programming, and (4) funding legal initiatives addressing both urgent and long-term community needs. The Foundation also aims to foster collaboration among nonprofit organizations serving South Asian communities in North America. Since 2012 the Foundation has awarded over 70 grants to community organizations across North America that have positively impacted local South Asian communities.