About FCBF

 

The Fayette County Bar Foundation is the charitable giving arm of the Fayette County Bar Association. Its mission is to distribute funds for: 

  • Delivery of legal services to the poor and indigent
  • Law related public education
  • Improvement of the judiciary, the legal profession, and citizen access to the justice system

 

The Foundation will make grants to local not-for-profit organizations each year. The FCBF will be supported by contributions from individual attorneys, law firms and corporations.

Grant Applications are due by September 15.

FCBF Grants Policy

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FCBF Grant Application

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How to Become an FCBF Fellow 

FCBF Fellows have achieved personal success in the legal profession.  Becoming a Fellow enables them to share this excellence by supporting the law-related mission of the Fayette County Bar Foundation.

You may become a Fellow by contributing or pledging $1,000 to the Fayette County Bar Foundation.  Pledges may be paid in installments of $250 over a four-year period.  All contributions to the Fellows Program are applied to the Foundation's endowment, thereby increasing the amount of grant funding available in future years. 

Fellows are recognized for their genorosity in the following ways:

  • A listing of Fellows appears in FCBA publications, including the Bar News and the Pictorial Directory.
  • Names of Fellows will be imprinted on the Foundation donor plaque.
  • A framed certificate of membership is presented to each Fellow.

Gifts to the Fayette County Bar Foundation are tax deductible. 

Complete and return the Fellows Pledge Form to:

Fayette County Bar Foundation, Inc.

219 N. Upper St.

Lexington, KY 40507

Fellows Pledge Form