AAMLF
Grants
Since 1992, the AAML Foundation has given more than $3,150,000 to deserving organizations that assist with meeting the Foundation’s mission. Each year the Foundation Grants Committee reviews grant applications and recommends deserving organizations to the Foundation Board for their approval. Since 2020, the Foundation Board has awarded between $190,000 to $322,000 each year to worthwhile charitable organizations throughout the United States. The Foundation accepts grant applications each year until May 15, and grants are awarded no later than November of that year.
Who We Help
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation's purpose is to advance one of the AAML’s most important goals – the protection of children and families.
Grant Application and Policies
The Foundation solicits proposals for programs or activities which promote these goals and awards grants to those organizations which the Foundation deems most meritorious.
Honoring the Foundation’s Legacy
Leonard Loeb Scholarship
The Foundation is proud to annually award the Leonard Loeb Scholarship to a University of Wisconsin Law School student who demonstrates an interest in family law, as well as outstanding achievement in law school.
Jim & Lea Hennenhoefer Grant
The Foundation Board of Directors established the Jim and Lea Hennenhoefer Grant in gratitude to Jim Hennenhoefer and his devoted wife Lea in honor of Jim’s dedication and service to the Foundation.
Michael S.J. Albano Grant
The Michael S.J. Albano Grant is reserved for a grantee committed to improving the lives of children with an emphasis on promoting education, the advancement of women or members of other special groups, as well as those interested in scouting.
Honorable Anne Lamkin Durward Grant
The Honorable Anne Lamkin Durward Access to Justice Grant is awarded to a grantee committed to overcoming language barriers for low-income domestic relations and family court litigants.
Donn C. Fullenweider Grant
The Donn C. Fullenwider Grant is bestowed upon an agency that provides legal services and/or educates lawyers.
