The Foundation is a non-profit Delaware corporation. The Foundation receives both IOLTA and non-IOLTA funding which support the two sides of its operations.  Funds which flow from the Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) program support legal services to the indigent in Delaware.  The program is administered by the Foundation and governed by the Delaware Supreme Court.  Contributions to the Foundation outside of the IOLTA program fund all aspects of its mission.   

     The Foundation actively supports the Combined Campaign For Justice in conjunction with Community Legal Aid Society, Inc. (CLASI), Legal Services Corporation of Delaware (LSCD), and Delaware Volunteer Legal Services (DVLS).

     The Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors of 12 members serving four-year terms, one of whom is always a justice of the Delaware Supreme Court. Each year, one member is appointed by the Chief Justice of Delaware, one member is appointed by the President of the Delaware State Bar Association, and one member is elected by the Delaware State Bar Association. The Foundation operates through standing committees and recently established an endowment fund to assure future financial support. The Foundation also publishes Delaware Lawyer, which features articles of legal interest.  It is issued quarterly under the supervision of a board of editors.

     Incorporated in 1981, the Foundation celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2006.

     The Delaware Bar Foundation's annual meeting took place on Friday, October 23, 2009 at the Chase Center on the Riverfront in Wilmington. As part of the agenda, the members of the Foundation considered and approved changes to its Certificate of Incorporation. A complete copy of the agenda for the annual meeting, including the proposed changes, can be found on this website by clicking on the tab on the left side. In addition to conducting business, the Foundation Board, along with members of the Delaware Supreme Court, paid tribute to Harvey Bernard Rubenstein for his 22 years of service to the Board, 8 as its president. Mr. Rubenstein was presented with a crystal clock for his distinguished service to the Foundation.

     After the annual meeting, the Foundation co-sponsored with the Bar Association a CLE, titled "Office and Trial Practice," which included a lunch presentation by Robert Bennett, Esquire. The CLE raised over $5000 for the Foundation. The Board of Directors wishes to thank the staff of the DSBA, the CLE presenters, and in particular the co-moderators of the CLE, the Hon. Randy J. Holland and Harvey Bernard Rubenstein, for all of their hard work to produce a very successful and entertaining event.