Pro Bono
MTO Foundation
Started in 1982, the Munger, Tolles & Olson Foundation is a non-profit public benefit corporation organized to give money to Section 501(c)(3) organizations, primarily Los Angeles and San Francisco based providers of legal services to the indigent and underserved that are supported by the firm’s attorneys. The MTO Foundation is entirely funded by contributions from the firm’s partners.
From its relatively modest beginnings, the MTO Foundation has grown to be a significant contributor to law-related charities and other community organizations, with aggregate donations now in excess of $700,000 per year. Some of the largest recipients of the MTO Foundation’s grants include:
- Alliance for Children’s Rights
- Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles
- Bet Tzedek
- Legal Aid Society of San Francisco
- Constitutional Rights Foundation
- Los Angeles Music Center
- Human Rights Watch
- Public Counsel
- Inner City Law Center
- Western Center on Law & Poverty
The MTO Foundation does not accept grant requests that originate from outside of the firm.
The Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund
Formed in 2000, the Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund is funded by voluntary contributions from MTO’s associate attorneys. Named in the memory of its co-founder, former MTO associate Paul Davis, the Fund is managed by a board of MTO associates, with oversight from the board of the MTO Foundation. The goal of the Fund is to make well-informed and meaningful charitable contributions to worthy organizations in the Los Angeles and San Francisco communities, particularly organizations in which MTO associates are actively involved. Since its founding, the Fund has made donations of approximately $250,000.
The Paul Davis MTO Associate Fund does not accept grant requests that originate from outside of the firm.
