Our Funding
2021 was a year of unprecedented growth for us. This growth means more services, greater reach, and a higher quality of care — but it also requires more funding.
The pandemic shifted our fundraising approach from in-person fundraisers to digital campaigns, virtual events and our fundraising competition. Despite the challenges, our community came together to raise $1.4 million for our 2021 Annual Campaign. Because of your generosity, we exceeded all our fundraising goals, making this our strongest fundraising year in our over 40-year history.
Our 2021 Grantors
ARCHI • Atlanta Bar Foundation • Atlanta Legal Aid Society/Administrative Office of the Courts • Annie E. Casey Foundation • Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation • Bank of America Charitable Foundation • Betty and Davis Fitzgerald Foundation • Bobbie Bailey Foundation • Casey Family Programs • Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta • Cousins Foundation • Criminal Justice Coordinating Council • Delta Community Credit Union • Georgia Bar Foundation • Glenn Family Foundation • Homestead Foundation • The Imlay Foundation • Kaiser Permanente Foundation • Kendeda Fund • MailChimp • Mary Allen Lindsey Branan Foundation • Misty Meadows Foundation • Morgens West Foundation • Office on Violence Against Women – Legal Assistance for Victims • R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation • Rich Foundation • Sartain Lanier Family Foundation • Stadium Neighborhoods Community Trust Fund • Thorpe Family Foundation • Tull Charitable Foundation • United Way of Greater Atlanta • W.G. Raoul Foundation • Wells Fargo Foundation • Westside Future Fund • Zeist Foundation • * Some funders requested to remain anonymous
Grant Spotlight:
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
On November 23rd, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Tuesday announced $20 million in inaugural grants from its Eviction Protection Grant Program, the first of its kind for the Department. These grants were awarded to legal service providers to assist in providing legal assistance to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. The Eviction Protection Grant Program is part of HUD’s continued work, as part of a whole of government approach, to support families recovering from the public health and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
HUD has selected and offered grants to 10 organizations from across the country to support their ability to expand resolution options for clients at risk of eviction. Over 100 applications were submitted for consideration, making the grant selection process highly competitive. AVLF is proud to be one of the award recipients – granted $1.8 million to support its Eviction Defense Force!
The Eviction Protection Grant Program supports experienced legal service providers in providing legal assistance at no cost to low-income tenants at risk of or subject to eviction. Through HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research, the grants were made available to legal service providers serving or expanding services in areas with high rates of eviction or prospective evictions, including rural areas. This grant program plays an integral role in helping individuals and families, including people of color who are disproportionately represented among those evicted, people with limited English proficiency and people with disabilities, avoid eviction or minimize the disruption and damage caused by the eviction process
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As families continue to feel the financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and local eviction moratoria expire, we must continue to do all that we can to prevent evictions and keep people housed.
Our Revenue
Income
Expenses
CHAMPION ($25,000+)
Alston & Bird LLP • Denelle J. Waynick • Eversheds Sutherland LLP • Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. • John Chandler and Beth Tanis • Kilpatrick Townsend Stockton LLP • King & Spalding LLP • Liz and Frank Blake • Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs LLP • Paul Murphy and Gia Partain • Southern Company • Southern Company Gas • Troutman Pepper LLP
GUARDIAN ($10,000 – $24,999)
Adria Perez Douglas • Arnall Golden Gregory LLP • Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP • Dentons US LLP • Edward R. Fisher Charitable Foundation • Elizabeth Finn Johnson and Stuart Johnson • Epiq • Global Payments • Jeffrey Cashdan • Joel and Amy Neuman • John and Rosemary Brown • John Davenport • Kerr Family Fund • Larry and Tracy Bracken • Mary H. Nunnally • The Honorable Matt Westmoreland • Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP • Norfolk Southern Corporation • Seyfarth Shaw LLP • Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP • Staci Arnovitz and Sam Finkelstein • Taylor English Duma LLP • Thalia & Michael C. Carlos Foundation • The Coca-Cola Company • The Home Depot Legal Department • Truist Legal Specialty Group
DEFENDER ($5,000 – $9,999)
Aprio LLP • Atlanta Bar Association Family Law Section • Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section • Balch & Bingham LLP • Barrett & Farahany LLP • Debbie Segal and Randy Cadenhead • DLA Piper LLP • Duane Morris LLP • Equifax • EY LLP • Frank and Deborah Slover • Hoelting & McCormack LLC • Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC • Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP • Irv Marchand • Jaime Theriot and the Honorable Wes Tailor • The Honorable Jason Esteves • John and Katherine Heller • Jones Day • Mark VanderBroek • Moore Colson CPAs and Advisors • McGuire Woods LLP • Nancy Baughan and Kevin Kastner • Rebecca Hoelting Short • Sarah and Jack Zampell • State Bar of Georgia Creditor’s Rights Section • State Bar of Georgia Corporate Counsel Section • State Bar of Georgia Family Law Section • Weissman PC
ADVOCATE ($2,500 – $4,999)
AT&T Legal Department • Baker Donelson PC • Ballard Spahr LLP • Barnes & Thornburg LLP • Benjamin Hunter • Bettina and Geoff Drake • Boyd Collar Nolen Tuggle & Roddenberry • Brian K. Jammer • Buckley Beal LLP • Central Presbyterian Church • Chel Tanger • Cozen O’Connor • Dave and Jamie Stainback • David Green • Dawn Smith • Delta Air Lines Law Department • Elizabeth Helmer • Emily Johnson • Fellows LaBriola LLP • FordHarrison LLP • Hall, Arbery, Gilligan, Roberts & Shanlever LLP • Holland & Knight LLP • Jackson Spalding • James and Katherine Jordan • James J. McGinnis • Jennifer Jackson • Jennifer Malinovsky • Jocelyn Hunter • John Horn • Kamal Ghali • Katie and Adam Balthrop • Krevolin & Horst LLC • Kristy Weathers • Meka B. Ward • Petrina McDaniel • Rachel Fox Weitz • Richard Mitchell and Susan Kupferberg • Richardson Bloom & Lines LLC • Rogers & Hardin LLP • State Bar of Georgia – Real Property Law Section • Sterling Spainhour • Thompson Hine LLP • Tom Best • UPS Foundation • Virginia Adams • W.D. Landrum • The Honorable Walter and Michele Davis • Will Shearer • Womble Bond Dickinson LLP
SUSTAINER ($500 – $2,499)
Adam Koetter • Adam Reinke • Andrew Brody • Andrew Rosenzweig • Atlanta Bar Association Estate Planning & Probate Section • Barbara Cleveland and Stan Jones • Bernie Zidar, Jr. • Brian Sims • Brittany and Tucker Ely • Bruce Baber • Bryan Ward • Charles Newton • Cheryl Legare • Christian Aaron Coomer • Connell Cummings LLC • Damon Goduto • Dara Mann • Dave Stockert • Dawn Smith • Donna and Mark Bergeson • Douglas Spear • Earle R. Taylor • Elizabeth Silbert • Ellen Arnovitz • Eric Koontz • Eric Wilensky • Erik Johnson • Fish & Richardson PC • Hackett & Wine LLC • James Cifelli • Jason Carter • Jay Lazega • John Rains • Joshua Toll • Kasia Hebda • Katy Ferrell • Kenneth Franklin • Legare, Attwood & Wolfe • Lisa Schreter • Margaret Stagmeier • Mary Brann • Matthew Yungwirth • Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP • Mozley, Finlayson & Loggins LLP • Nick and Kathryn Hecker • Petrina McDaniel • Renee Cathey • Roger Mitchell • Richard Hays • Richard North • Robert Wildstein • Sarah Borders • Stacy and Adam Myers • Steve Hewitson • Steven Cayton • Taylor Daly • TIAA Bank • Timothy Goodwin • Trevor Hiestand • Tyler Wright • Veritext Legal Solutions • Wade Malone • Walter Jospin and the Honorable Wendy Shoob • William J. Ching • William Roche • Yeou-Rong Jih
HOST ($350 – $499)
Adam Gajadharsingh • Alan Bakowski • Alison Grounds • Allison Berman • Allison Pryor • Amy Cheng • Andrea Farley • Andrew Case • Anita Wallace Thomas • Anjelica Woo • Ann-Marie Notaro • Anne Baroody • Ashley Derrick • Atlanta Bar Association Intellectual Property Section • Baker Donelson PC • Bethany Rupert • Bill Holley • Brad J. Denson • Brian S. Galison • Chad and Libby Rother • Charles Huddleston • Charles Lester • Charles Vaughn • Chris Greene • Clint Crosby • Constance White • Curtis Dornburg • D. Clayton Howell • D8 Summit Charities • Damaris Marriaga • David Summerlin • Desmond Dennis • Dwight Duffus • Elaine Altamar • Eric Anderson • Eric Tresh • Erin Reeves McGinnis • G Scott Rafshoon • Gregory Taube • Henry Chalmers • Holly Hempel • Jake Carroll • James Gober • James R. Randolph Evans • Jeff and Susan Mapen • Jeffrey Perry • Jenny Mittelman • Jennifer and Ryan Deal • Jenny Fletcher • JeongHwa Lee • Jessica Wood • John Dalton • John Floyd • John Heron • John McMaster • John Ryan • Juliana Mesa • Kate Hausmann • Kate Helm and Charles Beans • Katherine Lewis • Kathryn Solley • Kitty and Ezra Cohen • Kristen Rajagopal • Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Ashe Jr. • Lawrence Slovensky • Leigh Wilco • Lloyd Farr • Lucas Westby • Lynn Roberson and Henry Newkirk • M E Hollingsworth • Martin and Wendy Ellin • Matthew Baughman • Matthew Clarke • Matthew Lerner • Michael Johnston • Michael Rafter • Michael and Ashley Van Cise • Michelle Johnson • Morgan E. M. Harrison • Nancy Loeb • Mr. and Mrs. Nedom Haley • Neeru Gupta • Patrick Fagan • Paul Barsness and Allison Ashe • Peter Munk • Philip Cooper • Philip Holladay • Rebecca Shanlever • Rebekah McCorvey • Rhys Wilson • Richard K. Hines • Ron and Laurie Coleman • Ross D. Andre • Russell P. Love • Rusty Fleming • Sally Westmoreland • Sanjay Ghosh • Sarah Arnold • Scott Sherman • Sean and Kelly Sullivan • Shawntel Hebert • Sherry Culves • Stephen Devereaux • Stephen Pepper • Susan Stoffer • Suzann M. Wilcox • Teresa and Paul Spiegelman • The Dial Ford Family Fund • The Fink Family Giving Fund • Thomas Ryan • Vish Narendra • W. Henry Parkman • Wayne Bradley • The Honorable Wenona Belton • William Gaines • William Patterson • William Talmadge • William Thompson
CONTRIBUTOR (up to $349)
A Cappella Books • Aaron Lipson • Adam Masarek • Adam Monich • Aishatu Marinho • Alex Gaetano Pisciarino • Alex Galvan • Alexis Trumble • Alfred Lurey • Alice Snedeker • Alla Raykin • Allen Page • Allison Berman • Allison Pryor • Alyson Pirio • Amanda Bradley • Amanda Holcomb • Amanda Newton • Amy Saul Mollengarden • Andrea Galvez • Andrew Lewis • Andrew Meunier • Andrew Pickard • Andrew Schuler • Andrew Smith • Angela Yeremian • Angelik Edmonds • Angie Burnette • Angie Connor • Anisa Abdullahi • Anita King • Anuj Desai • Anna James Navratil • Annette Willis • Anonymous Fund of the Atlanta Jewish Foundation • Anton Mertens • Ariyike Diggs • Arthur and Deborah Finn • Ashley Bowcott • Ashley Bush • Ashley Chirichella • Ashley Escoe • Ashleigh Starnes • Ava Goble • Ava Reeves • Barbara Barnett-Schott • Benjamin Betik • Beth Richardson • Bill Bolling • Blake Johnson • Blitch Law, PC • Board of Commissioners of Fulton County • Bobbi Noland • Brad Resweber • Brandon Moulard • Brent Kaufman • Brian Dubay • Brian Harms • Brittanie Browning • Brittany Edwards-Franklin • Brooke Greenway • Bryan Bates • Bryan Lavine • C. J. Hudson • Camille Smith • Cara Peterman • Carey Miller • Carol Kauffman • Carolyn Alford • Carol Stewart • Carroll McGuffey III • Catherine Diffley • Catherine O. Smith • Cathy Owen • Chanel Rutherford • Charity Scott and Evans Harrell • Charles Palmer • Charles Taylor • Charmaine Mech • Chelsea Dease • Cheryl Naja • Chikako Marciniak • Chris Daniels • Christopher Close • Chountelle Hudson • Clare Draper • Clark Calhoun • Constance White • Cody Long • Corey Dixon • Corinne Levy • Craig Kunkes • Cynthia Goodwin • Cynthia Kinnebrew • Dale Goodman • Daniel Duckett • Daniel Warren • Dante’ Bishop • David Darden • David Ghegan • David Hoort • David Manadom • David Marmins • David Price • David Stewart • David Wender • Dr. David E. Wigley • Deborah Lempogo • Deyvid Madzharov • Dixon Dunavant • Dorian Denburg • Douglas Nail • Douglas Smith • Dwight Stone • Edward Fuller • Edward Lee • Elisabeth Richardson • Elizabeth Philp • Elizabeth Smith • Emily Hart Breece • Emily Schifter • Emma Cramer • Erik Badia • Erik Provitt • Erin Haire • Erin Winn • Ernest Tyron Brown • Faith Proper • Felix Swierski • Fiona O’Carroll • Frances Kim • Frank Easterlin • Frank White • Gabriel Walsh • Gabrielle Gollomp • Geoffrey Frost • George Akers • George Hillis • Georgina Shepard • Graham Goldberg • Gregory Gaylis • Halli Cohn • Hanish and Paru Patel • Hannah Provost • Hannibal Heredia • Harrison Roberts • Hedy Rubinger • Hulett Askew • J. Lindsey Stradley • J. Tyler Tippett • Jahona Douchette • Jake Harris • James Evanson • James Leonard • James Lisane • James Stevens • James Washburn • Jameson Bilsborrow • Jane Bradshaw • Jared Miller • Jason Goode • Jason McCarter • Jay Repko • Jeff Cordle • Jeffery Cornelison • Jeffrey Sladkus • Jennifer Ahner • Jennifer Blasco • Jennifer Cohen • Jennifer Crane • Jennifer Goodwin • Jennifer Moore Vaughan • Jennifer Shelfer • Jeremy Silverman • Jessica Ferko • Jessica Wood • Jim and Kristel Calvert • Jimmy and Devon Rusert • JoAnna Smith • John Cox • John and Nancy Jordak • John Eatman • John Elliott • John Fougerousse • John Gibson • John Gornall • John Moore • John Murray • John Spinrad • John Tucker • Johnna Goodmark • Jon and Ashley Bush • Jon Rue • Jonathan Eady • Jordyn Aronowitz • Joshua Thorpe • Judith Fuller • Julia Bahms • Julie Wood • Justin Gunter • Kadeisha West • Kadeja Watts • Kelley Graham • Kareen Bronstein • Karen Epps • Karyl Davis • Kat Freeman • Katalin Ritz • Kate Bell • Katherine Frost • Kathleen Bryson • Kathleen Currey • Kathleen Freeman • Kathryn Klorfein • Kathryn Lawler and M. Scott Ball • Katya Keremidchieva • Keith Taylor • Kellyn McGee • Kenneth Kraft • Kevin Coy • Kevin Greene • Kimberly Averett • Kirsten Williams • Knox Withers • Kyra Dupree • L. Carter Cornick III • Lanchi Bombalier • Larry Polk • Laura Dona • Lauren DeVingo • Leah Braukman • Lee Davis • Lee Peifer • Lennon Haas and Violeta Yoveva • Leslie Manning • Linda Liebl • Lisa Mitchum • Lorie Mason • Mandi Wiggins • Manoj Varghese • Margaret Brewer • Maria Turner • Marissa Reilly • Mark Windham • Marlene Getzendanner • Marquetta Bryan • Mary Benton • Mary Huber • Mary Weeks • Mary Elizabeth Crowell • Matthew Leonard • Matthew Wilson • Maureen McAneny • Megan Mitchell • Melvin Bryant III • Michael Baumrind • Michael Parisi • Michael Paulhus • Michael Rubinger • Michael Seymour • Michael Thaler • Michalini Nandaraj Gallo • Michele Golivesky • Michelle Jackson • Michelle Wilco • Mikhail Petrov • Mindy Planer • Misty Gann • Monica Barnard • Monica Ulzheimer • Natalie Cascario • Nikki Sherrill • Olga Greenberg • Orlando Cabrera • Paige Burroughs • Patricia Dietz-Selke • Patricia Gillespie • Paul Rothstein • Paul Wilson • Paula Frederick • Peter Anderson • Peter J. and Sheila K. Anderson • Phillip Jackson • Phyllis Sumner • Priyanka Desai • Puja Lee • Rachel Boyd • Rae Cardelle • Rebecca Kolb • Rebecca Lee • Rebecca McFayden • Rebecca Saferstein • Rebecca and Josh Sale • Rebecca Snyder • Regina York • Resurgens Impact Consulting • Rhonda Donnelly • Ricardo Lopez • Rivka Monheit • Robert Ashe • Robert Brennan • Robert Cordle • Robert Dokson • Robert Lockwood • Robert Stone • Robyn Maehlman • Roland Weekley • Rubin Singh • Rufus Dorsey • Russell B. Richards • Rusty Close • Ruth Cameron • Ruth Hughes • Samuel Rutherford • Sandra Jeffrey • Sandra Olson Connelly • Sandy Zayac • Sara Parramore • Sarah Kennedy • Sarah Lee • Sarah Proctor • Scott Fisher • Scott Taylor • Scott Zweigel • Sean Fennelly • Sean Fogarty • Seann Frazier • Sed Mathis • Shauna Tucker • Shaw-Hyman Family Fund • Shawn Hardister • Shelli de Roos • Shenetha Releford • Spencer Preis • Stephen Dixon • Stern and Edlin Family Law, PC • Steve Wilson • Susan Buterbaugh • Susan Chasen • Suzanne Soboeiro • TaCara Harris • Talia Davis • Tammy Sims • Tanya Reed • Tashwanda Dixon • Tanner Ivie • Terri Hendley • The Honorable Wenona Belton • The Law Office of Brian H. Sumrall • Theodore Marciniak • Theresa Kananen • Thomas Reilly • Tiana Mykkeltvedt • Tiany Worthy • Tiffany Qu • Tim Phillips • Timothy Cook • Timothy Graves • Tracey and William Ledbetter • Tracie Starrett • Tracy Field • Travis Carter • Umar Bakhsh • Virginia Laymon • Walter Carter • Wes Pickard • Wesley Jackson • William Smith • Yeshake Yilma
We make every effort to make sure all of our donors are listed and correctly spelled. If you catch an error, please let us know by emailing knewman@avlf.org. We are appreciative of all who made a gift to AVLF!