Impact Fund

Impact Fund Strategic Litigation for Social Justice Impact Fund acts as co-counsel on select cases where its expertise is most helpful.

Our organization has three main functions:

First, our Grant Making Program awards funding to public interest lawyers to advance costs in systemic impact litigation. Since its inception, this program has awarded over $7 million dollars, which has facilitated a wide range of impact litigation across the nation. Second, our Equal Justice Litigation Program provides counseling, advice and assistance

on procedural and substantive issues that arise in complex litigation. Our legal team organizes amicus efforts on civil rights and class action lawsuits addressing both legal questions and procedural issues. We are also a designated Support Center for Legal Service Projects funded by the California State Bar Association's Legal Services Trust Fund. Third, we provide high-quality training programs on various aspects of class action and impact litigation. Programs are conducted several times per year in various locations across California, as well as on the Web. In addition, we offer an annual intensive three-day Class Action Training Institute. The Impact Fund provides a discounted rate for these trainings to lawyers in the nonprofit sector.

Happy Election Day!
06/02/2026

Happy Election Day!

05/28/2026
On this day in 2020, George Floyd was killed. Today, we honor his memory.
05/25/2026

On this day in 2020, George Floyd was killed. Today, we honor his memory.

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it."...
05/19/2026

"You're not supposed to be so blind with patriotism that you can't face reality. Wrong is wrong, no matter who says it."

Today, we honor Malcolm X, who was born on May 19th, 1925.

05/18/2026

A recent Supreme Court decision is putting a renewed spotlight on redistricting — learn more about it and how some lawmakers are attempting redraw maps to disenfranchise voters.

05/18/2026

The Trump administration is buying up industrial warehouses across the U.S. to detain tens of thousands of immigrants. Earthjustice is leveraging environmental laws to fight back.​

Detaining migrants in warehouses is cruel, inhumane, and a public health disaster waiting to happen. These detention facilities are being fast-tracked without environmental reviews or meaningful public input.​

We're using laws like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) to stop construction of these warehouse detention centers. And we won't back down.

On this day in 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was decided by SCOTUS, ruling that racial segregation in public schools...
05/17/2026

On this day in 1954, Brown v. Board of Education was decided by SCOTUS, ruling that racial segregation in public schools violated the Fourteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

The pictured map shows racial segregation in U.S. schools prior to this historic ruling. Image credit: Wikipedia user King of Hearts

05/15/2026

The dismantling of the Voting Rights Act is a reminder that we have unfinished business. This fight is ours — and we are going to finish it. Join us.

05/15/2026

Hawaii is officially the FIRST IN THE NATION to effectively undo Citizens United. Corporations will no longer have the power to spend in the state's politics.

Some recent wins from across the movement, courtesy of Democracy Forward.
05/08/2026

Some recent wins from across the movement, courtesy of Democracy Forward.

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2080 Addison Street, Ste 5
Berkeley, CA
94704

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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(510) 845-3473

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