Wisconsin Trust Account Foundation

Civil legal services (state/federal) - wistaf contracted with Wisconsin department of children and families (dcf) and/or Wisconsin department of administration/wiscap to administer subcontracts with civil legal services providers to: assist tanf-eligible clients with civil legal services related to domestic violence and/or sexual abuse; provide legal services in civil matters for low-income individuals who need legal assistance to recover from the covid-19 pandemic; provide immigration-related legal assistance for eligible afghan evacuee and ukrainian refugee populations; and/or provide legal services targeted to eligible households in civil matters for the purpose of preventing homeowner mortgage delinquencies and defaults, foreclosures, and displacements of homeowners experiencing financial hardship resulting from covid-19.

Foreclosure prevention/community redevelopment grants

Direct legal services grants - in 2023, the Foundation made "direct legal services/foundation" grant awards (pilsf, pro hac vice, iolta) to seventeen legal services agencies to assist low-income individuals and families with civil legal needs, in areas such as family, housing, employment, disability, and consumer law. No revenues are derived directly from these activities. Administrative costs to administer the Foundation's grant programs are funded by the interest on lawyers Trust accounts (iolta) program (in accordance with Wisconsin supreme court rules chapter 13), and portions of other revenue sources based on a written cost allocation policy/calculation.