Support the Profession & Your Peers
The American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) offers opportunities for individuals to donate in support of the profession of law librarianship by contributing to a grant, scholarship, or other opportunity to ensure the profession remains strong.
* NOTE: Donations made between June 13, 2025 through June 14, 2026, will be recognized in the 2026 AALL Awards Brochure and in signage at the 2026 Annual Meeting & Conference. Donations made after June 14, 2026, will be recognized at the 2027 Annual Meeting & Conference.
Make a Contribution
CONTRIBUTE online
Members and nonmembers can use the online contribution form to make a donation. Nonmembers will need to create a free account if they don’t already have one.
send a contribution by mail
Download the AALL Donation Form and mail the contribution form and check payment to:
American Association of Law Libraries
94340 Eagle Way
Chicago, IL 60678-9340
Where Your Gift Can Make an Impact
- AALL Annual Meeting Grants: The Grants Program financially assists librarians who hold promise of future involvement in the law library profession. Grants cover registration costs at either the Annual Meeting or workshops.
- AALL Opportunities Fund: Established to help sustain programs and initiatives in support of the AALL strategic plan.
- AALL Scholarships: Funded through donations from AALL members, this scholarship is awarded annually to individuals seeking a degree from an accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a career in legal information, or to a library school graduate seeking an advanced degree in a related field.
- Alan Holoch Memorial Grant: Established in memory of AALL member, Alan Holoch, the grant assists individuals with expenses related to attending the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference.
- Black Law Librarians Special Interest Section (BLL-SIS) Education Fund: The BLL-SIS Education Fund supports BLL-SIS grants for BLL-SIS members and/or paraprofessionals to attend the AALL Annual Meeting, Leadership Academy, or Management Institute; with a preference given to black/African American or other people of color.
- Cataloging Liaisons Fund: Established to help support the AALL liaisons to attend their respective official meetings which ensures a law librarian presence on important national and international cataloging standards setting committees.
- FCIL Schaffer Grant for Foreign Law Librarians: The FCIL Schaffer grant provides financial assistance, to foreign librarians, with expenses related to attending the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference.
- George A. Strait Minority Scholarship: This endowed scholarship honors the memory of long-time AALL member, and distinguished law librarian George A. Strait. The endowment was established by Thomson Reuters in partnership with AALL. It is awarded annually to college graduates, with library experience, and who are members of a minority group as defined by current U.S. guidelines (62 F.R. 58782), and are degree candidates in an accredited library or law school and intend to have a career in law librarianship.
- Government Relations Support Fund: Established to advance the mission of the Association, this fund supports AALL’s advocacy efforts related to access to government information, balance in copyright, government transparency, and access to justice.
- LexisNexis John R. Johnson Memorial Scholarship: This endowed scholarship was established by LexisNexis in honor of John R. Johnson, who served as the director of the law library segment at LexisNexis. The scholarship is awarded annually to individuals seeking a degree from an accredited library or law school, and who intend to have a career in legal information, or to a library school graduate seeking an advanced degree in a related field.
- Marla Schwartz Grant: The grant honors the memory of AALL member Marla Schwartz, and assists individuals with expenses related to attending the AALL Annual Meeting & Conference, or other Association-sponsored conferences.
- Any AALL Special Interest Section: Donate to any of the AALL special interest sections.
Planned Giving
Planned gifts can take many forms, including bequests, life insurance, real estate, retirement accounts, and charitable trusts. For any type of planned gift, AALL recommends that you consult with an attorney and AALL to ensure your wishes can be properly carried out. Learn More.