Massachusetts IOLTA Program

🤔 Have questions about your IOLTA account? We have answers!

Visit our FAQ here 👉 https://www.maiolta.org/for-attorneys/attorney-faq

Attorney FAQ Provides state rules and regulations regarding Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts (IOLTA).

Fantastic! The Boston Bar Foundation has awarded more than $2.1 million in 2026/27 IOLTA grants to 56 organizations in Greater Boston that help meet the critical civil legal needs of those who cannot afford a lawyer, including survivors of domestic violence, workers, veterans, children, and families in crisis. https://bostonbar.org/news/bbf-invests-more-than-2-1-million-to-expand-access-to-justice-across-greater-boston/

Congratulations to all of the grantees! And a huge thank you to the BBF staff and board members for making sure funds from the Massachusetts IOLTA Program are put to their most impactful use.

Boston Bar Foundation Invests More Than $2.1 Million to Expand Access to Justice Across Greater Boston - Boston Bar Association BOSTON, MA – The Boston Bar Foundation (BBF), the charitable arm of the Boston Bar Association, announced today that it will award more than $2.1 million

✨Thank you Quincy Credit Union for being an IOLTA Leadership Institution!✨

Leadership Institutions support our communities by offering higher interest rates for lawyers' IOLTA accounts. The Massachusetts IOLTA Program uses the interest earned on IOLTA accounts to fund critically needed help for people to address urgent, everyday legal problems like preventing unlawful evictions, escaping domestic violence, protecting veterans' benefits, and allowing seniors to age with dignity.

Massachusetts lawyers - you can generate more money to support civil legal aid and access to justice programs by keeping your IOLTA accounts at a Leadership Institution like Quincy Credit Union.

Learn more: https://www.maiolta.org/blog/116-attention-massachusetts-attorneys-where-you-bank-matters

Fantastic! The Massachusetts Bar Foundation has awarded $7.6 million in 2026/27 IOLTA grants to 94 organizations across the Commonwealth. These organizations serve the critical civil legal needs of members of our communities who cannot afford a lawyer, including survivors of domestic violence, people who are incarcerated, workers, veterans, children, and families in crisis. https://www.massbarfoundation.org/news/mbf-awards-historic-76-million-in-spring-round-of-iolta-grantmaking

Congratulations to all of the grantees! And a huge thank you to the MBF staff and volunteers from the Society of Fellows for making sure funds from the Massachusetts IOLTA Program are put to their most impactful use.

MBF Awards Historic $7.6 Million in Spring Round of IOLTA Grantmaking — Massachusetts Bar Foundation The Massachusetts Bar Foundation (MBF) Board of Trustees has awarded $7.6 million through its annual Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA) Grants Program, the largest grant distribution in the Foundation’s history. The funding will support 94 programs throughout Massachusetts that expand a...