The Civil Justice Foundation is a national not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to safeguarding the intrinsic constitutional rights afforded to all Americans by the civil justice system. This preservation of justice is achieved by strengthening the alliance between trial attorneys and consumer advocacy organizations and by promoting public awareness and education. The Foundation was founded in 1986 by members of the American Association for Justice (formerly ATLA) and a group of consumer advocates who believed that all Americans - particularly working families, individual workers, and consumers - deserve unobstructed access to the civil justice system.

The Civil Justice Foundation awards grants to progressive grassroots consumer advocacy groups who share a common vision: consumer injury prevention, public safety protection, and constitutional right-to-trial preservation for all Americans. Since its inception, CJF has awarded over $1.4 million to 112 consumer advocacy organizations throughout North America. By providing a voice to the voiceless, these pioneering groups seek to provoke systemic judicial and legislative change and protect the democratic ideals inherent in the civil justice system.

The Civil Justice Foundation is committed to preventing consumer injury and defending consumer access to justice through grants to progressive grassroots organizations seeking systemic change.