Written by our Bail Subject Matter Experts, Updated: Oct. 20, 2023
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- What are Bail Funds / Charitable Bail Organizations?
- List of Bail Funds by State and City
- Donating to Bail Funds
Our bail and legal experts weigh in on bail funds and charitable bail organizations by compiling a complete guide on how bail funds work, how you can donate, and help protesters and other jailed individuals, along with a live-updated list of bail funds you can reach out to for help or donations.
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What are bail funds and charitable bail organizations?
Before getting into the topic of bail funds, it’s important to understand the critical issue many face after being jailed – the inability to pay for the bail amount set. While the option to take out a bail bond is possible for some, it is often not a realistic scenario for low-income individuals. Many are unable to cover the 10% bail premium that bondsmen charge to bail someone out of jail. As an example, if $10,000 is set as the bail amount, then $1,000 (10%) will be the bail fee that needs to be paid, and worst of all, it’s non-refundable no matter the outcome of the case.
To assist those who can’t afford the 10% bail fee, we are sharing some options that can help low-income families bail out their loved ones via the help of bail funds and charitable bail organizations.
Charitable bail funds, or other similarly termed free charity bail bond options, are a great option to explore in freeing individuals who otherwise would not have a way out of jail.
Before approaching bail funds, one should first go through the local jurisdiction to discuss lowering the set bail amount. A magistrate or judge can assess each individual case on the basis of low income to review and lower the set bail amount. After exhausting these options, the next step is to approach local charity bail funds to see if they can assist. A few nationwide bail funds also exist if there is no local fund in your area.
List of Bail Funds by State and City
We encourage anyone that needs financial help to reach out to these funds.
Those that are fortunate enough to have benefited from the funds or that have the resources to provide financial support, please contact the funds directly for a donation. It is a great cause as we strive to find the balance in supporting everyone during their time in need.
Nationwide
National Bail Fund Network
Website
The Bail Project
PO Box 750
Venice, CA
(323)366-0799
Website
LGBTQ Freedom Fund
(786)233-8969
Website
Black Immigrants Bail Fund
(947)517-7451
Website
Email
Alabama
Montgomery Bail Out Fund
Montgomery, AL
Website
Email
BHAM Community Support Fund
Birmingham, AL
*Only for Protesters
Website
Arizona
Tucson Second Chance Community Bail Fund
738 N 5th Ave, Ste 216
Tucson, AZ
Website
Email
Pima Immigration Bond Fund
Tucson, AZ
(520)216-4022
Website
Email
Arkansas
Little Rock Freedom Fund
PO Box 4723
Little Rock, AR 72214
(501)891-8024
Website
Email
California
Al Otro Lado Vida Libre Bond Fund
PO Box 32578
Los Angeles, CA
(323)238-9935
Website
Bay Area Immigration Bond Fund – Statewide
Website
Familias Reunidas Immigration Bond Fund
2258 Island Ave
San Diego, CA
(619)487-0249
Website
Email
Freedom for Immigrants Bond Fund
1322 Webster St, Ste 300
Oakland, CA
(209)757-3733
Website
ICIJ Bond Fund – Inland Empire
521 N Euclid Ave
Ontario, CA
Website
Immigrant Families Defense Fund
Oakland, CA
(510)241-3811
Website
Email
Orange County Justice Fund
695 Town Center Dr, Ste 700
Costa Mesa, CA
(714)340-5469
Website
Email
NorCal Resist Sacramento Region Bond Fund
2121 Broadway
Sacramento, CA
(916)382-0256
Website
Email
San Diego Immigrant Rights Consortium Borderlands Get Free Fund
P.O. Box 12266
San Diego, CA
Website
Email
Long Beach Liberation Fund
Long Beach, CA
(562)204-6333
Website
Email
Colorado
Colorado Freedom Fund
2701 Lawrence St
Denver, CO
(720)263-0111
Website
Email
Immigrant Freedom Fund
Loveland, CO
(970)444-2535
Website
Email
Connecticut
Connecticut Bail Fund
19 Grand Avenue
New Haven, CT
(203)340-1116
Website
Email
Delaware
Wilmington Freedom Alliance – Community Bail Fund
Wilmington, DE
Website
Email
Florida
Florida Justice Center Bail Fund
111 E Las Olas Blvd #1100
Fort Lauderdale, FL
(954)361-3664
Website
LGBTQ Freedom Fund
1730 S Federal Hwy #311
Delray Beach, FL
(786)233-8969
Website
Email
Georgia
Atlanta Solidarity Fund
Atlanta, GA
Website
Athens Freedom Fund
P.O. BOX 6713
Athens, GA
(706)389-4129
Website
Georgia Immigration Bond Fund
5115 New Peachtree Rd
Atlanta, GA
(770)457-5232
Website
Email
Hawaii
Hawaii Community Bail Fund
PO Box 17156
Honolulu, HI 96817
Website
Email
Illinois
Chicago Community Bond Fund
PO Box 479015
Chicago, IL 60647
(844)363-2663
Website
Email
Champaign County Bailout Coalition
202 South Broadway #100
Urbana, IL
(765)231-5682
Website
Email
Indiana
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
Immigration Focused, Serving Midwest
Website
Email
Iowa
Prairielands Freedom Fund
P.O. 3174
Iowa City, IA 52244
(319)535-2209
Website
Email
Kentucky
Louisville Community Bail Fund
Louisville, KY
(502)272-0056
Website
Email
Louisiana
New Orleans Safety and Freedom Fund
New Orleans, LA
Website
YWCA Greater Baton Rouge Community Bail Fund
8120 Kelwood Ave
Baton Rouge, LA
(225)383-0681
Website
Email
Freedom for Immigrants Bond Fund
Immigration Focused
(510)822-2722
Website
Email
Maryland
BALT Community Bail Fund
PO Box 19994
Baltimore, MD 21211
(410)202-2323
Website
Email
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Bail Fund
2161 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02140
Website
Email
FANG Community Bail Fund
Bristol & Hampden Counties
(401)648-8902
Website
Email
Decarcerate WMass Bailout Project
Franklin & Hampshire Counties
PO Box 1280
Amherst, MA 01004
Website
Email
Beyond Bail & Legal Defense Fund
Immigration Focused
(617)396-7143
Website
Email
Michigan
Michigan Solidarity Bail Fund
Website
Email
Kent County Immigration Bond for Our Neighbor’s Defense Fund
(248)727-3529
Website
Email
Minnesota
Minnesota Freedom Fund
PO BOX 6398
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Website
Email
Mississippi
Mississippi Bail Fund Collective
PO Box 16109
Jackson, MS 39236
(601)533-2445
Website
Email
Missouri
Kansas City Community Bail Fund
PO Box 411403
Kansas City, MO 64141
(816)445-2245
Website
Email
Boone County Community Bail Fund
Columbia, MO
(573)723-1682
Website
Email
Reale Justice Community Bail Fund
Kansas City, MO
(816)945-0841
Website
Email
Nevada
Vegas Freedom Fund
Las Vegas, NV
(725)300-8847
Website
Email
Las Vegas Family Unity Bond Fund
3020 E Bonanza Rd, Ste 190
Las Vegas, NV
(702)848-3955
Website
Email
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Bail & Bond Fund
PO Box 3862
Manchester, NH 03105
(908)965-0455
Website
Email
NH Conference UCC Immigrant and Refugee Support Fund
140 Sheep Davis Rd
Pembroke, NH
(603)225-6647
Website
Email
New Jersey
First Friends of NJ & NY Bond Fund
53 S Hackensack Ave
Kearny, NJ
(908)965-0455
Website
Email
New York
Brooklyn Community Bail Fund
195 Montague Street, 14th Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11201
The Bronx Freedom Fund
360 East 161st Street
Bronx, NY 10451
Emergency Release Fund
New York, NY
Website
Email
OAR of Tompkins County Bail Fund
910 West State St
Ithaca, NY
(607)272-7885
Website
Email
Jail Ministry of Onondaga County
PO Box 11174
Syracuse, NY 13218
(315)440-6407
Website
Email
Envision Freedom Fund
81 Court St, 6th Floor
Brooklyn, NY
Website
Email
North Carolina
Asheville Community Bail Fund
(828)542-1312
Website
Email
Craven County Community Bail Fund
P.O. Box 793
Bridgeton, NC 28519
(252)474-4423
Website
Email
Forsyth County Community Bail Fund
(336)909-8515
Website
Email
North Carolina Community Bail Fund of Durham
PO Box 3412
Durham, NC 27702
Website
Email
Ohio
Central Ohio Freedom Fund
PO Box #27368
3850 E Livingston Ave
Columbus, OH
(614)502-2727
Website
Email
Pennsylvania
Bukit Bail Fund of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA
(412)593-4355
Website
Email
Dauphin County Bail Fund
3915 Union Deposit Rd #424
Harrisburg, PA
(717)461-2415
Website
Email
Lancaster County Community Bail Fund
P.O. Box 414
Lancaster, PA 17608
(717)842-0621
Website
Email
Philadelphia Community Bail Fund
Philadelphia, PA
Website
Email
Philadelphia Bail Fund
1800 John F. Kennedy Blvd, Ste 401
Philadelphia, PA
Website
Email
Reuniting Families Bail Fund of Montgomery County
(484)222-0437
Website
Email
Immigration Bond and Advocacy Effort
2160 Lincoln Hwy E #18
Lancaster, PA
(717)299-1113
Website
Email
Community Fund for Bond Support (Immigration)
2601 Potter St
Philadelphia, PA
(215)279-7060
Website
Email
Rhode Island
AMOR Bond Fund (Immigration)
P.O. Box 9379
Providence, RI 02940
(401)675-1414
Website
Email
South Carolina
Black Liberation Fund
75 Port City Landing, Suite 110
Mount Pleasant, SC
(854)544-9134
Website
Email
Soda City Bail Fund
Columbia, SC
(803)602-4589
Website
Email
South Dakota
South Dakota Bail Fund
Website
Email
Tennessee
Memphis Community Bail Fund
P.O. Box 41852
Memphis, TN 38174
(901)206-2226
Website
Email
Nashville Community Bail Fund
P.O. Box 70120
Nashville, TN 37207
(615)455-1875
Website
Email
Hamilton County Community Bail Fund
Chattanooga, TN
Website
Email
Free Hearts Bail Fund Land Trust
2013 25th Ave N
Nashville, TN
(615)745-1117
Website
Texas
Texas Jail Project
13121 Louetta Rd #1330
Cypress, TX
(512)469-7665
Website
Email
Denton Bail Fund
(940)268-2478
Website
Email
Luke 4:18 Bail Fund
1111 W Mockingbird Ln
Dallas, TX
(972)803-8783
Website
Email
Texas Organizing Project Education Fund
P.O. Box 120296
San Antonio, TX
Website
Fronterizo Fianza Fund
El Paso Area – Immigration Focused
(915)209-1447
Website
Email
Hutto Community Deportation Defense & Bond Fund
Austin Area – Immigration Focused
Website
Utah
Salt Lake Community Bail Fund
PO Box 3381
Salt Lake City, UT 84110
(385)831-1716
Website
Email
Vermont
Vermont Freedom Fund
1350 Sherman Hollow Rd
Huntington, VT
Website
Email
Virginia
Richmond Community Bail Fund
Richmond, VA
(804)601-4944
(804)291-8520
Website
Email
Roanoke Community Bail Fund
Roanoke, VA
Website
Tidewater Solidarity Bail Fund
Hampton Roads, VA
(757)550-0824
Website
Email
Washington
Northwest Community Bail Fund
1245 10th Avenue East
Seattle, WA 98102
(206)323-0300
Ellensburg Bail Fund
Kittitas County
(509)593-0369
Website
Email
Fair Fight Immigrant Bond Fund
2420 4th Ave S, PO Box #84043
Seattle, WA
(844)724-3737
Website
Email
Wisconsin
Free the 350 Bail Fund
Website
Email
Milwaukee Freedom Fund
(414)616-3773
Website
Email
Midwest Immigration Bond Fund
1 East Erie St, Ste 525-4960
Chicago, IL
Website
Charitable Bail Organization
The cost associated with a bail bond, even if it’s only 10% of the bond, can be too much to afford. In such a situation, helpless individuals are put in a situation where they are unable to leave jail until they are proven innocent in the court.
This creates a potential downward spiral for an individual and has spurred a bail reform movement. Someone that is unable to leave jail risks losing their job, school eligibility, and potential relationships. Is it a fair system? We at Bail Bonds Network think that the process is not always fair and want to help those in need of help that simply can’t afford the 10% bail bond fee. We want to help people before their lives get even more difficult than they already are.
The good news is that many people are starting to realize that a problem does exist. We have done extensive research to find options for those that are unable to afford the 10% bail bond fee. There are options, although still limited since it’s early in development. Charitable bail funds are being created to help cover the 10% fee so people can be released from jail and move forward with their life. The goal is to help avoid job loss and further set-back for those that are already in a difficult situation financially.
The charity bail funds that we discovered are paving a new way until more options are available. We are listing the bail funds on our website and highlighting them ahead of others because they stand for the right thing – people’s freedom and a fair shake for everyone. Funds are currently being explored in additional cities like St. Louis, Miami, Cincinnati, Oakland, Philadelphia, and Austin.
Numbers speak a thousand words. Our infographic on bail statistics shows just how much of an impact bail makes, and how trapped an individual can be if they are unable to get out of jail.
Bail funds to donate to
Each of the listed bail funds can be donated to. Please contact the respective bail funds or charitable bail organizations to make a contribution. Without the funds, these organizations are unable to operate, and the more donations that are contributed, the more they can assist. It’s a numbers game at this point.
We initially had just 7 bail funds listed on our page when the concept of charitable bail just began to take off in the Northeast and a few other areas. We now have more than 50 funds listed and a few operate at the national level. Let’s come together to continue this great trend.
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