In 1993 The Bar Plan Foundation, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was established with the goal of promoting and improving ethics and professionalism in the practice of law, and to foster a positive relationship between the legal community and public through education, scholarship and direct services.
The primary means of accomplishing the goal of promoting and improving ethics and professionalism in the practice of law is through the Foundation’s annual Risk Management Seminar Series.
To further its mission through scholarship efforts The Bar Plan Foundation Scholarships were established in 1998. These scholarships, in the amount of $2,500, are available annually to a third-year law student at each of Missouri’s four law schools, University of Missouri-Columbia, University of Missouri-Kansas City (This scholarship is in partnership with the family of UMKC Law School alumni Roy A. Larson), Washington University and St. Louis University, and at Kansas’ two law schools, University of Kansas and Washburn University. The scholarships are awarded to those students who demonstrate the highest ethics and professionalism, both in the classroom and the community, as determined by the law schools’ deans and faculty. In addition to these four $2,500 scholarships, the Foundation awards an additional scholarship in the amount of $1,000 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law as a result of a gift from the family of UMKC Law School alumni Richard P. Sprinkle.
To foster a positive relationship between the legal community and the public, The Foundation annually hosts a charity fundraising event. With the support of the players and numerous sponsors, the Foundation raises proceeds on behalf of its Scholarship Fund and also make direct contributions to the tournament’s additional beneficiaries.
