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Q: In 2000, for example, the foundation awarded $788,000 in grants - a drop of nearly $200,000 - because banks reduced the interest rates paid on lawyers' trust accounts. Funding has returned to the pre-2000 level, for which Rubin credits former foundation President David Gaona.
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The foundation awarded $788,000 in grants - a drop of nearly $200,000 - because banks reduced the interest rates paid on lawyers' trust accounts. Funding has returned to the pre-2000 level.