Personal hardship relief.

Unforeseen personal hardships and disasters can wreak havoc on those impacted emotionally - and financially. Our employee relief funds can provide your team members with aid in difficult times.

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Help your team focus on recovering and rebuilding.

Insurmountable medical bills resulting from unexpected surgeries. Funeral expenses following the loss of loved ones. The grants we award provide essential assistance – and offer hope – in the period between hardship and recovery.

 

How our relief funds work.

We’ve perfected the art of establishing, launching and maintaining a successful company-sponsored disaster and hardship employee relief fund.

 
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Fund
design.

We will help you configure the fund to meet your needs, including selecting eligible events and expenses, determining the charitable class, and more.
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Build donations.

Grow the relief fund with corporate donations and contributions from team members - via credit/debit cards, payroll deduction, or unused PTO donations.
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Award
grants.

Eligible team members apply using our cloud-based application, and our team independently and objectively approves and awards tax-free* grants.
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Measure impact.

Our real-time fund diagnostics dashboard provides important metrics to keep you informed and empowered to make strategic decisions.

*Grants are tax-free in the U.S. only, other countries will vary.

 

EAF - your fearless financial first responders.

As the oldest and largest third-party relief fund administrator, we’ve streamlined the entire grant process to provide assistance to team members in need around the world, no matter the location or unique circumstance.

WHY EAF?

350+
Funds administered
12M+
Employees served
305K+
families helped*
*2020-2023 combined
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Julie, Grant Recipient:
“I applied for this grant to help me get back on my feet and remain stable while getting out of an abusive relationship. Without this grant I would have been facing homelessness. I was able to get the help I needed, and as a result I was able to keep my home and not have to relocate or possibly find a second job. Now, I feel safe and and I am finally able to rebuild my life."

Ask our partners...

“Launching an Immediate Response Program with Emergency Assistance Foundation broadened employee assistance eligibility and provided a new way to show all of our employees that we care. This step eliminated doubts, demonstrating that the company will support employees during challenging times, regardless of title or salary. This notion is demonstrative of our company culture and has helped reinforce NRG as a
place where people are proud to work.”

JENNIFER BRUNELLE
HEAD OF CHARITABLE GIVING, NRG ENERGY

“You never know when hardship is going to strike. You don’t know where it’s going to strike or who it may impact. We’ve learned that no one is immune to it, so we can all benefit from having a little bit of assistance to get us through rough times.”

TEAGEN WOODLOCK
CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY ASSISTANT, ALDI

 

Ready to take care of your own?

Offering disaster and hardship relief for your team is only a few clicks away - we’re prepared and ready to help you get started today.

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