1. Check to make sure you are eligible and meet the grant criteria (click here).

2. Get an application from the Club’s HR Director or download it here.

3. Fill out your application with as much detail as possible.

4. Attach all bills, invoices, receipts, etc. to your application.

5. Options for submitting your completed application: (i) return it to the Club’s HR Director; (ii) place it in the Foundation’s lockbox located in the back office; or (iii) email it to TallTreesGrants@gmail.com

The Grants Committee will review your application and may contact you for more information.

The Foundation’s Board will review the application and make a determination within four weeks following the Board’s receipt of the application and any requested documentation.

A member from the Foundation will contact you with an update and next steps.

Who is eligible to apply for a grant?

• Full-time employees: Employed for at least one full year, qualify for a grant up to $5,000 per year.

• Part-time employees: Employed for at least one full year, qualify for a grant up to $2,500 per year.  Employed for at least two full years, qualify for a grant up to $5,000 per year.

• Seasonal/Temporary employees: After two consecutive seasons (totaling 6 months) and currently on the payroll, qualify for a grant up to $2,500 per year.

• Contract employees: Do not qualify for grants.

Grants will be made to cover expenses of employees and their immediate family members only (i.e., spouse, legal domestic partner, and dependent children living at the same address).

What financial hardships qualify for a grant?

Grants are intended to address immediate, unexpected financial hardships which occur or have occurred within 60 days of the grant application.

Grants are not intended to cover everyday living expenses.

Examples of unexpected financial hardships include, but not limited to:

• Medical or dental emergencies

• Funeral expenses

• Major auto or appliance repair

• Housing emergencies

• Some educational expenses

How does the grant process work?

• Get an application from the Club’s HR Director or download it here

• Fill out the application and attach supporting documents.

Please note: Missing documentation, such as invoices, receipts, etc., may cause a delay in processing your grant application.

• Provide an explanation and as much detail as possible regarding the hardship, use additional page(s) if needed.

• Options for submitting your completed application: (i) return it to the Club’s HR Director; (ii) place it in the Foundation’s lockbox located in the back office; or (iii) email it to TallTreesGrants@gmail.com

• Someone from the Foundation’s Grants Committee will contact you if additional information is needed.

The Foundation’s Board will review the application and make a determination within four weeks following the Board’s receipt of the application and any requested documentation.

A member from the Foundation will contact you with an update and next steps.

How will payment be made?

• In most cases, payment will be made directly to the vendor/provider.  You must provide a bill or invoice to the Foundation.

• If you make a payment before the Foundation can pay the vendor/provider, you must provide copies of your payment receipt and bill/invoice in order to be reimbursed.

• Someone from the Foundation will meet with you in confidence to personally deliver the determination on your grant application.