Financial Grant Application
The Compassus Colleague Assistance and Relief in Emergency Situations – CARES – is an emergency assistance program funded through colleague contributions. Colleagues of Compassus experiencing financial hardship due to an urgent and unexpected situation may apply to receive a financial grant from the fund.
Eligible colleagues include:
• All Regular (non-PRN) colleagues, employed for a minimum of 6 months
• Colleague is not on decision-making leave
Need to know information:
If the vendor you are seeking payment to refuses or is unable to complete a W9 form, CARES will not be able to submit payment, even if approved by the committee.
Funds are not paid to teammates, but directly to the vendor/company that payment is being requested for.
You must also include copies of:
• Supporting documents of the unexpected circumstance (such as police reports, doctors’ notes, etc.)
• Financial documents for which you are requesting assistance (copy of bills, invoices, quotes/estimates. These documents must have the account number, creditor’s name, and address)
• Last 2 paycheck stubs for all income earners
• Most recent bank statement for all accounts (checking, savings, etc.)
• To expedite payment for approved requests, please have the creditors complete the attached W9 form. Payment cannot be issued without a completed W9 for each entity requiring payment.
Confidentiality Notice
Compassus CARES will make every effort to keep your information confidential. The Compassus CARES Administrator and your supervisor will be the only two people who are advised of your situation. The Compassus CARES Administrator will make copies of your application and supporting documents but removing your name from each of these and replacing it with a case identification number. Thus, the Compassus CARES Committee will only know your case by number.
Process
- Applicants will be notified of the receipt of their application through the CARES email.
- Applicants will be notified of the status of their application within 2 weeks of its submission, after the Compassus CARES Committee has reviewed the case. If the situation is extremely urgent, this should be indicated in the application and the committee will do its best to expedite the
- The decision on an application may be delayed if the required documentation is not included or if the application is not completed in its
- If the application is approved, funds will be provided in the form of a check written to the vendor or checks may be sent directly to the colleague’s creditor(s) on behalf of the
All colleagues who are awarded funds from the CARES program agree to complete a budget training course and attest to remain with the company for the next 6 months. Leaving the company prior to 6 months may result in garnishment up to the amount of the funds received through CARES.
Please fill out this application and send the application and required accompanying documents to: Compassus.Cares@compassus.com