GKFF®/TCF Employee Relief Fund

GKFF®/TCF Employee Relief Fund

Purpose: Designed to provide short-term assistance to employees experiencing severe financial need due to unexpected and unavoidable emergencies.

Administrator: Tulsa Community Foundation Emergency Disaster Relief Team (administering since 2008)

Eligible Applicants

• Employees of George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF)
• Employees of Tulsa Community Foundation (TCF)
• Employees of entities listed on the program page
• Maximum of one grant per calendar year

Assistance Categories

Home Catastrophe/Natural Disaster – Up to $1,000

Assistance after natural or localized disaster has destroyed the employee's personal residence

Residence rendered unlivable or otherwise in need of costly repairs

Covers repairs in excess of insurance, after the disaster (hurricane, fire, flood, tornado, mudslide, etc.)

Funeral or Emergency Travel for Immediate Family – Up to $1,000

Assistance for those who have incurred the loss of an immediate family member, if the employee is financially responsible for funeral arrangements and no other resources exist

For employees who must travel to visit or care for a terminally ill immediate family member

For escorting a critically ill immediate family member to an out-of-state medical facility

Medical Emergency – Up to $1,000

For employees who have encountered financial hardships due to medical emergencies in the household

Covers injury, hospitalization, loss of income during medical emergency, etc.

Personal Emergency – Up to $1,000

For employees who have encountered financial hardships for unexpected, unavoidable reasons beyond their control

Examples: spouse's layoff, unexpected loss of income, non-routine vehicle or home repair that restricts ability to care for self and household

Military Deployment – Up to $500

Available to assist when an employee or employee's spouse is deployed for six (6) months or longer

Immediate Family Definition

Spouse/partner; brother/sister; children; step-children; grandchildren; parents; step-parents; grandparents; mother/father-in-law; son/daughter-in-law only.

Important Notes

• Not all emergencies will warrant maximum assistance
• Documentation will be requested from each applicant
• Employment details are verified with TCF HR staff

Situations That Will NOT Be Considered

• Elective bills
• Bills related to routine vehicle repairs
• Child support payments by applicant
• Expenses/bills resulting from divorce or separation
• Attorney fees
• Medical expenses not related to medical emergencies
• Situations related to extended family members
• Garnishments of an employee's paycheck due to past debt

Contact Information:

Tulsa Community Foundation

(918) 591-2427 (for emergencies requiring immediate action within 24 hours)

emergency@tulsacf.org

7030 South Yale Avenue Suite 600

Tulsa, OK 74136

(918) 494-8823