Hospitality Relief Fund

Geographic Scope: Not geographically restricted (accepts applications from bartenders/servers and their families)

Eligibility Requirements

Applicants must satisfy ALL of the following:

• Profession: Be a Bartender/Server or the spouse or child of a Bartender/Server. The foundation defines a "Bartender/Server" as an individual employed in serving beverages or otherwise engaged in the production, promotion or distribution of alcoholic beverages.
• Employment History: Must have performed services as a Bartender/Server on a regular full- or part-time basis for at least one year prior to application. If a catastrophic event prevents current work, must have worked as a Bartender/Server for at least one year before the event.
• Qualifying Hardship: Experience a catastrophic event or emergency hardship that is:
  • Identifiable and described in detail
  • Damaging to person or property (e.g., loss of life, health, or property)
  • Sudden and precipitous rather than gradual or progressive
  • Unexpected, unanticipated, unforeseen, unintended, or unplanned
  • Unusual and not normally occurring in ordinary day-to-day living
• Financial Need: Lack the necessities of life, including financial, physical, mental, or emotional well-being as a result of the catastrophic event or emergency hardship
• Documentation: Provide tangible documentation of the catastrophic event or emergency hardship

Selection Criteria

• Grant recipients selected solely on basis of eligibility requirements above
• Pre-screening conducted objectively and nondiscriminatory basis by Jupiter Foundation or designated persons
• All pre-screened and approved applications submitted to Jupiter Foundation members for review
• Grants awarded objectively and nondiscriminatory basis upon application review
• Important: Applications will NOT be denied if the Bartender/Server terminated employment after application submission
• No requirement or condition for future employment as a Bartender/Server at time of award
• Grants distributed as lump sum or as determined by Jupiter Foundation based on recipient needs
• Recipients must provide documentation that grant was used consistent with grant terms

Award Terms

• Form of distribution: Lump sum or determined by foundation based on needs
• Documentation required: Preferred documentation includes third-party evidence such as police reports, fire department reports, medical prescriptions, receipts, eviction notices, condemnation notices, overdue invoices, and similar tangible documentation
• Extent and form of documentation depends on nature and urgency of underlying hardship

Organization Information

• Status: Qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profit organization
• Location: Phoenix, Arizona
• Website: jupiter.foundation

Application Process

1. Review the Eligibility Requirements and Selection Criteria
2. Determine if you meet all eligibility requirements
3. Complete the Hospitality Relief Fund Application form
4. Required Supporting Documents:
   • Tangible documentation of the catastrophic event or emergency hardship
   • Preferred documentation includes third-party evidence such as:
   • Police reports
   • Fire department reports
   • Medical prescriptions
   • Receipts
   • Eviction notices
   • Condemnation notices
   • Overdue invoices
   • Other third-party affirmations and similar tangible documentation
5. Submit completed application with all required supporting documents

Application Notes

• Applications are pre-screened for compliance with eligibility and application requirements
• Submit application online via the Hospitality Relief Fund Application form (linked on website)
• All pre-screened and approved applications are submitted to Jupiter Foundation members for review
• The extent and form of documentation required depends on the nature and urgency of the underlying catastrophic event or emergency hardship