Eligibility Requirements
The requests should be for catastrophic type situations and unforeseen hardships, in which our team is unable to meet a challenge they are facing. See Eligibility Guidelines page for more details. Covid- related time off work will be considered on a case-by-case basis and is not eligible for employees residing in states that provide paid Covid sick time. Employees must also use personal sick and vacation time before requesting funds from Share the Dough for Covid time off.
All current employees of Manna Development Group (Active or LOA).
Employed at least 90 consecutive days from the time of the grant request.
Employee must have exhausted all other appropriate means of assistance.
The hardship is unexpected and beyond the employee’s control, and damaging to property or individuals, result in a loss of life, health, or property.
Employee must provide relevant documentation prepared by a third party
An employee can only receive one grant per 12-month period, with the max at three total times.
NEW! Share the Dough is now offering to cover the cost of a financial education class through Brandman University for all applicants of the Emergency Fund. This class is required for all employees who request funds more than 1 time in 36 months and optional for all first-time requests.
Funding:
Depending on the nature of the request, grants can range up to $1,500
See Eligibility Guidelines page for more details.
Please note: Not all requests meet the requirements for Share the Dough funding; so please provide as much background information as possible.
Requests Share the Dough does not cover:
Qualifying emergencies do not include rent or mortgage payments, circumstances that involve providing assistance to pay for debt consolidation, poor financial planning, non-essential items (i.e. cable TV, credit card payments, utility bills, etc), bail, garnishments, or other expenses deriving from non-emergency situations. Additionally, we love our pets, but we want to reserve funds for our most important part of our team - our people. For personal vehicles, Share the Dough does not cover wear and tear or normal expenses that come with car ownership (for both employees who drive for the company and those who do not) or car expenses for employee’s who drive for the company and have insurance coverage below the company’s minimum required policy. Extreme financial hardship and emergency situations not included in the Eligibility Requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The Share the Dough Board of Director’s and Review Committee reserve the right to change its operating policies and procedures at any time in accordance set forth in its bylaw.
Apply for Funding:
Please fill out the form below and email your required supporting documentation (see Eligibility Guidelines for documentation requirements) to share@mannadevelopment.com. Requests will not be processed until documentation is received.
Please note, email is our main form of contact, so be on the look out for an email after you apply (please allow 24-48 hour response time).
Please email all relevant and required documentation to share@mannadevelopment.com after your request form is submitted. Refer to the Eligibility Guidelines for what documentation is required- thank you!