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National PTA has established a Disaster Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to local PTA units and other school communities that face significant natural or man-made crises that grievously disrupt school or the education system in a region or community. The purpose is to improve the welfare of children disrupted by the event and not supplant other relief support efforts. The Disaster Relief Fund is dependent on donations from individuals in the National PTA community of supporters. Funds will be awarded as available.
Available Funding:
The Disaster Relief Fund will provide emergency support to State PTAs for the benefit of Local PTA Units as well as school communities not affiliated with PTA. Grants of $500 are available to Local PTA Units and grants of $100 are available to school communities not affiliated with PTA. Funds will be immediately released to the State PTA upon authorization by the reviewing task force and the State PTA will ensure distribution to the school beneficiary.
Requirements:
1. The Local PTA Unit or school community affected must be facing operating issues due to the emergency.
2. The request must come through the State PTA for the benefit of a local unit PTA or school community1 in the affected region.
3. The State PTA must have an action plan for how the funds will be spent to support the families and school affected.
4. The State PTA must be able to act as the fiduciary of the funds, and have a way to receive the funds by ACH payment.
5. The funds requested must measurably advance the mission of PTA.
1 A Non-PTA beneficiary school must be a unit of government or organized as a 501(c)(3).
Process:
1. The State PTA must submit the Application Form describing the need, action plan for funds, and other required information.
2. Requests to the Disaster Relief Fund will be reviewed immediately, and a decision to fund will be made within 3 business days from the time the Application Form is received. Awards will be made within 2 business days if the application is approved. Funding decisions are final. Because awards are dependent on the funds available, some requests may not be funded.
3. Within three months of the award date, the beneficiary PTA or school must submit a summary report to National PTA which includes a financial accounting for how the awarded funds were used. National PTA will share a copy of the report with the State PTA.
Disaster Relief Fundraising by National PTA:
1. PTA Local Units and school communities selected for Disaster Relief Funds may be featured on the National PTA homepage and other communication channels following the award to raise awareness of the crisis, and to encourage continued support of the Disaster Relief Fund. Monies raised through such efforts will be added to the Disaster Relief Fund to replenish the Fund and ensure its sustainability.
2. National PTA will not accept contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund that are designated to a specific crisis, disaster, or PTA/school. All contributions to the Disaster Relief Fund will be restricted to the Disaster Relief Fund for current and future disaster response.
3. Ninety percent (90%) of each contribution to the Disaster Relief Fund will be re-granted to the beneficiary PTA Local Units/school communities selected to receive funding. The remaining portion will be retained by National PTA to offset the costs of administering the Fund.
To request funds from the National PTA Disaster Relief Fund, please click here.
To donate to the National PTA Disaster Relief Fund,
please click here.
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