FOUNDATION OBJECTIVE PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED GENERAL HARDSHIP AND TO ORGANIZATIONS ADVANCING THE IMPACT AREAS DEFINED BY THE FAMILY. GUIDELINES FOR PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS 1. GRANTMAKING MUST BE CONDUCTED BY THE TRUSTEES OF THE FOUNDATION. 2. IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARD, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE A "NEEDY PERSON," MEANING A PERSON WHO LACKS THE NECESSITITES OF LIFE, INVOLVING PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING, AS A RESULT OF POVERTY OR TEMPORARY DISTRESS. 3. THE FOUNDATION CAN MAKE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT FINANCIAL NEEDS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO TEMPORARY, EMERGENCY NEEDS RESULTING DIRECTLY FROM IDENTIFIABLE, SUDDEN, AND UNEXPECTED EVENTS. 4. THE FOUNDATION DOES NOT INTEND TO HAVE ANY FORMAL APPLICATION PROCESS FOR PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS. THE FOUNDATION ANTICIPATES THAT IT WILL RECEIVE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS FROM CREDIBLE SOURCES THAT ARE EASILY ABLE TO IDENTIFY NEEDY INDIVIDUALS. DOCUMENTATION THE FOUNDATION WILL KEEP BASIC RECORDS OF ALL PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS AND WILL TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO SUBSTANTIATE THE PURPOSE OF A PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARD AND THE QUALIFICATIONS OF A RECIPIENT. EACH RECORD WILL SHOW THE FOLLOWING: - NAME AND ADDRESS OF THE RECIPIENT - CIRCUMSTANCES JUSTIFYING THE PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARD - MANNER IN WICH THE BOARD BECAME AWARE OF THE RECIPIENT'S NEEDS - AMOUNT DISBURSED - ANY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE RECIPIENT AND FOUNDATION OR DISQUALIFIED PERSONS RESTRICTIONS - PERSONAL ASSISTANCE AWARDS GENERALLY CANNOT BE USED FOR TRAVEL, EDUCATION, OR SIMILAR PURPOSES - PENALTY TAX WILL INCUR UNLESS SUCH GRANTS ARE AWARDED ON AN OBJECTIVE AND NONDISCRIMINATORY BASIS
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