Can you "Help a Library Worker Out"? The EveryLibrary Institute is fundraising to support library workers, librarians, and staff who are facing unexpected financial difficulties because of the Coronavirus economic slowdown. As a national library 501c3 non-profit organization, the EveryLibrary Institute is in a unique position to quickly bring together donors from across the country and make grants to library workers who are part of our library family.
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Your tax-deductible donation will be bundled-up and will go to qualified library workers, librarians, and staff from public, school, and academic libraries who need help with household expenses and other needs. We are focusing on library workers, librarians, and library staff who have an urgent financial need. The size of our grants will depend on how much money can be raised. These grants to individuals and families will be "unrestricted" and will not have a requirement to be paid back.
Who is eligible to receive a "Help a Library Worker Out" grant?
- Individual library workers, staff, or librarians who have lost wages because of a Coronavirus-related layoff.
- Library workers, staff, and librarians who's spouse, significant other, co-parent, or housemate has lost wages or a job because of a Coronavirus-related layoff or reduction in hours.
We believe that it is important to come together now to help our colleagues in need. What defines that need will be identified by the individual but could include household expenses like groceries, child care, cell phone, internet, gas, insurance, and other bills. The application process is confidential and easy to complete.
Learn more about the project, our goals, and our commitment to our colleagues in Library Journal.
We are opening up applications for library workers in need. Please click here to apply today.
The EveryLibrary Institute is re-granting 90% of the monies raised through this project. The remaining 10% will go to paying the direct expenses of running the Help a Library Worker Out campaign (3% to Stripe, 4% for promotions, and 3% for overhead). As a 501c3 non-profit organization, donations made to the EveryLibrary Institute are a charitable tax-deductible.
Thank you for helping us help library workers at this moment of crisis.
You can also make a donation via our PayPal Portal here.
If you'd like to make a donation by check, please mail to:
EveryLibrary Institute, NFP
℅ 6433 Fairfield Ave.
Berwyn, IL. 60402
As a recognized 501(c)3 organization, donations, gifts, bequests, devises and transfers made to The EveryLibrary Institute NFP are tax deductible to the full extent of the law and current regulations. EIN 81-4351204
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