When the worst happens, CTF is there.
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Support for Transportation Workers and Their Families
We offer 3 types of help:
The California Transportation Foundation’s (CTF) Injured and Fallen Worker and Emergency Relief (IF&ER) Fund program was established to help California all transportation industry employees and their families who are in need of financial assistance because of death, injury and natural disaster. The program was established to aid employees during crucial times when quickly available funding is critical to meet the sudden costs of emergencies.
Fallen Worker Grants
Amount: $2500
Eligible Recipients: families of fallen transportation workers killed in the line of duty
Eligible Uses: Defray funeral costs, travel for family members to travel to memorial services, payment for expenses not covered by employer life insurance.
Additional Info: Grants are funded by donations to our Injured and Fallen Worker Fund and are tax deductible.
Assistance and Memorial Funds
Amount: Donations made directly to these accounts are matched by CTF up to $7500
Eligible Recipients: Workers who have been injured while on the job, families of fallen workers.
Eligible Uses: There are no restrictions on the use of these funds.
Additional Info: 100% of the donated monies are given to the beneficiaries of assistance or memorial accounts. CTF does not charge an administrative fee for managing assistance and memorial accounts. Donations to individual memorial or assistance accounts are not tax deductible.
Emergency Relief Grants
Amount: up to $2000
Eligible Recipients: Transportation workers who have lost their home due to natural disaster
Eligible Uses: funds can be used to defray temporary housing costs and more
Additional Information: Grants are funded by donations to our Emergency Relief Fund and are tax deductible.
Help CTF take care of California’s transportation family
Every worker has a story. At CTF we help families write the next chapter.
With the support of donors like you, CTF is able to offer grants to families struggling with the unimaginable. Your tax deductible donation to our Emergency Relief Fund or Injured and Fallen Worker Fund will enable us to provide direct grants to cover expenses employers don’t. Or, when you donate to a specific assistance or memorial fund, CTF will match your generous contribution dollar for dollar, up to $7500. Donate>>
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