$612,000+

Granted

545+

Team Members Helped

At the Popeyes Foundation, we are devoted to our Team Members.
Since 2018, we have been serving our Team Members with love as they experience challenging times.

Overview

Since 2018, the Popeyes Foundation has granted more than $612,000 to 545+ Popeyes® Team Members who have experienced short-term, catastrophic hardships related to emergencies or natural disasters. The Team Member Love (TML) Program, originally called the Family Fund, continues to provide eligible Team Members financial support when they experience natural disasters or other emergencies, including floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, cyclones, illness, death, accident, or other types of personal injury. Grants from the Team Member Love program are not intended to replace personal income, home, auto or medical insurance, federal disaster relief or other types of aid. Instead, Team Member Love grants are to assist in an immediate and short-term basis when other sources of assistance are not available. The Team Member Love Program is made possible by generous donations from Popeyes Franchisees, Suppliers, and employees.

ELIGIBILITY

Employees seeking financial support must meet the following pre-requisites. Please review and ensure compliant prior to applying for a TML Grant.

• Must be an employee of Popeyes or Popeyes Franchisee in the U.S., excluding the officer and director level, and been a Popeyes employee for at least 90 days from the date of submitting a TML support request.
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• Hardship, crisis, or catastrophic incidents outside the Employee’s control must have occurred within 90 days from date of application submission date.
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• Financial support request must be directly related to Employee or their Immediate Family Member (i.e., his or her direct dependent, spouse, domestic partner, and/or parent).
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• Unless employee is deceased, Employee can submit application, including appropriate documentation to prove hardship situation as well as provide a Sponsor for the employee’s TML request. *

*The Sponsor will not have visibility to Employee’s confidential information, but rather 1) verify hire date, 2) Employee is in good standing, 3) average monthly hours worked, and 4) Employee benefits.

ELIGIBLE SITUATIONS*

Home or automobile damage due to natural disaster**
Short-term living support due to are placement caused from a natural disaster.
Basic funeral expenses, i.e., service fee, burial service, cremation, casket, for an Immediate Family Member due to a life event or natural disaster
Home-related emergencies like a broken pipe or furnace*
House fire**
Dental, medical, or mental health emergencies**
Short-term housing support due to domestic violence incident
Car damage due to accident (not at fault) and impairs ability to get to work**
Help with securing housing if currently homeless or evicted.

*The Committee has the discretion to declined request within the rightful, situational discretion even if the situation is listed above.

**Potential support is provided upon Committee approval and outside of existing home, auto or medical insurance and/or federal support.

INELIGIBLE SITUATIONS*

Lost wages due to missed time from work, regardless of hardship situation.
Items covered by insurance or governmental assistance.
In the event of a death, expenses outside of burial services, cremation, casket costs.
Funeral expenses for those are not Immediate Family Members, i.e., aunt, uncle, cousin, niece, nephew.
Elective, routine, or ongoing medical bills
Bad debt / overdue bills from reoccurring (i.e., 3+ months) financial problems, including utilities and rent, including payments to collections agencies.
Legal fees and expenses associated with divorce or child custody issues.
Personal bankruptcy
Circumstances within the Employee’s control (i.e., maternity expenses, traffic violations, car payments)

*The Committee has the discretion to approve a request within the rightful, situational discretion even if the situation is not listed in the above funding guidelines.

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What does the Team Member Love Program support?
The Team Member Love (TML) Program provides eligible Team Members financial support when they experience natural disasters or other emergencies, including floods, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, cyclones, illness, death, accident, or other types of personal injury.

Grants from the TML program are not intended to replace personal income, home, auto or medical insurance, federal disaster relief or other types of aid. Instead, TML grants are to assist in an immediate and short-term basis when other sources of assistance are not available.

What employment tenure is required to apply for TML support?
Mus be an employee of Popeyes or Popeyes Franchisee in the U.S. for at least 90 days from the date of submitting a TML support request.

Who does a TML request typicallysupport?
Financial support request must be directly related to Employee or their Immediate Family Member (i.e., his or her direct dependent, spouse, domestic partner, and/or parent). For more details, reference the eligibility section.

What is the maximum award amount for a TML grant?
Amounts will vary depending on the level of need and assistance available from other sources, i.e., FEMA, personal home, auto, or medical insurance. The maximum award amount in a single assist is $3,000. The Committee has the discretion to change this at any time.

How are TML checks provided?
ThePopeyes Foundation’s TML financial assistance comes in the form of a grant toapproved employees. Employees are not required to reimburse the PopeyesFoundation. EachTML grant is provided via check and is mailed to approved Employee at thedesignated address provided in their application. In most situations, TMLGrants are written directly to the service provider, e.g., funeral home,medical provider. There are exceptions that are within the Committee’sdiscretion that grants can be made payable to the approved Employee.

Are the old paper applications stillaccepted?
ThePopeyes Foundation now follows an online application process so all applicantsmust follow and complete the online application for financial support.

What is the typical turnaround time fora TML request?
Thetypical turnaround time is about a week from the date of application. Noting: this can fluctuate pending the employee’s responsiveness.

I’ve reviewed the funding guidelines, eligibility, and FAQs, but still have questions. Who can I contact?
Email hello@popeyesfoundation.org.

How does the online Sponsor form work?

All applications require an Above Restaurant Leader Sponsor. Within the application, the employee will provide contact information for the Sponsor. The Sponsor will receive an email prompt to complete. Applications will only be considered with the completed Sponsor form.

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‍APPLICATION

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES MAY APPLY HERE.

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