Join the Council’s Legal Resources team to learn how charitable assistance programs can support employees and communities facing disasters or personal hardships. This workshop will distinguish between qualified disaster relief and hardship assistance and outline legal requirements for employer-sponsored programs, including qualified disaster relief under IRC §139. Content will clarify eligible expenses, independent need-based selection, and prohibited uses.
Topics Include:
• Disaster relief vs. hardship assistance
• Employer-sponsored assistance programs
• Permissible forms of assistance
• Qualified disasters under IRC §139
• Recipient selection and independence requirements
• Public-charity partnerships
• “Needy and distressed” eligibility
Group Rate
Trainings are designed to be taken individually at a personal workstation, not in a group setting. Registration rates are per person. Group rates are for Council Members that send 5+ people from one organization, each person must be registered individually to attend. Email educate@cof.org to register a group.
Cancellation Policy
All registration cancellations must be submitted in writing to educate@cof.org. All cancellation refunds before May 30, 2027 will incur a 25% administrative fee per registration. No refunds will be provided after May 30, 2027.