Hardship Grant offered at Book Industry Charitable Foundation

Hardship Grant offered at Book Industry Charitable Foundation

Assists with specific unforeseen emergency financial needs of current booksellers, comic retailers and their immediate family members living in the same household. Assesses each request to determine a course of action to provide short-term assistance and help relieve the financial need.

Physical Address

3135 South State Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48108

Hours

M-F, 9am-5pm, EST

Application process

An Inquiry Form may be submitted through the website. Inquiries can also be made by emailing or calling.

Fee

None.

Eligibility

Only current owners and employees of physical book shops and comic shops are eligible to apply for grant consideration. Former Borders Books & Music employees are also eligible to apply for consideration if they were employed in 2011.

Agency info

Book Industry Charitable Foundation

Coordinates charitable programs to strengthen the book and comic community. Provides financial assistance ONLY to current bookstore and comic book store employees, owners, and former Borders Books & Music employees experiencing severe hardship and/or emergency circumstances. Hardship grants are typically provided when store owners or employees experience hardship that is related to medical expenses, housing stability, disability, disaster, death in the household, or other unforeseen circumstances.