Ready to prioritize employee financial well-being?
Canary’s Grant Circle is a fully managed, 3rd-party emergency relief fund that delivers fast, tax-free financial assistance to employees in crisis without burdening your HR team.
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Together with our partners, we are shaping better financial futures
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Client Q&A: Ocean Spray & Boston Beer
Tune in as Tara Sperandio of Boston Beer, Keri Gannon and Sara Vaughan of Ocean Spray, join Canary Founder & CEO, Rachel Schneider, as they share how they champion financial well-being in the workplace.
They recognized that parts of their workforce were inevitably struggling financially and needed help that traditional benefits didn’t provide. Their employees needed a financial lifeline and they decided to do something about it.
People Smart, Business Smart
It doesn’t just make great people sense. It makes even better business sense.
Reduce turnover
72% of employee relief fund recipients are more likely to stay with their current employer.
Increase attraction rates
73% of financially stressed workers say they leave for another employer that cares more about their financial wellness.
Enhance employee experience
4 months after receiving a grant through Grant Circle, financial stress of recipients fell 43%.
Reduce absenteeism
Workers stressed about their finances are absent from work 2x as often as workers who are not stressed.
Become a great place to work.
Over 90% of Canary survey respondents agree the employee relief fund makes them feel better about working for their employer.
Simple emergencies can cause significant financial hardship
67%
of Americans live paycheck to paycheck.
$2k
average size of the financial shocks individuals face.
49%
of employed individuals struggle to afford necessities each month.
60%
experience a financial shock each year.
40%
can't cover a $400 emergency expense.
1/3
Canary grant recipients said they skipped meals.
Financial relief designed for your community
We partner with organizations to launch a platform for emergency assistance grants that meets the needs of their community. Grant Circle, powered by Canary is the best emergency relief solution.
Make it easy: Our streamlined 8-step application process ensures individuals in crisis receive help in a timely manner.
Maintain trust: Our transparent 3rd-party decision-making process backed by IRS guidelines supports trust between you, grantees, and contributors.
Track impact: We regularly deliver data-backed insights to drive results for both your grantees and your organization.
How It Works
Together, we ensure your employees have quick, dignified access to financial help when emergency strikes
Design it
We work with you to identify your company's program requirements and build your unique, white-labeled landing page.
Launch it
Share your company's latest financial well-being resource widely. The more they hear about it, the more likely they are to apply when they need it.
Train managers
Managers know their teams best and they should be equipped to remind employees of the employee relief fund and how to use it.
Employees apply
Using a unique ID, employees log into the application, answer standard questions, and upload required documentation. The Canary team responds within 48 hours.
Grants approved
Canary's team of grant managers work around the clock to review and decision applications. Approved grantees will receive tax-free money in their PayPal account within 48 hours.
Money received
All approved grantees will receive their tax-free grant in their PayPal account within 48 hours.