Request Assistance

A grant from the Atkore Family Foundation is available for active Atkore employees and their legal dependents, employees of customers and suppliers of Atkore International, and 501c3 organizations serving the communities in which Atkore operates for the purposes of providing one-time or short-duration financial relief in a manner that allows a person to ease temporary financial hardships that have resulted from reasons beyond his/her control.

The approval of, or the amount of relief approved, is not based on status or position of the Atkore employee within the company. Employees are eligible to apply for grant assistance if:

  • You are a permanent full-time or part-time (>30 hours per week) employee of Atkore with at least 6 months of service, or you are a recent retiree of Atkore (within the past 6 months)
  • You are an active employee in good standing (not on final warning)
  • You have pursued other possible resources, which were not available or are not sufficient to meet the need, such as restructuring debt, payment plans, contacting the Atkore Employee Assistance (EAP) program, etc.
  • You have a temporary financial hardship due to an emergency situation.

Employees and their dependents of customers and suppliers of Atkore International are eligible for grant assistance if:

  • The proposed grant recipient is a permanent full-time or part-time (>30 hours per week) employee of an Atkore International customer or supplier with at least 6 months of service.
  • The proposed grant recipient is an active employee in good standing (not on final warning)
  • The proposed grant recipient’s family household gross income (including you, your spouse and eligible dependents) is less than $97,000 for a family of four. Please refer to eligibility thresholds for families of different sizes (http://familiesusa.org/product/federal-poverty-guidelines.com)
  • The proposed grant recipient has pursued other possible resources, which were not available or are not sufficient to meet the need, such as restructuring debt, payment plans, etc.
  • You have a temporary financial hardship due to an emergency situation.
  • An Atkore employee completes the application, including:
    • An Atkore Vice President of Sales or Sourcing endorse the application in writing (must be attached to the application);
    • The customer or supplier endorse the Atkore Family Foundation grant application (must be attached to the application);
    • The Atkore Family Foundation grant must be in addition to aid that the customer or supplier commits for such grant; and
    • The customer or supplier will assist in administering the Atkore Family Foundation grant funds

501c3 organizations are eligible to apply for grant assistance if:

  • An Atkore employee completes the application;
  • The 501c3 organization serves a community in which Atkore operates; and
  • The Atkore Family Foundation grant must benefit such community

Please refer to Grant Eligibility for complete details.

Please note that the Atkore Family Foundation considers all information regarding grants personal and highly confidential.  Your information is sent to a Board of Directors who make all grant decisions.  You, your supervisor and anyone who assists employees with the grant submission process, are also expected to protect this confidential information.

All fields below indicated with * are required fields. Completing the form with as much detail and supporting documentation as possible will help quicken the review and decision process by the Atkore Family Foundation.

  • Recipient Information

  • Employment & Circumstances

    Please provide the following for verification of employment and set of circumstances for assistance.
  • Refer to Grant Eligibility for guidelines. Amount requested should be supported by appropriate documentation and responses to the questions below.
  • For example: refinance of mortgage or vehicle, payment plans with medical providers or utility companies, assistance from local charity, church or support services.
  • Examples such as service invoice, bill, insurance explanation of benefits, copy of reimbursable expenditure, or a quote/estimate for in-kind materials.
    Max. file size: 50 MB.
  • For example: if the request is for medical or health expenses, provide information that details the amount due after insurance; if the request is for rent/mortgage expenses, provide documentation that details monthly payment, any past balance due, and if the cause of the delinquency was from an illness, injury, or death.

  • Submit the Form

    Please submit this completed application by clicking submit below or via postal mailing to: Atkore Family Foundation 16100 S. Lathrop Avenue Harvey, Illinois 60426

Additional Resources

Atkore offers an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for our employees, all members of their household and adult children up to the age of 26, regardless of medical insurance coverage.  The EAP provides tools and resources to assist with your family, health, life, financial, legal and worklife balance needs.  Services are confidential and are available from the dedicated EAP staff, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.   To access the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), as supported by Aetna, please call 1-888-238-6232 or visit www.aetnaeap.com, using the login credentials that you can find within MyAtkoreHR.com.