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Donations and Support

The Markel Employee Disaster Relief Fund was created to help employees who are facing financial hardship immediately after a natural disaster or an unforeseen personal hardship. The Fund relies primarily on individual donations from employees and support from Markel Service, Inc. to fund this program. Every contribution helps and when combined with the donations of others can provide a grant to help a fellow employee in need when they are facing the unexpected.

Make a Donation

You can make a voluntary ongoing gift or one-time gift through our secure site using your credit/debit card or directly donate through your payroll. 

To make a US donation using your Credit Card, Debit Card or other available options click here.

To make a Non-US donation using your Credit Card, Debit Card or other available options click here.

To make a donation via Text-to-Give, simply text the unique keyword "MKL" to 71777.

All donations to the fund at the Emergency Assistance Foundation, Inc. are tax deductible in the U.S. The EIN# for the Emergency Assistance Foundation is 45-1813056. 

Apply for a grant

If you are experiencing a personal hardship or the effects of a qualified disaster, you can apply for a grant for financial assistance. Please read the Application FAQs to see if you qualify.

The Emergency Assistance Foundation, Inc. administers all fund activities, and when needed assist applicants with their grant applications. Markel Service, Inc. will not have any insight into the grant process unless a grant recipient chooses to share his or her story.

The Emergency Assistance Foundation is here to help applicants through their challenging times. Please click the link above for social service suggestions, educational courses that cover everything from disaster preparedness to financial education and morŠµ.