IMPACT FUND CLASS ACTION CONFERENCE 2027

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE RULES

 

The Impact Fund has a limited pool of funds to assist with hotel and travel costs for Conference attendees employed by nonprofit legal organizations. We provide financial assistance on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the order in which Financial Assistance Request Forms are received. Priority for financial assistance is given to panel speakers and moderators at the conference. Impact Fund retains ultimate discretion to distribute available funds equitably and generally will provide assistance to only one attendee per applying organization.

Nonprofit attendees must submit a Financial Assistance Request Form to be considered for financial assistance. We will notify you if you have been approved for financial assistance. We cannot guarantee reimbursement of any amount exceeding your estimated anticipated costs.

The Impact Fund provides the following financial assistance:

  • Hotel: We will book your room for up to 2 nights at the conference hotel, the Westin St. Francis. Please do not book your own hotel room if you are requesting financial assistance.

  • Flight: We will reimburse air travel at the lowest available refundable round-trip coach fare, up to $750.

  • Mileage: If you are driving more than fifteen miles to attend the Conference, we will reimburse mileage to and from the Conference at a rate of 72.5 cents per mile.

  • Parking: If you are driving more than fifteen miles and staying at the designated hotel, we will reimburse hotel parking for up to 2 days.

We do not provide financial assistance for the following expenditures:

  • Conference registration fees

  • Airline baggage fees

  • Airline reservation change fees

  • Airport parking

  • Ground transportation to/from the airport

  • Car rental

  • Ground transportation during the conference

  • Hotel incidental fees (including Wi-Fi)

  • Food and drink

Financial Assistance does not cover registration fees. If registration fees cause a hardship in attending the Class Action Conference, please reach out to Jordyn Gleaton at jgleaton@impactfund.org

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If you have any questions regarding the Impact Fund’s Financial Assistance Rules, please contact Jordyn Gleaton.