Swift Charities Gives Back

How To Apply

The individual seeking assistance must be an active Swift Transportation employee or contracted driver who has experienced a qualifying hardship.

The following information must be received and reviewed before assistance may be granted:

1. Send documents that support your hardship event (Accident Reports, Medical Documents/Bills/Correspondence, Funeral Service Statements, Pictures, etc.)
   
   
2. Send copies of documents supporting your financial need (Bills, Statements, Invoices, Receipts, etc.)
   
   
3. Submit Online Employee Assistance Request Form - complete and submit Employee Assistance Request Form by clicking on this link Employee Assistance Link

Send required information requested in steps 2 and 3 using one of the following:

• FAX - 602-477-2874
• EMAIL - Charities@swifttrans.com
• MAIL - Swift Charities - Attn: Employee Assistance - P.O. Box 29243 - Phoenix, AZ 85038

When all required documents are received, the request will be reviewed.

The Employee Assistance Review Committee meets weekly (Wednesday) and will make every effort to contact each applicant within 24 hours after a determination is made.

NOTE: ALL INFORMATION AND CORRESPONDENCE OBTAINED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AND SHARED ONLY WITH INDIVIDUALS INCLUDED IN THE REVIEW PROCESS.

Swift Transportation established its Scholarship Program to provide college, university or trade/vocational school funding for the dependent children of Swift Transportation employees that have two consecutive years of employment. Contributions from employees fund the program, with matching funds from the corporation.   

Scholarship awards assist our undergraduate and graduate students with up to $2,500 per year ($1,250 per semester) toward their tuition expense. 

The Arizona Community Foundation (ACF) administers the scholarship, which can be awarded annually for a maximum of 4 consecutive years (8 semesters). ACF contacts students via email each spring with instructions on how to request a renewal. 

WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS SCHOLARSHIP? 

• U.S. citizen or legal resident. 
• 21 years of age or younger at time of application deadline when first applying. 
• Dependent child of a full-time Swift Transportation employee (Company Driver, Office, Shop, Owner/Operator) with at least two years of consecutive employment by application deadline. 
• High School senior graduating from accredited high school OR a student already attending an accredited post-secondary school or career/tech program in undergraduate or graduate studies. 
• Active participant in school and community activities. 
• Academically motivated as determined by transcripts, recommendations and application materials. 
• Preference may be given to students with higher financial need as determined by information from the required application materials. 

HOW TO APPLY 

SCHOLARSHIPS (FOR NEW APPLICANTS) OPEN IN JANUARY 

1. New students (not previously awarded) "Sign Up" and complete the online scholarship application: https://www.azfoundation.org/Scholarships
   
   
2. Submit online application and additional required information (Unofficial Transcripts, SAR, 2 References, etc.) by the MAY 1ST DEADLINE.  Give references at least 30 days to respond.
   
   
3. Indicate your relationship to a Swift Transportation Employee when prompted in the Application.
   
   
4. ACF's Scholarship Committee selects annual awards from COMPLETE applications. 
   
   
5. ACF will notify selected students via email in June/July. 
   
   
6. PREVIOUSLY AWARDED STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RE-APPLY EACH YEAR; ACF will contact them each spring via email about the renewal process for the following academic year. 

If you haven't received an award email by July 30, contact the ACF Scholarship Department: 

602-381-1400 

scholarship@azfoundation.org 

An important component of Swift Charities is to support the communities where we live and work.  Swift employees are encouraged to engage in volunteer opportunities when time permits and then recommend worthy nonprofit (tax exempt) organizations for grants that will have a positive impact in their communities. 

Community Grant requests are reviewed monthly by a volunteer committee. The Review Committee bases the approval of these requests and the grant amount by the information received. 

HOW TO APPLY FOR A COMMUNITY GRANT   

1. Employee must complete and submit the online grant request form. 
   Community Grant Request Form 
    
2. After submitting the online request form, the Swift employee coordinates with their contact person at the community organization to gather the following information: 

• A brief project summary explaining the need for this grant.
• Any printed materials, internet sites, pictures, endorsements etc. that will help illustrate the scope of charitable intentions related to this grant.
• The organization's letter of determination from the IRS that indicates their tax exempt status.
• The organization's IRS Form 990 from the previous year.
• Any other information that you feel will represent the impact this grant will have on your community.
• Please mail all items to:

Swift Charities
Attn: Community Grants 
P.O. Box 29243 
Phoenix, AZ 85038 
 

NOTE: The grant request is not complete and can not be reviewed until all information in Steps 1 and 2 are received. Completed grant requests will be reviewed and a determination is made by a volunteer committee.  Community Grant Review Committee Meetings are held monthly.