The Delta Pilots’ Furlough, and Emergency Relief Fund (FERF) was created in 1993 in response to the first Delta pilot furlough. The fund exists to help fellow pilot brothers and sisters who face severe financial hardship due to furlough, family emergency, natural disaster, or other serious events. Financial aid requests are submitted via an application and reviewed by a committee of Delta pilots. All applications will be reviewed, and financial assistance will be approved based on financial need. If approved, financial assistance is given in the form of an interest free loan, or in some cases, a financial grant.
As the FERF is not a 501(c) organization, a new Fund has been created - The Delta Pilots’ Furlough, Emergency and Disaster Relief Fund (FEDR) and has applied for 501(c)(3) status as a charity under the Internal Revenue Code. If the application is approved by the IRS, this new FEDR Fund will allow donors to make tax deductible donations to the fund as allowed by the law.
Existing funds from the old FERF will continue to be paid out while new donations will go into the new FEDR Fund. An application for aid will be an application to both Funds.
Delta Pilots Furlough, Emergency and Disaster Relief Fund
