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Sample Stipend Agreement

Designated Grantee Phone and Email

  Do we need to make this safe for closed countries? i.e. no use of church or ministry? 

A Designated Grantee is Designated Grantee is a foreign national receiving monies distributed from the church/project fund in the form of a stipend in order to carry out the ministry activities of the Partner church/ministry partnered with Reliant and Reliant. I understand the definition of and agree to become a Designated Grantee. 

I am qualified to be a Designated Grantee because I fulfill the following qualifications: 

• Conduct ministry work alongside an existing Reliant partnership.
• Identified and vouched for by a Reliant worker or church/ministry partner.
• Vetted through the OFAC Watchlist Verification.
• Able to receive monies through the officially registered-in-country organization or Reliant Point Person. 

I understand (and Reliant acknowledges) that I am receiving a It must be communicated to both the Designated Grantee and their donors to confirm their understanding that the church/project funds are not supporting an individual, but rather a pre-approved ministry purpose by a Reliant-approved church/project and ministry partner. Reliant cannot hire the Designated Grantee or have the appearance that the Designated Grantee is being paid for hours worked, even as a contractor. Reliant acknowledges that a Designated Grantee receives a stipend to fulfill the purpose of the church/project fund through conducting supporting the overall ministry activities outlined on the master grant agreement, and due to these ministry activities, may not be able to devote time to other work activities sufficient to support the Designated Grantee's family, therefore Reliant recognizes that some of the funds may be used for personal expenses.

Reliant Point Person and associated church/ministry must communicate with clarity with all Designated Grantees that the Designated Grantee(s) will be responsible for applicable payment of taxes, withholding for employment taxes, compliance with local law, etc. A clear acknowledgment of these expectations for local compliance will also be noted in the Stipend Agreement which will be required to be signed by all Designated Grantees.

Reliant will take reasonable steps of due diligence to ensure that it is not otherwise assisting known or suspected terrorists through its foreign grant-making process, including annually checking applicable governmental lists provided and maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department.

A foreign national may be considered to become a Designated Grantee if the foreign national:

of the church/ministry partner as outlined in the Master Grant Agreement, as well as conducting my individual ministry activities (outlined below) in congruence with those overall ministry activities. 

List ministry activities:

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I understand that the stipend is not supporting me as an individual, but rather the pre-approved ministry purpose by a Reliant-approved church/project and ministry partner. I understand that I am not being paid for hours worked, even as a contractor. Reliant also acknowledges that due to these ministry activities, I, as the Designated Grantee, may not be able to devote time to other work activities sufficient to support my family, therefore Reliant recognizes that some of the funds may be used for personal expenses.

I understand and clearly acknowledge that I am responsible for applicable payment of taxes, withholding for employment taxes, and other compliance with local law. 

I acknowledge that Reliant will take reasonable steps of due diligence to ensure that it is not otherwise assisting known or suspected terrorists through its foreign grant-making process, including annually checking applicable governmental lists provided and maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department. 

I agree to inform Reliant if I travel

to the U.S. for any extended amount of time

, and I understand I cannot receive stipend monies from Reliant if I am on U.S. soil.

I understand and agree to all of the above in this stipend agreement. 

Name:

Phone:

Email: