With your Support Goal Calculator pulled up in Toolbox, we encourage you to start by reviewing the Goal Summary first. You may find required fees listed here that are not part of the calculator (because they are required).
You can continue to check on the Goal Summary as you make changes to the calculator.

We encourage you to start by reviewing the goal summary first. You may find required fees listed here that are not part of the calculator (because they are required). You can continue to check on the Goal Summary as you make changes to the calculator.

Be sure to expand each section by clicking on the section headers (see highlights):

Select the month in which the submitted information should take effect.
Must be a future month within processing deadlines. A red box will outline this field if the input is invalid.

1. Select how many hours were offered and accepted to work from the dropdown.
2. Input the annual salary you have accepted to receive (must be within max approved shown to the right).
   1. Note: You can accept a lower salary than offered, but not one that is higher.
   2. Supervisor approval may be required to approve a salary that is different from what was offered.

Learn more about benefits here: Benefits

1. Select your medical insurance coverage
   1. NOTE: This will come out of the MTD account you're responsible for each month; it is NOT deducted from your monthly paycheck.
   2. If you select "No medical insurance," you will be asked to show proof of other insurance coverage at a later date.
2. Select your dental insurance coverage
   1. NOTE: This will come out of the MTD account you're responsible for account each month; it is NOT deducted from your monthly paycheck.

Start-Up Bonus

• This is an optional bonus paid out on the earliest possible payday after your hire date
• Example: If your hire date is set for August 1, your first natural paycheck won't come until September 15. To avoid no pay for six weeks, you can elect to receive a startup bonus (one extra month of pay) on the 15th of the month you are hired.

Start-Up Bonus

• This is an optional bonus paid out on the earliest possible payday after your hire date

Moving Bonus

• Must be part of program parameters to be eligible for a moving bonus.
• This is most often paid out with your initial paycheck
• Learn more about this here

Continuing Education Reimbursements

• Must be part of program parameters to be eligible for Reliant's Continuing Education Reimbursement benefit
• Learn more about this here

Program Fee, Missions Cost, and Other Required & Optional Fees

• Some program parameters will include program fees (required or optional) determined by the program supervisor
• Reliant works with program supervisors to schedule a time these fees are pulled. Talk to your supervisor with questions and concerns

Monthly Ministry Expense Bonus

• A monthly taxable bonus in addition to gross pay
• Intended use: Personal expenses incurred for ministry-related items
• Reliant does not track expenses related to the Ministry Expense Bonus

Monthly HSA (Health Savings Account) Ministry Expense Bonus

• A monthly bonus in addition to gross pay
• Intended use: To contribute additional funds to your HSA account with Reliant (from MTD funds raised to the account your responsible for)
  • Reminder: Some funds are already being contributed via your health insurance premium. Learn more here.
• In addition to this needing to be in your program's parameters, you must also be on Reliant-provided insurance to opt into the HSA bonus

Monthly 403(b)(9) Retirement Contributions

• For Fixed Term program team residents/interns, see your Employment Parameters for 403(b)(9) instructions.
• For Collegiate or U.S. Churches program team residents/interns, please reach out to your liaison for your options. You may find the (soon to be updated) retirement page helpful.

NOTE: Retirement fund matches will come from your MTD account every month, NOT from Reliant Central Budget nor your gross paycheck.
This selection DOES NOT affect the actual contribution through Principal.com. You will need to log into your retirement account on Principal and make actual changes there.