About
The Foundation is a grant making organizations and does accept donations.
Our Vision and Research Priorities
The Foundation will be guided by the following principles in its quest to fulfill this vision:
- Maintain research integrity and independence. Regardless of funding sources, EARF will be committed to independence in decision making, conduct of research, and reporting of research.
- Be a catalyst. EARF will identify key research issues that need attention and support in the field and through its own actions, spur others to act.
- Work with existing resources. EARF will build on structures and opportunities that are available in the field for convening, publication, and access to data. EARF also will seek to focus the substantial resources of existing research agency budgets by making employee assistance a priority for research support.
- Collaborate and partner. As a corollary to working with existing resources, EARF will enhance its effectiveness by collaborating and cooperating with others; it will seek both research and funding partners in the private and public sectors.
There are two themes for the research priorities of the Foundation:
1. Understanding the EAP Field: What Is the Current State of the Art?
2. The Effectiveness of EA Services: How Well Do They Work?