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Apply confidentially online for $500 – $2,400, interest-free loans to be paid back over 12 months.
This program is currently available for Adventure Aquarium, Dollywood Parks & Resorts,
Harlem Globetrotters, Newport Aquarium, and Pink Jeep Adventure Tours employees.
It will be rolled out to all Herschend employees later in 2025.
Eligible for employees who have worked a minimum of six months from their most recent hire date
for a participating Herschend property.
How do I use my Impact Loan benefit? Click here to learn more.
Before applying, please review the program’s FAQs and application instructions.
Ready to apply? Scroll down the page and click the GET STARTED button.
Who Is Eligible?
To be eligible to apply for a loan, you must be at least 18 years of age and an individual who is a part-time or full-time employee of Herschend Family Entertainment of one of the participating properties: Adventure Aquarium, Dollywood Parks & Resorts, Harlem Globetrotters, Newport Aquarium and Pink Jeep Adventure Tours.
Serve a 6 month waiting period from your most recent hire date.
You may also be a seasonal employee who has signed a rehire letter by the required deadline.
Former furloughed or laid-off employees as well as family members of employees are not eligible to apply for this program.
What can you do when the unexpected occurs?
When unexpected expenses arise, it can be challenging to cover basic needs. Many turn to payday loans, credit cards, or other forms of high-interest debt as a quick fix, but these solutions often come with exorbitant rates and fees, turning a short-term problem into a long-term financial burden.
In partnership with The Community Impact Fund, Share It Forward offers Interest-free Impact Loans for Herschend employees repayable over a 12-month term. This program helps households recover from financial hardship without falling into the trap of high-interest debt, providing a path to stability rather than further strain.
What can you do when the unexpected hits?
When the unexpected happens, it can be difficult to pay for your basic needs. Payday loans, credit cards, and other high-interest debt are often used as a short-term solution for your financial problems, however, they come with extremely high-interest rates and fees, ultimately making them a long-term burden that makes the problem worse, rather than better.
Share It Forward Foundation offers Impact Loans for our employees at 0% interest with an extended repayment schedule. Once you pay back your loan in full, you are also eligible to receive a Savings Incentive bonus in order to help build an emergency savings fund. This helps households recover from financial hardship without getting trapped in another debt spiral from high-interest lenders.
Who Is Eligible?
You must be an employee of Share It Forward Foundation.
You must be 18 years of age or older.
How It Works
Impact Loans are a way to help you achieve financial well-being by giving you access to an interest-free loan that has an extended payback period.
The loans are not reported to the Credit Bureau.
Step #1 – Apply
The first step to receiving an Impact Loan is to apply online. It is a fast process that is anonymous so that you don’t have to worry about sharing your situation with anyone beyond The Community Impact Fund which administers the loans to Herschend Employees on behalf of Share It Forward.
Once approved for an Impact Loan, your funds will be disbursed directly into your bank account via ACH.
Step #2 – Cover Your Expenses
The second step is to use the proceeds of your Impact Loan to cover any emergency expenses that would otherwise set you back financially as described in your loan application. Examples of eligible expenses include:
- Housing expenses (rent, mortgage, utilities)
- Healthcare
- Childcare
- Transportation
- Food
- Taxes
- Debt
- Natural disasters/Death