New York Foundation for the Arts often receives calls from artists requesting information on emergency grants to serve financial need or an emergency such as bereavement or illness. Please check the organizations’ websites or call to get the latest programmatic information and eligibility requirements.

LITERATURE

American Poets Fund
The fund assists poets of demonstrated ability who are in a state of urgent financial need. Grants cannot be used to promote or otherwise enhance literary talent or reputation, and applications are not accepted. Academy Chancellors, Fellows, and prize winners must bring the circumstances of qualifying poets to the attention of the American Poets Fund committee by sending a letter of nomination, including specifics about the nominee's current financial situation, to the Executive Director of the Academy.
Mailing Address:
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway Suite 1208
New York, NY 10012
Website: http://www.speculativeliterature.org/Writing/medical.php

American Society of Journalists & Authors
The mission of the Writers Emergency Assistance Fund is to help established freelance writers who, because of advanced age, illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. A writer need not be a member of ASJA to qualify for a grant. However, applicants must establish a record of past professional freelance nonfiction writing over a sustained period of years, which means qualifications generally similar to those of ASJA members. WEAF does not award grants to beginning freelancers seeking funding for writing projects, nor does it fund works-in-progress of any kind.
Mailing Address:
1501 Broadway, Suite 302
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 997-0947
Fax: (212) 937-2315
Email: weaf@asja.org
Website: http://www.asja.org/weaf/

Carnegie Fund for Authors
The Carnegie Fund offers grants-in-aid to qualified commercially published book authors who have suffered financial emergency as a result of illness or injury (their own or that of spouses or dependent children) or who have suffered some equivalent misfortune. Grant amounts vary according to need. Write for more details.
Mailing Address:
One Old Country Road
Carle Place , NY 11514

Human Rights/Hellman-Hammett Grants
Human Rights Watch administers the Hellman/Hammett grant program for writers who have been victims of political persecution or are in financial need. Hellman/Hammett grants typically range from $1,000 to a maximum of $10,000. In addition to providing much needed financial assistance, the Hellman/Hammett grants focus attention on repression of free speech and censorship by publicizing the persecution that the grant recipients endured.
Mailing Address:
Human Rights Watch
350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor
New York, NY 10118-3299
Telephone: (212) 290-4700
Fax: (212) 736-1300
Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org
Website: http://www.hrw.org/en/node/75288

Poets In Need
Poets in Need is a non-profit organization founded in 2000 providing emergency assistance to poets who have an established presence in the literary community as innovators in the field and have a substantive body of published work. Assistance is given only in cases of current financial need that is in excess of and unrelated to the recipient's normal economic situation and that is the result of recent emergency (due, for example, to fire, flood, eviction, or a medical crisis).
Mailing Address:
Post Office 5411
Berkeley, CA 94705
Email: walterblue@earthlink.net
Website: http://www.poetsinneed.org/

The Academy of American Poets
Academy of American Poets hosts the American Poets Fund for poets with illness or emergency.
Mailing Address:
The Academy of American Poets
584 Broadway, Suite 604
New York, NY 10012-5243
Telephone: (212) 274-0343
Fax: (212) 274-9427
Website: http://www.poets.org/

The PEN Writers Fund
Emergency fund for professional--published or produced--writers with serious financial difficulties.
Mailing Address:
PEN American Center
Writers' Fund
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: (212) 334-1660 Ext. 101
Fax: (212) 334-2181
Email: aproctor@pen.org
Website: http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/251

The PEN Fund for Writers and Editors with HIV/AIDS
Administered under the PEN Writers’ Fund, grants of up to $2,000 are given to professional writers and editors who face serious financial difficulties because of HIV or AIDS-related illness.
Mailing Address:
PEN American Center
Writers' Fund
588 Broadway, Suite 303
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: (212) 334-1660 Ext. 101
Fax: (212) 334-2181
Email: aproctor@pen.org
Website: http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/251

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America Emergency Medical and Legal Fund
Medical fund offers interest-free loans to members facing unexpected medical expenses. Also makes loans available to authors who must take a writing-related dispute to court.
Mailing Address:
1436 Altamont Avenue
PMB 292
Schenectady, NY 12303
Website: www.sfwa.org

MEDIA ARTS

Advertising Industry Emergency Fund (AIEF)
The Advertising Industry Emergency Fund provides financial assistance to those in the industry during a time of crisis, when they are unable to work.
Mailing Address:
11700 National Blvd., Suite L #230
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Telephone: (310) 397-7830
Email: info@aief.org
Website: http://www.aief.org/

American Federation of Television and Radio Artists Financial Assistance (AFTRA)
Visual Aid AFTRA members of at least two years' standing may be eligible for grants for living expenses. For local East of Omaha, this includes the AFTRA Theatre Authority Fund, and the Serviceman's Fund, which assists veterans. For locals West of Omaha, AFTRA offers the Frank Nelson Sick and Benefit Fund.
Mailing Address:
261 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (800) 562-4690
Website: http://aftra.com

Broadcasters' Foundation
The Broadcasters Foundation of America provides an anonymous safety net to men and women in the radio and television broadcast profession in cases of critical illness or crisis.
Mailing Address:
125 West 55th Street
21st Floor
New York, NY 10019-5366
Telephone: (212) 373-8250
Fax: (212) 373-8254
Email: info@thebfoa.org
Website: http://broadcastersfoundation.org/

Directors Guild Foundation
The DGA provides confidential loans to members who are facing short term financial hardship.
Mailing Address:
Directors Guild of America
New York Headquarters
110 West 57th Street
New York, New York 10019
Telephone: (800) 356-3754
Website: http://www.dga.org

Motion Picture and Television Fund
Emergency financial assistance is available for qualifying industry members who experience financial hardship due to illness, disability, unemployment or other reasons.
Mailing Address:
23388 Mulholland Drive
Woodland Hills, CA 91364
Telephone: (818) 876-1050
Website: http://www.mptvfund.org/

Superstorm Sandy Emergency Assistance Fund
If you are an active SAG-AFTRA member facing hardship due to the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy, the Screen Actors Guild Foundation (SAG Foundation) and the Screen Actors Guild Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund (SAG MPPWF) are here to help.

Affected and eligible SAG-AFTRA members may apply to the fund for one-time cash grants of up to $2,400 from the SAG Foundation and an additional $2,400 from the SAG MPPWF, for a total potential assistance grant of $4,800 per person upon approval. Members are eligible to apply if they are currently active and have paid their dues through the May 2012 billing cycle.

Members in need can apply by contacting The Actors Fund intake services directly at: Eastern Region - (212) 221-7300 ext. 119 intakeny@actorsfund.org or visit: http://www.sagfoundation.org/content/superstorm-sandy-emergency-assistance-fund

MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Arthouse at the Jones Center, Contemporary Art for Texas
Arthouse has established the Emergency Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to Texas artists who have experienced an unforeseen health or property disaster which prevents their normal production of art. Applicants must be full-time artists.
Mailing Address:
700 Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78701
Telephone: (512) 453-5312
Application: http://www.arthousetexas.org/pdfs/erf_app.pdf
Email: info@arthousetexas.org

Foundation for Contemporary Arts
Emergency Grants are available by application to artists working in all disciplines who have sudden opportunities or unexpected expenses associated with presenting work to the public. For guidelines and more information please visit our website. Applications are accepted via email only. No phone inquiries please.

Special funds for travel to Central and Eastern Europe:
In addition to providing support for artists with immediate needs related to performing and exhibition opportunities, FCA has special funds for last-minute or unexpected travel or other expenses for US-based artists presenting work throughout Central and Eastern Europe. Such requests must meet general Emergency Grants program guidelines in order to be eligible.

Mailing Address:
Foundation for Contemporary Arts
820 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10014
Email: grants@contemporary-arts.org
Website: http://www.foundationforcontemporaryarts.org/grant_programs/immediate_needs.html

HOWL Emergency Life Project (HELP)
The Howl Emergency Life Project (HELP) was created to provide emergency financial assistance and social service support to artists who have participated in the annual Howl Festival or who make their careers in New York City's East Village and Lower East Side arts community and whose work challenges the traditional boundaries of dance, theatre, music, multimedia and the spoken word. Eligibility for the financial assistance program requires an application, documentation of professional earnings and an interview.
For additional information and an application, please contact:
The Actors Fund Intake Unit
Telephone: (212) 221-7300 Ext. 119 or (800) 221-7303 Ext. 119
Email: intakeny@actorsfund.org

J. Happy Delpech Foundation
Grants of up to $250 to artists in the Midwest with AIDS or serious illness. 
Mailing Address:
J. Happy Delpech Foundation
1579 North Milwaukee, Suite 211
Chicago, IL 60622
Telephone: (312) 342-1359

The Haven Foundation
The Haven Foundation is a national, nonprofit organization making grants to freelance writers and artists experiencing career-threatening illness, accident, natural disaster or other emergency or personal catastrophe. The Haven Foundation is a small fund providing grants of up to $25,000 per year, renewable for up to five years (pending approval of renewal application).
Email: Form on website
Website: http://www.thehavenfdn.org/

NYFA Emergency Relief Fund
The Andy Warhol Foundation, Robert Rauschenberg Foundation and Lambent Foundation (a project of the Tides Center) have established an Emergency Relief Fund, administered by NYFA to assist artists with damages and losses as a result of Hurricane Sandy. Eligible artists can be working in any discipline and reside in New York City. Damages are broadly defined and include, but are not limited to: damage to physical work; damage to homes/studios/other facilities; loss of equipment or supplies; loss of income, and reimbursement for cancelled performances/appearances/engagements. We anticipate the overwhelming majority of grants will range between $1,000 and $5,000, but there may be extraordinary circumstances in which slightly smaller or larger grants might be made.
Mailing Address:
20 Jay Street, Suite 740
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Email: Contact Form on Website
Website: http://relieffund.nyfa.org/

MUSIC

MUSIC American Federation of Musicians (AFM): Lester Petrillo Memorial Fund
The Lester Petrillo Memorial Fund for Disabled Musicians provides a modest grant to temporarily or permanently disabled musicians who are members of the AFM.
Mailing Address:
New York Headquarters
1501 Broadway
Suite 600
New York, NY 10036
Fax: (212) 764-6134
Telephone: (212) 869-1330 Ext. 236
Website: http://www.afm.org/about/donate/afm-lester-petrillo-fund

American Guild of Musical Artists Relief Fund
AGMA members in good standing may be eligible for emergency financial assistance. Grants are administered by The Actors Fund from the New York, Chicago and Los Angeles offices.
Mailing Address:
1430 Broadway, 14th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Telephone:
East coast: (212) 221-7300 or (800) 221-7303
Midwest: (312) 372-0989
West coast: (323) 933-9244
Fax: (212) 262-9088
Email: AGMA@MusicalArtists.org
Website: http://www.musicalartists.org/contacts/arf.html

Associated Musicians of Greater New York Local 802
Local 802 offers an Emergency Relief Fund, which provides assistance to members in dire need. Financial assistance is provided in the form of a directed grant to the musician's creditors; for example, to a landlord, physician, etc. 
Mailing Address:
322 West 48th Street
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 245-4802 (Office)
Email: info@local802afm.org
Website: http://www.local802afm.org/

Blues Foundation HART Fund
The HART Fund (Handy Artists Relief Trust) provides financial assistance to Blues musicians in need (and their families) due to a broad range of health concerns. The Fund provides for acute, chronic and preventive medical and dental care as well as funeral expenses. Grants generally range between $250 and $1500.
Mailing Address:
49 Union Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Telephone: 901-527-2583 ext 12
Fax: 901-529-4030
Email: jay@blues.org
Website: http://www.blues.org/hart/index.php

Grand Ole Opry Trust Fund
Any person who has been employed full time in the country music industry may be eligible for financial aid from The Opry Trust Fund.
Mailing Address:
2804 Opryland Drive
Nashville, Tennessee 37214
Telephone: (615) 316-6174
Fax: (615) 458-0440
Email: OpryTrustFund@opry.com
Website: http://www.opry.com/MeetTheOpry/OpryTrustFund.aspx

Jazz Foundation of America
The Musicians' Emergency Fund offers aid to elder jazz and blues musicians in crisis.
Mailing Address:
322 West 48th St. 6th Floor
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: (212) 245-3999
Fax: (212) 245-3994
Email: info@jazzfoundation.org
Website: http://jazzfoundation.org/

Music Maker Relief Foundation
The Musical Sustenance Program gives grants to meet basic life needs and emergency relief to people 55 years or older and rooted in a Southern musical tradition.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 1358
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Telephone: (919) 643-2456
Fax: (888) 238-8592
Email: info@musicmaker.org
Website: http://www.musicmaker.org

MusicCares Foundation
MusiCares provides a safety net of critical assistance for music people in times of need. MusiCares services and resources cover a wide range of financial, medical and personal emergencies.
Telephone: Each region has its own toll-free help line:
West Coast: (800) 687-4227 
Central: (877) 626-2748
Northeast: (877) 303-6962
Email: MusiCares@grammy.com
Website: http://www.grammy.com/Musicares/

Musicians' Interguild Credit Union
All members in good standing of the Writers Guild of America, West, Directors Guild of America, Producers Guild of America, employees of select employer groups, and anyone who lives, works, or worships in the Hollywood area, may join. A credit union member's spouse, minor children and grown unmarried children living at home are also eligible. The Credit Union offers lifetime membership provided savings are not withdrawn below the minimum required for membership. To obtain an application for membership in the Credit Union call (323) 462-6447.

Loans may be granted for any provident or productive purpose. All applications for loans must state the purpose of the loan. Common purposes include: medical expenses, making home repairs, paying taxes, purchasing household appliances, computers, video tape equipment, vacations, automobiles, boats, etc. (Certain collateral required on all loans.)
Main Branch Address:
817 N. Vine Street
Hollywood, CA 90038
Telephone: (323) 462-6447 or (323) 462-6471 or (800) 421-4182
Fax: (323) 462-4411

Valley Branch Address:
11440 Ventura Blvd
Studio City, CA 91604
Telephone: (818) 763-7005 or (800) 393-3833
Fax: (818) 505-8407
Website: www.musicianscu.org

Sandy Assistance - The MusiCares Hurricane Sandy Relief Fund has been set up so music people in crisis can quickly get help. Assistance includes basic living expenses such as shelter, food, utilities, and transportation; medical expenses including doctor, dentist and hospital bills, and medications; clothing; instrument and recording equipment replacement; relocation costs; home repairs; debris removal; and more. Apply for assistance here - http://www.grammy.org/files/pages/sandy_relief_app.pdf. Or, contact MusiCares’ toll-free help lines at (877) 303-6962 or (877) 626-2748.

Musicians Foundation
Helps professional musicians by providing emergency financial assistance in meeting current living, medical and allied expenses.
Mailing Address:
875 6th Avenue, Suite 2303
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: (212) 239-9137
Fax: (212) 239-9138
E-mail: info@musiciansfoundation.org
Website: http://www.musiciansfoundation.org/

Rhythm and Blues Foundation
The fund provides emergency financial assistance to former Motown artists of the 1960s and 1970s.
Mailing Address:
100 South Broad Street
Suite 420
Philadelphia, PA 19110
Telephone: (800) 258-3799
Fax: (215) 568-1026
Email: info@rhythmblues.org
Website: http://www.rhythm-n-blues.org/

Society of Singers
SOS helps singers who have financial needs resulting from personal, family, or medical crises. Applicants must have derived their primary income from professional singing for five or more years.
Mailing Address:
15456 Ventura Blvd., Suite 304
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Telephone: (818) 995-7100
Fax: (818) 995-7466
Email: sos@singers.org
Website: http://www.singers.org/

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
Sweet Relief provides financial assistance to career musicians who are facing illness, disability, or age-related problems.
Mailing Address:
Sweet Relief Musicians Fund
4952 Warner Avenue, Suite 242
Huntington Beach
California 92649
Telephone: (888) 955-7880
Fax: (714) 846-3636
Email: info@sweetrelief.org
Website: http://sweetrelief.org/

PERFORMING ARTS

Actors Fund of America
Eligibility for The Fund's financial assistance program requires an application, documentation of your professional earnings and an interview. Applicants are encouraged to call and speak with an intake Social Worker who can determine which program will best fit your needs. (Financial assistance varies by program.)
Mailing Address:
729 Seventh Avenue, 11th floor 
New York, NY 10019
Telephone: (212) 221-7300
Website: http://www.actorsfund.org/

American Guild of Variety Artists (AGVA)
AGVA offers its current and previous members emergency aid through the AGVA Sick & Relief Fund. Once a need has been verified, the AGVA Sick & Relief Fund will pay a variety of bills such as: rent, utilities, telephone, etc. as well as give emergency grants. All grants are confidential and these grants are handled through a separate office to ensure privacy.
Mailing Address:
184 Fifth Ave, 6th floor
New York, NY 10010
Telephone: (212) 675-1003 Ext. 105
Website: http://www.agvausa.com/

Dancers’ Group
The Dancers' Group offers The Parachute Fund, which provides grants to members of the Bay Area dance community facing HIV/AIDS or other life-threatening illnesses. Since its inception (1987), the Parachute Fund has distributed close to $100,000 to those in need.
Mailing Address:
Dancers' Group
Attn: Parachute Fund
1360 Mission Street, Suite 200
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: Contact Wayne Hazzard, (415) 920-9181
Fax: (415) 920-9173
Email: wayne@dancersgroup.org
Website: http://www.dancersgroup.org/

Dancers’ Resource
Founded by Actors Fund Vice President Bebe Neuwirth, The Dancers’ Resource was created in response to the unique situation dancers face due to the physically demanding nature of their work, coupled with the significant financial challenges of earning a living in dance. The Resource’s financial assistance program requires an interview, application and documentation of professional earnings and financial need. 
Telephone: (212) 221-7300 x 119
Email: intakeny@actorsfund.org
Website: http://www.actorsfund.org/services-and-programs/dancers-resource

Dramatists Guild Fund
The Fund provides confidential grants to professional dramatists experiencing personal hardships such as health-related problems or the temporary loss of income. Recipients need not be Dramatists Guild members.
Mailing Address:
1501 Broadway
Suite 701
New York, NY 10036
Telephone: Sue Drury, Administrator Dramatists Guild Fund: (212) 398-9366 x 14
Email: sdrury@dramatistsguild.com
Website: http://www.dramatistsguild.com/thefund.aspx

Episcopal Actors Guild of America
Offers aid to those in economic need because of extenuating circumstances such as debilitating illness, (including chemical dependency problems); illness or death of a family member or significant other; a sudden increase in expenses or unforeseen drop in income; or, if retired or disabled, an insufficient fixed income from sources such as pensions, social security or disability benefits.
Mailing Address:
Little Church Around the Corner
One East 29th Street
New York, NY 10016-7405
Telephone: (212) 685-2927
Fax: (212) 685-8793
Email: info@actorsguild.org
Website: http://www.actorsguild.org/

Professional Dancers Society
Financial assistance is available to dancers and choreographers who meet eligibility criteria. Administered by Actors Fund.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 15605
Beverly Hills, CA 90209
Telephone: (310) 278-5222
Email: info@professionaldancerssociety.org
Website: http://www.professionaldancerssociety.org/

Renaissance Entertainers, Services, and Crafters United Foundation
The RESCU Foundation was established to promote and maintain the health and medical well-being of the participants of Renaissance Fairs, historical performances and other artistic events through several programs including financial assistance for emergency medical needs.
Mailing Address:
RESCU Foundation
1421 East Broad St #248
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
Telephone: (800) 374-9215
Email: contact@RESCUfoundation.org
Website: http://rescufoundation.org/

Screen Actors Guild Foundation
The SAG Foundation makes it a priority to help Guild members in need. The Emergency Assistance program, the Self-Pay Premium program, and the Catastrophic Health Fund assist eligible members facing challenging circumstances.
Mailing Address:
5757 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 124
Los Angeles, CA 90036
Telephone: Stacey Jackson, Emergency Assistance Administrator: (323) 549-6773
Email: sjackson@sagfoundation.org
Website: http://www.sagfoundation.org

Screen Actors Guild Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund
The Motion Picture Players Welfare Fund (MPPWF) is an emergency financial assistance fund of the Screen Actors Guild New York region designed to assist eligible members who are struggling with a financial, personal or medical crisis. The Screen Actors Guild contracts with The Actors Fund to administer the MPPWF as well as provide an array of services to meet each members needs.
Telephone: (212) 221-7300, Ext. 119
Website: http://www.actorsfund.org/services/Partner_Programs/Motion_Picture_Players/index_html

Taking Care of Our Own
Taking Care of Our Own is a new initiative of theatreWashington and was born to meet a critical need in our community, assisting currently active Washington area theatre professionals and artists in personal emergency situations or medical bills. Any area theatre artist in need submits an application that is reviewed by an advisory panel comprised of members of the theatre community. The advisory panel determines and allocates funds to the artist.
Mailing Address:
2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 300
Washington, DC 20007
Telephone: (202) 337-4572
Website: http://theatrewashington.org/content/taking-care-our-own-0

Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Assistance Fund
The Fund serves veterans of the theatrical community - those who have worked in the exhibition, distribution or production of theater or movies - who are encountering an illness, injury or life-changing event.
Mailing Address:
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation
10045 Riverside Drive, Third Floor
Toluca Lake, CA 91602
Telephone: (888) 994-3863
Email: info@wrmail.org
Website: http://wrpioneers.org/

VISUAL ARTS

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc.
The Emergency Assistance Program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists who lack the resources to meet their situation. Each grant is given as a one time assistance.
Mailing Address:
380 West Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Telephone: 212-226-0581
Fax: (212) 226-0584
Email: shirsch@gottliebfoundation.org
Website: http://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency_grants.htm

Artists’ Benevolence Fund
The Artists' Benevolence Fund by the Sawdust Art & Craft Festival (http://www.sawdustartfestival.org) provides financial assistance to artists whose primary income is generated from their art work, who has encountered or suffered an unexpected personal calamity or tragedy that has caused the individual to suffer personal financial hardship and who has no practical alternative source funds to solve that hardship and whose current residence is within the geographical area of the City of Laguna Beach.
Mailing Address:
935 Laguna Canyon Rd.
Laguna Beach, CA 92651
Telephone: For additional information, please contact the Benevolence Fund Trustees: Sue Thompson (947) 494-6277, Susan Wade (949) 494-3421, or Mike Kelly (949) 497-1129.
Website: http://www.sawdustartfestival.org/benevolence-fund

The Artists' Charitable Fund
The Artists' Charitable Fund, an IRS recognized charity which has been in existence for 25 years provides assistance to visual artists by paying a portion of medical/dental bills directly to the provider. Tho based in Colorado, the Charitable Fund, which assists artists in every state of the union has paid for prescriptions, prosthetic limbs, wheelchairs, eyeglasses and a portion of surgeries, hospital bills, flight for life and various medical treatments.
To request financial assistance contact Judy Archibald, Fund Coordinator 970-577-0509, cnynsprt@aol.com
Mailing Address:
338 E 4th St
Loveland, CO 80537-5604
Telephone: (970) 577-0509
Email: cnynsprt@aol.com
Website: http://www.artistscharitablefund.org

Artists’ Fellowship, Inc.
The Artists' Fellowship, Inc. is a private, charitable foundation that assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement.
Mailing Address
47 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Telephone: (212) 255-7740 Ext. 216
Email: info@artistsfellowship.org
Website: http://artistsfellowship.org/home.html

The Artist Fund
A resource for artists, writers, performers and other professional creative people who live and work in NE Minnesota and NW Wisconsin. The Artist Fund is designed to respond to immediate needs.
Emergency Grant application forms may be requested by:
Mailing Address
Artist Fund
1301 Rice Lake Road
Suite 111
Duluth, MN 55811
Telephone: (800) 569-8134 or (218) 722-0952
Fax: (218) 722-4459
Email: info@artistrelieffund.org
Website: http://artistrelieffund.com/our-programs/how-our-program-works/

Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation
The Berkshire Taconic Community Foundation offers the Artist’s Resource Trust (A.R.T.) Fund to professional New England visual artists in painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography or mixed media who have a financial need. Applicants must have resided in New England for at least two years prior to applying.
Mailing Address:
271 Main Street
Suite 3
Great Barrington, MA 01230-1972
Telephone: (413) 528-8039
Fax: (413) 528-8158
Email: info@berkshiretaconic.org
Website: http://www.berkshiretaconic.org/

Change, Inc.
Change, Inc. provides one-time emergency grants up to $1000 to artists of any discipline. Applicants must be professional artists who can demonstrate need. Each applicant must submit a detailed letter describing the financial emergency, copies of outstanding bills, medical fee estimates and current financial statements, along with a career resume, reviews, exhibition or performance announcements, slides or photos of work and two letters of references from someone in affilitated field. Only complete applications will be accepted.
Mailing Address:
PO Box 54
Captiva, Fl 33924
Telephone: (212) 473-3742

Craft Emergency Relief Fund + Artists' Emergency Resources (CERF+)
CERF+ emergency relief assistance includes small grants, no-interest loans, access to resources, waivers and discounts on booth fees, and donations of craft supplies and equipment. One of the eligibility requirements is having had a recent career-threatening emergency such as serious illness, injury, or significant loss from theft, fire, flood or other disaster.
Mailing Address:
CERF+
PO Box 838
Montpelier, VT 05601-0838
Telephone: (802) 229-2306
Fax: (802) 223-6484
Email: info@craftemergency.org
Website: http://craftemergency.org

Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grant
The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides emergency support to artists working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, and/or drawing after natural or manmade disasters that have affected a community. Artists who have suffered losses due to catastrophic situations of this nature can apply to the Foundation for funding. Please contact the Joan Mitchell Foundation for additional information at info@joanmitchellfoundation.org.
Mailing Address:
545 West 25th Street, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10001
Telephone: info@joanmitchellfoundation.org
Website: http://joanmitchellfoundation.otist-prorg/argrams/artist-grants/emergency

Max’s Kansas City Project
Max’s Kansas City Project offers assistance to individuals who have made their living through their art form either professionally or personally and demonstrates a financial need for medical aid, legal aid or housing.
Mailing Address:
Max's Kansas City Project
PO Box 53
Woodstock, NY 12498
Telephone: (845) 679-2593
Email: maxskc@aol.com
Website: http://www.maxskansascity.org

Mayer Foundation
The Mayer Foundation offers economic relief grants to needy individuals who are distressed or suffering as a result of poverty, low income or lack of financial resources
Mailing Address:
300 East 74th Street, Suite 35A
New York, NY 10021
Email: mayerfoundation@hotmail.com
Website: http://foundationcenter.org/grantmaker/mayer 

Pollock-Krasner Foundation
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation's dual criteria for grants are recognizable artistic merit and demonstrable financial need, whether professional, personal or both. The Foundation welcomes, throughout the year, applications from visual artists who are painters, sculptors and artists who work on paper, including printmakers. There are no deadlines. The Foundation encourages applications from artists who have genuine financial needs that are not necessarily catastrophic. Grants are intended for a one-year period of time. The Foundation will consider need on the part of an applicant for all legitimate expenditures relating to his or her professional work and personal living, including medical expenses. The size of the grant is determined by the individual circumstances of the artist. Professional exhibition history will be taken into consideration. Artists must be actively exhibiting their current work in professional artistic venues, such as gallery and museum spaces.
Mailing Address:
The Pollock-Krasner Foundation
863 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10075
Telephone: (212) 517-5400
Fax: (212) 288-2836
Website: http://www.pkf.org/grant.html
For application related questions, please email grantapplication@pkf.org

Pollock-Krasner Foundation Hurricane Sandy Grant
Deeply concerned for the welfare of artists affected by the Hurricane Sandy disaster, the Pollock-Krasner Foundation is currently accepting emergency requests for grants to professional visual artists, which will be expedited under the Foundation’s guidelines. Artists are encouraged to visit our Foundation’s website, www.pkf.org where we have an online application. If you do not have access to the internet, please contact the Foundation by telephone (212-517-5400) or fax (212-288-2836). All requests will be promptly addressed. A completed application form, cover letter, exhibition history and ten images of your work (jpegs or photos of work will be accepted) will be needed to be considered for our emergency grants.

Springboard Emergency Relief Fund
Springboard’s Emergency Relief Fund exists to help meet the emergency needs of artists in need of immediate monies to cover an expense due to loss from fire, theft, health emergency, or other catastrophic, career-threatening event. Started by artists, the purpose of the Emergency Relief Fund is to expedite recovery from a specific economic crisis so that the artist applicant may continue their work. Artists may access up to $500.00 to meet or defray unexpected emergency expenses. Payment is made directly to the creditor, not the artist.
Mailing Address:
Springboard for the Arts
308 Prince Street, Suite 270
St. Paul, MN 55101
Telephone: (651) 292-4381
Website: http://www.springboardforthearts.org/health/emergency-relief-fund/

Visual Aid
Visual Aid is a non-profit organization for professional visual artists with life-threatening illnesses living in one of the nine San Francisco Bay Area counties. Each year Visual Aid offers a voucher program and ArtBank for free art supplies, an active Exhibition Program, Career Services, Image Archives, and an Educational Outreach Program and community for its grantees.
Mailing Address:
116 New Montgomery Street
Suite 640 
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: (415) 777-8242
Email: visaid@visualaid.org
Website: http://www.visualaid.org