Below is a listing of some available Covid-19 programs to help artists, technicians, freelancers, ushers, bartenders, musicians and theater related companies in California.
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Performing Arts Worker Relief Fund
Location: Bay Area, California
This is a resource for performing arts workers in the Bay Area who are facing a loss of income due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis.
Safety Net Fund
Location: Bay Area, California
The Safety Net Fund is a non-profit designed to help support artists in the Bay Area during the COVID-19 crisis.
UNTITLED, ART Emergency Fund
Location: Bay Area, California
Artists who live in the Bay Area for the past two years are eligible for $250 in an effort to support the security and protection of artists who, in “normal times,” hold part-time or contract work to prioritize their art practice.
Arts Emergency Relief Fund
Location: Los Angeles, California
This program provides emergency relief grants to City of Los Angeles-based dance, music, and theater artists, as well as small ensembles who have had their public performances, shows, or concerts cancelled.
San Fransisco Arts and Artists Relief Fund
Location: San Francisco, California
This emergency relief fund has been set up to help mitigate COVID-19 related financial losses that artists and small to mid-size arts and culture organizations have suffered. Individuals may apply for up to $2,000 and use the award however they see fit. Awards to organizations will range up to $25,000 and will be scaled based on budget size, up to $2 million.
San Francisco Foundation Emergency Response Fund for Nonprofits
Location: San Francisco, California
SFF will make a limited number of one-time grants between $3,000 and $25,000 to nonprofits that are addressing the following four issue areas, described in greater detail below: racial bias, worker protection, homelessness and renter protection/housing security, and food security.
Artists Now (Bay Area, CA) – For artists who live in the Bay Area, who have been financially impacted by COVID-19, who are POC, Women, or identify as LGBTQIA+. First round of applications is currently closed. Please check again as they’re seeking more funds to open a new round.
CCI San Francisco Arts & Artists Relief Fund
(San Francisco, CA)
An emergency relief fund to mitigate COVID-19 related financial losses that artists and small to mid-size arts and culture organizations have suffered.
LA Dance Emergency Fund
(Los Angeles, CA)
LA Dance Emergency Fund provides emergency relief to LA dancers and dance companies facing financial hardship caused by Greater Los Angeles dance performances/events cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Applicants can receive up to $500 with submission of appropriate application materials until MARCH 31st, 2020. Applications currently closed.
Women’s Center for Creative Work COVID-19 Emergency Health Grant For Artists
(Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino Counties, CA)
Low-income artists who work in any genre or medium, who identify as a woman, as trans or nonbinary, and/or as a person of color, who live in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside or San Bernardino Counties are eligible to apply.
California Jazz Foundation
To request a Financial Assistance Application or an Emergency Medical Referral, applicant must show at least 5 years of primary employment as a jazz artist and California residency.