Emergency Artist Relief Funds 2020

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1	**Click here for information about this database:	**TIP: Click on each of the bold column headers below for more information about each category		*General Instructions:
2	** HOW TO USE THIS DATABASE (INSTRUCTIONS):	Funding Available SMALL - $200 or less (GREEN) MEDIUM - $200-$500 (BLUE) LARGE - $500+ (YELLOW) UNSPECIFIED - (PURPLE)	Instructions: To filter by different categories (e.g. look at only EASY applications), click the dropdown next to the filter button (looks like a funnel) on the menu bar above and to the left and select "Filter by Category!"	Application Difficulty EASY - very simple form MEDIUM - requires some proof and more paperwork HARD - big application, lots of paperwork, lots of forms				?
3	NAME OF PROGRAM	FUNDING AVAILABLE	KIND OF ARTIST	APPLICATION DIFFICULTY	LINK	DIRECT APPLICATION LINK	ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

4	CERF+ Emergency Fund Organization: CERF+ The Artists Safety Net	LARGE Emergency Relief Grant $3000	Fine Craft	HARD	https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/eligibility/	https://www.tfaforms.com/4660308%20	1. Working in a Craft Discipline: inclusive of all materials-based artists regardless of whether they use “craft” to describe themselves 2. Art Career: An eligible art career requires a serious commitment to craft for at least the three years before your recent emergency:You must have earned the majority of your livelihood from the sale of your art and/or activities related to your artmaking, been engaged in producing a body of work in a craft discipline (or disciplines), and spent at least 50% of your work time in design, creation, production, and exhibiting and/or marketing that work OR You must have had an ongoing history of producing handmade objects and/or functional visual art of high quality that embody the NEA definition of folk and traditional arts.* 3. Emergency 4. U.S. Resident
5	The Arts and Culture Leaders of Color Emergency Fund Organization: N/A	SMALL $200	All Artists & Admin	EASY	https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfv4AazvLFVUNAgXoxqBqfZ7jJVkrMroa-CET6Vt6XygR-CaQ/viewform		Artists or arts administrators who self-identify as BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color).
6	Artist + Activist Relief Fund Organization: The Soze Foundation and TaskForce	SMALL $250	All Artists	EASY	https://www.wearesoze.com/relief-fund
7	Foundation for Contemporary Arts Relief Fund Organization: Foundation for Contemporary Arts	LARGE $1,000	Contemporary & Experimental Artists	MEDIUM	https://foundationforcontemporaryarts.submittable.com/submit/b9feb8b2-3b40-4a12-bee3-b0e71294d17f/covid-19-relief-fund-application		Cancelled contemporary or experimental performances or exhibitions Must have a U.S. Tax ID Number (SSN, EIN, ITIN, or other) Application asks for detailed work samples
8	The Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant Organization: Adolph & Esther Gottlieb Foundation	LARGE $5,000-$15,000	Visual Artists: painters, printmakers, and sculptors	HARD	https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant	https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=gottliebfoundation	Intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. To be eligible for this program, an artist must be able to demonstrate a minimum involvement of ten years in a mature phase of his or her work.
9	Authors League Fund Organization: Authors League Fund	Unspecified	Writers: authors, dramatists, journalists, and poets	HARD	https://authorsleaguefund.org/apply/	https://authorsleaguefund.formstack.com/forms/application	-Book authors with at least one title published by an established traditional publisher. Authors with multiple titles are given priority. -Dramatists whose full-length plays have been produced in mid-size or large theaters and/or published by established dramatic presses. -Journalists, critics, essayists, short story writers, and poets with a substantial body of work in periodicals with a national or broad circulation. Whether print or online, these periodicals must have strong editorial oversight and a sizable readership.
10	Emergency Arts Fund Organization: Twenty Summers	LARGE Up to $500 for artists & $1,000 for Arts Orgs	All Artists (Visual artist, musician, actor, author, etc.)	MEDIUM Easy initial form is easy, funding requires some proof and more paperwork	https://www.20summers.org/eaf	https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15VLLEXH6kNA84xOvSWOIKphpgdQ67S9Pxf1eXJlP6eA/viewform?edit_requested=true	Anyone can apply or nominate an Artist or Arts Org. The funding is linked to an online events series. - Artists send us their video & solicit new videos from their colleagues — Twenty Summers embeds the videos with a donate button to the EAF — Twenty Summers, artists, and their networks promote the videos online — Twenty Summers distributes received donations to artists and arts orgs in need
11	The Artists' Fellowship Organization: The Artists' Fellowship, Inc.	Unspecified	Visual artists / Professional Fine Artists	HARD	https://www.artistsfellowship.org/finacial-aid	https://www.artistsfellowship.org/financial-aid-application	-“Professional” is defined as those visual artists who make their livelihood through sales as reported on a Schedule C with a U.S. Federal tax return. An active exhibition history is also an important part of documenting “professional.” -“Fine Artists” are defined as those who create art for sale through galleries, private commission or reproduction in mass media. Media such as sculpture, painting, drawing, printmaking, art photography, fine art ceramics, mixed media, installations, and video art are considered “Fine Art” as defined above. -“Sickness, natural disaster, bereavement or unexpected extreme hardship” can be documented through paid or unpaid invoices, bills or contracts. -The “need” must be current and documented, not anticipated.
12	The Creator Fund Organization: ConvertKit	MEDIUM up to $500	All artists / arts workers	EASY	https://creatorfund.ck.page/		Active creators who are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Can be used for medical, childcare, housing, or grocery needs — will ask for a receipt/invoice before sending the funds via Paypal.
13	The Photographer Fund Organization: Format	MEDIUM up to $500	Photographers	EASY	https://www.format.com/photographer-fund		Photographers around the world can apply
14	Patreon Artist Grant Organization: Patreon	Unspecified	All Artists	EASY	https://patreonforms.typeform.com/to/SptV8y?utm_source=events&utm_medium=typeform&utm_campaign=streamathon&utm_content=grants		Any artist around the world. You do not have to be a Patreon member in order to apply.
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