Emergency funds for Artists In And Out Of Harlem

The following are a selection of grants available to financially assist artists during periods of personal or professional emergency. Note: the term “emergency grant” can also be used to indicate a grant available for artists with an unanticipated opportunity or in need of last minute funding for a project. Such resources are not covered here.

The Actors’ Fund of America
Phone: (212) 221-7300
www.actorsfund.org

Provides emergency assistance to professionals in the entertainment industry (music, dance, film, television, circus & theater).

Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Foundation, Inc.
Phone: 212-226-0581
www.gottliebfoundation.org

The Emergency Assistance Program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to qualified artists whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident.

Artists’ Fellowship
47 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10003.
Phone: 646-230-9833
www.artistsfellowship.com

Assists professional fine artists (painters, graphic artists, sculptors) and their families in times of emergency, disability, or bereavement.

Change Inc.
P.O. Box 54
Captiva, FL 33924
Phone: 212-473-3742

Emergency grants for artists in all disciplines needing help with rent, medical expenses, utility bills, fire damage, etc. Grants of up to $1,000.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF)
www.craftemergency.org

Provides emergency relief assistance, business development support, and resources and referrals on topics such as health, safety, and insurance.

Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

EMERGENCY GRANTS
Wheeler Foundation
Box 300507
Brooklyn, NY 11230
Telephone: 718-951-0581

Assists visual artists of color who live in the tri-state NYC area with grants to help meet urgent financial needs involving housing, medical costs, fire, flood damage.

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