Resources for individuals
- Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant →
- AGMA Relief Fund →
- Americans for the Arts 5-Minute Survey →
- Artist Relief Project →
- Artist Relief Tree →
- Artist Trust Relief Fund →
- Arts for Illinois Relief Fund →
- CERF+ Emergency Relief Grants →
- Chicago Artists Relief Fund →
- Chicago COVID-19 Hardship and Help Page →
- Chicago Restaurant Workers Relief Fund (Southern Smoke) →
- City of Chicago Cultural Grants →
- City of Chicago Employment and Financial Assistance →
- City of Chicago Food Assistance →
- City of Chicago Housing Assistance →
- City of Chicago Mental Health Services →
- City of Chicago Rental Assistance →
- City of Chicago Resources for Undocumented Individuals →
- Creative Independent Financial Survival Guide →
- Crew Nation Relief Fund →
- Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund →
- Foundation for Contemporary Arts Relief Fund →
- Freelancer Co-op Emergency Fund →
- Grantmakers in the Arts →
- Greater Chicago Food Depository →
- Illinois Arts Council Agency Grants →
- IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief →
- Joan Mitchell Foundation Emergency Grants for Artists →
- Lawyers for the Creative Arts →
- Meals to Chicago’s Service Workers →
- Mixed Earners Unemployment Compensation →
- Music Covid Relief Guide →
- Music Industry Therapist Collective Guide To Anxiety Relief & Self Isolation →
- MusiCares Relief Fund →
- Musicians Foundation Aid →
- New Music Solidarity Fund →
- Newport Festivals Musician Relief Fund →
- Nomad Touring Crew Fund →
- One Fair Wage Emergency Fund →
- Patreon Artist Grant →
- PLUS1 COVID-19 Relief Fund →
- Rauschenberg Emergency Grants →
- ServiceIndustry.tips →
- SoundGirls Coronavirus Relief →
- Soze Artist + Activist Relief Fund →
- Spotify COVID-19 Music Relief →
- Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) →
- Sweet Relief Fund →
- Twenty Summers Emergency Arts Fund →
Resources for businesses
- Arts Work Fund →
- Barrel Maker T-shirt Fundraiser Program →
- Chicago Small Business Resiliency Fund →
- Facebook Small Business Grants →
- IRS Coronavirus Tax Relief →
- Kiva 0% Interest Small Business Loans →
- Rally for Restaurants →
- Small Business Administration Disaster Loan Assistance →
- U.S. Government Small Business Support →
Additional resource lists
- 3Arts Resource List →
- Americans for the Arts Resource and Response Center →
- Artists Thrive Resources →
- Audio Assemble Financial Resource List →
- Billboard State-by-State Resource Guide →
- City Bureau Chicago Resource Finder →
- Communal Doc: Coronavirus Resource Kit →
- COVID-19 Freelance Artist Resources →
- Creative Capital Arts Resources →
- Gabby Lord’s Resource List →
- Kickstarter Resources for Artists →
- Music Health Alliance Grants and Resources →
- Musician Health Resource Financial Aid List →
- National Alliance on Mental Illness Resource Guide →
- National Endowment for the Arts Resource List →
- National Endowment for the Arts Resources →
- New York Times Coronavirus Financial Guide →
- NYFA Emergency Resource List →
- Pollstar Entertainment Industry Resource Guide →
- Springboard for the Arts Resource List →
- WomenArts Emergency Fund List →
Support service workers
We maintain a directory of fundraisers for Chicago service workers.
Suggestions
To suggest a resource that’s not already on the list, please email me.