Artist General Benevolent Fund
Financially supporting professional fine artists in need and their dependents who cannot work or earn due to accident, illness or older age. Uploaded 10 May.
Apply to AGBI via this link.

Gottlieb Foundation Individual Support Grant
For painters, sculptors and printmakers who have been creating mature art for at least 20 years and who are in current financial need.
Apply for the Gottlieb grant using this link.

NABS
Support for the advertising and media industries with coaching available (via telephone and video calling), plus financial support and therapy referrals. Uploaded 10 May.
Click this link to apply for NABS.

Rainy Day Trust
Must have worked in the home improvement industry for at least 1 year and be on a low income, roughly £20,000 per year before tax. Financial grants, help and information.
Apply to the Rainy Day Trust using this link.

Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund
£1.5m Fund. Artists and freelancers in the visual arts sector living in England and Northern Ireland. Open from Thursday 7 May, the new fund will support grants of £1500 to £2500 per person, assessed by need, with £1 million going to those living in England and £500k to those in Northern Ireland.
Click this link for the Freelands Foundation Emergency Fund.

Funds For Freelancers
Funding for actors, creatives, ushers working in theatre
You can donate to the Funds for Freelancers via this link.

PRS Foundation
Up to £750 for self-employed, freelance or unemployed music creators experiencing a significant impact on their work, income and ability to complete planned musical activities due to the coronavirus can apply for grants of £750. The PRS Foundation’s Sustaining Creativity Fund offers funding to help emerging music creators adapt and sustain their music in response to the current changing conditions.Apply to the PRS Foundation via this link.The Teaching Staff Trust
Support for teachers, teaching assistants, nursery workers, caretakers and lunch supervisors who have worked within the education sector for at least five years. Grant can be used to help with bills, household costs, travel or other essentials.

Click this link to apply to the Teaching Staff Trust.

The Young Women’s Trust
Fund for young women who are economically vulnerable and their work and earnings are impacted by the coronavirus. The Young Women’s Trust is currently asking for donations in order to support this.

More information on The Young Women’s Trust can be found via this link.

Hospitality Action and We are Tip Jar
An emergency fund for hospitality workers affected by coronavirus. A fundraising appeal has been launched to help build a pot of money to give one off payments to those impacted.
Apply to the Hospitality Action TiPJAR using this link.

Royal Theatrical Fund
Fund for those who have worked in the entertainment industry that have contracted Covid-19 or need to self-isolate.
Apply to the Royal Theatrical Fund using this link.

Retail Trust
‘CaRe 20 – Care for Retail during Covid-19’ is a fund to support those working in retail and their families who are facing financial distress as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, particularly those who may be ineligible for government support.
Click this link to apply to Retail Trust and find out more.

The Care Workers charity
Emergency funding for care workers who are taking time off for illness or self-isolation or for funeral costs.
Apply to the Care Workers charity emergency funding using this link.

Licensed Trade Charity
Hardship grants for licensed trade people who work in pubs, bars and breweries.
Apply to the Licensed Trade Charity via this link.

Glasspool
Hardship grants with no particular restriction on the type of beneficiary that is supported by the grant. The organisation are currently accepting request for one item, such as white goods, beds, baby and children needs, and tv licenses.
Apply for a Glasspool grant via this link.

BBC Children in Need
Fund for emergency essentials for children and young people in exceptionally difficult circumstances. The fund can help purchase kitchen appliances, children’s beds and bedding, and clothing and equipment.
Apply for the Children in Need fund using this link.

Friends of the Elderly
A general grant for people of state retirement age living in England and Wales on a low income to cover home essentials, digital connection or financial support.
Click this link to apply to Friends of the Elderly.

Percy Bilton charity
Grants to individuals in need on low income, who have a serious long-term illness or who are over the age of 65.
Apply to the Percy Bilton Charity using this link.

The Junius S Morgan Benevolent Fund
Fund for nurses and health care assistants for essential decorating, furniture and furnishings, and possibly also amenity bills.
Apply for the Junius S Morgan Benevolent fund via this link.

Help Musicians
Fund to alleviate some of the immediate financial measures for professional musicians due to coronavirus. Help is also offered for health interventions.
Apply for Help Musicians using this link.

Society of Authors
Fund for authors, including writers, illustrators, scriptwriters and journalists, whose income has been affected by coronavirus.
Click this link for Society of Authors grants and information.

The National Benevolent Charity
Fund for people dependent on zero hours contracts and who have lost their jobs or have had a substantial reduction in income as a direct result of Coronavirus. The aim of the fund is to help people buy food.
Apply to The National Benevolent Charity using this link.

Arts Council England
Fund for individuals working in the cultural sector who have had work affected by Covid-19, including artists, creative practitioners and freelancers.
Find out more about Arts Council England via this link.

Turn2us
To support those economically vulnerable due to coronavirus.
Donate to Turn2Us or find out more via this link.

 

 

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