americans for the arts emergency relief fund

Support to Local Arts Service Organizations Affected by Disasters

In response to the devastation in Southern California due to recent fires, Americans for the Arts is collecting donations to its Emergency Relief Fund. Funds will be used to provide assistance to local arts service organizations located in or serving those areas most affected by the fires to help them to rebuild the arts in their communities. We have been in conversation with our constituents in California and will continue to monitor their situation.

We are currently accepting grant applications from California arts organizations who are located in or serving an area declared a federal disaster by a government agency.

• Apply for Emergency Relief Funds
  Only local arts service organizations are eligible to apply—including local arts agencies or other arts organizations providing community-wide services.
• Donate now to the Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund
• Promote the Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund with a web button
• Read the press release
• A message from Robert L. Lynch, President & CEO, Americans for the Arts

We have also developed an online list of national, regional, and local emergency relief resources, a list of emergency relief resources for individual artists and a bulletin board for individuals and organizations to share stories, news and initiatives. We encourage you to use these communication vehicles and post any resources that will be helpful:

• Local, Regional and National emergency relief resources assisting the arts community.
• Help us update this list by submitting additional resources.
• Emergency Relief resource list for individual artists (PDF, 80KB)
• Bulletin Board of stories, news and initiatives from organizations and individuals.
• Submit your own story, news item or initiative.

About the Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund
The Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund was established in 2005 to provide timely financial assistance to victims of a major disaster for the purpose of helping them rebuild the arts in their community. Relief funds are distributed directly to local arts agencies or other non-profit arts organizations that provide community-wide services. The funds may be used to assist with their own recovery as well as to provide needed services and funding to local nonprofit arts organizations and individual artists.  Relief funds are generated by Americans for the Arts and the charitable contributions of foundations, corporations, governmental agencies, nonprofit organizations, and individuals from across the country. Contributions to the Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund are tax deductible. One hundred percent of all funds raised will be distributed to local arts service organizations in disaster areas.

For more information on the Americans for the Arts Emergency Relief Fund, please contact emergencyrelief@artsusa.org.