Small Business Resources

Get quick, detailed information and referrals to health and human service organizations in your area. 

To help our community manage during this public health crisis The Actors Fund has partnered with several industry organizations to provide emergency financial assistance to those who have immediate financial needs.

COVID-19 resource providing emergency financial assistance to qualified painters, printmakers, and sculptors whose needs are the result of an unforeseen, catastrophic incident, and who lack the resources to meet that situation. 

The Alliance of Artists Communities is an international association of artists' residencies - a diverse field of more than 1,500 programs worldwide that support artists of any discipline in the development of new creative work.  

WomensNet offers the $10,000 monthly Amber Grant and awards two $25,000 grants on an annual basis. 

COVID-19 resource guide for musicians. 

The American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) Relief Fund provides support and temporary financial assistance to members who are in need.

The Red Cross Ready Rating program provides a framework designed to help businesses become prepared for emergencies; increase the level of preparedness, and encourage organizations to help their local communities prepare for emergencies.

COVID-19 Resource page for artists and art organizations.

Arch Grants is looking for innovative technologies, products, or services, wrapped within scalable for-profit business models with the potential to make national or international impact. 

To support artists during the COVID-19 crisis, a coalition of national arts grantmakers have come together to create an emergency initiative to offer financial and informational resources to artists across the United States. 

A COVID-19 resource listing of helpful resources for artists including self-care and tips for creativity.

Colorado based Artists' Charitable Fund assists American artists living anywhere in the United States by paying a portion of their medical / dental / eye-care bills. 

COVID-19 resource that financially assists professional visual artists and their families in times of emergency, disability or bereavement. 

ArtistShare, founded in 2001 as the Internet's first "crowdfunding" platform, connects artists with fans in order to share the excitement and beauty of the creative process.

This fund is for US-based BIPOC artists and administrators.

Arts Midwest believes that creativity has the power to inspire and unite humanity. Based in Minneapolis, we grow, gather, and invest in creative organizations and communities throughout the nine-state region of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin, and beyond.

COVID-19 resource listings for web-based emergency preparedness, designed to provide arts and cultural organizations with customized business continuity plans for post-crisis sustainability.

ALPFA's mission is to empower and develop Latino men and women as leaders of character for the nation, in every sector of the global economy. 

COVID-19 resource page for artists with information and webinars regarding disaster management for artists.

The Association of Women's Business Centers supports women entrepreneurs through a sustainable national network of over 100 Women's Business Centers; they provide mentoring, business development and financing opportunities to see many women through success in business every year. 

COVID-19 resource for professional authors, journalists, poets, and dramatists who find themselves in financial need because of medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income, or other misfortune.

Based on the current and most urgent needs of our community, this round of funding will be disbursed via grocery gift cards of denominations up to $100.

COVID-19 resource for financial support for entertainment technology industry professionals, or their immediate dependent family members, who are seriously ill, injured or been hospitalized with Covid-19 and is in financial need.