NAMM 2025 LA Wildfires Relief Fund

The NAMM Foundation has committed $50,000 and is accepting additional contributions. This fund was established in response to the fires in Greater Los Angeles and their devastating impact on NAMM members, music programs, and music professionals in the area. Needs-based assistance will be provided to NAMM members, employees of NAMM member companies, music education programs, and music makers affected by the January 2025 fires. The NAMM Foundation is currently performing a needs assessment and will provide more information soon on the distribution of and application process for these funds.

MusiCares x The Recording Academy Fire Relief Fund

The Recording Academy and MusiCares have launched the Los Angeles Fire Relief Effort To Support Music Professionals impacted by the crisis, and made a combined pledge of $1 million to kickoff a fundraising effort. For more than three decades, MusiCares has been a steadfast partner to the music industry during times of need, offering relief in response to a variety of disasters. From the Las Vegas Route 91 shooting and the COVID-19 pandemic to Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, Hurricane Helene, the California and Maui wildfires. MusiCares is here to help—no matter the size or scope of the crisis. 100% of your online donation helps those in need.

MusiCares Resources & Support Groups

MusiCares is a resource to eligible music professionals impacted by natural disasters, including the fires in the greater Los Angeles area. Click to view all MusiCares’ fire relief resources, including preventive resources such as emotional support groups, referrals and financial assistance for counseling/therapy, and mental wellness workshops.

Sweet Relief Grants

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is raising money for grants to cover loss of music-related equipment, medical bills related to the event, and other vital-living expenses for those in Los Angeles and surrounding areas.

ASCAP Emergency Relief Fund

This 1 million dollar fund is designed to assist ASCAP composer and songwriter members in the Los Angeles area who have suffered loss or damage to their primary residence or studio, or been evacuated from their homes as a result of the LA fires.

We Are Moving The Needle MicroGrants

We Are Moving The Needle is supporting early and mid-career producers, engineers, and creators impacted by the Greater Los Angles Wildfires. This fund is specifically designed to assist creators with studio restoration and equipment losses due to these devastating fires.

The L.A. Arts Community Fire $12M Relief Fund

Some of L.A.’s biggest arts institutions including the J. Paul Getty Trust, LACMA, MOCA and the Hammer Museum have joined forces to back an emergency reserve for artists and arts workers. See The NY Times’ coverage of the Fund here.

Entertainment Community Fund (formerly the Actors Fund)

The Entertainment Community Fund is helping those in the entertainment industry affected by the Southern California Wildfires. Emergency financial assistance is available for people who are unable to pay their immediate basic living expenses such as housing, food, utility bills or health care. The organization will work with California-based applicants who don’t have access to the required documents to fulfill their application.

Dramatists Guild Crisis Relief Grant

Playwrights and librettists in need of financial aid due to the impact of the wildfires in Eaton Canyon, Pacific Palisades, and the greater Los Angeles area are eligible to apply.Crisis Relief Grants are available to support housing and utilities costs, medical bills, groceries, legal fees, and other essential expenses.

Craft Emergency Relief Fund and Resources

For 40 years, the Craft Emergency Relief Fund has provided emergency relief for craft artists. Building educational resources to empower craft artists to prepare for, navigate and thrive in the wake of emergencies and disasters, CERF+ remains a dedicated partner and advocate for craft artists and the craft community.

New York Foundation for the Arts

The Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. January 14 deadline extended through February 20 at 5:00 PM ET for artists residing in Los Angeles County, a designated FEMA disaster zone.

Arts for LA

Recovery funding and resources for the arts community in LA. Arts for LA is also compiling personal experiences to try to gauge the impact this crisis is having on the local arts ecosystem.

California Arts Council

The California Arts Council maintains a webpage dedicated to resources for Californians who have been affected by recent natural disasters in our state, including An Arts Field Guide to Federal Disaster Relief, which was produced in 2021 by the National Coalition for Arts’ Preparedness and Emergency Response (NCAPER) with support from the National Endowment for the Arts and The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. The guide was created to help demystify federal disaster relief for the arts and culture sector by helping artists and arts organizations see what’s available, understand clearly what isn’t available, and decide if pursuing federal aid is a good use of time.