Musicians Foundation Grant

Musicians Foundation Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: MUSICIANS FOUNDATION INC
Last Updated: December 09, 2025

Summary

The Musicians Foundation Grant provides financial assistance to professional musicians in need, covering medical and dental bills, living expenses, and other essential costs during emergencies. Applicants must demonstrate at least five years of professional experience and apply for reasons beyond loss of work. The grants are issued as vendorized checks to ensure immediate support. This program is not designed for COVID-19 assistance or general income support, focusing instead on urgent hardship cases.

Overview

Note: Our application for grants is now closed due to receiving high volume of submissionThe Musicians Foundation Grant Application is made up of two parts. The Pre-Application collects basic information about you and your situation. If you qualify based on your Pre-Application, you will be sent an additional form (Part 2) to complete. Musicians Foundation Musicians Foundation is formed to foster the interests and advance the condition and social welfare of professional musicians and to provide voluntary aid and assistance to professional musicians and their families in case of need. Musicians Foundation Traditional Grant Program All professional musicians, regardless of their genre or instrument, can apply for themselves or a family member if they meet the qualifications listed below. Applications may also (but not additionally) be submitted by a friend or family member on behalf of a musician in need. Musicians Foundation gives grants for medical and dental bills, living expenses, and other essentials in cases of emergency. This is not a COVID-19 assistance, general income support, or unemployment benefits grant. To qualify, you must be applying for reasons other than lost or cancelled work. Please note that all grants are sent as vendorized checks in order to provide immediate assistance. For example, if you receive an aid grant to pay for a medical bill, you will receive a check made out to the person, business, or institution, and then be responsible for delivering it.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible, the musician involved in the application must: Have worked as a professional musician for five (5) or more years in the United States. We define "professional musician" as someone whose primary source of income was or is derived from work as a performer, composer/arranger, or music educator.Have tax documents (Form 1040) to prove professional experience as a musician or music educator. Other qualifying documents in lieu of a Form 1040 are: 1040-SR, social security statement, or social security disability statement, or federally exempt status forms.Be applying due to an emergency unexpected hardship (NOT only due to unemployment or loss of work). For example, if you request a grant to help pay rent because you have an expensive medical bill, that would be a qualifying situation. Or, if you request a grant to help pay for dental surgery that forced you to stop playing or cancel musical work, that would be a qualifying situation.

Ineligibility

The Foundation does not give grants for reimbursements, credit card bills, legal fees, first or last month's rent, security deposits, income support or benefits, artistic advancement or promotion, education, or travel.  If you are applying solely due to loss of work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or general lack of opportunity, you are not eligible for a grant.