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Resources for small businesses + artists
We are gathering information and resources about Economic Relief for small businesses. If you can contribute to this effort go to our Facebook forum to join the discussion.
This list was updated 5/11/20
Questions or suggestions? email Here
impact surveys by arts organizations - please consider filling out
CERF+ - collecting anonymous information about the impact of COVID-19 on artists, in order to help them best advocate for short- and long-term access to federal relief funds.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8SYS3KF?org=808&lvl=100&ite=2043&lea=1789322&ctr=0&par=1&trk= - COMPLETE, thank you!
Americans for the Arts - 5 minute survey: Economic Impact of COVID-19 on the Arts and Cultural Sector.
https://surveys.americansforthearts.org/s3/CoronavirusImpactSurvey
The WPA, a Washington DC Arts Organization, is asking artists around the country to take a survey to help them assess how we are faring during this coronavirus time. They will use the data to work towards finding funding for artists, for the historical record, to try to help when they can, and a few other reasons.
https://form.jotform.com/200763658650964
Consider signing - Petition to Suspend Rent & Mortgage in Virginia during COVID-19
https://www.change.org/p/suspend-rent-mortgage-in-virginia-during-covid-19-suspend-rent-mortgage-in-virginia-during-covid-19
GRANTS, EMERGENCY FUNDS, free resources for makers & artists
(Local) The COVID-19 Arts and Culture Relief Fund by Cultureworks and partners provides financial assistance to artists of all disciplines (visual, performing, or other professional artists) who have lost scheduled paid creative opportunities during the Coronavirus pandemic. Deadline: first-come first-served.
https://richmondcultureworks.smapply.io/prog/covid-19_arts_culture_relief_fund_richmond_tri-cities_region
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. Artist Relief will distribute $5,000 in grants to artists facing dire financial emergencies due to COVID-19. Cycle 1 deadline April 23
https://www.artistrelief.org/faq
Artists (especially those working in a craft discipline) who have suffered from a recent, career-threatening emergency, such as an illness, accident, fire or natural disaster, can apply for funding. CERF+ also has a list of resources centered around the pandemic on their website.
https://cerfplus.org/get-relief/apply-for-help/craft-emergency-relief-fund/
The program will provide one-time grants of up to $5,000 for unexpected medical emergencies. The grants are available to visual and media artists and choreographers who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents in the United States, District of Columbia, or U.S. Territories.
https://www.nyfa.org/Content/Show/Rauschenberg-Emergency-Grants
The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim 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. Each grant is given as one-time assistance for a specific emergency, examples of which are fire, flood, or emergency medical need.
https://www.gottliebfoundation.org/emergency-grant
The Musicians Foundation provides grants to U.S. musicians in any genre in a time of acute need due to personal, medical, dental, or family crisis, natural disaster, or other emergency situation.
http://www.musiciansfoundation.org/get-support/eligibility/
The Writers Emergency Assistance Fund helps established freelance writers who, because of illness, disability, a natural disaster, or an extraordinary professional crisis are unable to work. A writer need not be a member of ASJA to qualify for a grant.
http://asja.org/For-Writers/WEAF
ConvertKit (marketing software company) is offering grants of up to $500 to individual creative artists experiencing financial difficulty due to Corona/COVID-19. Funding is intended to provide financial assistance to active creators who are undergoing economic hardship due to the Corona pandemic. Grants may be used by creators who have emergency requests related to medical, childcare, housing (rent or mortgage), or grocery needs.
https://urbanawarenessusa.org/convertkit-covid19-grant/
List of grants, funds, resources for artists and non-profits
https://www.wbur.org/artery/2020/03/24/grants-funds-resources-artists-nonprofits-covid-19-coronavirus
FREE online course on “making money using your creativity and unique brilliance.”
https://makeartthatsells.com/online-courses/mats-mba-2020/
West Collection - supporting 10 artists through funds and acquisitions. “Each week we will give one artist $5,000 to use however they need, and additionally will be acquiring their work for the West Collection with another $5,000. The first artist will be announced on April 3, the next on April 10, and every Friday following for a total of 10 weeks.”
https://westcollection.org/lifts
Adobe offers FREE 2-month Creative Cloud subscriptions to struggling designers (must already be a subscriber)
https://www.t3.com/us/news/free-adobe-creative-cloud
Rebecca Thomas, a strategic consultant with fifteen years of restaurant ownership, compiled this FREE living document to help restaurant owners keep their businesses afloat through COVID-19.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1B-6dEyeLcN7O0SOkUMoNbGVpSWbMbktGrZ1EGjTmjio/edit
FREE workshops from Creative Capital specifically designed to help artists deal with the economic effects of the outbreak.
https://creative-capital.org/calendar/?mc_cid=99fc35f102&mc_eid=c49502b0b3
(Local) Space Grant 1708. "This is an opportunity for an individual artist to use the gallery as a studio space, our storefront window as an exhibition platform, and more. While we cannot currently be the hub for in-person artistic engagement, we can still be the hub for artistic innovation." Deadline April 17th
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXtGRks-r2DN3DjOjtWuoo756XYiSd1pS3N26MHHSsH7wg_Q/viewform
Mental Health Resource List for Artists, by CERF+
https://aws.predictiveresponse.net/view_as_a_page/index.php?org=808&lea=31-10001974441-4&ite=2134/
Places Hiring
https://www.wthr.com/article/kroger-hiring-flexible-people-whose-current-jobs-have-been-suspended
Living spreadsheet of remote job opportunities
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1M-8J7z605dcPhUjYfyiKVxuci0e4AWsDLo_tvs19C5M/edit#gid=2021480263
Tax, Loan, and other Payment Deferment Information
Phrasing to use when calling creditors, mortgage lenders, utilities, etc.
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10157800924175272
Crowdsourced list of PPP banks- live document
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tzF2kJGjJtxkLxdWbKLfUtjJGfqGeL7V0dvzlextHJs/htmlview?
Stimulus payment calculator developed by the American Institute of CPAs. You can use this to calculate an estimate of your stimulus payment. (.xlsx download)
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1DcRNw-HJTN2tJNmYTFBREd98leKZSqLn
VA Covid-19 Sales tax bulletin - PDF
https://www.tax.virginia.gov/sites/default/files/inline-files/covid-19-sales-tax-bulletin.pdf
NBC12 Article: Non-Emergency Evictions are suspended
https://www.nbc12.com/2020/03/17/supreme-court-virginia-suspends-non-emergency-evictions
IRS update: Federal tax payment deadline extended to July 15 2020 (3/21/20)
https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/payment-deadline-extended-to-july-15-2020
CNN Article: Trump allows borrowers to suspend student loan payments for two months (3/20/20)
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/20/politics/student-loan-payments-suspend-coronavirus/index.html
NPR Article: U.S. Orders Up To A Yearlong Break On Mortgage Payments (3/19/20)
https://www.npr.org/2020/03/19/818343720/homeowners-hurt-financially-by-the-coronavirus-may-get-a-mortgage-break
SBA Paycheck Protection Program Loans: 7 Terms Treasury Got Wrong and Why They Harm Small Businesses (4/1/20)
https://dunlaplawplc.com/sba-paycheck-protection-program-loans-7-terms-treasury-department-got-wrong-and-why-they-harm-your-small-businesses/
Ellevest FAQ's about money, investing, loans, across the board
https://www.ellevest.com/magazine/elle-raisers/questions?utm_campaign=newsletter-money-cheat-sheet-2020-04-02
Government and business organizations updates and resources
Local - Richmond Boss Babes community resource list (live document)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bTRmZ32TMbLZIcQCtQHX_OAZHyaZwngTH3EuFCRRxFM/
Guide to the CARES act (PDF)
https://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/2/9/29fc1ae7-879a-4de0-97d5-ab0a0cb558c8/1BC9E5AB74965E686FC6EBC019EC358F.the-small-business-owner-s-guide-to-the-cares-act-final-.pdf
State of Virginia COVID-19 Response - resources for businesses as well as families at home
https://covid19.virginia.gov/businesses
https://www.virginia.gov/coronavirus-updates/
National Federation of Independent Business - robust links, webinars, explanations of small business economic relief.
https://www.nfib.com/
USA Small Business Administration Coronavirus Guidance and Loan Resources:
https://www.sba.gov/page/coronavirus-covid-19-small-business-guidance-loan-resources
Arts Agencies Updates, Info, & Resources
Local - Cultureworks’ very robust resource list, with national + local info, nonprofit info, funding opportunities, and general aid.
https://richmondcultureworks.org/covid19
Local - Studio Two Three resource list
https://studiotwothree.org/artist-resource-page
Local - Alma’s RVA - resource lists for artists, families, and #madeinrva
https://www.almasrva.com/arts-resources
Americans for the Arts COVID-19 resource and response center, and list of arts-related federal policy updates
https://www.americansforthearts.org/by-topic/disaster-preparedness/coronavirus-covid-19-resource-and-response-center
https://www.artsactionfund.org/Covid19ArtsFederalPolicyUpdate
Creative Capital list of artist resources, frequently update. Grants info, open calls, etc:
https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/13/list-of-arts-resources-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/
The Half Sheet - Resources for Virginia Workers, Families, and Businesses Impacted by COVID-19 (3/25/20)
https://thehalfsheet.org/post/613592224896319488/resources-for-virginia-workers-families-and
Freelance Artist Resources, very robust, frequently updated:
https://covid19freelanceartistresource.wordpress.com/
Examples of Fundraising & Grants for Makers & Artists for Inspiration
https://www.gofundme.com/f/pgh-artists-emergency-fund
https://www.boston.gov/news/boston-establishes-artist-relief-fund-response-coronavirus
Art Lives one - an artists-for-artists “directory of give and take.” Well-organized newsletter/collection of crowdfunding links, GoFundMes, Patreons, and other fundraising efforts.
https://www.artliveson.com/about
Other Ideas & Inspiration
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/artist-second-safest-profession-from-coronavirus-1805757
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBC-JOuWCzY
Online Projects for Artists to Join
https://www.socialdistancingfestival.com/
Living list of events that have moved online due to the crisis, in an effort to support artists, arts professionals, and cultural organizations, as well as to provide an enriching experience for those isolated at home as COVID-19 continues to spread.
https://creative-capital.org/2020/03/18/online-arts-events-during-the-covid-19-outbreak/?mc_cid=99fc35f102&mc_eid=c49502b0b3