To Our Community:

Several fires, fueled by strong Santa Ana winds, are burning in Los Angeles County. Multiple evacuation orders have been issued, and Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency.

CA for the Arts has compiled a list of resources, grants, and mutual aid opportunities. We hope that you will consider donating to these organizations or sharing these resources in your communities and with your loved ones. We will continue to update this page as more resources are shared!

Our hearts go out to everyone in South California impacted by the ongoing fires. We hope you’re staying safe and taking care.

Grants/Funds

• Victims of the Los Angeles wildfires should apply for FEMA assistance after filing an initial insurance claim. Receive support with housing and money for essential items, including food, water, formula and breastfeeding supplies, medication, and more. [Learn More]
• The Official California website has provided resources for those impacts. Learn more about FEMA assistance, individual assistance, how to file an insurance claim, and more. [Learn More]
• The Rauschenberg Dancer Emergency Grants program provides one-time grants to professional dancers facing dire financial emergencies, due to the loss or lack of recent/current live performance work, because of circumstances outside of their control. [Learn More]
• CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster. [Learn More]
• Credit Union of Southern California is offering relief options designed to help those impacted by the wildfires with greater financial flexibility and peace of mind. Credit Union of Southern California (CU SoCal) is committed to making up to $1.25 million in interest free loans to those in the FEMA defined fire areas. [Learn More]
• Emergency Community Fund's Emergency Financial Assistance Emergency Financial Assistance is available to eligible performing arts and entertainment professionals: (1) In times of unexpected critical need (2) To assist towards basic living expenses such as health care, housing and utilities to prevent eviction or shut-offs. [Learn More]
• For the Future has compiled a list of 50 emergency and grant funding opportunities for artists to access immediate support and resources. Whether you’ve lost equipment, studio space, or need financial assistance, this list is here to help you rebuild and keep creating. [Learn More]

Mutual Aid

• Music Changing Lives is working with LA County to create a distribution center to help families & friends who have been impacted by the Eaton Fire. [Learn More]
• Please encourage your music industry colleagues and friends that have been impacted by the fires to contact MusiCares, now and in the weeks to come. MusiCares can consider emergency funds related to evacuation and relocation costs, instrument replacement/repair, home damage, medical care, mental health services, & other essential living needs. Reach out to: musicaresrelief@musicares.org [Learn More]
• Artist Resistance Through Solidarity is offering micro grants of $100 to LA-based artists, art spaces, and collectives who need immediate assistance for essentials, supplies, medication, or anything else urgent. These grants are non-restrictive—use them however you need to get through this moment. Please consider donating funds to redistribute to artists! [Learn More]
• Mutual Aid LA Network has put together a google sheet with available shelter and animal center information. They will continue to update it with information and will also update information regarding volunteer and donation needs as it becomes available. [Link Here]
• Support Artists Affected by the LA Wildfires + Resources for Artists

Donate to Relief Funds

• Grief… and hope. We are a group of volunteers—artists, gallery employees, and other cultural workers—who love our city and our community! Over the last few days, we have watched as neighborhoods that are home to many of Los Angeles' artists, gallerists, and cultural workers burn to the ground in an unprecedented Santa Ana wind and fire event. Our initial, urgent goal is to raise $500,000 to be distributed to artists and art workers who have lost their home and / or studio as a result of the Eaton, Palisades, Sunset, and other fires in the Los Angeles area. [Donate]
• Building on a 5 year track record of successful economic justice initiatives, the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) announces an urgent and immediate relief fund with a focus on Black residents and small businesses of the LA area affected by the ongoing and devastating fires. BMAC has created a dedicated fund with 100% of monies received going directly to relief efforts.  [Donate]
• You can make a difference in supporting recovery and future emergency preparedness by contributing to California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Recovery Fund. The Wildfire Recovery Fund provides life-saving support: safe housing, mental health care, medical aid, infrastructure rebuilding, emergency communication upgrades, financial assistance, firefighter safety gear, and more. [Link Here]
• The Latino Community Foundation’s (LCF’s) California Wildfire Relief Fund has seen a tremendous response from supporters across the nation. LCF is proud to announce the first $1 million in relief investments from our California Wildfire Relief Fund. These grants will provide immediate relief through cash assistance and other support to day laborers, domestic workers, street vendors, small business owners, renters, homeowners, and others whose lives have been turned upside down by this tragedy.[Donate] [Learn More]

Additional Resources

• HENTF’s Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available [here]. Here you can find the downloadable FEMA fact sheets “After the Fire: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures”,  “After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures”, and “Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms,” available in multiple languages.   
• Free Therapy for LA Community - A collective of mental health professionals offering FREE individual, couples, family, and child therapy services for those affect by the wildfires [Learn more]
• Arts for LA Resource List
• Creative West Resource List
• The California Arts Council Resource List
• Arts Workers United Resource List
• Entertainment Community Fund Resource List
• Support The Music Community - GoFundMe List