Our hearts go out to the Los Angeles communities impacted by the devastating wildfires. The loss of homes, memories, history, and the lives of loved ones is immeasurable.
To support members of our community arts education family affected by the fires, we've compiled a list of resources available. This list is evolving, if you'd like a resource to be reflected, please email us at guildinfo@nationalguild.org "LA Fires Resource".
We also believe it's important to help our community prepare for future emergencies and will cultivate a resource list that can support organizations and individuals before and during an emergency. If you would like to contribute to that list, please email guildinfo@nationalguild.org with the subject: "Emergency Preparedness List".
Support Guild Member Affected by the Fires
Colburn School: The Colburn School's Fire Relief Fund provides a range of support to community members impacted by the wildfires, including emergency housing, meal delivery, instrument replacement assistance for students, and on-campus housing for displaced students.
Support the Colburn School Here
Mutual Aid + Support Resources:
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Blue Roof Temporary Shelter for Artists Apply here
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CORE Cash Assistance Program: The Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) is providing cash assitance to those affected by the fires. Virtual applications are not accepted. Applications must be done in one of their sites. Learn more
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Guitar Center (For musiciains and music programs): Through the next month, Guitar Center will be processing your requests for up to $1,500 in replacement instruments and gear. Deadline: Feb 28 Apply here
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LA Fire Mutual Aid Resources: Includes an interactive map and list of distribution centers, donation drives, meals, shelter, wifi, and animal boarding Learn more
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LGBTQIA+ Community Fire Relief Mutual Aid: Includes mutual aid resources and housing support options. Learn more
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Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority: A list of emergency shelters, immediate support, and housing. Learn more
Los Angeles Mutual Aid Network: Includes a list of aid distribution centers, shelters, and direct funds/grants Learn more
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Music Changing Lives: Music Changing Lives has partnered with various LA insitutions to build distribution centers. They are updating weekly with new centers. Learn more
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The Reef: The REEF in DTLA is offering up to 6 months of free studio and operational space to the following people and entities who were displaced by the L.A. wildfires. Apply here
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Trans Defense Fund LA: Comprehensive list of mutual aid groups for the unhoused, mutual aid resources, financial assistance, legal support, and wellness support options. Learn more
Community Artists Grant Aid:
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Adolf & Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant: The Adolph and Esther Gottlieb Emergency Grant program is intended to provide interim financial assistance to painters, printmakers, and sculptors with at least 10 years of professional work. Apply here
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Artists' Fellowship Aid: Emergency grants for professional visual fine artists and their families in times of sickness, natural disaster, bereavement, or unexpected extreme hardship. Apply here
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aShe Funding for Black Women Creatives: A financial solidarity database for Black women creatives affected by the LA fires. Apply here
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Authors League Fund: Authors League Fund has helped writers who find themselves in financial need, including authors, graphic novelists, journalists, critics, essayists, poets, short story writers, dramatists, and librettists. Apply here
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Craft Artists Emergency Relief Grant: CERF+ Emergency Relief Grants to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster. Apply here
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Crew Nation Relief Fund: Grants for individuals who are currently employed as live music professionals or as live performance musicians. Apply here
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LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund: The Fund is for the benefit of Los Angeles County’s artists and arts workers in all disciplines impacted by the unprecedented wildfire crisis. Individuals may apply only once for up to $10,000. Funds are unrestricted and can be used in any way that alleviates financial hardship. Deadline: Feb 18 Apply here
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MusiCares Relief: Disaster relief resources including financial assitance help to music professionals. Learn more
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Musician Foundation Disaster Aid: The Musicians Foundation Disaster Aid Program is open to musicians living and working in the Los Angeles area who have been impacted by the January 2025 fires. Apply here
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PEN America: PEN America's 2025 Los Angeles Wildfire Emergency Grant is designated for writers whose homes or creative livelihoods were impacted by the January 2025 Los Angeles fires. Apply here
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Rauschenberg Medical Emergency Grant: Provides one-time grants 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. Deadline: Feb 20 Apply here
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YoungArts: YoungArts is offering unrestricted Emergency Microgrants to Los Angeles community members who are experiencing “urgent financial emergencies”, defined as "lack–or imminent endangerment–of essentials such as housing, medicine, childcare, and food within the next four weeks." Deadline: Feb 3 Apply here
Organization Aid
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National Heritage Responders: 202.661.8068
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Emergency Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program: Museums with damage to their collections may be eligible for FAIC funding/assistance for an assessment. Apply here
How to Support
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Google Form for Ability to Provide Mutual Aid (LA-only) Learn more
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GoFundMe for Artists and Cultural Workers Learn more
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GofundMe's for Displaced Black Families Learn more
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GofundMe's for Displaced Disabled Families Learn more
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GofundMe's for Displaced Filipino Families Learn more
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GofundMe's for Displaced Latine Families Learn more
References You Can Use for More Information
Artadia
Artsy.net
CA for the Arts
Creative Capital
Deadline
NCAPER
Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneer Foundation