Relief Funds

The Jeremy Wilson Foundation

The Jeremy Wilson Foundation provides support to musicians and music industry workers in Oregon and Clark County, Washington as they navigate health-related challenges. https://www.thejwf.org/

MusiCares

MusiCares provides crisis relief, preventive care, recovery resources, and need-based financial assistance for people across all music professions. https://musicares.org/get-help

Reach out for help: MusiCaresRelief@musicares.org or 800.687.4227. MusiCares’ expert staff treat cases with integrity and confidentiality.

Music Health Alliance

Focused on healthcare access, Music Health Alliance also provides guidance and financial grants for medical, dental and mental health, and financial needs, helping music professionals navigate the complexities of healthcare. https://www.musichealthalliance.com/

Musicians Foundation

Primarily provides financial assistance to musicians and their families in times of need, crisis, or transition. Grants from Musicians Foundation help eligible musicians pay essential bills, like medical treatments and past-due rents that prevent evictions.

Musician Treatment Foundation

The Musician Treatment Foundation’s core mission is to fund free surgical and nonsurgical care for the shoulder, elbow, and hand problems of under- and uninsured professional musicians. MTF’s special nationwide Physicians for Musicians network comprises over 60 skilled and compassionate physicians across the country who have joined their mission to help injured professional musicians regardless of whether they have insurance and of their ability to pay.

CBA Musician Relief Fund

The CBA’s Musicians Relief Fund is intended to provide a small amount of funds to fill in an emergency gap when no other resources are available.

The application to request funds from the Cascade Blues Association is a confidential application process. Applications are treated with privacy and respect.

Please read the following before submitting your request:

• You must be a musician who has regular public performances. The term “Musician” includes vocalists and instrumentalists.
• You must demonstrate financial need.
• You must have, or recently have had, a serious medical condition. A condition is considered to be serious when it substantially affects your ability to work within or outside the music industry (i.e., a survival job). A diagnosis by a medical doctor, hospital or medical bills indicating such condition must be provided.

Please download a copy of this form. Answer all questions, then email it to vp@cascadeblues.org.

If you are requesting reimbursement for expenses you have already paid out-of-pocket, please provide copies of the receipts supporting your request. If you request payment for rent, doctor bills, medication, etc., please provide the name and address of the person(s) we are to send payment to.

Once the Board of Directors receives your application, it will go up for review and you will be notified, in writing via email, of our decision.

Please allow sufficient time to review this request. Please note, that exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

Donations to the CBA Musicians Relief Fund are always welcome and tax deductible.