Notch is incredibly proud to sponsor the Wingspace Relief Fund (WRF), providing unrestricted rapid relief microgrants to freelance designers and dramaturges experiencing acute financial strain related to COVID-19.
The fund was launched with a $15,000 donation thanks to the generosity of a fervent supporter of New York theater companies and independent artists. We have been blown away by the initial response to the fund. Contributions exceeded the launch goal and allowed us to provide microgrants to over 100 freelance designers! WRF is continuing to fundraise for the next round of microgrants, and are now inviting applications from dramaturges as well as designers.
If you are an NYC-based freelance theater designer or dramaturge who is not affiliated with an institution and does not have access to unemployment insurance benefits or a financial safety net, this fund is for you. Another round of disbursements will be made as soon as the WRF reaches their next fundraising goal of $60,000, so please click this link to be added to the application waitlist. We strive to meet all the expressed needs of our theater community, and we will continue to fundraise and release microgrants of $100 - $500 through summer 2020.
Grant size is based on the number of people who apply. Depending on funding levels and amount of requests, priority may be given to individuals from communities that have been historically and systemically economically disadvantaged: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Trans and Non-binary, individuals over 60, low-income, individuals with disabilities, and others who may be disproportionately impacted. If you have already received funds you may apply again. However, please note that those not yet funded may be prioritized.
Funds will be sent to the mailing address you provide in your application (please include full address including zip code) and will come from Notch Theatre Company, which serves as an accountability and oversight partner on the program. Notch is a 501(c)(3) organization and if you are interested in making a larger, tax-deductible contribution to the fund please use this link to donate directly through Notch. There is no processing fee to donate on Notch's PayPal portal. You can also mail a check to “Notch Theatre Company" 226 E 27th St. Ste 5A, New York, NY 10016 with “Relief Fund" in the memo.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the fund for ensuring the continued health and vibrancy of our community. Our village is strong--let’s make sure we take care of the most vulnerable among us!
Contributors: Eric Ting, John Lee Beatty, Heidi Schreck, Oliver Butler, Bruce Allardice and Victoria Abrash, Sandra Goldmark, Brian Mertes, Narelle Sissons, Ann Marie Lonsdale, Adam Salberg, S. Kennedy, Deadria Harrington, Notch Theatre Company, Jonathan McCrory, Oliver Wason, Kristin Horton, Edward T Morris, L Wood, Val Ramshur, Florian Staab, Christopher Brown, Rolin Jones, Kirk Bookman, J. Richey Nash, Barbara Cokorinos, Jessica Holt, Adrian Jones and Allison Silverman, Jim Oberman , Meredith Lynsey Schade, Michael Quatttone and Kala Smith, Susan Harvey, Alena Smith, Kate Freer, Jackson McHenry, David Zinn, Christopher Cartmill, Kip Fagan and Twi McCallum, Amith Chandrashaker, Katie Pearl, Jen Moeller, Barbara Samuels, Shelley Miles, Amanda Clegg Lyon, Roman Tatarowicz, Reza Behjat, Sara Ryung Clement, Christine Jones, Joshua Benghiat, Andrea Lauer, Jennifer Tipton, Susan Hilferty, Russell Metheny, Jeunee Simon, Toni and Bob Teague, Phyllis Kay and Richard Donelly, Sara Brown, Anita Shah & James Dunne, Donald Holder, Wilson Chin, Scott Bolman, Taleen Gleeson, Nic Cory, Chloe Chapin, James Suit, Octavia Driscoll, James Glavan, Moira Squier, Kaylee Levine, Mike Floyd, Emilie Pass, Peter and Diana Boodell, Dominique Hill, Anne Hamburger, Czerton Lim and Jessica Lustig. And a big thank you to all our donors who wish to remain anonymous. Plus special appreciation to Melissa Kievman who brought us all together to make this fund possible.
The fund was launched with a $15,000 donation thanks to the generosity of a fervent supporter of New York theater companies and independent artists. We have been blown away by the initial response to the fund. Contributions exceeded the launch goal and allowed us to provide microgrants to over 100 freelance designers! WRF is continuing to fundraise for the next round of microgrants, and are now inviting applications from dramaturges as well as designers.
If you are an NYC-based freelance theater designer or dramaturge who is not affiliated with an institution and does not have access to unemployment insurance benefits or a financial safety net, this fund is for you. Another round of disbursements will be made as soon as the WRF reaches their next fundraising goal of $60,000, so please click this link to be added to the application waitlist. We strive to meet all the expressed needs of our theater community, and we will continue to fundraise and release microgrants of $100 - $500 through summer 2020.
Grant size is based on the number of people who apply. Depending on funding levels and amount of requests, priority may be given to individuals from communities that have been historically and systemically economically disadvantaged: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, Trans and Non-binary, individuals over 60, low-income, individuals with disabilities, and others who may be disproportionately impacted. If you have already received funds you may apply again. However, please note that those not yet funded may be prioritized.
Funds will be sent to the mailing address you provide in your application (please include full address including zip code) and will come from Notch Theatre Company, which serves as an accountability and oversight partner on the program. Notch is a 501(c)(3) organization and if you are interested in making a larger, tax-deductible contribution to the fund please use this link to donate directly through Notch. There is no processing fee to donate on Notch's PayPal portal. You can also mail a check to “Notch Theatre Company" 226 E 27th St. Ste 5A, New York, NY 10016 with “Relief Fund" in the memo.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the fund for ensuring the continued health and vibrancy of our community. Our village is strong--let’s make sure we take care of the most vulnerable among us!
Contributors: Eric Ting, John Lee Beatty, Heidi Schreck, Oliver Butler, Bruce Allardice and Victoria Abrash, Sandra Goldmark, Brian Mertes, Narelle Sissons, Ann Marie Lonsdale, Adam Salberg, S. Kennedy, Deadria Harrington, Notch Theatre Company, Jonathan McCrory, Oliver Wason, Kristin Horton, Edward T Morris, L Wood, Val Ramshur, Florian Staab, Christopher Brown, Rolin Jones, Kirk Bookman, J. Richey Nash, Barbara Cokorinos, Jessica Holt, Adrian Jones and Allison Silverman, Jim Oberman , Meredith Lynsey Schade, Michael Quatttone and Kala Smith, Susan Harvey, Alena Smith, Kate Freer, Jackson McHenry, David Zinn, Christopher Cartmill, Kip Fagan and Twi McCallum, Amith Chandrashaker, Katie Pearl, Jen Moeller, Barbara Samuels, Shelley Miles, Amanda Clegg Lyon, Roman Tatarowicz, Reza Behjat, Sara Ryung Clement, Christine Jones, Joshua Benghiat, Andrea Lauer, Jennifer Tipton, Susan Hilferty, Russell Metheny, Jeunee Simon, Toni and Bob Teague, Phyllis Kay and Richard Donelly, Sara Brown, Anita Shah & James Dunne, Donald Holder, Wilson Chin, Scott Bolman, Taleen Gleeson, Nic Cory, Chloe Chapin, James Suit, Octavia Driscoll, James Glavan, Moira Squier, Kaylee Levine, Mike Floyd, Emilie Pass, Peter and Diana Boodell, Dominique Hill, Anne Hamburger, Czerton Lim and Jessica Lustig. And a big thank you to all our donors who wish to remain anonymous. Plus special appreciation to Melissa Kievman who brought us all together to make this fund possible.
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