WRITER Foundation was formed in 2020 from a generous contribution from Sony Music Publishing, which allowed us to create this grant program to help songwriters/composers experiencing financial hardship during the Coronavirus Pandemic.
This year, in 2021, Sony Music Publishing has made an equally sizeable contribution allowing us to fund applications from 2020 for which we had no funding and re-open applications to a new pool of songwriters in need. The WRITER Foundation is continuing to solicit donations to this fund. In additional to Sony Music Publishing, the Foundation received donations in 2020 from Concord Music Publishing, Troy Verges, MusicNotes and its employees, the Nashville Convention and Visitors Corporation, Tamara Casey, A
Any professional American songwriter/composer ("professional" is being defined here as a songwriter who currently earns the majority of his/her annual income from songwriting or related activities) who is currently experiencing financial hardship directly attributable to the Coronavirus Pandemic and who has not previously received a grant from WRITER Foundation can apply for a $1,000 grant payable directly to the applicant which can be used to pay qualifying essential bills which include: