FIND ORGANIZATIONS
Backline connects individuals to a vetted network of U.S.-based partner organizations offering services such as healthcare access, financial assistance, treatment options, career support, and more for music industry professionals. Explore these organizations below.
Many of these programs are available at no cost, and a Case Manager can help you explore options and find the right fit for your needs.
Services
Location
Health Alliance for Austin Musicians (HAAM)
Texas
Healthcare
HAAM (Health Alliance for Austin Musicians) provides affordable healthcare access, wellness programs, and specialty care support to working musicians, DJs, and music teachers in Central Texas. They help clients navigate health insurance options, connect to primary care and specialty providers, and offer in-house programs that include dental, vision, hearing, fitness, and mind/body services. HAAM also assists with basic needs like food, prescriptions, and medical transportation, ensuring musicians can access holistic care and maintain wellness.
Musician Treatment Foundation
Nationwide
Healthcare
The Musician Treatment Foundation (MTF) assists in providing surgical and nonsurgical care for the shoulder, elbow, and hand injuries of uninsured and underinsured professional musicians so they can maintain their livelihoods and keep the music playing for us all.
Behind The Scenes Foundation
Nationwide
Financial Support, Emergency Aid, Mental Health Resources
Behind the Scenes Foundation provides financial and mental health support to entertainment technology professionals, including lighting designers, sound technicians, and anyone working behind the scenes, or their immediate dependent family, who are seriously ill or injured. Their grants include basic needs, counseling, and natural disasters.
Sight & Sound Vision Care
Nationwide
Healthcare
Sight & Sound Vision Care is a nonprofit that provides free vision care services to people working in the music industry, primarily through mobile clinics at festivals, conferences, and industry events.
NeedyMeds
Nationwide
Healthcare
NeedyMeds is a national non-profit organization that helps people who cannot afford their medications and healthcare costs. It acts as a free database connecting people with pharmaceutical Patient Assistance Programs, free clinics, and financial aid.
Atlanta Musicians Emergency Relief Fund
Georgia
Financial Support, Emergency Aid
AMERF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing emergency financial assistance and resources to professional musicians in the Atlanta music community who are facing crises or emergencies that exceed their means.
Gulf Coast Musicians Medical Fund
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi
Financial Support, Emergency Aid, Healthcare
The Gulf Coast Musicians Medical Fund provides medical cost assistance and supportive care to working musicians and songwriters along the Gulf Coast. They help cover initial office visit costs, first‑time prescription expenses, and connect individuals with medical and counseling resources.
Red Dirt Relief Fund
Oklahoma
Financial Support, Emergency Aid
The Red Dirt Relief Fund is an Oklahoma‑based emergency assistance organization that provides individual grants to music industry workers facing unavoidable crises that interfere with their ability to make music. Grants help cover immediate living expenses, medical bills, and mental health care to stabilize clients during periods of hardship.
Entertainment Community Fund
Nationwide, California, Illinois, New York
Career Support, Disability Resources, Financial Support, Emergency Aid, Housing Support, Legal Resources, Substance Use Resources
The Entertainment Community Fund provides comprehensive support for entertainment industry professionals, including those working in music. Services include one-on-one counseling, social support groups, seminars and workshops, emergency financial assistance, financial wellness support, addiction and recovery resources, healthcare resources and guidance, legal resources, support for older industry professionals, and career guidance for new professionals.

