Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: A Lifeline for the Music Community

OUR MISSION

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund is dedicated to providing financial assistance to career musicians and music industry workers struggling to make ends meet while facing physical or mental health challenges, disabilities, or age-related difficulties.

WHO WE HELP

Sweet Relief supports all types of career musicians and industry professionals. Our grant recipients include recording artists, club and session musicians, composers, songwriters, road crew, agents, managers, and others vital to the music ecosystem. From coast to coast, we’ve helped individuals dealing with a wide range of conditions. Financial grants are directly paid to medical providers, hospitals, and other third-party entities to ensure funds go where they are needed most.

HOW WE HELP

Our grants are designated for critical medical and living expenses, such as:

• Insurance premiums
• Prescription medications
• Medical treatments and surgeries
• Housing costs
• Food and utilities
• Other basic necessities

OUR HISTORY

Sweet Relief Musicians Fund was founded in 1994 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity by singer-songwriter Victoria Williams. While on a career-defining tour with Neil Young, Victoria began experiencing severe, unexplained symptoms, eventually leading to a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis.

Faced with mounting medical expenses, her friends came together to produce an album of her songs, Sweet Relief, which helped alleviate her debt. Recognizing that many musicians faced similar challenges, Victoria used proceeds from the album to establish Sweet Relief Musicians Fund—a resource for music industry professionals in need of emergency financial assistance.

For over two decades, Sweet Relief has been a trusted ally to those in the music community, ensuring that the individuals who bring us music are supported during their most vulnerable times.

Join us in our mission to sustain the heartbeat of the music industry—because those who create the soundtrack of our lives deserve a safety net when life gets tough.