STAYING UPDATED ON BEHALF OF OUR COMMUNITY New York Senators Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand lead a virtual Town Hall in late April, outlining how they are representing the special needs of New York State nonprofits in Washington. Over 1700 nonprofits… Read the full story
Form 990 now due July 15 The Internal Revenue Service has now extended the deadline for tax-exempt organizations to file their federal Form 990 to July 15. Form 990s are usually required to file the Form 990 no later than four and a half months after their… Read the full story
CARES ACT EXPANDS ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM The Small Business Administration’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program (EIDL) is helping small businesses with loans up to $2 million to help recover from temporary loss of income due to COVID-19. Read more at nextSteps… Read the full story
Apply For Emergency Funds through The Actors Fund Pentacle supports and recognizes other organizations giving arts relief to artists during emergencies. Many need support that goes beyond the administrative help we provide. This week, we profile The Actors Fund, one of the industry’s best-known and trusted organizations. Read… Read the full story
Tips for Maintaining Good Financial Health as an artist Market downturns can be scary, but there are ways to ease those fears. In addition, there are concrete steps you can take as an artist to maintain good financial health. Julian Schubach, longtime friend of Pentacle, answered a few Frequently… Read the full story
Providing immediate and comprehensive financial arts relief In response to a prevalent need in the community for immediate and comprehensive financial relief for arts nonprofits and individual artists, Pentacle’s Financial Urgent Care will now offer pro bono financial assistance… Read the full story
LEARN MORE ABOUT HOW YOU CAN APPLY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE As numerous performing arts companies and individual artists have lost vital streams of income due to the Coronavirus pandemic, many of us now need to file for unemployment. As of March 27, 2020, unemployment benefits have been extended for some… Read the full story
APPLY NOW TO CARES ACT LOAN 4/23/20 UPDATE: Congress is working swiftly to pass additional funding to support the PPP. If you have already been denied funds, reach out to your lender to make sure they are keeping you in a “queue” for the next round of funding. The Payroll… Read the full story
Tax Deadline Extension helps with Arts Relief Pentacle knows many of our artists have intricate tax seasons due to multiple income sources and therefore file extensions. The IRS has extended the deadline to file and pay federal income taxes to July 15,… Read the full story
Financial Resources for Artists Impacted by COVID-19 Pentacle remains dedicated to continuing to provide a high level of support to artists during these extraordinary circumstances. Alongside many other key and respected organizations in the field, we have begun accumulating and curating a list of… Read the full story