LOS ANGELES — The Free Speech Coalition (FSC) has issued its latest update regarding disbursements from its Emergency Fund. They have raised $146,000 and received 489 applicants; of that amount, $120,000 is being processed to the first 400 applicants.
The full text of tonight's update follows:
The FSC Emergency Fund helps talent and crew who can’t work during the COVID-19 production hold.
To date, we have contacted 400 people, each eligible to receive a $300 check from the FSC Emergency Fund. Most have responded to confirm their payment information and received their checks. However, some have not yet responded.
By May 22, we will have contacted all remaining eligible applicants to confirm their payment information. If you have applied and you meet the eligibility criteria, please be patient. If you confirm your payment information, you will receive a check. If you do not meet the eligibility criteria, we will email you individually to let you know.
Either way, if you have applied to the fund, please add emergencyfund@freespeechcoalition.com and info@freespeechcoalition.com to your email contacts to better ensure that our emails will go to your inbox not your spam folder.
On June 1, we will return any unclaimed funds back to the Emergency Fund for distribution in the next round.
Fundraising has slowed considerably. At the current rate, we won’t be able to reopen the application until the end of the summer. Please continue to help us raise more money so that we can reopen the application sooner and help more people.
If you have any questions, please email emergencyfund@freespeechcoalition.com.
Donate to the FSC Emergency Fund here.
