SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE RECOVERY FUND
Grant application - *Round 2 Opening Soon*
Application statistics - Round 1
Number of applications submitted: 84
Number of applications approved ("Eligible Venues"): 70
Grant applicants had until 5:00 p.m. PDT on Friday, July 30 to provide required documentation in order to be determined “Eligible Venues” and receive a grant
Date and time of statistics: July 30, 9:30 p.m. PDT
List of grantees (Eligible Venues)
Amados
American Conservatory Theatre
August Hall
Aunt Charlies Lounge
Barbarossa Lounge
Beauty Bar
Beaux
Biscuits and Blues
Black Cat
Boom Boom Room
Bottom of the Hill
Boxcar Theatre
Cafe du Nord
Cat Club
Chapel SF, The
Cigar Bar and Restaurant
Club Deluxe
Club Malibu
DNA Lounge
El Rio
Endup, The
F8
Grand Nightclub
Gray Area Foundation For The Arts
Great American Music Hall
Great Northern, The
Halcyon
Harlot
Harris' Restaurant
Holy Cow
Hotel Utah Saloon
Hue
Independent, The
Jolene's
Knockout, The
Lab SF, The
Lone Star Saloon
Lookout
Lucky Horseshoe Bar
Luxx
Madrone Art Bar
Make Out Room
Marrakech Moroccan Restaurant
Midway, The
Mint, The
Monarch
Mr. Tipple's Recording Studio
Neck of the Woods
Oasis
Origin
Pachamama
Pandora Karaoke
Phonobar
PianoFight
Plough and Stars, The
Pop's Clubhouse
Public Works, The
Rickshaw Stop
Riptide, The
Roccapulco
Saloon, The
SF Eagle
SFJAZZ
Skylark
Space 550
Temple SF Nightclub
Ten 15 (AKA 1015 Folsom)
Thee Parkside
Underground SF
Valencia Room, The
About the fund
Established in March 2021, the SF Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund (“Venue Fund”) provides financial support to San Francisco-based live music and entertainment venues in order to prevent their permanent closure due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. The fund is administered by the SF Office of Small Business.
Venue Fund rules
The Office of Small Business has adopted Venue Fund Rules regarding the Venue Fund based on Administrative Code Section 10.100-308.
Grant information
Grants for Round 1 in 2021 were for $35,720 to help local music and entertainment venues stay in business. Additional grants for Round 2 will be distributed in early 2022.
Grant requirements include but are not limited to:
- Your business must have had a Place of Entertainment (POE) permit on February 25, 2020. You also must maintain that POE permit.
- The principal function of your business must be offering live entertainment, meaning that you have performance and audience spaces, sound system, and lighting system.
- You must show that your business hosts live entertainment regularly. Before February 25, 2020, your business must have provided live entertainment 16 or more days a month on average, or every day you were open to the public.
You can use the grants to pay for rent, mortgage, payroll, unsecured property taxes, insurance or utility costs.
Supplier set-up
If you applied for a Venue Fund grant, you must set up your business as a "Supplier" with the City and County of San Francisco, which will be necessary for payment of grants. Click here for guidelines regarding the Supplier set-up process.
Step 5 in the Supplier set-up process is NOT REQUIRED. Grantees for Venue Fund grants will not be required to demonstrate compliance with the Equal Benefits Ordinance.
There is no cost to get set up as a Supplier.
Support San Francisco's music and entertainment venues
Make a tax-deductible contribution
The City and County of San Francisco is accepting tax-deductible monetary contributions for the City's COVID-19 outbreak response efforts. Donations to the Venue Fund provide direct financial support to San Francisco-based live music and entertainment venues in order to prevent their permanent closure due to the pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Presently, you can donate online through Give2SF, by check, or by having funds electronically transferred to the City and County of San Francisco.
1) To make a donation online, go to Give2SF at https://sfgov.org/sfc/give2sf, click on Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund, click Donate Now, check "Yes" under Music & Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund, and answer all the questions.
2) If paying by check, make payments to "CCSF-OSB.” Please include “Venue Fund” in the memo line. Checks can be mailed to:
Music and Entertainment Venue Fund
Office of Small Business
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall Room 140
San Francisco, CA 94102
3) To have funds electronically transferred to the City and County of San Francisco’s bank account through ACH, email sbc@sfgov.org for instructions.
Why donate?
Do you love concerts, performances, and cultural events? Are you a fan of live music and entertainment? San Francisco’s music and entertainment venues need your help during this challenging time. Your tax-deductible donation will help provide grants and support for nightlife businesses during and after the pandemic.
Launched in March 2021 by the City and County of San Francisco, the San Francisco Music and Entertainment Venue Recovery Fund will provide grants directly to San Francisco’s shuttered music and entertainment venues to:
- prevent their permanent closure due to the devastating financial losses of the pandemic
- support their reopening or relocation within San Francisco
- put them on a path to present live music and entertainment again in the future
Donations of any amount can be made. Donations over $100 will be acknowledged on the City of San Francisco website.
Disclaimer
All donations are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. The City and County of San Francisco’s Tax ID number is 94-6000417.
The City and County of San Francisco (City) is unable to accept anonymous donations. The City is committed to financial transparency and is subject to open government laws, including the City's Sunshine Ordinance (Administrative Code, Chapter 67). Public reporting includes each donor’s name, the value of the donation, and notes on financial interest(s) a donor may have involving the City. Such financial interests include any contract, grant, lease, or request for license, permit, or other entitlement for use with or pending before the City.
Following your donation, you will be sent a brief survey to ensure the City can provide accurate and complete donor reporting.
Contact
If you have any questions please email sbc@sfgov.org or call (415) 554-6680.
Music and Entertainment Venue Fund
Office of Small Business
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall Room 140
San Francisco, CA 94102