MusiCares in Partnership with You Need A Budget

EMPOWER YOUR FINANCIAL HEALTH & WELLNESS

Eligible individuals can request a complimentary subscription to

You Need A Budget (YNAB.)

No doubt, financial stress strikes a chord for all music makers whether you’re in front or back of house. Yearly results from our Wellness in Music Survey highlight finances and income as ongoing stressors. Issues such as fluctuating income, the impact of financial stress on physical and mental health, and the changing landscape of the industry’s impact on sustainable income are commonplace for the music community.

Recognizing the importance of financial health, MusiCares is partnering with You Need a Budget (YNAB.) to provide an accessible tool for money management – a free financial app subscription. YNAB. guides spending decisions through a simple set of habits, and has taught millions of people to spend, save, and give without guilt or second-guessing. In addition to the app, there are free blogs, workshops and community groups that further support your goals to empower and sustain financial health.

Keep the money you make so you can keep making music.

Please complete this brief form to determine eligibility for access to this MusiCares offering. This includes prior Musicares' clients.

For more information about YNAB., visit

https://www.ynab.com/

Non-Discrimination:

MusiCares does not discriminate on the basis of race (nor traits historically associated with race), color, religion, creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, family care status, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. If an individual opts to disclose demographic information, MusiCares may use that information for the purpose of ensuring our programs are inclusive and representative in their reach.

Privacy & Confidentiality:

MusiCares maintains the privacy and confidentiality of all clients’ medical records and personal information in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations, including, but not limited to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (including the federal regulations implementing such law), as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, and as it may subsequently be amended. MusiCares will not use or disclose clients’ medical records to any other third party, except as expressly as required by law. MusiCares takes all reasonable measures to protect the clients’ medical records from theft, loss, unauthorized destruction and unauthorized access.

General Information

First Name

Last Name

Email Address

Cell Phone

Mailing Address

City

State

Zip

Gender

Date of Birth

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY

Individuals must document employment history in one of the following areas: a minimum of five years paid experience in the music industry (these five years do not need to be full time, consecutive, or recent) OR six commercially released credits (MusiCares defines “commercially released” as “any product that is released or sold through another business or can be self-released and self-distributed.”)

Describe your professional music industry experience

How many years of paid experience do you have in the music industry? Uploaded documents below must reflect this number

Upload proof of your music industry work. See below for examples of accepted documentation.

5 Years Paid Music Industry Experience

Commercially Released Credits

Resume/Discography AND (2) of the following:

Accepted forms of documentation include at least (2) of the following documenting 5 years*:

W-2’s

1099 forms

Signed Contracts with corresponding proof of payment (Canceled Checks, Bank Statements noting Deposits)

Paycheck Stubs

*Documentation of 5 years does not need to be consecutive.

Resume/Discography AND (1) of the following:

Accepted forms of documentation include a least (1) of the following*:

PROs statements that clearly note 6 commercially released recordings (such as ASCAP, BMI)

Distribution Statements (such as DistroKid, TuneCore)

Royalty Statements from paid streaming platforms (such as Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Amazon Music)

*All Statements must clearly note your full legal name.

Please describe why you want to use You Need a Budget and how you hope to benefit from this tool

Have you received prior Musicares assistance?

General Agreement / Release from Liability:

I, the undersigned, (if applicant/participant is 18 years of age or older) or parent/guardian of the above listed minor applicant/participant, acknowledge and fully understand that each applicant/participant will be referred by MusiCares to independent physicians and other health care providers who have agreed to provide services to the applicant/participant (and for which MusiCares may compensate the providers). I recognize and agree that any such services may present the risk of serious injury, including permanent disability or death, and severe social and economic losses, including reputational harm, which might result not only from the providers’ actions, inactions or negligence, but action, inaction or negligence of others, or of any equipment used and further, that there may be other unknown risks not reasonably foreseeable at this time. I recognize and agree also that the use or misuse of the product at issue could cause or contribute to, or be alleged to cause or contribute to, such harm, injury or disability or death as described in the foregoing sentences. I assume all the foregoing risk and I accept personal responsibility for the damages following such injury, permanent disability or death. I hereby release, discharge, covenant to indemnify and not to sue the MusiCares Foundation, its affiliated organizations and sponsors, personnel, officers, directors, agents, volunteers all of which are hereinafter referred to as “releasees”, from any and all liability to each of the undersigned, his/her heirs or next of kin for any and all against any claim by or on behalf of the applicant as a result of the use of the product at issue or applicant’s referral from MusiCares and/or being transported to or from the referral, which participation, after careful consideration I hereby authorize, and which transportation I hereby authorize. I also agree to save and hold harmless and indemnify each and all parties herein referred to above as releasees from all liability, loss, cost, claim or damage whatsoever, including death or damage to property, which may be imposed upon said releasees because of any defect in or lack of such capacity to so act or cause or alleged to be caused in whole or in part by the negligence of the release or related to the care of the independent provider to the applicant or the use of the product. I have read the above waiver/release and understand that I (We) have given up substantial rights by registering for and attending this appointment.

I agree

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PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

Upon completing this form, you will receive an email. Follow the directions to ensure the request is submitted.

MusiCares will contact you within 10 business days with additional information.

Please do not contact YNAB. - they cannot answer questions about this form or MusiCares' process.

Thank you for your interest and patience. You're on your way to better financial health!

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