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Financial urgent care helps artists during a time of need Pentacle’s pro bono service, Financial Urgent Care, has been helping artists navigate the impacts of COVID-19 since early April. The program works with artistic entities of all sizes to create a customized plan outlining what… 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

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

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

Black History Month Artist Spotlight: Renegade Performance Group Pentacle celebrates our artists this Black History Month with an interview with Renegade Performance Group! André Zachery (Artistic Director, Renegade Performance Group) is currently an Administrative Support Program artist and was previously part of our ART research project. Read the full story

SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 6:30-8PM New York City Center Studio 4, 130 West 56th Street Part of the Dance Managers Collective 6:35-6:55 CONTINUUM Contemporary/Ballet 6:55-7:05 Thomas/Ortiz Dance 7:05-7:15 BodyStories:… Read the full story

Dear Pentacle friends and family, I am excited to share that beginning in July, our longtime staff member, Clarissa Soto Josephs, transitioned from Pentacle’s Director of Programming to Associate Director! This marks an exciting turning point in our 43-year history. As always, Pentacle’s growth has been organic and so it… Read the full story

Dear Pentacle friends & family, On behalf of our staff and board, I am excited to send you Pentacle’s first quarterly newsletter! In response to your most frequently asked questions, we have put these newsletters together to share program highlights, friendly reminders, advice, announcements and more! To kick off our… Read the full story