Musicians Benevolent Fund

The Musicians Benevolent Fund is the music business' own charity; the largest in the UK, funded entirely by donations and bequests from music lovers and musicians.

The MBF provides help and support to musicians and their dependants and those in related occupations when
illness, accident or old age bring stress or financial burdens. We are able to help those living and working in the UK and Eire and also British Nationals living abroad. We help those of any age in any area of the music business, and guarantee absolute confidentiality.

The MBF provides funding through a range of awards schemes to highly talented young musicians, usually in their final stages of study, and supplies advice on funding opportunities through its online funding wizard.

The MBF runs a residential home for elderly professional musicians and their dependents near Bromley in Kent, called Ivor Newton House.

The MBF funds many other organisations and projects within the music industry, including those offering performance opportunities and training for young musicians, and those researching into health concerns for musicians.