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==The Met Orchestra Musicians==
In 2015, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Committee formed a separate 501(c)3 organization which does business as 'Met Orchestra Musicians'.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-5671164 |title=Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Committee |website=GuideStar by Candid |access-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=February 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210202005601/https://www.guidestar.org/profile/46-5671164 |url-status=live }}</ref> When the Metropolitan Opera furloughed its orchestra on April 1, 2020,<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/arts/music/met-opera-orchestra-jobs.html | title=Opera Has Vanished. So Have Their Dream Jobs at the Met | work=The New York Times | author=Josh Barone | date=March 16, 2018 | access-date=June 19, 2020 | archive-date=June 20, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200620035242/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/19/arts/music/met-opera-orchestra-jobs.html | url-status=live }}</ref> the orchestra used this organization to fundraise with a goal to give out needs-based grants to its members, associates, music librarians and assistant conductors affiliated with the Metropolitan Opera.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metorchestramusicians.org/grants/ |title=MET Orchestra Musicians, Inc. Phase 1 Emergency Grant |website=MET Orchestra Musicians |access-date=November 6, 2020 |archive-date=November 7, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107094148/https://www.metorchestramusicians.org/grants/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As of October 19, 2020, 30% of the orchestra has been forced to move out of New York City due to not being able to afford living costs.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.classicfm.com/artists/new-york-met/one-third-unsalaried-orchestra-musicians-quit-city-coronavirus/ | title=Met Opera's musicians haven't been paid since April. Now, a third have left New York. | work=Classic FM | author=Josh Barone | date=October 19, 2020 | access-date=November 6, 2020 | archive-date=November 1, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201101075509/https://www.classicfm.com/artists/new-york-met/one-third-unsalaried-orchestra-musicians-quit-city-coronavirus/ | url-status=live }}</ref>