Year-End Giving Update: Mixed Results at Charities Prompt Growing Money Worries
Monday, December 22, 2008
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Like many social-service charities, the Salvation Army in Syracuse, N.Y., has seen contributions rise this year, as donors open their wallets to help growing numbers of poor families weather the recession. By last week, the charity had raised nearly $860,000, 20 percent more than it collected by mid-December of the same period in 2007.
But expanded donations have not brought much holiday cheer to Salvation Army leaders, who say they are fearful about what the New Year will bring.
The charity has seen demand for food from its pantry double this year, and it is housing 50 percent more people than its shelters were built to accommodate. To top it off, the charity, which relies on government grants and contracts for 70 percent of its operating budget, has just learned that the state, facing a $15-billion shortfall, will cut support for many programs, starting in April.
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