Based on feedback provided by affected organizations to an informal request from the Center for Non-Profits, the current and potential consequences could be devastating if the funds are not released soon.
Ann Gingerich, executive director at the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, says 135 state nonprofits had to borrow nearly $200 million to continue operating last year.
According to the study prepared by Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, along with Greater Pittsburgh Nonprofit Partnership and United Way of Pennsylvania, more than 17,000 Pennsylvanians served by 22...
More organizations are at the end of their rope with the budget stalemate, having drawn down credit lines and reserves, tapped donors, cut hours or even shut down for a time to stretch out their operations, said Anne Gingerich, executive director...
Anne Gingerich, executive director of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations, said passing a stopgap budget at this time is no longer acceptable.
“Nonprofits are laying off or furloughing staff, reducing hours of service, creating waiting lists and reducing staff benefits -- many are spending down their reserves, drawing on lines of credit and seeking bridge loans,” said Anne Gingerich,...
The impasse hit human services organizations with tight budgets the hardest, said Tish Mogan of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations.