State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds: Nonprofit Projects through June 30, 2024
Based on the data submitted by state, local, and territorial governments, as of June 30, 2024, an estimated $46.0 billion in SLFRF resources remain available.
Whether we call it sunsetting, winding down, retiring, or pulling the plug, let’s have an honest conversation about knowing when the time is right for an organization to take its final bow.
In this article, we lift up Habitat for Humanity of Ohio and the $25 million investment secured from the state of Ohio as an advocacy and development success story.
The ongoing nonprofit workforce shortage crisis is a clear indication that labor market economics are not working for the benefit of people served by charitable organizations throughout the country. Data show that charitable nonprofits often cannot afford to pay wages and benefits that are commensurate with similar jobs in the for-profit and government sectors.
Gwinnett County, Georgia, received $181.9 million in SLFRF resources in 2021 and the County’s Grants Management Division has been providing “grants management services to departments and elected offices.” They have been conscientious in asking how do we determine which nonprofits to fund and what is the support they need? One answer was to utilize the county’s ongoing planning as a resource for guiding SLFRF spending.
There are many barriers to volunteering, such as costs, that nonprofits cannot address alone. Federal tax policy actually discourages volunteerism in significant ways that must be redressed to reverse the trends in volunteering.
