Statewide Nonprofit Budget Survey - Lackawanna
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PA Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
United Way of PennsylvaniaScranton, PA
March 16,2011
Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
1. The recession has caused new families to turn to community-based groups for help.
Four out of five respondents (82 %) report that conditions related to the economy have increased demand for services.
• 51 % increase in "first-time" households seeking services• 52 % increase in unemployed clients • 26 % increase in uninsured clients
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Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
Social Conditions in PA• Number of people on food stamps rose nearly
150,000 in 2010 (about a 9 percent increase). Total food stamp participation is over 1.4 million.
• Unemployment has risen significantly from 5.7% in 2008 to a high of over 9% last year.
• Significant numbers of PA Seniors struggling with utility payments.
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Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
Social Conditions in PA• Over 40,000 Pennsylvanians added to the
ranks of the uninsured with the loss of the adult Basic program.
• The program’s waiting list stood at nearly 500,000 and had grown by nearly 125,000 citizens within the last year.
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Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
2009 Budget Impasse
• 64 % of agencies relied on reserves • 28 % utilized lines of credit • 8 % had no reserves
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Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
2. State budget cuts have made it harder for nonprofits to fulfill their mission.
Over a third of responding organizations (34 %) reported turning away individuals needing services; while 18 % revoked services from individuals due to lack of funding.
• 37 % eliminated programs • 45 % reduced hours • 41 % expanded waiting lists
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Statewide Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey
3. Nonprofits already faced significant cuts in state funding.
• Over two-thirds of over 1,000 respondents (70 %) have had their budgets cut in 2009 and 2010.
• A third of respondents (33 %) experienced state funding cuts in excess of $50,000 over the last two years.
• Another 30 % reported reductions from $5,000 to $50,000.
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4. State funding is very important to many community-based nonprofits.
State funding totaled more than 50 % of overall organization budget for just over a quarter of responding nonprofits (27 %).
The majority of respondents (55 %) said that state funds represent a portion— 30 % or less— of their overall budgets.
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5. Like many Pennsylvania families, nonprofits have tightened their belts.
Almost two-thirds of nonprofits (64 %) report laying off staff as a result of funding cuts.
• 53 % accessed reserves • 39 % activated lines of credit• 26 % have no source of emergency funding
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6. Private funding sources for nonprofits have not made up for the loss of state support.
Non-governmental sources of funds have remained flat or decreased since 2008 for most nonprofit organizations (77 %).
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• 95 % of respondents from Lackawanna County have had their budgets cut in 2009 and 2010.
• 15% experienced state funding cuts in excess of $50,000 over the last two years.
• Another 43% reported reductions from $5,000 to $50,000.
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Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey: Lackawanna County
24% of responding Lackawanna County organizations reported turning away individuals needing services; while 19 % revoked services from individuals due to lack of funding.
• 10 % eliminated programs • 24 % reduced hours • 24 % expanded waiting lists
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Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey: Lackawanna County
19 % of Lackawanna County respondents report laying off staff as a result of funding cuts.
• 24 % accessed reserves • 33 % activated lines of credit• 14 % have no source of emergency funding
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Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey: Lackawanna County
95% of respondents report that conditions related to the economy have increased demand for services in Lackawanna County.
• 57 % increase in "first-time" households seeking services• 48 % increase in unemployed clients • 29 % increase in uninsured clients
Non-governmental sources of funds have remained flat or decreased since 2008 for most organizations (62 %).
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Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey: Lackawanna County
• We have cut back on services provided but not on hours.
• Had a hiring freeze for vacant positions.• Cutback on programs for senior adults• More people going unserved, agency unable
to cover the costs of program deficits in the long-term.
• Waiting lists would grow and people would go unserved.
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Nonprofit Budget/Recession Survey: Lackawanna County