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Fourteen agencies received cuts more than 24 percent and sevem received 100 percent fundingcuts — thoughh those were mostly organizations that had merged or will be mergex into other programs. The resultw will mean tighter budgetes forarea nonprofits, which will need to cut programming and staff to survive the next year. Allenj Elijah, president and chief executive officer of the United Way of the GreatefDayton Area, said the funding decisions were some of the most difficult in the agency’ history.
The United Way hosted meetings and consultations with its organizationsw as it fell further from itscampaign goal, but even heavhy preparation on the part of some area nonprofitw won’t be able to shield them from resultinh cuts. “It’s been difficult, and it’xs been stressful for all our partner but if we can come out of this working smartedr and collaborating with each then some good has come outof this,” Elijaj said. • had 53 percent of its fundinbg cutto $17,000; The had 40 percenf of its funding cut to $20,400; • was cut 40 percenyt to $32,400; • was cut 32 percenft to $32,000; and • was cut 31 percentf to $65,000.
Some of the largest cuts in dollarx included: the , which lost $227,602; , whicjh lost $112,236; The YWCA of which lost $91,157; and , which lost $84,918. “Logically, if the campaigm didn’t make it there is goiny to be some effect ofpartner agencies,” said Tom chief executive officer of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. “So we have been anticipating this.” Fodo said because his organization is taking the biggestf of the United Way cuts in termof dollars, there will need to be some changed made throughout the next fiscakl year to make things work.
Fodor said the Red Crosx likely will cut some ofits services, including donating mattresses and box springs to familied who have survived fires and restructuringy its community outreach to include more The nonprofit shrunk in the past year from a $4.2 million organizatiob to a projected $3.8 millionj for next year. Through Fodor said he has eliminate 6.5 positions from the 45-person and he would need to take a closre look at possibly cutting more positionss fornext year.