Some nonprofits fatten up on thinning government. (NPT Top 100).Although Uncle Sam went on a funding fast, NPT NPT National Pipe Taper (pipe thread specification) NPT Non-Proliferation Treaty NPT Nonprofit Times NPT Newport (Rhode Island) NPT Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty NPT Neath Port Talbot 100 organizations relied a bit more on Big Brother as shelter from the economic storm. Government support clawed upward nearly 12 percent to $9.2 billion. The Museum of Modern Art's (MoMA) government support increased nearly $40 million, despite a $29.3 million decrease in total revenue. The New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. museum, which moved to Queens while its Manhattan digs are renovated, is in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of an $800 million capital campaign. MoMA has raised $550 million through FY 2002, said James Gara, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . The bump in government support is a result of onetime grants from the city and state of NewYork for the construction project "based on economic benefit to the city, growth in tourism, etc.," Gara said. A $5 million New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of state grant went toward the Long Island City, Queens Long Island City (often abbreviated L.I.C.) is the western-most neighborhood of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is bounded on the north and west by the East River; on the east by Hazen Street, 49th Street facility and roughly $35 million from New York City went toward the building project, Gara said. Salvation Army (SA) received an additional $32.1 million in government support. Government support accounted for $314.2 million of SA's $1.9 billion total revenue. In a time of shrinking budgets, SA remains a go-to organization for government money, said Don McDougald, national treasurer and secretary for business administration at SA's, national headquarters in Alexandria, Va. "I think in these days when funds are tightening up, a lot of government organizations are still looking at the Army as being one of the best places to invest their money" to help the public, McDougald said. Part of SA's booked government support comes from one of the organization's major services - some 50 HUD-supported senior citizen residences, McDougald said. Another SA government-supported activity is transitional housing and long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. centers for HIV/AIDS-impacted families. SA's government support is reducing in some areas where local laws restrict money due to discrimination issues. "In some communities it appears to be a trend," McDougald said. Oklahoma City-based Feed the Children (FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ), found nourishment from a heartier helping of government support - nearly 900 percent. The $7.1 million increase raised government support to $7.9 million for the organization, which had $457.6 million total revenue. A $6.7 million grant from the USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. for a soybean soybean, soya bean, or soy pea, leguminous plant (Glycine max, G. soja, or Soja max) of the family Leguminosae (pulse family), native to tropical and warm temperate regions of Asia, where it has been program in Russia accounted for most of the increase, said Tim Hackler, FTC's assistant to president Larry Jones. "The soy beans were distributed to individuals in Russia who used soy cow machines to produce soy milk," Hackler said. The one-year jump in government support was an exception. "It's over, and we've not applied for any other major grants," Hackler said. Some organizations experienced a drop in government support. One of them, CARE USA, experienced a decrease of $23.1 million. The $287.1 million from the government accounts for more than half of its 2001 total revenue, which faded $24.9 million. David Sexton, controller of Atlanta-based CARE USA, said the crux of the change is a food program that finished in FY 2000. That was a "high bubble" because the program was wrapping up, he said. A food commodity program in India in FY 2000 was $77 million. An program in 2001 dropped to approximately $58 million, he said. CARE's cash activity with the federal government went up by about $19 million, Sexton said. Concerns that possible government budget cuts may hurt organizations' support are a reminder to diversify revenue streams. MoMA has 12 different revenue lines, such as admissions, investment returns, membership, annual giving, retail and food services food services Hospital services A 24/7 department in a hospital that provides for the nutritional needs of inpatients–eg, those needing special diets, preparing meals and transporting them to the floor and, through the cafeteria, the hospital staff and , Gara said. "We weather storms," Gara said. "When a revenue source is not doing well, others are." No one source of revenue counts for more than 20 percent, Gara said. "We're pretty diversified." At least one organization that reached into Uncle Sam's wallet won't be asking for more. Government grants usually aren't a major part of Feed the Children's mission, Hackler said. The organization plans to go "back to where we've been all these years, which is to rely very little on government grants," Hackler said. |
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