- 63 percent said demand increased
- 29 percent said demand stayed about the same
- 6 percent said demand decreased
- 2 percent weren’t sure
Of the respondents, 28 percent said that demand increased greatly and 35 percent said it increased modestly, while 1 percent said it decreased greatly and 5 percent said it decreased modestly.
For those that award grants, did the total amount of money your organization awarded increase, decrease or stay about the same?
- 40 percent said it stayed about the same
- 31 percent said it decreased
- 28 percent said it increased
- 2 percent were unsure
Of the respondents that award grants, 8 percent greatly increased the amount of money awarded; 20 percent increased modestly the amount of grant money; 10 percent decreased the amount greatly; and 20 percent decreased it modestly.
Did the economy cause you to change your grantmaking practices?
- 62 percent — No, we made no major changes
- 12 percent — Yes, we cut back on the types of programs we funded
- 11 percent — Other
- 8 percent — Yes, we reduced the amount of payouts we had committed to
- 6 percent — Yes, we increased our grantmaking specifically to help grantees cope with the economy
- 4 percent — Yes, we only accepted applications from organizations that we have funded before
- 4 percent — Yes, we stopped accepting grant applications
- 1 percent — Yes, we did not make payouts we had committed to
- 2 percent — Unsure
Did the number of funding applications/grant requests increase, decrease or stay about the same?
- 44 percent said the number stayed about the same
- 41 percent said the number increased
- 9 percent said the number decreased
- 6 percent were unsure
Of the responders, 12 percent said the number increased greatly, and 29 percent said it increased modestly; 2 percent said it decreased greatly, and 7 percent said it decreased modestly.
How does your 2010 annual budget compare to 2009?
- 41 percent said their budgets increased — 7 percent said budget increased greatly, 34 percent said it increased modestly
- 29 percent said it decreased — 9 percent said it decreased greatly, 20 percent said it decreased modestly
- 28 percent said it stayed about the same
- 1 percent were unsure
What measures have you used to reduce your budget?
- 58 percent — Reduce activities/services
- 50 percent — Salary freeze
- 38 percent — Layoffs
- 30 percent — Hiring freeze
- 23 percent — Reduction in employee benefits
- 21 percent — Salary reduction
- 18 percent — Other
- 16 percent — Reduce operating hours
- 12 percent — Restructure organizations or merger
Has your total numbers of volunteers increased, decreased or stayed about the same?
- 48 percent said the number of volunteers stayed about the same
- 32 percent said it increased — 6 percent said it increased greatly, 26 percent said it increased modestly
- 10 percent don’t have volunteers
- 9 percent said the number of volunteers decreased — 2 percent said it decreased greatly, 7 percent said it decreased modestly
- 1 percent were unsure
Did you use volunteers in positions that were formerly paid positions?
- 71 percent said no
- 17 percent said yes
- 10 percent are run entirely by volunteers
- 1 percent were unsure
Did your organization receive any state or federal grants or contracts?
- 60 percent said no
- 38 percent said yes
- 1 percent were unsure
Is your organization in imminent danger of folding due to financial reasons?
- 88 percent said no
- 8 percent said yes
- 4 percent were unsure
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