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From: Philanthropy Today
Subject: Nonprofits Brace for Federal Government Shutdown
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Seeking to save an industry in crisis, the Professional Non-Profit Theater Coalition is lobbying Congress to create a five-year $500 million grant program. Two to three nonprofit theaters are closing each month, by one estimate, as inflation, sparse post-pandemic attendance, and dwindling donations cut into their budgets. The coalition is making its case to legislators that these troupes are important economic engines, contributing billions to the U.S. economy and employing tens of thousands of people, and need help getting back on their feet. (Los Angeles Times)
The Open Society Foundations is planning a revamp that will cut its staff by at least 40 percent, under the new leadership of founder George Soros’s son Alex. Foundation officials have not divulged what programs they will target, but they say they want the global philanthropy, which in 2021 employed nearly 1,700 people, to be more “nimble” in order to address “urgent and emerging challenges” such as attacks on democracy and human rights. Alongside the cuts, the organization will freeze new donations for five months beginning in October, although officials say the charity will honor existing commitments. (Bloomberg)
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