Nonprofits Say December Is A Crucial Time For Donation

Nonprofits Say December Is A Crucial Time For Donation

Almost 80 percent reported that they have less than a year before they face financial distress.

MINNESOTA, USA — Despite Give to the Max Day breaking donation records, nonprofits tell us they still need help to keep up the demand for their services.

According to a recent survey by the Council of Nonprofits, 73 percent of Minnesota organizations reported they have grown programs and services to meet the demands of Minnesotans.

Almost 80 percent reported that they have less than a year before they face financial distress.

Open Arms is a nonprofit that delivers food to critically ill people. It said December is a crucial month for donations, because they will make decisions on their programs and services for the next year.

"Wages and the cost of ingredients have gone up 30% since the end of COVID or the end of the COVID years, and so that is really, really hard on all nonprofits," said CEO Leah Hébert Welles. "And then the second thing, government funds have dried up."

"It's almost kind of like the way that the tide works and a big body of water where there is still significant need, but that wave of resources from 2020 has backed up, and the need for nonprofits is still right there," said Jake Blumberg, the executive director of GiveMN, the organization in charge of Give to the Max Day.

Blumberg says 30% of donations for nonprofits happen in the last six weeks of the year.

"We have to make really hard decisions about what we can do next year, how many more people we can help, how many more staff we can hire," said Welles,

To consider donation or volunteering to Open Arms of Minnesota, click here.

To explore more nonprofits, visit GiveMN.org.

SOURCE: KARE 11