Staff and Budget Cuts at Nonprofit Organizations: a Sampling

December 10, 2009 | Read Time: 1 minute

American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (Memphis)

The fund-raising arm of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital has eliminated 70 jobs, approximately 6 percent of its 1,175 employees.

American Red Cross, Connecticut Blood Services Region (Farmington)

The Connecticut blood-services branch of the organization has laid off 22 of its 400 employees.

Devon Theater (Philadelphia)

The theater has canceled the remainder of its inaugural season.

Family Support Systems Unlimited (New York)

The Bronx social-services organization has laid off 92 employees and is closing its foster-care program.

Healthwise (Boise, Idaho)

The consumer-health database and publishing organization plans to lay off 15 of its 222 employees, but has created three new positions.

Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations (Baltimore)

The organization has laid off six of its 27 staff members. In February the group imposed furloughs and reduced employee benefits.

Metrolina AIDS Project (Charlotte, N.C.)

The organization is closing.

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis

The opera company has frozen the salaries of its employees and suspended contributions to its retirement plan.

Ray of Hope (Cumberland, Md.)

The human-services organization has implemented 5-percent salary reductions for all 110 employees, and is leaving unfilled one vacant post.

— Compiled by Maria Di Mento

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