July 1, 2010 | Read Time: 1 minute
The Foundation for New Jersey Public Broadcasting is bracing for rough times ahead. The New Jersey Network, which operates five television channels and a radio station, just lost more than half of its state appropriation for the fiscal year that begins today.
This year, the network will receive $1.9-million from state coffers, down from $3.9-million last year. That means that the foundation, the network’s fund-raising arm with a staff of 20, will have to work harder to raise money from private sources. The foundation raised about $10-million toward the network’s $25.4-million budget last year.
The task could become even harder. The state’s governor, Chris Christie, has appointed a committee to consider whether to end all state support for the network.
The New Jersey foundation’s woes are playing out all across the country, as charities that depend on government funds confront record state-budget shortfalls. Is your organization facing cutbacks in government funds and, if so, what is it doing to cope?
