September 19, 2010
United Ways Suffer 5% Drop in Giving for Second Year in a Row
United Way of Greater Kansas City
Volunteers at a celebration show the total amount raised in the 2009 campaign by the United Way in Kansas City, Mo.
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United Way of Greater Kansas City
Volunteers at a celebration show the total amount raised in the 2009 campaign by the United Way in Kansas City, Mo.
Nationwide, local United Ways collected $3.84-billion last year, a decline of nearly 5 percent from the more than $4-billion the charity received in 2008. It was the second year in a row that United Ways reported a 5-percent loss.
The 10-percent drop over the past two years is the largest decline United Ways have witnessed since 1945, according to the charity’s national headquarters. The drop is causing trouble for many local charities that were counting on United Way for aid.
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