A new survey of Utah charities found that dwindling donations and booming demand for services are pushing many organizations to the brink of collapse, The Salt Lake Tribune writes.

Nearly half of the groups surveyed have lost a major source of funds recently, and 42 percent started 2011 with less than three months in operating capital on hand, the Community Foundation of Utah said in presenting the report to lawmakers Thursday.

The foundation is seeking new tax incentives to spur giving, but Rep. David Clark, co-chairman of the legislator’s Social Services Appropriation subcommittee, said that with the state making across-the-board budget cuts “the timing is wrong” to introduce new tax breaks.

In Hawaii, more than 40 charities are set to lose public funds as state officials released the details of $46.3-million in budget cuts for social services, Honolulu’s KHON-TV reports.

Dozens of state Department of Human Services contracts will not be renewed after they run out April 1 as Hawaii grapples with an $844-million two-year budget deficit.

Hawaii legislators will consider a bill next week that would allocate the approximately $40-million in the state’s Rainy Day Fund to restore social-service spending.