asafevboriegum.blogspot.com
million to 119 Arizonaq nonprofits. This is the most successful season in the Phoenizx SunsCharities 20-year history of fundingy community projects for childrej and families, said Tom executive director of Phoenix Suns Charities. Most awardws are small, he said, but the big $100,0090 Playmaker Award went to , which provides free services to cancer survivorxs andtheir families. Paula executive director of The Wellness Community, said all fundinfg for the Phoenix nonprofit comess from individuals, corporations and This year it raised $1.7 million, compared with $783,000 last year.
“Our givingy has been really quite consistent,” she Nationally, however, contributions are down Total giving in 2008was $308 billion, down 2 percent from a recordf $314 billion in according to Giving USA which has conducted a giving survey since 1956. Two-thirds of public charitiee receiving donations saw decreasesin 2008, according to the “With the United States mirede in a recession throughout 2008, there was no doubtr in anyone’s mind that charitable giving woulds be down,” said Del chair of Glenview, Ill.-based Giving USA Foundation.
“However, what we find remarkable is that individuals, corporations and foundations still providecd morethan $307 billion to causes they support, despit e the economic conditions.” This Phoenix Suns Charities raises about $1.7 million from its various fundraising including $1.3 million from the Suns and Star s Gala — about the same amount as last Supporters gave about $26,000 in honor of Dave president of Phoenix Suns Charities who died hiking in For more: www.nba.com/suns/community.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment