Georgia Charities Navigate a New, Leaner Era After Sept. 11

In a survey conducted after the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, the Georgia Center for Nonprofits found that about 60 percent of charities with annual budgets between $100,000 and $1 million have seen donations decline about 20 percent. "One of the things I would suggest is that it's pretty obvious that the Sept. 11 funds are well-funded at this point and it may not be inappropriate to give to one of your local charities in honor of those people that we lost," said Stephen Woods, executive director of Project Open Hand/Atlanta, which prepares meals for AIDS patients and seniors. It has seen its average contribution cut in half since the attacks, and its $4 million budget is likely to be revised because of the shortfall. AID Atlanta Inc. has "cut everything" after seeing a 10- to 30-percent drop in income, said Executive Director Tony Braswell. "We've really focused on what do we have to do to keep the doors open," he said of the agency, which provides counseling and other services for people with HIV.

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