IN THE NEWS: Nonprofits in Tucson bemoan millions in expected federal funding cuts

Nonprofits in Tucson bemoan millions in expected federal funding cuts

by Arizona Daily Star

Nonprofits from across Southern Arizona are calling on lawmakers to prioritize programs that support their communities amid funding cuts proposed in the Big, Beautiful Bill.

Eight nonprofits gathered at the Community Foundation for Southern Arizona on Wednesday to discuss cuts that are proposed in the federal bill and how they would affect their organizations.

“The nonprofit sector in Arizona employs one in every 14 people and is the sixth-largest industry in the state,” said Jenny Flynn, the foundation’s CEO. “Arizona’s nonprofit sector generated $58.2 billion of income in 2022.”

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