US Non-Profits Slash Jobs as Government and Donor Funding Dries Up
Charities become concerned for their future as thousands of positions are cut
Read the full Financial Times article featuring United Way Worldwide's Angela. F. Williams.
US non-profit organisations have eliminated tens of thousands of jobs this year with cuts to federal grants and a decline in donations slashing their budgets.
Food banks, crisis hotlines, research institutes and universities have laid off 28,696 workers since the start of 2025, according to an analysis by outplacement firm Challenger, Grey & Christmas — a 409 per cent jump from the 5,640 jobs cut during the first 11 months of 2024.
US charities provide crucial public services and are big drivers of the US economy. The sector accounts for 10 percent of private payrolls, compared to 8 percent for manufacturing. More than 300,000 non-profits employ 12.8mn US workers, according to the labour department.
Nonprofits are the oil in the wheel that allow the community to keep moving...when you see donations tapering off, it not only hurts the sector, but has a trickle-down effect that will hurt society in the long-term."
- Angela F. Williams, President and CEO, United Way Worldwide
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