What Baltimore Nonprofits Need to Adapt to a Changing Funding Landscape

Understanding the Impact of the Changing Funding Landscape

In recent months, Baltimore Community Foundation’s Development and Donor Services Team has fielded a number of questions from fundholders about how federal funding cuts and executive orders are affecting nonprofits in Baltimore. In response, the team hosted a virtual briefing with nonprofit leaders across the region, to explore the impact on individual organizations, and the broader implications for the sector as a whole.

More than twenty-five BCF donors joined our experts for the call on Wednesday, April 23. Ashley Mancinelli, BCF’s VP of Philanthropy, moderated a conversation with Carmen Marshall, Interim President & CEO, Maryland Nonprofits, Stacie Evans, President & CEO, Arts for Learning Maryland, and Carmen Del Guercio, President and CEO, Maryland Food Bank. 

Discussing a recent finding that 90% of federal funds go to just 10% of nonprofits, two observations were made. First, nonprofits that rely heavily on federal funding have already felt the immediate impact of funding freezes and cuts — forcing some to either end services or reconsider their entire operational model. Second, nonprofits that do not currently receive direct federal funding are bracing for a trickle-down effect, as reductions at the federal level lead to downstream cuts in state and local funding. These consequences are unfolding now and are expected to continue into the next year.

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Source: Baltimore Community Foundation