Illinois non-profit organizations are bracing for cuts in state funding that, they fear, will result in service cutbacks and some outright program closures.

Illinois non-profit organizations are bracing for cuts in state funding that, they fear, will result in service cutbacks and some outright program closures. Some 31% of Illinois non-profits reported decreases in government funding last year, according to a study by the Donors Forum of Chicago, an association of area grantmakers. In 2004, even as the economy improves, non-profits could suffer more.