United Way Reports Increase in Contributions
After four years of plummeting contributions, the United Way of Greater Los Angeles announced Tuesday that it had raised more money in its latest fund drive than it did last year.
The nonprofit organization, which helps fund more than 250 health and human services providers, received $58 million during its 1995-96 drive, an increase of $1 million over last year. This year’s total, however, remains well below the organization’s high of $91 million in 1989-90.
Local United Way officials, who announced the total at an evening celebration at downtown’s Biltmore Hotel, saw the increase as a good omen for the charity and the city.
“The United Way is back,” Charles D. Miller, chairman of the group’s volunteer board, said in a statement. “It’s reflective of the renaissance of Los Angeles in general.”
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