The phrase "a decrease in donations" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a reduction in the amount of money or resources given to a cause, organization, or charity.
Example: "The charity is facing challenges due to a decrease in donations this year."
Alternatives: "a drop in contributions" or "a decline in funding."
At the same time, 54% reported increased costs in things such as energy, food and travel and a quarter of charities that collect monetary donations report a decrease in donations.
Meanwhile, over half of the nation's charitable organizations saw a decrease in donations in the final quarter of 2008, normally the time of the year when charities receive the majority of their annual contributions.
How can I help financially, either by donating to relief efforts in Japan or keeping up contributions to the charities I regularly support, charities that will suffer a decrease in donations because people are, understandably, giving to Japan instead?
A positive charge located near the CO oxygen attracts electron density, causing a decrease in σ-donation and an increase in backbonding.
For the procurement of donors the decrease in relevant mortality rates implies that it has become more difficult to find potential donors and that more effective strategies are necessary to prevent a decrease in organ donation rates.
Several witnesses praised what they said were the program's success stories: candidates who won City Council seats without the support of big donors or party machines, participation by 352 candidates in the financing system, and signs that the system may have encouraged an increase in the number of contributors and a decrease in the average donation.
As a result of its decrease in donations, its budget for the next fiscal year must be trimmed by $4 million.
Like many other cultural centers, the John Harms suffered a decrease in ticket sales and donations after the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
It is also notable that while England exhibits the least variation in organ donation over the last two decades, Scotland shows an overall decrease in donation with trends in Wales and Northern Ireland varying from year to year, with the greatest fluctuations in the latter.
The results in Model III of Table 2 thus show that experiencing new heart problems or a stroke leads to a decrease in the probability of making donations over $500 per year.
Even with the decrease in donations, however, Food for Survival has not had to decrease food deliveries, Dr. Cabrera said.
