Government Shutdown Hurting Nonprofits | GuideStar Blog

Government Shutdown Hurting Nonprofits | GuideStar Blog: The House of Representatives voted unanimously in favor of paying all furloughed government workers back pay when the shutdown ends. Congressman Michael Turner, R-Ohio, told the Christian Science Monitor that federal workers shouldn’t suffer consequences due to the government stalemate. While the weekend legislation was great news for 800,000 federal workers, it didn’t extend to the 1.4 million tax-exempt charities and nonprofits that also rely on government funding.