Charities, including children’s foster home Sunshine League, are projected to lose more than $400,000 in grants as Government slashed its spending in yesterday’s Budget.The Sunshine League, which has provided displaced children between the ages of eight and 16 with a safe living environment for 92 years, saw its grant cut in half.The home, which previously operated under a $200,000 grant, is set to receive $100,000 in the next financial year.The Bermuda National Trust Fund’s grant will also shrink to a third of its size, dropping down from this year’s $149,000 to $50,000 next year.Several charities including animal protection group SPCA and environmental preservation organisation Keep Bermuda Beautiful will feel the pinch as their contributions have been trimmed.However others were unscathed, including Meals on Wheels, The Salvation Army’s shelters, Women’s Resource Centre and Physical Abuse Centre.Cuts were made in every Government Ministry yesterday, in what Premier Paula Cox said would be an attempt to “help our economy prepare to exhale”.Anne Hyde, executive director of Keep Bermuda Beautiful, said she was disappointed with a $20,000 cut to next year’s grant, but said she understood sacrifices had to be made in order to collectively improve the country’s financial health.The charity, which received $81,000 to expand its cigarette litter prevention programme in 2010, has received $61,000 for 2011-12.Ms Hyde said: “We will now have to deal with a budget that is $20,000 less however it was really a surprise when we applied for $81,000 and we got [that sum]. Usually we get $61,000.“Even though we are disappointed we won’t be receiving that much support this year, we understand we all have to work together to bring Bermuda back to a good financial health.”She said KBB would look to other forces for funding needed for programmes, such new school education initiative called ‘Waste in Place’.“We have plans to increase membership, go out in the community and we also plan to continue to seek corporate grants,” she said.Kim Sherlaw, from the Society for Prevention of Cruelty towards Animals (SPCA) said the charity, set to lose 20 percent of its grant, would have to look at new sources of revenue and be more creative in their efforts.“For the SPCA one of the things we need to do is concentrate more to our membership and to the community in general to make them more aware of when we have any funding cut so people continue to donate.”She said the organisation just increased its animal rescue and cruelty investigative efforts and the decreased grants would give the SPCA an opportunity to remind the community why its so important to give.“I would say we are concerned but it does reflect what is happening overall in the economy and the community so everyone is feeling a budget cut. I think my reaction would be more significant if it was more substantial [a cut].”Here are some of the charities/groups whose Government grants have been cut:lSPCA received $15,000 last year and is set to get $12,000 this year.lKeep Bermuda Beautiful received $81,000 in 2010 and is set to receive $61,000 in 2011-2012.lThe Sunshine League received $200,000 in 2010, but is estimated to get $100,000 this year.lBermuda National Trust Fund had $149,000 last year, but is expected to get $50,000.lMenuhin Foundation received $77,000 last year and will not receive anything in 2011-2012.lNational Trust Cemetery Maintenance was allotted a $29,000 grant last year. It is set to receive nothing this coming financial year.lThe Bermuda Heritage Museum received $74,000 last year, but is set to receive nothing in 2011-2012.lThe Bermuda Society of Arts Grant was for $30,000 last year, this coming year it has fallen to zero.