The donations will continue through the end of the year.

Each program may be cut back or even eliminated if donations continue to fall, staff members said.

When word got out, donations poured in, and continued for years.

As 11th-hour donations continue to arrive, there is still hope of surpassing the $4.59 million collected in 1994.

Even charities that received more money after 9/11 fear that donations will not continue to come in.

But he said conversations about prospective donations continued - "discreetly."

If donations continue to flow into the fund at the rate they have this month, the fund will fall short of that figure.

And officials point out that donations continue after the campaign formally ends.

Many donations continue to arrive in response to the 76th annual appeal of the fund.

Contributions improved in November and December, she said, but donations continue to be lower than they were earlier last year.