LANSING (AP) — Michigan arts groups are struggling to operate as people divert their donations to needed services during the pandemic, community leaders said.

Arts organizations are dealing with the same challenges as restaurants or other businesses that need large gatherings to operate, the Lansing State Journal reported.

“We are concerned about the arts,” said Laurie Baumer, executive vice president at Community Foundation. “People are shifting donations to human services, but there is a consequence. We can’t forget other nonprofits that are vital and are not getting attention with charitable dollars, such as the Boys and Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters and others.”

Williamston Theatre is one nonprofit that relies on consistently large crowds.The theater was approved for a Paycheck Protection Program loan, a federal small business loan that allows businesses to pay staff, mortgage interest and utilities for eight weeks.