NATIONWIDE – The new year is bringing new laws, which is leaving the future unclear for some charities.

The new tax law means people won’t get a tax break if they donate to charity. Nonprofit advocates predict that charities will lose $14-billion this year, as a result of the new law.

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Salvation Army Major Andrew Kelly said the need for donations has been growing every year and it truly makes a difference when more people come in to help out. While they see often see more help around the holidays, there is a slight drop once the new year begins.

Kelly worries the passing of the new tax law means fewer people will be inclined to donate without a tax break.

According to the National Council of Nonprofits, 30-percent of Americans itemize their tax deductions, which include charitable donations. Now under the new law, nonprofits fear that fewer than 10-percent of people will continue to donate.

The Salvation Army said it is still too early to tell how the law will affect them, but they hope for the best.

"It's just so important for people to know that, in the midst of this, their generosity is so important because we may have some people who won't give because they won't get the tax credit,” said Kelly. “So, it's all the more important for those who feel the inclination to be a donor to go forward with that because every gift helps us."

The billion-dollar predicted loss is an estimated 5-percent of the $280-billion collected from 2017.