pritzker's $4 million annual budget comes from retired illinois army national guard colonel james n. pritzker, whose family owns hyatt hotels, royal carribean cruise lines and the marmon group, the library is making a huge effort to attract supporters far younger than retirement age. "as a teacher of us history, the war of 1812 is a forgotten war and it's hard to find resources easily." across the u.s., non-profits need to expand their base of supporters. since 2006, the number of new doners giving to non-profits nationwide has dropped 14.6%, and there are fewer doners in general - down 5.3%. pritzker's strategy to pull together groups involves partnering with other non- profits on projects to meet a common goal. it's worked for other non-profits. now, it's pritzker's turn. "i think that as people realize that the funding pool is shared and donors are saying more and more, why don't you work together, i think it will become more evident." not all nonprofits are lucky enough to have a wealthy benefactor at the helm. non- profits having the toughest time in 2012 include animal welfare groups, h