San Antonio mayor wants corporations to spare nonprofits from the budget ax. That's unlikely, experts warn.

Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones speaks to constituents at a recent down hall.

Credit: Jacob R. Lopez What if you threw a fundraiser and nobody came? As Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones has proposed ways for the city to deal with its looming $158 million budget deficit, she suggested that corporations and philanthropists could help offset proposed budget cuts to nonprofits ranging from Sclova to the San Antonio Botanical Garden.

Sign up However, political experts and those on the fundraising front lines worry the private sector's philanthropic dollars are already stretched thin.