The Spring Lake, Michigan based Christian nonprofit organization has offered health and humanitarian support worldwide since 1980. International Aid shut down in July 2009. The nonprofit needed to collect about $1.5 million in the past two months to balance its $70 million budget, but only gathered between $150,000 and $200,000, International Aid Chief Executive Officer Gordon Loux said. "We would need 1.5 million to meet the expectations of this year, and while the community has been generous, we didn't get anywhere near that amount of money," Loux said. "Since we have insufficient funds, the board felt it was prudent to cease operations." The Spring Lake-based Christian nonprofit organization has offered health and humanitarian support worldwide since 1980. Loux said he is in discussions with six or seven nonprofits about rolling some International Aid programs into other organizations. He declined to name the organizations, but said they include both West Michigan and national aid groups. About 40 people were employed by International Aid, roughly half of the organization's staff a year ago. In recent years, International Aid has worked with citizens and organizations in five continents and at least a dozen countries. Volunteers have responded to humanitarian disasters, such as the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and the 2004 tsunami in South Asia. The final group of International Aid volunteers to travel was a brigade of about 30 to 40 workers helping in Honduras, Loux said. The company also has 32 employees working in Honduras and the Philippines who will be out of jobs.