CHAMPAIGN — The president, vice president and secretary of the board of directors of the Don Moyer Boys and Girls Club all resigned Tuesday.

Kevin Yonce, secretary of the board, confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that he, board President Jane Solon and board Vice President Cathy Rector all resigned from their positions earlier in the day.

Rector said a fourth board member, Tara Swearingen, who is a past president of the board, also resigned.

Neither Yonce nor Rector would say why the board members left their positions.

"I am not comfortable commenting on it," Yonce said. "It's a difficult situation."

"We became aware of some issues and didn't feel our concerns were given the proper consideration," Rector said. "I didn't feel I was in a position to help the club, and it was very disheartening for me.

"We all have a passion for the club, but sometimes the club goes in a direction we aren't comfortable with."

Rector said she still believes in the mission of the club.

"There is such a need for the Boys and Girls Club," Rector said. "It was heart-wrenching for each of us to make our own decisions on this. If I don't agree with how things are going, I can't go out there and promote the club the way I need to. If I can't give my 100 percent, being on the board is not the right place for me."

"I wish the four of them all the best," said Joe Stovall, board development chairman and resource development chairman.

"It is tough when you are working in a nonprofit environment during tough economic times. We'll have to move forward like we have during the past 43 years."

Stovall said the club is experiencing a financial shortfall due to the loss of state funding.

"When George Ryan was in office, we used to get $600,000 a year of Illinois FIRST money," Stovall said. "That stopped in 2004."

Stovall said the club used to receive about $350,000 a year from the Illinois Department of Human Services through its Teen Responsibility, Education, Achievement, Caring and Hope program.

But Stovall said state budget cuts reduced Teen REACH funding to $62,000 in 2010-11. For 2011-12, he said that funding could be between zero to $32,000, depending on how the new state budget develops.

Without state funding, Stovall said, the club has had to rely on money from individual donations, the United Way and the Mental Health Board.

He said the United Way provided $235,000 for programming, and the Mental Health Board gave $109,000 for programming.

Stovall said the club needs $750,000 a year to pay its bills, with the ultimate goal of raising $1.5 million a year.

So far this year the club has about $500,000, Stovall said, so one of the goals for the board over the next 12 months is to raise money to cover the $250,000 shortfall.

"We're reduced staffing and programming over the years, and the community has done a fantastic job in terms of donations," Stovall said. "We face the same economic challenges that everybody else faces. When you are in tough economic times, the demand on the club grows because people look for alternative sources for youth development."

Rector said there were more than 20 members of the board of directors, but she said only about 10 to 12 of them were active with the club.

Executive Director Andre Arrington had no comment on the resignations except to say, "These individuals have contributed quite a bit to the club."