The other 50% is financed by United Way and the community foundation, which would be left to pick up the burden of the cut funding.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

"The beauty of the Imagination Library is that it unites us all-regardless of politics-because every child deserves the chance to dream big and succeed," a statement reads.

The Dollywood Foundation president has responded to the Indiana governor’s proposed budget cuts funding Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, which provides children free books.