Giving and Volunteering in Ontario - English - Imagine Canada

CSGVP: 07GIVING AND VOLUNTEERING IN ONTARIOIn terms of the amounts donated, Religious organizations receive far more than any othertype of organization. Collectively they received over $2.1 billion in 2007 – roughly half(47%) of the total value of all donations made in Ontario (see Figure 1.6). Healthorganizations ranked a distant second with 23% of the total value of all donations (over $1billion) and Social Services organizations were third with 8% ($359 million). Thisdistribution of support is essentially unchanged since 2004 and is broadly similar to thatseen in the rest of Canada.Figure 1.6: Distribution of total donation value, by selected organization type, populationaged 15 and older, Ontario, 2007.Religion47%Health & Hospitals23%Social services8%International6%Fundraising, grantmaking & voluntarism5%Education & research3%Sports & recreation2%Environment2%Law, advocacy & politics2%Arts & culture1%0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50%% total value of donationsThe average amounts that Ontarians donate to particular types of organizations vary greatly.Donors to Religious organizations made the largest average annual donations ($537; seeFigure 1.7). By comparison, the average annual donation for Health organizations wasrelatively small ($152), even though nearly two thirds of Ontarians (64%) donated to theseorganizations. Although Health organizations had a broader base of support than do otherorganizations, several types of organizations received larger average annual donations.Ontarians made the smallest average annual donations to organizations working in the areasof Social Services ($81), Education & Research ($77), and Sports & Recreation ($53).!GIVINGANDVOLUNTEERING.CA6