Data on Receipted Donations to Canadian Charities from 2003 to 2009
2009 Data on Receipted donations
2009 Updates: T3010 data as of January 2011 As reported in $billions
Table 1: Receipted donations by sector, comparison of 2003 to 2008 and 2009
% of
total % of
total
% of
total Variance
Variance
2003 - 2009 Sector
2003 2008 2009 2008-
2009
Welfare 2.216 22% 3.629 26.70% 3.546 26% -2.30% 60%
Health 1.055 11% 1.727 12.71% 1.790 13% 3.67% 70%
Hospitals only 0.057 0.58% 0.053 0.39% 0.040 0.30% -24.42% -30%
Education 0.688 6.98% 0.865 6.36% 1.963 15% 126.99% 185%
Schools only 0.938 9.51% 1.381 10.16% 1.257 9% -9.01% 34%
Religion 4.144 42% 5.271 38.78% 5.036 38% -4.45% 22%
Benefits to Community
0.765 8% 1.027 7.56% 1.062 7.93% 3.43% 39%
Total 9.863 100% 13.593 100% 13.398 100% -1.43% 36%
Table 2: Receipted donations by designation & tax shelter participation, 2003 – 2009
Designation
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Variance 2008-2009 Variance 2003-2008
Public Foundations 1.509 1.654 1.776 2.53 2.808 2.314 2.209 -4.54% 46.39%
Private Foundations 0.821 0.949 1.383 1.395 2.05 1.621 1.387 -14.44% 68.94%
Charitable Organizations 7.534 7.802 8.761 9.841 9.538 9.939 9.8 -1.40% 30.08%
Total receipted donations 9.864 10.405 11.92 13.766 14.396 13.874 13.396 -3.45% 35.81%
Amounts to Tax Shelters 0.667 0.413 0.965 1.341 0.944 0.484 0.285 -41.12% -57.27%
Net amount of receipted
revenue 9.197 9.992 10.955 12.425 13.452 13.39 13.111 -2.08% 42.56%
Chart 1: Impact of Tax Shelter Participation on Receipted Donations Reported by Charities, 2003 - 2009
9.864
10.405 11.92
13.766
14.396
13.874
13.396
9.197
9.992
10.955
12.425
13.452 13.39
13.111
5 10 15
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
$ billions Total receipted donations
Net receipted revenue excluding tax shelters amounts
Source: Tax shelter participation data for 2008 and 2009 provided by Compliance Division (as of August 2010)
