Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering, 2007
Issue
Nonprofit sector information, donors and volunteersArticle Link
http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/13-015-x/13-015-x2009000-eng.htm
Analysis: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/13-015-x/2009000/ana-eng.htm
Data tables: http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/13-015-x/2009000/tab-eng.htm
Statistics Canada’s Satellite Account of Nonprofit Institutions and Volunteering provides information on the economic size and scope of the non-profit sector, based on “a set of standard economic accounts covering the production, incomes and outlays of the nonprofit sector, mirroring information already available for other sectors in the Canadian economy”. Overall, the report indicates that the non-profit sector’s Gross Domestic Product (
Statistics Canada provides information on three main groupings of non-profit organizations: 1) all non-profits; 2) hospitals, universities and colleges; and 3) the “core” non-profit sector, which includes all non-profits except hospitals, universities and colleges. The report indicates that the largest share of sector’s overall economic activity comes from hospitals, universities and colleges, which account for 65% of the sector’s
Non-profit organizations in the area of culture and recreation (including arts, culture, recreation and sports) have a
Between 1997 and 2007, the
Non-profit organizations other than hospitals, universities and colleges are very active in generating non-government revenues: 80% of their revenues come from non-government sources. In comparison, hospitals, universities and colleges generate 26% of their revenues from non-government sources. Of all government funding to non-profit organizations, more than 80% goes to hospitals, universities and colleges.
The revenues of non-profit organizations in culture and recreation total $11.4 billion, or 6.7% of non-profit sector revenues. A breakdown of revenues by source is not provided for culture and recreation organizations.
This information (from 2007) pre-dates the recent recession in Canada. A new resource from Imagine Canada, the Sector Monitor, provides information about the situation of charities, based on a survey of charitable organization leaders. The first issue of the Sector Monitor examined the effects of the downturn on charities. The report indicated that many charities are having difficulties fulfilling their missions. In fact, one in every eight charities was characterized as experiencing “high levels of stress”. Among all charities, the most common responses to the economic downturn were to attempt to increase revenues from either existing or new sources, reduce overhead costs and rely more strongly on volunteers.