Charitable giving by individuals
Table 3 Donor rate and amounts donated to different types of organizations, 2013

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Table 3
Donor rate and amounts donated to different types of organizations, 2013
Table summary
This table displays the results of Donor rate and amounts donated to different types of organizations Donor rate, Total amount donated and Percentage of donations (breakdown), calculated using percentage and millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Donor rate Total amount donated Percentage of donations (breakdown)
percentage millions of dollars percentage
Type of organization  
Total 82 12,764 100
Arts and culture 3 160 1.3
Sports and recreation 13 193 1.5
Education and research 16 286 2.2
Universities and colleges 2 161Note E: Use with caution 1.3
Health 48 1,658 13
Hospitals 17 560 4.4
Social services 40 1,578 12.4
Environment 8 294 2.3
Development and housing 2 152Note E: Use with caution 1.2
Law, advocacy and politics 3 136 1.1
Grant-making, fundraising and volunteer work promotion 10 687 5.4
International organizations 11 1,283 10.1
Religious organizations 31 5,228 41
Business and professional associations, unions 0Note E: Use with caution Note F: too unreliable to be published Note F: too unreliable to be published
Groups not classified elsewhere 2 99Note E: Use with caution 0.8
E use with caution
F too unreliable to be published
Source: Statistics Canada, 2013 General Social Survey on Giving, Volunteering and Participating.

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