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Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2023

Here is the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2023.

 

Some of the highlights of the Blumbergs’ Snapshot of the British Columbia Charity Sector 2023 include:

  • 12,021 registered charities filed their T3010 out of approximately 86,000 charities in Canada.
  • $55.8 billion in total revenue for British Columbia charities.
  • Total expenditures of $52.7 billion.
  • $37.5 billion, including from the federal government ($1.5 billion), provincial government ($35.4 billion), and municipal/regional government ($594.8 million), making up approximately 67.2% of the revenue of the whole charity sector in British Columbia.
  • 11,312 charities identified as active, and 4,498 as inactive.
  • 4,498 made gifts to other charities or qualified donees during their 2023 fiscal year.
  • British Columbia charities spent $289 million outside of Canada.
  • 11 British Columbia charities received funds from Global Affairs Canada.
  • 540 charities identified having contractual relationships with foreign intermediaries, 264 charities identified that employees conducted activities outside of Canada, and 434 had volunteers conducting foreign activities.
  • $1.0 billion was received by British Columbia charities from outside of Canada.
  • 6,084 charities identified having employment expenses, while 5,877 did not have any employment expenses.
  • $28.9 billion was spent by British Columbia charities on salaries and other compensation expenditures.
  • $3.5 billion in official donation receipts were issued by British Columbia registered charities.