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Growth of the Sector (2000 –
2008)
§Number of registered
charities up by 6%
•Religious charities up by 2.2%
§Total revenue up 83% ($182
billion in 2008)
•Receipted donations for
religious charities up by 27% (2003-2008)
§Government remains largest funder for sector, up 126% ($122 billion in
2008)
•Government funding for religious
charities up by 50%
§Portion of sector revenue from government has increased from 54% to
67%
§Long term investments up from
$18 to $52 billion
Per T3010 data