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Year after year, there are fewer registered charities in Canada. Recently, researcher Don McRae analyzed data in our sector to identify four trends related to the registration of new charities and the revocations of old registered charities in Canada in 2023. He finds that Christian charities are continuing to close down in large numbers, and that more arts charities and volunteer-run charities are shutting down. Also, pandemic restrictions from the past are still playing out with charities by stopping or severely limiting charities’ revenue generation. Last, he shows that while the number of private foundations rises, the number of public foundations continues to fall. Read the full story on PANL Perspectives: https://lnkd.in/g8ErdQ5C

The trend from previous years continued in 2023 with the number of foundations increasing to 13.5% of all registered charities in Canada — for a total of 11,550 private and public foundations. Also, last year, the number of private foundations in Canada continued to grow (to 6,770 private foundations), while the number of public foundations continued to fall (to 4,780 public foundations). 

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found this an interesting report on the charitable sector in Canada. Perhaps not everyone's cup of tea but fascinating to me. Items of note: - we are losing charities and this is expected to continue for a few more years, at least. - private foundations are increasing. Which suggests greater concentration of wealth. This will reduce the amount of money available as private foundations are notorious for accumulating wealth, not distributing it. - Pandemic had a significant impact on the arts. We are losing opportunities to create. With the continued funding challenge within the school system, the arts sector has been an important place for children and adults to explore and discover new ways of self-expression. We are losing opportunities to play, and to be engaged by the arts. - Christian churches are closing. Now for some, you may welcome this, as churches haven't always been healthy places. I get that. I do believe this is a significant loss for our country, however, as churches have played a major role in community building. And with the churches closing, their food banks, camps, rec centres, social services also close. Other religious groups are growing, but not at an equivalent rate. And so far, no groups or activities are emerging to replace the social capital lost from absence of churches within communities. I will be interested to see if something does rise up to help with the building of social cohesion or if we continue to fracture. I don't think the decline in churches is solely responsible but see it as a significant factor. Thoughts?