2. Ontario
1 Province
40,000 Charities and Nonprofit Organizations
600,000 People Employed
5,000,000 Volunteers
We are the Arts. Social Services. Environment. Sport and Recreation.
Community Health. Newcomer Services. And More.
We touch the lives of every Ontarian
At the Ontario Nonprofit Network we make our voices heard
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3. The Ontario Nonprofit Sector Today*
• Represents 2.6% of Ontario’s GDP
• Mobilizes over 5 million provincial volunteers
• Provides over 600,000 Ontarians with employment
• Includes 40,000 registered charities and nonprofits operating for the
public benefit
• Obtains 43% of revenue through earned income
• Supplemented by government funding (36%) and donations (17%)
• Generates $20 in donations and volunteer resources for every $10
invested by government
*excluding hospitals and universities
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