Donations up for non-profit arts groups in 2004, says StatsCan

Donations up for non-profit arts groups in 2004, says StatsCan: "Donations up for non-profit arts groups in 2004, says StatsCan

CanWest News Service
Published: Tuesday, July 25, 2006

OTTAWA - Grants, subsidies and donations to non-profit arts groups in Canada were up in 2004 and provincial governments were the biggest financial backers according to new data released by Statistics Canada on Tuesday.

In total, contributions to these non-profit companies increased 5.5 per cent over 2003 and support from the government sector increased 7.2 per cent, more than twice the rate of growth in donations from the private sector."