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Charitable Giving in Canada and the US: The 2005 Generosity Index
"The Charitable sector depends on the generosity of Canadians to finance the provision of goods and services that might not otherwise be avilable to some of society's neediest citizens. The Fraser Institute's annual Generosity Index quantifies private generosity using donations data reported on personal income tax returns in Canada and the United States. As in previous years, the 2005 edition of this index shows that Canadians' propensity to give privately to charity is still far less than that of Americans."
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Studies & Reports 5 of 31
"The Generosity Index is composed of two measures: the presentage of aggregate personal income donated to charity. The first component measures the extent of monetary generosity, while the latter measures the depth of giving. Scores are broken down by jurisdiction for 10 Canadian provinces and 3 territories, and for 50 US States and the District of Columbia. While Not used in the calculation of the Generosity Index, the average dollar value of charitable donations is also provided. data for the 2005 Generosity Indexis from the 2003 tax year, the most recent year for which comparble Canada-US data is available."
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