Page 57 - 2015WellBeing
P. 57
Our Environments 57
Charitable giving The Leamington CA saw steady growth – total
charitable donations grew from $10,510,000 in
Where and how people give to charity provides 2009 to $15,650,000 in 2013 with the median gift
us additional insight into the connection between size growing from $330 to $400.lxxv In the Windsor
citizens and their community. If people perceive a (CMA), there was some fluctuation in charitable
need and are willing to donate their hard earned growth. A spike in 2010, likely related to hardship
money to help combat that need, it illustrates a deeper of the automotive collapse, saw a high in charitable
connection to community. In both the Windsor CMA giving at $66,665,000. This value declined in 2011 of
and the Leamington CA there have been measurable $63,063,000 and continued to grow at modest rate to
increases in charitable giving since 2009 but due to $63,770,000 in 2013, with median donations growing
the comparative sizes of the communities the totals marginally from $270 to $290.
are vastly different.
Chart 56: Total donation dollars in thousands, 2009-2013, Chart 57: Total donation dollars in thousands, 2009-2013,
Windsor (CMA) Leamington (CA)
68,000 Windsor CMA 18,000 Leamington CMA
67,000 16,000
66,000 14,000
65,000 12,000
64,000 10,000
63,000 8,000
62,000 6,000
61,000 4,000
60,000 2,000
59,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 111-0003 - Charitable donors, by Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 111-0003 - Charitable donors, by
income group, annual (number unless otherwise noted), income group, annual (number unless otherwise noted),
CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-04-16) CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-04-16)
Charitable giving The Leamington CA saw steady growth – total
charitable donations grew from $10,510,000 in
Where and how people give to charity provides 2009 to $15,650,000 in 2013 with the median gift
us additional insight into the connection between size growing from $330 to $400.lxxv In the Windsor
citizens and their community. If people perceive a (CMA), there was some fluctuation in charitable
need and are willing to donate their hard earned growth. A spike in 2010, likely related to hardship
money to help combat that need, it illustrates a deeper of the automotive collapse, saw a high in charitable
connection to community. In both the Windsor CMA giving at $66,665,000. This value declined in 2011 of
and the Leamington CA there have been measurable $63,063,000 and continued to grow at modest rate to
increases in charitable giving since 2009 but due to $63,770,000 in 2013, with median donations growing
the comparative sizes of the communities the totals marginally from $270 to $290.
are vastly different.
Chart 56: Total donation dollars in thousands, 2009-2013, Chart 57: Total donation dollars in thousands, 2009-2013,
Windsor (CMA) Leamington (CA)
68,000 Windsor CMA 18,000 Leamington CMA
67,000 16,000
66,000 14,000
65,000 12,000
64,000 10,000
63,000 8,000
62,000 6,000
61,000 4,000
60,000 2,000
59,000 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 111-0003 - Charitable donors, by Source: S tatistics Canada. Table 111-0003 - Charitable donors, by
income group, annual (number unless otherwise noted), income group, annual (number unless otherwise noted),
CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-04-16) CANSIM (database). (Accessed on 2015-04-16)
