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Registered Charities

Canterbury statistics

Live statistics on charities operating in Canterbury (updated every 24 hours). These graphs were made using figures freely available through Open Data. For more information, see Charities’ data.

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Charities by main sector

Sector Number of charities
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Number of charities
Accommodation / housing
62 charities (2% of total 3,067 charities)
62
Arts / culture / heritage
266 charities (8.7% of total 3,067 charities)
266
Care / protection of animals
20 charities (0.7% of total 3,067 charities)
20
Community development
187 charities (6.1% of total 3,067 charities)
187
Economic development
13 charities (0.4% of total 3,067 charities)
13
Education / training / research
677 charities (22.1% of total 3,067 charities)
677
Emergency / disaster relief
85 charities (2.8% of total 3,067 charities)
85
Employment
7 charities (0.2% of total 3,067 charities)
7
Environment / conservation
84 charities (2.7% of total 3,067 charities)
84
Fund-raising
108 charities (3.5% of total 3,067 charities)
108
Health
201 charities (6.6% of total 3,067 charities)
201
International activities
1 charities (0% of total 3,067 charities)
1
Marae on reservation land
3 charities (0.1% of total 3,067 charities)
3
Other
473 charities (15.4% of total 3,067 charities)
473
People with disabilities
102 charities (3.3% of total 3,067 charities)
102
Promotion of volunteering
5 charities (0.2% of total 3,067 charities)
5
Religious activities
369 charities (12% of total 3,067 charities)
369
Social services
202 charities (6.6% of total 3,067 charities)
202
Sport / recreation
202 charities (6.6% of total 3,067 charities)
202

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Income by main sector

Sector Dollar value in Millions
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Dollar value in Millions
Accommodation / housing
$39M (1.4% of total $2,688M)
39
Arts / culture / heritage
$47M (1.8% of total $2,688M)
47
Care / protection of animals
$4M (0.2% of total $2,688M)
4
Community development
$29M (1.1% of total $2,688M)
29
Economic development
$9M (0.3% of total $2,688M)
9
Education / training / research
$621M (23.1% of total $2,688M)
621
Emergency / disaster relief
$3M (0.1% of total $2,688M)
3
Employment
$4M (0.1% of total $2,688M)
4
Environment / conservation
$11M (0.4% of total $2,688M)
11
Fund-raising
$11M (0.4% of total $2,688M)
11
Health
$1,349M (50.2% of total $2,688M)
1,349
International activities
$0M (0% of total $2,688M)
0
Marae on reservation land
$1M (0% of total $2,688M)
1
Other
$202M (7.5% of total $2,688M)
202
People with disabilities
$100M (3.7% of total $2,688M)
100
Promotion of volunteering
$0M (0% of total $2,688M)
0
Religious activities
$104M (3.9% of total $2,688M)
104
Social services
$117M (4.3% of total $2,688M)
117
Sport / recreation
$37M (1.4% of total $2,688M)
37

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Charities by main beneficiary

Beneficiary Number of charities
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Number of charities
Animals
25 charities (0.8% of total 3,067 charities)
25
Children / young people
682 charities (22.2% of total 3,067 charities)
682
Family / whanau
167 charities (5.4% of total 3,067 charities)
167
General public
880 charities (28.7% of total 3,067 charities)
880
Migrants / refugees
18 charities (0.6% of total 3,067 charities)
18
Older people
116 charities (3.8% of total 3,067 charities)
116
Other
638 charities (20.8% of total 3,067 charities)
638
Other charities
154 charities (5% of total 3,067 charities)
154
People of a certain ethnic / racial origin
45 charities (1.5% of total 3,067 charities)
45
People with disabilities
131 charities (4.3% of total 3,067 charities)
131
Religious groups
173 charities (5.6% of total 3,067 charities)
173
Voluntary bodies other than charities
38 charities (1.2% of total 3,067 charities)
38

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Charities by main activity

Activity Number of charities
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Number of charities
Acts as an umbrella / resource body
103 charities (3.4% of total 3,067 charities)
103
Makes grants / loans to individuals
137 charities (4.5% of total 3,067 charities)
137
Makes grants to organisations (including schools or other charities)
411 charities (13.4% of total 3,067 charities)
411
Other
962 charities (31.4% of total 3,067 charities)
962
Provides advice / information / advocacy
214 charities (7% of total 3,067 charities)
214
Provides buildings / facilities / open space
224 charities (7.3% of total 3,067 charities)
224
Provides human resources (e.g. staff / volunteers)
149 charities (4.9% of total 3,067 charities)
149
Provides other finance (e.g. investment funds)
6 charities (0.2% of total 3,067 charities)
6
Provides religious services / activities
320 charities (10.4% of total 3,067 charities)
320
Provides services (e.g. care / counselling)
513 charities (16.7% of total 3,067 charities)
513
Sponsors / undertakes research
28 charities (0.9% of total 3,067 charities)
28

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Volunteer hours by main sector

Sector Volunteer hours in Thousands
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120
Volunteer hours in Thousands
Accommodation / housing
1,000 volunteer hours (0.4% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
1
Arts / culture / heritage
7,000 volunteer hours (2.6% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
7
Care / protection of animals
1,000 volunteer hours (0.5% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
1
Community development
8,000 volunteer hours (3% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
8
Economic development
0,000 volunteer hours (0.1% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
0
Education / training / research
17,000 volunteer hours (6.3% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
17
Emergency / disaster relief
5,000 volunteer hours (2% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
5
Employment
0,000 volunteer hours (0.1% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
0
Environment / conservation
2,000 volunteer hours (0.6% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
2
Fund-raising
1,000 volunteer hours (0.4% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
1
Health
41,000 volunteer hours (15% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
41
International activities
0,000 volunteer hours (0.1% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
0
Marae on reservation land
0,000 volunteer hours (0% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
0
Other
16,000 volunteer hours (5.8% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
16
People with disabilities
5,000 volunteer hours (1.9% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
5
Promotion of volunteering
0,000 volunteer hours (0.1% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
0
Religious activities
43,000 volunteer hours (15.9% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
43
Social services
15,000 volunteer hours (5.3% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
15
Sport / recreation
108,000 volunteer hours (39.8% of total 272,000 volunteer hours)
108

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Sector Paid hours in Thousands
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Paid hours in Thousands
Accommodation / housing
9,000 paid hours (1.3% of total 683,000 paid hours)
9
Arts / culture / heritage
10,000 paid hours (1.4% of total 683,000 paid hours)
10
Care / protection of animals
1,000 paid hours (0.2% of total 683,000 paid hours)
1
Community development
7,000 paid hours (1% of total 683,000 paid hours)
7
Economic development
1,000 paid hours (0.1% of total 683,000 paid hours)
1
Education / training / research
201,000 paid hours (29.5% of total 683,000 paid hours)
201
Emergency / disaster relief
0,000 paid hours (0% of total 683,000 paid hours)
0
Employment
1,000 paid hours (0.2% of total 683,000 paid hours)
1
Environment / conservation
2,000 paid hours (0.2% of total 683,000 paid hours)
2
Fund-raising
1,000 paid hours (0.1% of total 683,000 paid hours)
1
Health
274,000 paid hours (40.1% of total 683,000 paid hours)
274
International activities
0,000 paid hours (0% of total 683,000 paid hours)
0
Marae on reservation land
0,000 paid hours (0% of total 683,000 paid hours)
0
Other
39,000 paid hours (5.8% of total 683,000 paid hours)
39
People with disabilities
57,000 paid hours (8.3% of total 683,000 paid hours)
57
Promotion of volunteering
0,000 paid hours (0% of total 683,000 paid hours)
0
Religious activities
25,000 paid hours (3.7% of total 683,000 paid hours)
25
Social services
48,000 paid hours (7% of total 683,000 paid hours)
48
Sport / recreation
7,000 paid hours (1% of total 683,000 paid hours)
7

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