Canadians skeptical about where charity donations go
Posted Nov 4, 2013 7:29 am.
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Around $8-billion is donated to some 86,000 charities in Canada every year.
In a 4,000 person survey, the Muttart Foundation has found Canadians are increasingly skeptical about where the money goes.
Hospitals and child focused charities still score well with Canadians, but religious and international aid organizations both have less than 50 per cent support amongst people surveyed.
70 per cent of people are satisfied charities are honest in the way they spend the donated money.
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