Amidst climbing demand for supportive programs and services, the nonprofit sector is experiencing stagnant and declining financial resources. The Ontario Nonprofit Network released, Built on hope: Nonprofit sector seeking stability, the fifth annual state of the sector survey report. The report offers a comparative analysis of broad trends informed by data from across subsectors and regions alongside crucial policy recommendations for the Ontario government, and calls to action for the nonprofit sector and general public. 

In the 2023 survey report, ONN issued a warning that if policymakers continued to ignore the sector’s alarm bells, cutbacks, waitlists, and program and service closures would reach devastating levels, and have a detrimental effect on Ontarians. This year’s survey results show there was a sharp increase in those numbers, with program scale back seeing the highest increase by 17 percent (just over half the respondents), waitlists increasing by 12 percent (one-third of respondents), and program closures increasing by four percent (12 percent of respondents).  In total, 54 percent of respondents reported stagnant and declining revenue while 84 percent reported increases in expenses. 

Ontario’s nonprofits remain steadfast in their determination and hopefulness that they will be adequately resourced to fulfill their missions. The duality of hope and despair is reflected in the fact that this year 45 percent of survey respondents reported feeling overwhelmed, and 41 percent reported feeling optimistic. The data comes from the bilingual online survey conducted by Environics Research for ONN to identify and share the state of the nonprofit sector at a given moment of time. This year, the survey was completed by 1,001 nonprofits, charities, and grassroots groups, reflecting the make-up of Ontario’s nonprofit sector. 

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