A few donors give most of charity money.A minority of donors account for the major support of charities and non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating. One-fifth of donors provide 82% of the value of all donations in 1994, the survey showed. This Survey notes that top donors tend to: * be older, * have higher levels of household income, * have higher levels of formal education, * be employed, * be widowed wid·ow n. 1. A woman whose husband has died and who has not remarried. 2. Informal A woman whose husband is often away pursuing a sport or hobby. 3. , or * attend religious services on a weekly basis. Donors are people who made at least one donation of money to charitable or other non-profit organizations in the 12-month reference period preceding the survey. The definition does not include contributions of loose change to coin collection boxes located beside cash registers at store checkouts. [GRAPHIC OMITTED] |
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