The Non-Profit Sector in Kenya - Aga Khan Development Network
The Non-Profit Sector in Kenya - Aga Khan Development Network The Non-Profit Sector in Kenya - Aga Khan Development Network
Figure 6: Sources of non-profit sector fundingGovernment5%Philanthropy14%FeesFees81%GovernmentPhilanthropyCompared to other countries, the Kenyan non-profit sector reliesmuch more substantively on fees and charges. The fees’ share of therevenue is significantly larger than in other developing and transitionalcounties. Figure 7 shows revenue by source in Kenya compared toelsewhere.Figure 7: Sources of non-profit revenue, Kenya and elsewhereFees Government PhilanthropyKenya81%5%14%Developing andtransitionalcountries62%22%16%32 countries 53%35%12%Percent of total civil society organization revenueSource: Johns Hopkins Comparative Non-profit Sector ProjectChapter 4 Sources of Revenue and Expenditure Patterns 17
The sector receives a much smaller share of its revenue from the publicsector than other developing and transitional countries (22%) andalso less than is the case in all 32 countries (35%). The government’scontribution to the sector is relatively small compared to elsewhere.Philanthropic sources of revenue appear to be at the same level withwhat obtains elsewhere.Table 9: Sources of revenue by fieldsICPNORevenue as% of totalnationalrevenueSources (%)Government Philanthropy FeesCulture & recreation7.30.07.892.2Education & research13.612.620.167.3Health2.00.400.099.6Social services15.24.8012.882.4Environment8.419.0032.4048.7Development & housing25.82.506.6090.9Civic and advocacy3.00.0048.6051.4Philanthropy0.70.000.000International activities0.00.000.000Religion1.10.0072.8027.2Professional associations1.70.001.1098.9Others21.10.4010.7089Total100.0Source: Organisational survey, IDS Johns Hopkins Comparative Non-Profit SectorProjectTable 9 shows that the development and housing sectors have thelargest revenue base (25.8%). Social services and education follow with15.2 percent and 13.6 percent, respectively. Environment is also significantcompared to others. However, in the majority of cases, fees dominateas the main source of revenue. Fees account for about 91 percentof revenue in development and housing and about 100 percent in thehealth sub-sector, as we see from the graph below.18The Non-Profit Sector In Kenya
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Figure 6: Sources of non-profit sector fund<strong>in</strong>gGovernment5%Philanthropy14%FeesFees81%GovernmentPhilanthropyCompared to other countries, the <strong>Kenya</strong>n non-profit sector reliesmuch more substantively on fees and charges. <strong>The</strong> fees’ share of therevenue is significantly larger than <strong>in</strong> other develop<strong>in</strong>g and transitionalcounties. Figure 7 shows revenue by source <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kenya</strong> compared toelsewhere.Figure 7: Sources of non-profit revenue, <strong>Kenya</strong> and elsewhereFees Government Philanthropy<strong>Kenya</strong>81%5%14%Develop<strong>in</strong>g andtransitionalcountries62%22%16%32 countries 53%35%12%Percent of total civil society organization revenueSource: Johns Hopk<strong>in</strong>s Comparative <strong>Non</strong>-profit <strong>Sector</strong> ProjectChapter 4 Sources of Revenue and Expenditure Patterns 17
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