Our survey attempts to extract information in the clearest and most reliable way possible. It is clear that, for circumstantial reasons, some data may not be complete, since, for example: there are resources that are transferred to Civil Society Organizations – CSOs, through the National Funds, such as health, education or social assistance, and which end up not being resources transferred directly from the Granting Body to the Institution.
It is impossible for the Third Sector to work efficiently without collecting people's data and that is why this segment is one of those heavily affected by Law 13,709/18, the LGPD. This legislation determines several obligations for any type of legal entity that collects and/or uses data from individuals. Any NGO/CSO that collects data from its beneficiaries with the intention of using it to evaluate and take steps to positively change something is defined by legislation as “controlling”.
Only 2.7% of the more than 820 thousand civil society organizations in Brazil received federal resources between 2010 and 2018, shows a survey carried out by the Institute of Economic and Applied Research (Ipea). The transfers amount to a total of R$ 118.5 billion, which is equivalent to 0.5% of the Union budget for the years included in the research.