Thus, it is a serious challenge to
count the number of NGOs in Kazakhstan. Applying different methodologies for
counting, Ministry of Justice, Committee on Statistics, Tax Committee give
different data about the number of NGOs in Kazakhstan. Moreover estimations of
the number of NGOs presented by scholars are at odds with the official data. As
consequence, the size of the Kazakhstani non-profit sector varies greatly in
assessments of different scholars. Some scholars assert that the significant share
of local NGOs are dormant and exist only on paper. For example, Charles Ziegler
(2010), also Tamara Nezhina and Aigerim Ibrayeva (2013) reported that there are
about 800 organizations active. Experts of CIVICUS (Makhmutova & Akhmetova,
2011) gave the different size of local non-profit sector, saying about more
than 12.5 thousands of public associations and foundations[10], and 2 000
active organizations among them. Thus, reviewing different literature, we face
with a serious difference in estimations of the size of non-profit sector. The
mailing list which was used in the given survey included more than 1 500
organizations. It enabled us to claim that, at least, 1 500 active NGOs
work in Kazakhstan.