Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities function. From the beginning of the crisis to January 31, 2021, we processed data on 905 philanthropic instances in Croatia. This is how citizens, companies, and nonprofits respond to the crisis in solidarity.

1. Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities
function. From the beginning of the crisis to January 31, 2021, we
processed data on 905 philanthropic instances in Croatia.
This is how citizens, companies, and nonprofits respond to the
crisis in solidarity.
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Implemented by givingbalkans.org
From March 16 to January 31, 2021, a total of EUR 15,720,137
was donated to eliminate the harmful effects caused by the novel
coronavirus in Croatia.
Among the donors, companies were the most agile and immediately reacted to the crisis’s
outbreak.
Business sector
Mass giving
(citizens)
Individuals
Private
foundations
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances] [% of recorded sum]
More than 48% of all philanthropic instances are intended for the
purchase of supplies and consumables, such as masks, gloves,
and disinfectants.
[% of recorded instances]
More than 93 percent of the total donated amount is directed towards the state and public
institutions.
Institutions
Individuals and
families
Local and
national
governments
Nonprofit
organizations
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded sum]
[% of recorded instances]
The beneficiaries are primarily local communities, followed
by people with health issues.
Philanthropy’s Response to
COVID-19
Value of donations
Donors
Use of donations
Recipients
Final beneficiaries
45.0%
Local communities
36.9%
People with health
issues
7.5%
People in economic
need
4.0%
Elderly
6.6%
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances]
48.2%
Supplies and
consumables
38.2%
Equipment
4.2%
Humanitarian aid
9.4%
Miscellaneous
54.4%
18.8%
9.7%
0.3%
16.8%
56.7%
10.0%
3.2%
1.2%
28.9%
71.4%
9.6%
7.1%
11.7%
0.2%
60.0%
0.2%
33.9%
5.9%
0.0%