Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities function. From the beginning of the crisis to March 31, 2021, we processed data on 1,653 philanthropic instances in Serbia. This is how citizens, companies, and nonprofits respond to the crisis in solidarity.

1. Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and the way in which our
communities function. From the beginning of the crisis to March 31,
we processed data on 1,653 philanthropic instances in Serbia.
This is how citizens, companies and nonprofits respond to the
crisis in solidarity.
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Implemented by givingbalkans.org
From March 16, 2020 to March 31, 2021, a total of EUR 21,383,963
was donated to eliminate the harmful effects caused by the novel
coronavirus in Serbia.
Among the donors, companies were the most agile and immediately reacted to the
outbreak of the crisis.
Business
sector
Mass giving
(citizens)
Individuals
Private
foundations
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances] [% of recorded sum]
Around 80 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
Recipients
Final beneficiaries
48.6%
Local communities
25.2%
People with health
issues
9.6%
People in economic
need
8.2%
Elderly
8.4%
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances]
64.3%
14.6%
9.9%
3.6%
7.6%
67.0%
9.3%
7.9%
5.5%
10.4%
46.0%
20.1%
19.1%
14.5%
0.3%
35.1%
4.7%
44.8%
14.1%
1.4%
More than 45% of all philanthropic instances are intended for the
purchase of supplies and consumables, such as masks, gloves,
and disinfectants.
[% of recorded instances]
Use of donations
45.5%
Supplies and
consumables
42.1%
Equipment
4.7%
Humanitarian aid
7.7%
Miscellaneous