Overnight, COVID-19 changed life and how our communities function. From the beginning of the crisis to January 31, 2021, we processed data on 1,549 philanthropic instances in Serbia. 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 1,549 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 to January 31, 2021, a total of EUR 21,230,914
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 crisis’s
outbreak.
Business sector
Mass giving
(citizens)
Individuals
Private
foundations
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances] [% of recorded sum]
An upwards of 46% of all philanthropic instances are intended
for the purchase of medical equipment.
[% of recorded instances]
Eighty 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
63.5%
15.0%
10.4%
3.3%
7.8%
64.9%
8.3%
7.9%
7.6%
11.2%
46.7%
Equipment
41.3%
Supplies and
consumables
5.0%
Humanitarian aid
7.0%
Miscellaneous
45.4%
20.9%
19.4%
13.9%
0.5%
30.8%
4.5%
49.2%
13.4%
2.1%
48.6%
Local communities
26.2%
People with health
issues
9.8%
People in economic
need
8.8%
Elderly
6.6%
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances]