From the onset of the COVID-19 crisis to September 30, 2021, North Macedonia recorded 776 philanthropic instances totaling €7,335,723 aimed at mitigating the pandemic's impacts. Over 61% of donations were allocated for supplies and consumables like masks and disinfectants, primarily benefiting local communities and individuals in economic need. The majority of the funds came from businesses and over 90% of the donations were directed towards the state.

1. From the beginning of the crisis to September 30, 2021, we processed data on 776 philanthropic instances in North Macedonia.
From March 16, 2020, to September 30, 2021, a
total of EUR 7,335,723 was donated to eliminate
the harmful effects caused by the novel
coronavirus in North Macedonia.
Philanthropy’s Response to COVID-19
Donated amount vs. number of new
Covid-19 cases per month More than 61% of all philanthropic instances are intended for the
purchase of supplies and consumables, such as masks, gloves,
and disinfectants.
[% of recorded instances]
[% of recorded instances]
Use of donations
61.1%
Supplies and
Consumables
29.9%
Equipment
3.7%
Humanitarian aid
5.3%
Miscellaneous
Amongst the donors, companies were the most agile and
immediately reacted to the outbreak of the crisis.
Business sector
Mass giving (citizens)
Individuals
Miscellaneous
[% of recorded instances] [% of recorded sum]
Donors
More than 90 percent of the total donated amount is directed towards
the state.
[% of recorded sum]
[% of recorded instances]
Recipients
The beneficiaries are primarily population of local communities,
followed by people in economic need.
Final beneficiaries
55.0%
Local communities
28.1%
People in economic need
9.0%
People with health issues
1.7%
Elderly
6.2%
Miscellaneous
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77.4%
12.1%
7.3%
3.2%
66.2%
26.1%
3.5%
4.2%
Institutions
Local and national governments
Nonprofit organizations
Individuals and families
Miscellaneous
68.3%
23.1%
4.6%
2.5%
1.5%
53.4%
19.8%
13.0%
12.8%
1.0%
April
2020
May
2020
March
2020
June
2020
July
2020
August
2020
September
2020
November
2020
January
2021
March
2021
October
2020
December
2020
April
2021
May
2021
June
2021
July
2021
August
2021
September
2021
February
2021
New cases Donated amount
1,136
328 761
4,108 3,587 13,595 21,451 10,094 22,345 412 20,114
4,420 3,636 30,306 9,364 27,235 2,905 696 14,914
1,029,805 1,176,129 1,070 114,630 39,313 133,140 209,696 0 0 109,648
1,803,134 255,424 124,241 22,445 1,962,666 0 31,902 292,479 30,000