Between March 16 and May 12, €15,220,845 was donated in Serbia to combat the effects of COVID-19, with a majority allocated to medical equipment. The donations primarily benefited local communities and individuals facing health issues, with businesses being the most proactive donors. Nearly 90% of the funds were directed to state and public institutions.

1. In the period between March 16 and May 12, EUR 15,220,845
was donated to eliminate the harmful effects caused by the new coronavirus in Serbia.
45.7%Equipment
38.4%Supplies and
consumables
5.9%Humanitarian support
10.1%Other
12.8%People in economic need
12.7%Elderly
7.1%Others
More than 45 percent of all philanthropic instances are focused on the purchase
of medical equipment.
34.2%Local communities
VALUE OF DONATIONS
Companies were the most agile as donors, and they reacted
immediately after the crisis broke out.
DONORS
RECIPIENTS
PHILANTHROPY’S
RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Business
sector
Mass giving
(citizens)
Individuals
Private
foundations
% of recorded instances
% of recorded instances
% of recorded instances
% of recorded sum
% of recorded instances % of recorded sum
62.6%
15.9%
9.8%
1.8%
10.0%
67.7%
3.7%
9.2%
7.5%
11.8%Others
31.2%
29.2%
25.5%
13.5%
0.6%
22.2%
4.2%
64.5%
7.3%
1.7%
COVID-19 has changed the way our communities work overnight. From the beginning of the crisis
until May 12, we analyzed data on philanthropic instances in Serbia. This is how citizens,
companies, and nonprofits respond in solidarity to the crisis.
The beneficiaries are primarily local
communities, and then people with
health issues.
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Implemented by srbijadaruje.org
FINAL BENEFICIARIES
33.2%People with health issues
Institutions
Individuals and
families
Local and
national
governments
Nonprofit
organizations
Others
USE OF DONATIONS
1,003
Almost 90 percent of the donated amount is directed to the state and public institutions.