This document summarizes statistics about philanthropy in Macedonia in 2013. It found 1370 instances of philanthropy reported in 217 media articles from 65 outlets. The total value of donations was 1182.9 million denars (about $23 million USD). Most donations came from the Skopje region and supported economically vulnerable groups, healthcare, and education. Companies contributed the largest value of donations (43.2%) followed by corporate foundations (34.9%).

1. Macedonia 2013 quick facts
During 2013, Catalyst tracked media reports on domestic
individual, corporate and diaspora philanthropy in
Macedonia. This brochure provides key statistics on the
findings of this research.
1370 1182.9million
217
# of instances
recorded
# of articles
indexed
# of media
outlets indexed
total value
of donations
Annual Report
on the State of Philanthropy
65 7235,9milion
399
# of instances
recorded
# of articles
indexed
# of media
outlets indexed
total value
of donations
Annual Report
on the State of Philanthropy
M A C E D O N I A
8.8%
Southwest
6.5%
Throughout
Macedonia
2.8%
Polog
0.5%
Outside of Macedonia
55.3%
Skopje
4.6%
Vardar
7.4%
Eastern
4.1%
Southeast
8.8%
Pelagonia
1.4%
Northeast
Geographic Distribution

2. 2013 macedonia
TheStateofPhilanthropy
Purpose of Giving
Type of Beneficiary Institutions
Support to Marg. Groups
Poverty Reduction
Healthcare
Education
Other
Public Infrastructure
Natural Disaster / Emer. Mgmt.
Heritage
Culture
Religion
Environmental Protection
Sport
Economic Development
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
78
45
36
19
10
6
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Unspecified
90
3
Institutions
Nonprofit Organizations
Individuals / Families
Local / National Govt.
Religious Communities
Other
Unknown
0 20 40 60 80
70
60
54
10
8
8
7
# of instances
# of instances

3. 2013macedonia
TheStateofPhilanthropy
Top 3 Final Beneficiary Groups
Final Beneficiary Groups
0–2% 2–5% 5–10% 10–20%
Talented Children and
Youth
Elderly Persons
Mothers and
Newborns
Children and Youth at
Risk
Persons with
Addiction
Refugees and
Internally Displaced
Persons
Children and Youth
Members of Minority
Groups
People Living with HIV
General Population
Members of Religious
Communities
Children and Youth
Without Parental Care
Populations of Specific
Communities
Children and Youth
Children and Adults
with Physical
Disabilities
Adults and Children
with Health Problems
Children and Youth
with Developmental
Difficulties
PERCENTAGE OF INSTANCES
0–2% 2–5% 5–10% 10–20% 20+%
FINAL BENEFICIARY GROUPS
Economically
Vulnerable
Use of Donations
14
Materials and
Consumables
3
Scholarships
12
Services
15
Capital
Investments
33
Equipment
12
Unknown
19
General Support
82
Humanitarian
Aid
50
100
150
ONE-TIME LONG-TERM UNKNOWN
23
Health
Treatments /
Operations
3
Awareness Raising
Campaigns
1
Research and
Development
21.2% 15.7% 10.6%
ECONOMICALLY VULNERABLE ADULTS, CHILDREN AND YOUTH
WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS
CHILDREN AND ADULTS WITH
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
# of instances

4. Value of Donations, by Donor Type (%)
Type of Donor, by # of Instances
Citizens (Mass Individual)
Mixed Donor Types
Companies
Associations
Individuals
Small and Medium Enterprises
Corporate Foundations
0 10 20 30 40 50
72
69
40
18
14
2
2
60 70 80
43.2%
Companies
34.9%
Corporate
Foundations
13.7%
Citizens
(Mass
Individual)
6.4%
Mixed
Donors
1.9%
Individuals
8.8% INSTANCES = 258,482 €
VALUE OF DONATIONS BY TYPE OF DONOR
Data Powered ByFinancial Support FromGiven that the value of the donation was reported in only
8.8% of the instances, estimation about the total amount
donated is made by extrapolation based on the known
data. For more information, please find the full report at
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