The key findings of the 2021 Annual Report on Philanthropy in Kosovo. The report resulted from media monitoring (print, broadcast, and electronic) of keywords related to domestic philanthropy from January to December 2021.

1. 1
2021
REPORT ON THE
STATE OF
PHILANTHROPY
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supported by
recorded amount
2,216,328 €
number of instances
243
donated amount per capita
1.2 €

2. In 2021, a total of 243 donation instances were recorded, through which
around 2,220,000 euros were donated. When excluding the pandemic
year, philanthropic activity in 2021 returned to a similar level as in 2019.
The donated amount per capita was 1.2 euros, which is less than the
regional average.
Trend of giving
Recorded Amount (Millions)
Number of Donation Instances
1.6€
2.9€
1.4€
7.7€
2.2€
1.8€
468
512
600
344
229
554
243
2.4€

3. Donors' support was most frequently directed to education, followed
by seasonal giving, while social entrepreneurship generated the largest
share of the donated amount. Giving for education was most commonly
in the form of scholarships or equipment from generous individuals. The
high percentage for social entrepreneurship was due to one donation
instance – the investment of the Golden Eagle Foundation and Frutex
Company, worth one million euros, for opening a paper factory that is
intended to employ people with specific needs.
Themes
Education
Seasonal Giving
Support to
Marginalized
Groups
Health Care
Poverty Relief
COVID-19
Environment
24.7%
18.5%
16.0%
13.2%
13.2%
4.5%
2.1%
Emergency
Management
Social
Entrepreneurship*
1.6%
0.4%
Other 5.8%
*
Social entrepreneurship had a share of 65.9% of the total donated amount.
Share of Donation Instances

4. Research Giving Kosovo 2021: Report on the state of philanthropy and this publication was designed by
the Catalyst Foundation (Catalyst Balkans) with the generous support of the C S Mott Foundation and the
Rockefeller Brothers Fund. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the
C S Mott Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and their partners.
Donors Out of all donation instances, almost half were initiated by donors
from the diaspora. Prominent individual donors remained the most
frequent donor type. Compared to 2020, private entities (individuals
and citizens – mass individual giving) had a larger share in the total
number of instances, while the activity from the corporate sector de-
creased. Regarding the recipient type, individuals and companies most
frequently donated to the general public, while mass-giving of citizens
was most commonly directed to non-profit organizations.
Data source:
Givingbalkans.org
Catalyst Balkans
Takovska 38, Belgrade, Serbiacatalystbalkans.org
givingbalkans.org
Share of Donation Instances
Individuals
Citizens
(Mass-Individual
Giving)
Corporate Sector
CSO / Associations
Private Foundations
Mixed Donors
47.7%
26.3%
14.4%
7.0%
3.7%
0.9%

5. 5
2021
REPORT ON THE
STATE OF
PHILANTHROPY
QUICK FACTS
supported by
recorded amount
2,216,328 €
number of instances
243
donated amount per capita
1.2 €