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Navigating the landscape of giving in 2022, the corporate sector experienced a notable 17.4% surge in donated amounts, while Mass Individual donors led the way with an impressive 21.9% increase in their giving value.

Graph 1: % of Instances of Giving disaggregated by Type of Donor – 2018 – 2022  
 

On the flip side, individuals saw a decrease of 42.7% in their donated amounts. Nonprofits remained steadfast, contributing consistently to the common good.

Trends in Recipients – 2018-2022 

In the past period, nonprofit organizations consistently held the forefront as the primary recipients of donations in Croatia, and this trend persists in 2022. The country witnessed a substantial surge in support for nonprofits during the year, marking a 12% increase in frequency when comparing 2021 and 2022. Specifically, nonprofits received 37% of donation instances in 2021, which rose to 49% in 2022. 

According to the "Giving Serbia 2022" research by the Catalyst Balkans Foundation, in 2022, citizens and companies donated 33.3 million euros for charitable purposes, which is a decrease of 21.5 percent compared to the previous year. As before, most donations were made to treat children and fellow citizens, and the biggest drop in donations was recorded in the business sector.

Since its founding ten years ago, Catalyst Balkans has been committed to living up to its name by applying concepts of transformation and catalytic collaboration to its program activities, its external partnerships, and how we operate internally.

While founded by two experienced and strong-minded individuals, Aleksandra Vesić and Nathan Koeshall, Catalyst Balkans was built to be an engaged intermediary that complements and serves Western Balkans' philanthropy and nonprofit ecosystems. This implied that Catalyst Balkans recognized itself as needing to engage with its staff, stakeholders, and community in a way that would provide added value and increased know-how as the product of each interaction with Catalyst.

And How to Make it Stop?​