Which regions submitted the fewest financial reports
According to the State Statistics Service, 92,189 public organizations (POs) and 23,382 charitable organizations (COs) did not submit their financial reports for 2024. This trend began long before the full-scale war. Among the regions that are not occupied or where there is no fighting, the most frequent evaders of reporting are in the Kyiv and Chernivtsi regions.
89% (92,000) of public organizations in Ukraine did not submit financial reports for 2024. This is 2,225 more NGOs than in 2023. In general, the number of such organizations gradually decreased from 2021 to 2023, and last year’s figure can be attributed to statistical error.
The same trend can be observed among charitable reports. Last year, their number increased by 965 charitable foundations, or 4%. In total, 77% of the total number, or 23,000 foundations, did not submit financial reports.
The trend of ignoring reporting did not arise during the full-scale invasion, but is rather an established tradition. 97% and 94% of CSOs and CFs did not submit financial reports despite the legal requirement in 2021. In other words, with the start of the large-scale war, the number of non-transparent organizations actually decreased.
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Most of the organizations that did not submit reports are located in regions whose territories are temporarily occupied. Among the regions that are completely controlled by Ukraine, the largest number of CSOs did not submit reports in the Kyiv region – 90.5%. The largest number of charitable foundations that did not report are registered in the Chernivtsi region – 80%.
The five leading public organizations by income in 2024:
● Ukraine is Invincible – 2023 (Mykolaiv region) – UAH 6.1 billion;
● Against Corruption (Cherkasy region) – UAH 3.5 billion;
● Security and Welfare (Zaporizhzhia region) – UAH 2 billion;
● Together Against Corruption (Kyiv city) – UAH 1.8 billion;
● 68 Brigade 3 Battalion (Ivano-Frankivsk region) – UAH 1.7 billion.
The five leading charitable organizations by income in 2024:
● Come Back Alive (Kyiv) – UAH 4.9 billion;
● Kyiv Center for Support of Children and Youth (Kyiv) – UAH 2.7 billion;
● Caritas Ukraine (Lviv region) – UAH 2.6 billion;
● Plast Endowment in Ukraine (Kyiv) – UAH 2.5 billion;
● 100 Percent Life (Kyiv) – UAH 2.3 billion.
The Come Back Alive Foundation is the largest charitable organization in Ukraine among those that reported their income. Despite the fact supporting the organization’s activities at this level requires significant resources, the fund states that it is guided not by bureaucratic ideas, but by the criterion of transparency before the state, partners, and donors, building relationships based on integrity and openness — therefore, it publishes even more data than required by law.
Come Back Alive strives to maintain and develop trust in charitable activities in Ukraine by providing access to information about its economic activities and implementing unique projects that often require high-quality accounting and legal support in order to best promote Ukraine’s defense and mobilization readiness and protect its population.
Supporting and developing accounting and financial reporting is a constant and mandatory task for a charitable organization. We work strategically and for the long term, so our open reporting on the website helps to improve the results of cooperation and activities by minimizing the risks that arise when access to essential information is restricted,” comments Lesya Melnyk, Financial Director of the Foundation.
