Where can I find a list of charities and NGOs in Cambodia?
GiveRadar lists 2,053 charities, NGOs, and nonprofits in Cambodia that you can search in one place, though this is not the total number of legally registered organizations. Cambodia has no single public charity register, so no directory gives a definitive national count. Our records come from the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia (CCC), not a government registration authority.
Whether you are searching for humanitarian organizations, health or education charities, or community-development NGOs, you can filter this list by cause and by province.
The directory is strongest for contact research: 1,505 (73.3%) entries include an email address, and most list a phone number. Its average integrity assessment is 35.9 out of 100 because the source reveals little financial or official registration information, not because the listed organizations have been judged ineffective or untrustworthy.
How are NGOs and associations registered in Cambodia?
Cambodia registers organizations through separate routes under the 2015 Law on Associations and Non-Governmental Organizations, commonly called LANGO. A domestic association or NGO registers with the Ministry of Interior, whose online system handles local applications (interior.gov.kh).
Foreign NGOs apply to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and operate through a memorandum of understanding (mfaic.gov.kh). LANGO defines the legal framework and registration duties, but creates neither one consolidated charity register nor a specialist charity commission (cambodia.ohchr.org).
What is the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia?
The Cooperation Committee for Cambodia is a Cambodian civil-society membership and coordination body, not a government registrar. CCC maintains an NGO database that helps researchers and donors find organizations and contact details (ccc-cambodia.org). GiveRadar uses that directory as its Cambodian source.
CCC identifiers are directory IDs, not official registration numbers, and the records do not supply official financial filings. Community Development appears for 1,545 organizations, but that concentration reflects CCC directory categorization rather than proving that most Cambodian NGOs principally perform the same work. Read these fields as discovery aids, not government certification.
Are donations to Cambodian charities tax-deductible?
Cambodia does not provide a broad individual tax deduction for ordinary charitable gifts. Registered associations and NGOs remain subject to Cambodia's ordinary tax regime. The verified charitable-contribution rule belongs to the business profit-tax calculation and permits a deduction capped at five percent of taxable income, subject to applicable requirements.
The General Department of Taxation administers these rules and publishes tax laws, forms and taxpayer guidance (tax.gov.kh). LANGO registration alone does not guarantee that a particular gift qualifies, so businesses seeking a deduction should confirm the recipient, documentation and current treatment with the authority or a Cambodian tax adviser.
How do you check a Cambodian NGO before you donate?
Checking a Cambodian NGO requires combining directory research with direct verification. A CCC listing can establish a useful lead, but it is not proof of current legal status, good governance, audited accounts or impact. Use GiveRadar's methodology to understand what each field can and cannot show.
- Match the organization's name, address, phone, email and website across its CCC entry and its own public materials.
- Ask a domestic organization for its Ministry of Interior registration evidence, or a foreign NGO for its current Ministry of Foreign Affairs memorandum of understanding.
- Request recent activity reports, financial information, safeguarding policies and clear explanations of how the proposed donation will be used.
- Contact the NGO through independently found details, verify payment instructions and begin with a modest, traceable gift if questions remain.
How can you give or volunteer responsibly in Cambodia?
Responsible help in Cambodia supports locally directed work and protects children and communities from avoidable harm. Compare organizations, ask what residents have identified as priorities, and favor programs with credible safeguarding, feedback and referral practices. Explore Cambodian community-development organizations as a starting point, not an automatic endorsement.
- Give flexible or recurring support when an established organization explains how unrestricted funds strengthen locally chosen services.
- Choose volunteer roles that require relevant skills, proper screening, supervision and a genuine need that cannot reasonably be met locally.
- Avoid orphanage visits and residential-care volunteering. Cambodia is a well-documented setting where many children in institutions are not orphans, and such voluntourism can cause harm (rethinkorphanages.org).
- Support family-based and community-based care, and never post identifiable stories or images of children without informed, safeguarding-conscious consent.