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GiveRadar tracks 19 NGOs and charities in China, drawn from a curated international donation platform. This is a very small slice, not a national register: Chinese social organizations register with civil-affairs authorities, and the 2016 Charity Law created a separate charitable-organization status. A listing here shows an organization the platform vetted, not that the state registered it.

19
Listed organizations
100%
Directory profile on file
1 per 74,030,789
Residents per organization
Matt Timmermans Reviewed by Matt Timmermans Founder of GiveRadar · Checked August 23, 2026
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How many NGOs are there in China?

GiveRadar tracks 19 NGOs and charities in China, drawn from a curated donation platform rather than a state register. The platform's records carry no official registration numbers here, so GiveRadar holds none, and the average integrity assessment across these organizations is 30 out of 100.

Whole-register totals
19 Listed organizations drawn from a curated donation platform
78.9% Have a website 15 of them
1 per 74,030,789 Residents per organization Against a population of 1,406,585,000 (World Bank, 2025)
29.3/100 Average integrity assessment A measure of disclosure, not impact or effectiveness

This is a very small, non-representative platform slice, not a register: GiveRadar has a website for 16 of the Chinese organizations here (84%), but little other detail, so they score low on disclosure by default. China's social-organization sector is vast and tightly supervised, and its records sit on state platforms.

Data sources

Where does GiveRadar's China data come from?

GiveRadar's China data is drawn from a curated international donation platform that vets the organizations it lists, enriched with web research. It is not a state register: Chinese social organizations register with the Ministry of Civil Affairs or local civil-affairs departments, foreign NGOs register with the public-security authorities under the 2017 Overseas NGO Law, and charitable status is recorded separately. A listing here does not confirm registration.

Curated donation platform
The curated donation platform this data is drawn from, which reviews the legal, financial and programme documents of the organizations it lists; a vetted platform, not a government register
19 records 100% coverage
China Social Organization platform mca.gov.cn ↗
The Ministry of Civil Affairs public platform where Chinese social organizations, including charitable organizations, are registered and can be checked
China Charity Law (NPC) npc.gov.cn ↗
The 2016 Charity Law, which created a distinct charitable-organization status for eligible registered social organizations
One GiveRadar profile
19
Share of profiles carrying each field
Financial return 0%
Expense breakdown 0%
Website 78.9%
Contact email 0%
Freshness

How current is GiveRadar's China data?

June 1, 2026 Register last refreshed The most recent full pass over the Chinese data. Any profile with its own newer edit carries that later date instead.
August 23, 2026 This page last reviewed When the figures, wording and sources on this page were last checked against the register.

GiveRadar refreshes its China data in periodic passes rather than a live feed. Because the source is a donation platform rather than the state's social-organization records, a recent organization or a change of status may not be reflected here yet.

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Giving in China

How the charity sector is regulated, what kinds of nonprofits operate, and how to evaluate them before you give.

How many NGOs are there in China, and who registers them?

GiveRadar tracks 19 NGOs and charities in China. This is a very small slice drawn from a curated international donation platform, not a national register. Chinese nonprofits are social organizations: social groups, foundations and social service organizations, which register with the Ministry of Civil Affairs or a local civil-affairs department.

The 2016 Charity Law created a separate charitable-organization status, and foreign NGOs register instead with the public-security authorities under the 2017 Overseas NGO Law. A listing here comes from a platform, not the state's records.

What does registration in China prove, and what does it not?

An official record can support an organization's legal identity, registered form and any recorded charitable or public-fundraising status. It is a regulatory check, not independent charity vetting.

China's nonprofit sector operates under extensive state and Communist Party supervision, so registration should be read as regulatory permission, not assurance of effectiveness, financial integrity or political independence. A donation platform's listing is not registration.

Are donations to Chinese charities tax-deductible?

Only through qualified routes. Deductibility normally requires the recipient to hold the applicable public-benefit donation-deduction qualification, which registration alone does not confer.

Subject to the detailed rules, qualifying individual donations are generally deductible up to 30% of taxable income, and qualifying corporate donations up to 12% of annual profit, with excess corporate amounts carried forward. Confirm the recipient's qualification before assuming any deduction.

How do you check a Chinese NGO before you donate?

Search the organization's Chinese legal name and unified social credit code on the Ministry of Civil Affairs platform. A platform listing is a starting point, not full assurance.

FAQ

Common questions

How do NGOs register in China?

Chinese nonprofits are social organizations: social groups, foundations and social service organizations, which register with the Ministry of Civil Affairs or a local civil-affairs department. The 2016 Charity Law created a separate charitable-organization status, and foreign NGOs register instead with the public-security authorities.

Is GiveRadar's China list a state register?

No, it is drawn from a curated donation platform, covering 19 organizations. The official records are the Ministry of Civil Affairs social-organization platforms, so a listing here is a starting point, not proof of registration or charitable status.

Are the organizations on GiveRadar's China page vetted charities?

They are organizations vetted by a donation platform, not certified by an independent authority. Chinese registration is a regulatory check under extensive state and Communist Party supervision; it confirms legal identity and any recorded charitable status, not effectiveness, financial integrity or independence.

Are donations to Chinese charities tax-deductible?

Donations to Chinese charities are deductible only through qualified routes. Deductibility normally requires the recipient to hold the public-benefit donation-deduction qualification; qualifying individual donations are generally deductible up to 30% of taxable income and corporate donations up to 12% of annual profit. Registration alone does not confer this.

How do I check a Chinese NGO before donating?

Search the organization's Chinese legal name and unified social credit code on the Ministry of Civil Affairs social-organization platform, and confirm any charitable or public-fundraising status separately. A platform listing is a starting point, not full assurance.

What does GiveRadar hold for Chinese organizations?

GiveRadar holds a name, a location and a cause category for the Chinese organizations here, with a website for 84%. Because the source is a donation platform, it holds little email or phone detail, no financial accounts and no official registration number.

Why does GiveRadar list only a small number of charities in China?

This is a very small, non-representative slice from a donation platform, not China's register: the sector is vast, but its social-organization records sit on state platforms and the environment is tightly controlled. GiveRadar shows the organizations it can currently document and aims to expand China's coverage over time.

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