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Charities in Greece

GiveRadar tracks 16 NGOs and charities in Greece, drawn from a curated international donation platform. This is a small selection, not a national register: Greek nonprofits are recorded across court associations registers, the commercial registry and a civil-society database. A listing here shows an organization the platform vetted, not that a court or ministry registered it.

16
Listed organizations
100%
Directory profile on file
1 per 650,873
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 Greece?

GiveRadar tracks 16 NGOs and charities in Greece, a small selection drawn from a donation platform rather than a national 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
16 Listed organizations drawn from a curated donation platform
93.8% Have a website 15 of them
1 per 650,873 Residents per organization Against a population of 10,413,962 (World Bank, 2025)
30.1/100 Average integrity assessment A measure of disclosure, not impact or effectiveness

This is a small, platform-sourced selection, not a register: GiveRadar has a website for 15 of the Greek organizations here (94%), but little other detail, so they score low on disclosure by default. Greek nonprofits are recorded across several registers rather than one, so the fuller picture is spread across them.

Data sources

Where does GiveRadar's Greece data come from?

GiveRadar's Greece data is drawn from a curated international donation platform that vets the organizations it lists, enriched with web research. It is not a national register: as an EU member state, Greece records associations in court registers, non-profit civil companies in the commercial registry, and public-benefit bodies in the interior ministry's civil-society database, with no single unified list. A listing here is not any of those registers.

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
16 records 100% coverage
Civil-society organisations (gov.gr) gov.gr ↗
The government service for the interior ministry's registry of civil-society organisations and public-benefit bodies, whose public fields are searchable
General Commercial Registry (GEMI) businessportal.gr ↗
The commercial registry search, where non-profit civil companies (AMKE) and their records can be found
One GiveRadar profile
16
Share of profiles carrying each field
Financial return 0%
Expense breakdown 0%
Website 93.8%
Contact email 0%
Freshness

How current is GiveRadar's Greece data?

June 1, 2026 Register last refreshed The most recent full pass over the Greek 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 Greece data in periodic passes rather than a live feed. Because this is a small platform-sourced selection rather than an official register, a recent organization or a change of status may not be reflected here yet.

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Giving in Greece

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 Greece, and who registers them?

GiveRadar tracks 16 NGOs and charities in Greece. This is a small selection drawn from a curated international donation platform, not a national register. Greek nonprofits take several forms: a membership association recognised by the competent Court of First Instance, a foundation created by dedicating assets, or a non-profit civil company recorded in the commercial registry.

Public-benefit bodies may also enter the interior ministry's civil-society database. There is no single unified register, so the fuller picture is spread across these records.

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

A current certificate or extract establishes an organization's registered existence, legal form, name and filed constitution. It is legal recognition, not an assessment of the organization.

It does not prove current activity, programme effectiveness, financial health or lawful use of every donation. Because records are split across registers, absence from one online search does not by itself mean an organization does not legally exist.

Are donations to Greek charities tax-deductible?

Sometimes. Greek tax guidance provides donor relief for qualifying donations to public-benefit foundations and registered civil-society organisations, subject to conditions and limits.

"Non-profit" and "public benefit" are not automatically the same tax label, so a nonprofit is not necessarily eligible. Confirm the recipient's status and the payment method before claiming relief, using the civil-society registry where relevant.

How do you check a Greek NGO before you donate?

Match the organization's exact Greek legal name against the appropriate court certificate, commercial-registry record or civil-society database entry. A platform listing is a starting point, not proof of standing.

  • Confirm the registered form and status in the relevant register.
  • Review current governing documents and accounts.
  • Check public-benefit status for any tax claim.
  • See GiveRadar's integrity score methodology for what each data point proves.
FAQ

Common questions

How do NGOs register in Greece?

Greek nonprofits take several forms: a membership association (somateio) recognised and entered in the register of the competent Court of First Instance, a foundation (idryma) created by dedicating assets, or a non-profit civil company (AMKE) recorded in the commercial registry. Public-benefit bodies may also enter the interior ministry's civil-society database.

Is GiveRadar's Greece list a national register?

No, it is a small selection drawn from a curated donation platform, covering 16 organizations. There is no single unified register of Greek nonprofits; the official records are the court registers, the commercial registry and the civil-society database, so a listing here is a starting point.

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

They are organizations vetted by a donation platform, not certified by the state as charities. A court certificate or registry extract establishes an organization's registered existence and form; it does not certify effectiveness, financial health or lawful use of every donation, and a platform listing is not registration.

Are donations to Greek charities tax-deductible?

Donations to Greek charities are deductible only in some cases. Greek tax guidance provides donor relief for qualifying donations to public-benefit foundations and registered civil-society organisations, subject to conditions and limits. Being a nonprofit is not automatically the same as holding public-benefit tax status, so confirm the recipient and method first.

How do I check a Greek NGO before donating?

Match the organization's exact Greek legal name against the appropriate court certificate, commercial-registry record or civil-society database entry, then review its governing documents and accounts. Absence from one search does not by itself mean an organization does not legally exist.

What does GiveRadar hold for Greek organizations?

GiveRadar holds a name, a location and a cause category for the Greek organizations here, with a website for 94%. Because the source is a donation platform rather than an official register, it holds little contact detail, no financial accounts and no official registration number.

Why are so few Greek charities shown on GiveRadar?

Greece's nonprofits are spread across court registers, the commercial registry and a civil-society database rather than one open list, and this page is only a small selection from a donation platform. GiveRadar shows what it can currently document and aims to broaden Greece's coverage over time.

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