Charities and NGOs in Ukraine
Ukraine has more than 100,000 registered NGOs and charitable foundations. The sector grew significantly after 2014 and again after the 2022 full-scale Russian invasion, with thousands of new humanitarian and civil-society organizations established to support displaced people, the army's medical needs, reconstruction, and the country's European integration agenda. Whether you are searching for a comprehensive list of Ukrainian charities, an NGO Ukraine database, a Ukrainian charitable foundation directory, or a single verified Ukrainian nonprofit to donate to, GiveRadar consolidates official Ministry of Justice registration data, financial information, news coverage, and an independent integrity score for every Ukrainian charitable organization. Read about how GiveRadar works before you give.
How charities and NGOs are registered in Ukraine
Ukrainian NGOs and charitable foundations register with the local territorial bodies of the Ministry of Justice of Ukraine under the Law on Public Associations and the Law on Charitable Activity and Charitable Organizations. Since 2024, NGOs can register online via the Ministry of Justice Online House e-service, dramatically simplifying the process. Charitable organizations include charitable funds, charitable institutions, and charitable societies; public organizations are a separate category covering associations of citizens. Tax-exempt status as a non-profit organization is granted by the State Tax Service after a separate application; only registered nonprofit-status organizations avoid corporate income tax on activity-related receipts.
Major causes and well-known Ukrainian charities
The Ukrainian nonprofit sector reflects the country's wartime humanitarian and civic landscape:
- Humanitarian and military medical response: Come Back Alive Foundation, Hospitallers, Tabletochki, Help on Wheels, and the Serhii Prytula Charity Foundation.
- Children, families, and orphans: Voices of Children, SOS Children's Villages Ukraine, and Save the Children Ukraine.
- Healthcare and rehabilitation: Patients of Ukraine, Tabletochki childhood cancer foundation, and rehabilitation centers for wounded soldiers and civilians.
- Internally displaced people and refugees: Vostok-SOS, Right to Protection (R2P), and the Ukrainian Helsinki Human Rights Union.
- Civil society, anti-corruption, and reform: Anti-Corruption Action Centre (AntAC), Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law, and Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition.
- Reconstruction and humanitarian innovation: Ukraine Now, U24 (United24) projects, and BlueCheck Ukraine.
- Religion-affiliated humanitarian: Caritas Ukraine, Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church charity networks, and Mission Eurasia.
Compare two organizations side by side with our charity comparison tool, or browse best disaster relief charities in Ukraine and best health charities in Ukraine to narrow by cause.
How to evaluate a Ukrainian charity before donating
Ukraine has a deep nonprofit sector with strong civic-tech transparency, but the wartime context makes donor diligence essential. Things to check before giving to any Ukrainian charity:
- Ministry of Justice registration: verify the EDRPOU code on the Unified State Register; every legitimate Ukrainian NGO has one.
- Non-profit status: required for tax-exempt operation and donor receipts; check the State Tax Service Register of Nonprofit Organizations.
- Audited financials: reputable Ukrainian foundations publish them online, often translated into English.
- Cross-checks: initiatives like Open Books and Public Audit publish independent transparency benchmarks.
- International partnerships: partners of UNHCR, ECHO, USAID implementers, or major Western foundations have usually passed vendor due-diligence checks.
- Sanctions and watchlists: use our free charity checker tool to cross-reference every Ukrainian charity against OFAC, EU, and UN watchlists automatically.
Each Ukrainian charity profile on GiveRadar combines registration, nonprofit-status verification, financials, governance, and third-party signals into a single 0-100 integrity score. Read our integrity score methodology for the full weighting.
Ukraine charity explorer: browse, filter, compare
This page works as a Ukraine charity explorer: every Ministry of Justice-registered Ukrainian nonprofit we hold data on, ranked and filterable by oblast, cause area, financial transparency, presence of a website, and size. Use the filters on the left to narrow by category (humanitarian, military medical, children, displaced people, anti-corruption, reconstruction, religion, advocacy, and more), and the search bar to find a specific organization by name or EDRPOU. The directory updates daily as we ingest new registration data and enrich existing records with contact details, financials, programs, and news coverage. To compare Ukrainian giving against other markets, browse all countries or jump straight to disaster relief charities globally.
Donating to charities in Ukraine
Most Ukrainian charities accept Privat24, monobank, card, and SWIFT donations directly through their websites. International donors can use platforms like Stand With Ukraine, GlobalGiving, and the United24 government platform launched in 2022, which routes funds to vetted national priorities. For US tax-deductible giving, look for an American Friends partner; for European tax-deductibility, use the Transnational Giving Europe network. GiveRadar links to each charity's official donation channel where available and flags fundraising pages that look unverified or potentially fraudulent. For a structured donor walkthrough, read our donor due-diligence guide.