Country profile
Greece
Definition
The Greek legal order Law 4182/2013 and Art. 109 of the Greek Constitution regulate public-benefit foundations. Any group of assets disposed by will (testament), or as a donation to serve public purposes and the public benefit is considered to form a public-benefit foundation, which is administered according to the rules incorporated in the deed of establishment and whereby the administration is conducted by natural and/or legal persons (Law Nr. 4182 of 2013, articles 1 and 50).
Greece’s philanthropy profile
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Pool of assets
€45 million (2022)
Total expenditure
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Total employment
Greece’s foundations
609 (2022)
foundations
Included in the figure for assets are foundations that have some of their own assets but may receive funding from other foundations or the state. It should also be noted that the expenditure figure excludes some major donations by some charitable foundations directed to the Greek state: e.g. the construction of hospitals. These ad hoc grants are revealed after the completion of the projects.