Country profile

North Macedonia

Definition
Foundations are regulated by the Law on Associations and Foundations. The legal definition is as follows: “A foundation shall be a legal entity, established for the purpose of acquiring and governing of property and assets, in accordance with this Law” (article 27, LAF). There is no other law in which other legal types of foundations are prescribed. Foundations can pursue a variety of purposes, with just a few limitations defined in the LAF. Information on public-benefit foundation assets is not available in public records. Based on the available information there are no endowed foundations in North Macedonia.

North Macedonia’s philanthropy profile

No data

Pool of assets

€15 million (2022)

Total expenditure

No data

Total employment

North Macedonia’s foundations

215 (2022)

foundations

Data for this study was collected by the Central Registry of North Macedonia and provided by Konekt Association.

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