As many as 413 public associations, foundations and private institutions and 71 religious organizations and component parts of these were registered by the Ministry of Justice as beneficiaries of the 2% Law in 2017, IPN reports.

About 40 applicants were rejected for the reason that they do not meet the eligibility criteria. They either have debts to the country’s public budget or do not have the legal-organizational norm envisioned by the percentage distribution mechanism.

The list of public associations  and religious organizations is available on the Ministry of Justice’s website. The new applicants will submit the applications for registration between September 1 and 30 of each year.

Under the Law on Public Associations or the so-called 2% Law, private individuals can direct 2% of the income paid to the state to a nongovernmental organization or religious organization. The public associations of public utility can use the money only for supporting education, science, culture, sport, health protection, etc, while the religious organizations only for social, moral, cultural or charity purposes.