Record donation: Come Back Alive Foundation receives US$272m in international grants

Anastasiia Diachkina, Ihor Pylypiv - 30 October, 11:58

Come Back Alive Foundation's logo

The Come Back Alive Foundation, a charity which helps the Ukrainian military, received UAH 11.98 billion (around US$285 million) in charitable contributions in October, UAH 11.57 billion (US$272 million) of which came from three donations of over UAH 3.8 billion (US$90 million) each.

Source: Foundation in a financial report

Details: The three major donations were made between 23 and 28 October. The foundation has not yet disclosed who made them, but all three transactions were marked "To support Ukrainian Defence according to the Grant Agreement".

A screenshot of the transactions

Photo: Come Back Alive

The foundation's press service said the funds were received through a foreign grant, but did not disclose what they might be used for.

Come Back Alive told Ekonomichna Pravda that the foundation received several grants this year under agreements signed with international partners.

"The grant agreements stipulate that 100% of these funds must be allocated to cover needs of the security and defence forces. The areas of support have been approved by both donors and the military. The foundation does not take any commission or make any deductions for administration costs relating to these projects," the charity emphasised.

However, Come Back Alive cannot use this grant aid for current military supplies or for its ongoing open projects.

"Therefore, small daily donations for the army's regular support will continue to play an important role in meeting urgent frontline needs," the foundation added.

As of 30 October, the foundation had received UAH 11.98 billion (US$285 million) in charitable contributions for the month, with UAH 11.57 billion (US$272 million) coming from these three transactions – the largest donations in the foundation's history.

For comparison, in 2024, Come Back Alive raised UAH 4.4 billion (US$105 million), equivalent to 18% of the total donations collected by the country's major charitable foundations. Overall, over the first ten months of this year, the fund has accumulated more than UAH 18.1 billion (US$430 million).

Background: In 2024, Ukraine's largest charitable foundations raised UAH 24.1 billion (US$573 million), 28% more than in 2023.

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