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Poverty & Hunger non-profits in Denmark

Browse 31 food banks, anti-poverty charities and NGOs fighting hunger in Denmark. Compare programmes, beneficiaries and how each is funded.

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SOS Børnebyerne

Children & Youth · Education +4 more · København V, Denmark

Children & YouthEducationHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefTax-deductible

SOS Børnebyerne is a Danish branch of SOS Children's Villages, a private humanitarian child-focused organisation working in more than 130 countries. Since 1949 it has worked to give orphaned and vulnerable children a loving home and secure upbringing in family-based SOS villages, and it also runs prevention work that…

Type: NGO
Works for: Children, Youth, Families
Activities: Direct services, Advocacy & campaigning, Awareness & education +3 more
Reach: International
Programmes: SOS-fadderskab, Childrens Living Places, Youth Unite for Global Change
Funded by: Individual donations, Corporate partnerships, Grants +3 more
Founded: 1949
Certifications: Core Humanitarian Standard (CHS) certification

Open full profileProfile updated 20 March 2026

Poverty & Hunger non-profits in Denmark at a glance

Of the 31 Poverty & Hunger non-profits in Denmark, the most common cause areas are Children & Youth (65%), Community development (52%) and Education (48%).

Cause areas

Children & Youth65%
Community development52%
Education48%
Humanitarian aid & Disaster relief29%
Health29%

Organisation types

Association45%
NGO23%
Grant-making foundation13%
Charity13%
Faith-based organisation6%

Beneficiaries

People in poverty84%
Children81%
Families58%
Women & Girls45%
Communities42%

Funding sources

Individual donations87%
Corporate partnerships42%
Membership fees42%
Grants35%
Earned income32%

Top cities

København V6%
København NV6%
Køge6%
Århus V6%
København K6%

Size

51-200 employees3%

Key facts

1988 is the median founding year
42% say donations are tax-deductible
81% name their programmes
58% invite volunteers

Figures from all 31 non-profits, as published on their own websites. Shares count only what a profile states, so they are a floor rather than a census.