Priority measures of the state support for the non-profit sector in the South of Russia and the Azov Region as a tool for achieving national development goals

Measures of the state support for the non-profit sector under the restructuring of the Russian economy and actualization of many social issues have become essential for achieving national development goals and rational use of budget funds. The study aims at identifying priority areas of the state support for NGOs-residents in the South of Russia and the Azov Region for achieving national development goals. The authors conducted a comprehensive analysis of the state support for the non-profit sector in the Donetsk People’s Republic, Republic of Crimea, Lugansk People’s Republic, Krasnodar Region, Stavropol Region, Zaporizhia Region, Rostov Region, Kherson Region and the city of Sevastopol. The article presents the results of the analysis of the state support forms for NGOs in these regions and of sociological surveys on priority measures of the state support for the non-profit sector. The authors provide an assessment of the compliance of national development goals and types of activities of socially oriented non-profit organizations as established by the Russian legislation. In the economic conditions of recent years (including the consequences of the pandemic in 2020–2021, international sanctions regime and special military operation in 2022–2024), the state support for NGOs acts as a stabilizing factor for the sustainable development of the non-profit sector, but given the limited resources it is important to clearly set priority measures of such support to achieve national development goals. © S.V. Chuev, M.B. Polyakov, I.A. Bugakov, V.G. Ivanov, 2025.