The paper seeks answers to the question: how successful were the nonprofit organisations in the West-Transdanubian region and in Gyor receiving EU funds between 2004 and October 2012 (the authors also show the national data to make better analysis). The study shows how many applications were successful and how many supports required and got the organisations during the first (2004-2006) and second (2007-2013) planning periods. The paper also presents the most popular Operational Programs regarding the number of the projects and the amount of the EU support. The authors introduce detailed the successful organisations in Gyor. The aim of the study is to show how were the nonprofit organisations successful getting EU funds in West-Transdanubia and in Gyor, and what types of projects were supported in these areas.