[2022]
Social Welfare : US
Children
- Brooklyn Book Bodega, New York, NY
- Project location: New York
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for getting books into the hands of children and educators through books camps and community events
(Details)
- Behind The Book, New York, NY
- Project location: New York
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for running supplemental education programs at 5 Title I schools in NYC
(Details)
- City Parks Foundation, New York, NY
- Project location: Brooklyn, NY
- Category: Environmental Education
- Contribution towards running after-school and summer Coastal Classroom project
( Details )
- First Book, Washington DC 20004
- Project location: NY and CA
- Category: Children, education
- Funding for making approximately 7,500 books and non-book educational resources availabe to high poverty schools and programs in greater Los Angeles, and greater NYC (including Nassau county) schools
(Details)
- Flushing Town Hall, Flushing, NY
- Project location: Flushing, NY
- Category: Children, Education
- Support for conducting Diwali and Holi festival at FTH, and conducting arts programs for children in public schools in Queens, NY
(Details)
- Long Island Children's Museum, Garden City
- Project location: Garden City and Westbury, NY
- Category: Education
- Support for STEM collaboration with Westbury Schools, and educating preKindergarten immigrant children and their families
(Details)
- Literacy Nassau Inc, Wantagh, NY
- Project location: Wantagh, NY
- Category: Children , Education
- Funding for weekend ESL classes for immigrant children
(Details)
- Reach Out And Read, NYC, NY
- Project location: New York
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for Beginning at Birth Initiative (coaching care-givers on reading to their infants)
(Details)
- Read To A Child, Wellesley, MA
- Project location: Boston,Detroit,Hartford,Los Angeles,Miami
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding to equip virtual Read Aloud program
(Details)
- Simons Laufer Math Institute, Berkeley, CA
- Project location: CA
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding to provide Mathical books to children in Title I schools
(Details)
- Staten Island Giving Circle, Staten Island, NY
- Project location: Staten Island, NY
- Category: Children, Food
- Funding for Weekend Food Backpack program at 3 schools that provides food to children and families from impoverished backgrounds
(Details)
- StartLighthouse, NYC, NY
- Project location: NYC, NY
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for running Literacy Hub for preK-8 grade children at Title I school in NYC
(Details)
- St Nicks Alliance, Brooklyn, NY
- Project location: Brooklyn, NY
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for operating the BK Book Voyager, a mobile library that serves schools in north Brooklyn
(Details)
- Youth Leadership Development Program, New Jersey
- Project location: Princeton, NJ
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for running classes for children providing training in public speaking, emotional intelligence and mindfulness
(Details)
Adults
Food pantries
- Reaching Out Community Services, Brooklyn, NY
- Project location: Brooklyn, NY
- Category: Adults, Food
- Funding for operating food pantry
(Details)
- South Asian Council for Social Services, Flushing, NY
- Project location: Flushing, NY
- Category: Adults, Food
- Funding for food pantry serving poor South Asian immigrant population
(Details)
Social Welfare : India
Children - education
- America India Foundation
- Project location: Shimogga, Karnataka, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Support for two non-formal Learning Resource Centers for children of migrating laborers
(Details)
- AIM for Seva USA, Saylorsburg, PA/Chennai, India
- Project location: Cumbaum, Tamil Nadu and Elluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for maintenance of boys hostel in Cumbaum and girls hostel in Elluru, and general opex
(Details)
- Agastya International Foundation, Bangalore, India
- Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for operating Mobile Science Lab to provide science education to rural children
(Details)
- Akshaya Patra USA
- Project location: Pondicherry, India
- Category: Families, Food/Health/Education kits
- Support for providing midday meals to 2500 children in Pondicherry for a year
(Details)
- Anandam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for running tuition center for first generation students
(Details)
- Anisha (Karnataka, India)
- Project location: Karnataka, India
- Category: Families, Food/health
- Teaching school children to maintain kitchen gardens
(Details)
- Bala Mandir Trust, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Education
- Funding for education and food expenses of children in High School
(Details)
- Children International, Kansas City, MO
- Project location: Delhi, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Support for Early Childhood Care and Development Center for children under 6 years, and Learning Resource Centers and Tutoring Centers in Delhi, India
(Details)
- Commit 2 Change, New York, NY
- Project location: Gujarat, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for running a Tech2Lab program and English and Vedic Math programs in 2 girls schools in Gujarat
(Details)
- Child Rights and You, America
- Project location: Thirupullani, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Food
- Preventing child labour and exploitation and increasing access to education
(Details)
- EDUCATR, Usilimpatti, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Usilampatti, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for bridge (non-formal) education support and financial/educational support for children at primary school
(Details)
- India Literacy Project, Milpitas, CA
- Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for operating Multi-dimensional Learning Spaces program to provide science education to rural children
(Details)
- Lotus Outreach International, San Diego, CA 92102
- Project location: Vellore, Tamil Nadu and Mewat, Rajasthan, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Support for Buddha Smiles, non-formal tutoring for poor village children in Vellore district, India
- Support for Blossom Bus to transport female children and university students safely to and from school/college, Mewat district, Haryana, and Rajasthan, India
(Details)
- Muthuswamy Educational Trust, Tenkasi, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for staff salaries at school for impoverished children
(Details)
- Sevalaya, Thiruninravur, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for uniforms for 2115 children and for skill training center for youth that will impart training in computers and tailoring
(Details)
- Sri Ramacharan Charitable Trust, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Education
- Funding to provide Montessori education to children in KG and Grade 1 in public schools in Chennai
(Details)
- Sri Ramakrishna Math Vivekananda Centenary Girls Higher Secondary School, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for teacher salaries and providing food to poor students
(Details)
- Sri Ramakrishna Mission Students Home, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Funding for teacher/staff salaries at residential school for poor students
(Details)
Children - orphanages
- Adruta Children Home (RAWA Academy)
- Project location: Bolangir, Odisha, India
- Category: Children, Food/Education
- Funding for maintaining an orphanage in Bolangir, Odisha
(Details)
- AUM Pranava Ashram, Ilanji, Tamil Nadu
- Project location: Ilanji, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Food/Education
- Funding for maintenance of orphanage
(Details)
- Seva Chakkara Samajam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Food
- Funding to pay for food-related expenses of residents at orphanage in Chennai, India (Details)
- Sri Kanyakumari Gurukula Ashram
- Project location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Food/Education
- Funding for maintenance of orphanage
(Details)
- Yoga Gives Back
- Project location: Mysore, Karnataka, India
- Category: Children, Education
- Support for girls residential home
(Details)
Disabled
- Amar Seva Sangam (Ayakudi, India)
- Project location: Tamilnadu, India
- Category: Disabled youth
- Funding for running vocational center for disabled youth
(Details)
- Sri Arunodayam Charitable Trust, Chennai
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Disability Assistance
- Funding for paying salaries of staff at orphanage for disabled children in Chennai
(Details)
- Balavidyalaya School, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Deaf children, Education
- Funding for staff salaries and maintenance of school
(Details)
- Hope Charitable Trust, Chennai
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Disability Assistance
- Funding for paying salaries of staff at school/early intervention centre for disabled children in Chennai
(Details)
- Help the Blind Foundation, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Blind youth
- Funding for providing scholarships and running skill training program for blind people
(Details)
- Institute for Helping the Disabled, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Project location: Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, India
- Category: Children, Disability Assistance
- Funding to pay partial operating expenses (staff salaries and rent) in Outreach program serving disabled children and adults, Odisha, India
(Details)
- Madras Dyslexia Association, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Children, Disability Assistance
- Funding for developing an early intervention program for dyslexic children
(Details)
- Vidyasagar (Chennai, India)
- Project location: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Category: Disabled youth
- Funding for running vocational center for disabled youth
(Details)
Adults
- Action for India, Delhi, India/Los Altos, CA
- Project location: India
- Category: Adults, Entrepreneur Empowerment
- Funding for running Social Entrepreneur Advisory Services
(Details)
- Association for Non-traditional Employment for Women, Chennai, India
- Project location: Chennai, India
- Category: Adults, Women Empowerment
- Funding for running computer literacy/skill building programs for underprivileged women
(Details)
- Desai Foundation, Bedford, MA
- Project location: Tamilnadu, India
- Category: Adults, Livelihood Training
- Funding for running livelihood training program for rural women
(Details)
- Grass Roots India, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- Project location: Cuttack, Odisha, India
- Category: Women, Livelihood Training
- Funding for running home for destitute girls
(Details)
- Her Future Coalition, Florida
- Project location: Kolkatta, West Bengal, India
- Category: Women, Livelihood Training
- Funding for running computer training institute for vulnerable women
(Details)
- S M Sehgal Foundation, Gurugram, Haryana, India
- Project location: Telengana, Karnataka, Maharashtra India
- Category: Rural youth
- Funding for Digital and Life Skills Awareness program to empower rural youth
(Details)
- Sri Vivekananda Rural Community College, Puducherry, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Adult youth, Education
- Fee subsidy for youth at Rural Community College
(Details)
- Womens Organization for Rural Development, Namakkal, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Namakkal, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Women, Livelihood Training
- Funding to run tailoring centers to provide skill training to rural women, Tamil Nadu, India
(Details)
Old age homes/Food
- American Friends of Helpage India
- Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Elderly
- Funding for maintenance of old age home
(Details)
- Kannathal Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Adult Seniors, Food
- Funding for daily annadanam at Chatralaya near Madurai
(Details)
- Sri Poorna Mahameru Trust, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
- Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Category: Adult Seniors, Food
- Funding for maintenance of old age home
(Details)
Higher Education
US
- Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY
- Project location: Cold Spring Harbor, NY
- Category: Higher Education
- Funding for Graduate Student Fellowship at CSHL (Details)
- Fellowship Awardee: Sankalpa Venkatraghavan
- IEEE Solid State Circuits Society, NY, NY
- Project location: Global
- Category: Higher Education
- Funding to provide electronics starter kits to high school students and undergrads participating in the SSCS Arduino project
(Details)
- Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, 11733
- Project location: Stony Brook, NY
- Category: Higher Education
- Funding for Second Student Fellowship in Renaissance School of Medicine
(Details)
- Fellowship Awardee: Caroline Smolkin
- University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (UCLA)
- Project location: Los Angeles, CA
- Category: Higher Education
- Funding for Graduate Fellowship in Electrical Engineering Department
(Details)
- Funding for Term Chairs in Electrical Engineering
- Funding for Systems Scaling Laboratory in Engineering School
- Wiki Education Foundation, Chico, CA
- Project location: Chico, CA
- Category: Youth, Higher Education
- Funding for running Wikipedia Student Program
(Details)
India
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
- Project location: Kharagpur, India
- Category: Higher Education
- Funding for student internships outside KGP and scholarships for international graduate students at KGP
(Details)
Spirituality, Arts & Culture
US
- Hindu American Foundation, Washington, DC
- Project location: US
- Category: Culture, Education
- Support for high school teacher training in topics related to ancient India and dharma traditions
(Details)
- Sri Arunachala Ashram, Jamaica, NY 11432
- Project location: Jamaica, NY
- Category: Spirituality
- Contribution towards general expenses of Arunachala Ashram
( Details )
- Religion News Foundation, Colombia, MO
- Project location: Columbia, MO
- Category: Culture
- Support for columnist/reporters to cover Hinduism for News organization (Details)
- Samskrita Bharati, USA
- Project location: Washington, DC
- Category: Cultural
- Support for establishing a Samskrita Bhavanam to promote Samskrita language and culture (Details)
- Sri Ramanuja Mission of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam
- Project location: Franklin Twshp, NJ
- Category: Spirituality
- Support for constructing Sri Mahalakshmi sannidhi in Perumal temple in Franklin township, NJ
(Details)
- Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY 10970
- Project location: Pomona, NY
- Category: Spirituality
- Contribution towards pushpa alankaram and annadanam
(Details)
India
- Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam
- Project location: India
- Category: Spirituality
- Support for operating expenses of 6 Veda patasalas and Goshala
(Details)
- Sri Pratyaksha Charitable Trust, Chennai, India
- Project location: India
- Category: Spirituality/Culture
- Partial annual support for 1139 students at 29 patasalas
(Details)
Environmental
- The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA
- Project location: Chennai, India
- Category: Environment Preservation
- Funding study to preserve Pallikaranai marshland in Chennai
( Details )