[2022]

Social Welfare : US

    Children
  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. City Parks Foundation, New York, NY
    • Project location: Brooklyn, NY
    • Category: Environmental Education
    • Contribution towards running after-school and summer Coastal Classroom project ( Details )
  4. 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)
  5. 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)
  6. 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)
  7. Literacy Nassau Inc, Wantagh, NY
    • Project location: Wantagh, NY
    • Category: Children , Education
    • Funding for weekend ESL classes for immigrant children (Details)
  8. 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)
  9. 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)
  10. Simons Laufer Math Institute, Berkeley, CA
    • Project location: CA
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding to provide Mathical books to children in Title I schools (Details)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
  13. 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)
  14. 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
  15. Reaching Out Community Services, Brooklyn, NY
    • Project location: Brooklyn, NY
    • Category: Adults, Food
    • Funding for operating food pantry (Details)
  16. 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
  17. 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)
  18. 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)
  19. 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)
  20. 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)
  21. Anandam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding for running tuition center for first generation students (Details)
  22. Anisha (Karnataka, India)
    • Project location: Karnataka, India
    • Category: Families, Food/health
    • Teaching school children to maintain kitchen gardens (Details)
  23. 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)
  24. 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)
  25. 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)
  26. 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)
  27. 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)
  28. 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)
  29. 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)
  30. 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)
  31. 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)
  32. 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)
  33. 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)
  34. 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
  35. Adruta Children Home (RAWA Academy)
    • Project location: Bolangir, Odisha, India
    • Category: Children, Food/Education
    • Funding for maintaining an orphanage in Bolangir, Odisha (Details)
  36. AUM Pranava Ashram, Ilanji, Tamil Nadu
    • Project location: Ilanji, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Food/Education
    • Funding for maintenance of orphanage (Details)
  37. 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)
  38. Sri Kanyakumari Gurukula Ashram
    • Project location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Food/Education
    • Funding for maintenance of orphanage (Details)
  39. Yoga Gives Back
    • Project location: Mysore, Karnataka, India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Support for girls residential home (Details)
    Disabled
  40. Amar Seva Sangam (Ayakudi, India)
    • Project location: Tamilnadu, India
    • Category: Disabled youth
    • Funding for running vocational center for disabled youth (Details)
  41. 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)
  42. Balavidyalaya School, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Deaf children, Education
    • Funding for staff salaries and maintenance of school (Details)
  43. 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)
  44. 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)
  45. 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)
  46. 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)
  47. Vidyasagar (Chennai, India)
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Category: Disabled youth
    • Funding for running vocational center for disabled youth (Details)
    Adults
  48. Action for India, Delhi, India/Los Altos, CA
    • Project location: India
    • Category: Adults, Entrepreneur Empowerment
    • Funding for running Social Entrepreneur Advisory Services (Details)
  49. 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)
  50. Desai Foundation, Bedford, MA
    • Project location: Tamilnadu, India
    • Category: Adults, Livelihood Training
    • Funding for running livelihood training program for rural women (Details)
  51. Grass Roots India, Cuttack, Odisha, India
    • Project location: Cuttack, Odisha, India
    • Category: Women, Livelihood Training
    • Funding for running home for destitute girls (Details)
  52. Her Future Coalition, Florida
    • Project location: Kolkatta, West Bengal, India
    • Category: Women, Livelihood Training
    • Funding for running computer training institute for vulnerable women (Details)
  53. 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)
  54. 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)
  55. 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
  56. American Friends of Helpage India
    • Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Elderly
    • Funding for maintenance of old age home (Details)
  57. Kannathal Foundation, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Adult Seniors, Food
    • Funding for daily annadanam at Chatralaya near Madurai (Details)
  58. 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
  1. 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
  2. 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)
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. Wiki Education Foundation, Chico, CA
    • Project location: Chico, CA
    • Category: Youth, Higher Education
    • Funding for running Wikipedia Student Program (Details)
    India
  6. 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
  1. 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)
  2. Sri Arunachala Ashram, Jamaica, NY 11432
    • Project location: Jamaica, NY
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Contribution towards general expenses of Arunachala Ashram ( Details )
  3. Religion News Foundation, Colombia, MO
    • Project location: Columbia, MO
    • Category: Culture
    • Support for columnist/reporters to cover Hinduism for News organization (Details)
  4. Samskrita Bharati, USA
    • Project location: Washington, DC
    • Category: Cultural
    • Support for establishing a Samskrita Bhavanam to promote Samskrita language and culture (Details)
  5. 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)
  6. Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY 10970
    • Project location: Pomona, NY
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Contribution towards pushpa alankaram and annadanam (Details)
    India
  7. Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam
    • Project location: India
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Support for operating expenses of 6 Veda patasalas and Goshala (Details)
  8. Sri Pratyaksha Charitable Trust, Chennai, India
    • Project location: India
    • Category: Spirituality/Culture
    • Partial annual support for 1139 students at 29 patasalas (Details)


Environmental

  1. The Nature Conservancy, Arlington, VA
    • Project location: Chennai, India
    • Category: Environment Preservation
    • Funding study to preserve Pallikaranai marshland in Chennai ( Details )