[2023]

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 summer Coastal Classroom project ( Details )
  4. 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)
  5. Long Island Children's Museum, Garden City
    • Project location: Garden City and Westbury, NY
    • Category: Education
    • Support for STEM collaboration with Westbury Schools, and celebrating Holi festival (Details)
  6. Literacy Nassau Inc, Wantagh, NY
    • Project location: Wantagh, NY
    • Category: Children , Education
    • Funding for weekend ESL classes for immigrant children (Details)
  7. 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)
  8. Read To A Child, Wellesley, MA
    • Project location: Boston,Detroit,Hartford,Los Angeles,Miami
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding for Read Aloud program (Details)
  9. Simons Laufer Math Institute, Berkeley, CA
    • Project location: CA
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding to provide Mathical books to children in Title I schools (Details)
  10. 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)
  11. 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)
  12. 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)
    Adults
  13. Literacy Partners, New York, NY
    • Project location: Wantagh, NY
    • Category: Adults, Education
    • Funding for literacy support for parents of children with learning challenges (Details)
    Food pantries
  14. Citymeals on Wheels, NYC, NY
    • Project location: NYC, NY
    • Category: Adults, Food
    • Funding for food pantry serving seniors meals on weekends and holidays, (Details)


    Social Welfare : India

    Children - education
  15. A Future for Every Child
    • Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Youth, Skill training
    • Support for providing skill training to youth (Details)
  16. 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)
  17. 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)
  18. 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)
  19. Anandam, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding for running tuition center for first generation students (Details)
  20. Anisha (Karnataka, India)
    • Project location: Karnataka, India
    • Category: Families, Food/health
    • Teaching school children to maintain kitchen gardens (Details)
  21. 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)
  22. 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)
  23. 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)
  24. 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)
  25. Ekal Vidyala Foundation of USA, Burlington, MA, 01803
    • Project location: India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Support for Integrated Village Development Program (schools, adult digital literacy, health, skills training) in 30 villages in Telengana, and Ekal schools in various states (Details)
  26. 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)
  27. 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
    • Support for Lotus Pedals to provide bicycles to girls to attend school, Jharkhand, India (Details)
  28. Muthuswamy Educational Trust, Tenkasi, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding for staff salaries and student scholarships at school for impoverished children (Details)
  29. Sevalaya, Thiruninravur, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Funding for uniforms for 2180 children and for skill training center for youth that will impart training in computers and tailoring (Details)
  30. 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)
  31. 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)
  32. 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)
  33. S M Sehgal Foundation, Gurugram, Haryana, India
    • Project location: Telengana, Karnataka, Maharashtra India
    • Category: Rural youth
    • Funding for opex to improve rural schools (Details)
  34. Teach for India, US
    • Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, education
    • Funding for TFI Fellows who teach and provide educational support in lower-income schools in India (Details)
  35. Yoga Gives Back
    • Project location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • Category: Children, Education
    • Support for student scholarships for poor students (Details)
    Children - orphanages
  36. Adruta Children Home (RAWA Academy)
    • Project location: Bolangir, Odisha, India
    • Category: Children, Food/Education
    • Funding for maintaining an orphanage in Bolangir, Odisha (Details)
  37. AUM Pranava Ashram, Ilanji, Tamil Nadu
    • Project location: Ilanji, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Food/Education
    • Funding for maintenance of orphanage (Details)
  38. Miracle Foundation India
    • Project location: Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children,
    • Funding for rehabilitating children with their families (Details)
  39. 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)
  40. Sri Kanyakumari Gurukula Ashram
    • Project location: Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Children, Food/Education
    • Funding for maintenance of orphanage (Details)
    Disabled
  41. Amar Seva Sangam (Ayakudi, India)
    • Project location: Tamilnadu, India
    • Category: Disabled youth
    • Funding for running vocational center for disabled youth (Details)
  42. 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)
  43. Balavidyalaya School, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
    • Category: Deaf children, Education
    • Funding for staff salaries and maintenance of school (Details)
  44. 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)
  45. 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)
  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. Soulfree (Tiruvannamalai, India)
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Category: Disabled
    • Funding for running rehab center for disabled with spinal cord injuries (Details)
  48. Vidyasagar (Chennai, India)
    • Project location: Chennai, Tamilnadu, India
    • Category: Disabled youth
    • Funding for running vocational center for disabled youth (Details)
    Adults
  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. Grass Roots India, Cuttack, Odisha, India
    • Project location: Cuttack, Odisha, India
    • Category: Women, Livelihood Training
    • Funding for running home for destitute girls (Details)
  51. Her Future Coalition, Florida
    • Project location: Kolkatta, West Bengal, India
    • Category: Women, Livelihood Training
    • Funding for running computer training institute for vulnerable women (Details)
  52. Lila Poonawalla Foundation (Pune, India)
    • Project location: Maharashtra, India
    • Category: Women, Education
    • Funding for 10 girls to study Bachelors in Nursing (Details)
  53. One Billion Literates Foundation, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • Project location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
    • Category: Women, livelihood training, children, education
    • Funding for providing skill training to rural women (Details)
  54. 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
  55. 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: Satwik Vasant Pasani
  2. University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (UCLA)
  3. Wiki Education Foundation, Chico, CA
    • Project location: Chico, CA
    • Category: Youth, Higher Education
    • Funding for running Wikipedia Student Program (Details)
    India
  4. Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
    • Project location: Kharagpur, India
    • Category: Higher Education
    • Funding for Sandhi Academy at KGP
    • Funding for international study of graduate students
    • Funding for summer internships of KGP undergrads (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. Hindu Temple Society of North America, Flushing, NY 11355
    • Project location: Flushing, NY
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Maintenance of temple (Details)
  3. Sri Arunachala Ashram, Jamaica, NY 11432
    • Project location: Jamaica, NY
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Contribution towards general expenses of Arunachala Ashram ( Details )
  4. Religion News Foundation, Colombia, MO
    • Project location: Columbia, MO
    • Category: Culture
    • Support for columnist/reporters to cover Hinduism for News organization (Details)
  5. Samskrita Bharati, USA
    • Project location: Washington, DC
    • Category: Cultural
    • Support for establishing a Samskrita Bhavanam to promote Samskrita language and culture (Details)
  6. Sri Ramanuja Mission of Srirangam Srimath Andavan Ashramam
    • Project location: Franklin Twshp, NJ
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Support for finishing construction of Perumal temple in Franklin township, NJ (Details)
  7. Sri Ranganatha Temple, Pomona, NY 10970
    • Project location: Pomona, NY
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Contribution towards pushpa alankaram and annadanam (Details)
    India
  8. Srirangam Srimad Andavan Ashramam
    • Project location: India
    • Category: Spirituality
    • Support for operating expenses of 6 Veda patasalas and Goshala (Details)
  9. Spic Macay, India
    • Project location: Tamil Nadu
    • Category: Cultural
    • Support for promoting indian classical music/culture/arts amongst youth in high schools and colleges in India (Details)
  10. Sri Pratyaksha Charitable Trust, Chennai, India
    • Project location: India
    • Category: Spirituality/Culture
    • Partial annual support for 1223 students at 32 patasalas (Details)

Environmental

  1. Care Earth Trust, Chennai, India
    • Project location: Chennai, India
    • Category: Wetland Preservation
    • Eco-restoration of Arasankalani Anaicut Thangal wetland ( Details )
  2. Hand In Hand India, Kancheepuram, India
    • Project location: Chennai, India
    • Category: Wetland Preservation
    • Eco-restoration of lakes in Tondayarpet and Sathankadu ( Details )