Shine Family Foundation

What Shine Family Foundation does

Shine Family Foundation is a non-profit organization founded in 2010 and headquartered in Henderson, United States. It raises funds to support families and operates through an associated entity, Shine Indian Soldiers Social Welfare Foundation, which channels resources toward welfare support for Indian soldiers and the commemoration of military service.

Through its India-facing arm, the foundation collaborates with ex-servicemen's associations and traditional sculptors to construct commemorative monuments. Its current flagship project is a 500 kg Panchaloha (five-metal alloy) pillar honoring Indian soldiers who participated in Operation Sindoor, with a disclosed budget of ₹10-15 lakh. The pillar is being hand-crafted by traditional sculptors in Punliyancheri village near Kumbakonam and is slated for installation at a HQ Integrated Defence Staff building in New Delhi.

The organization was co-founded by Les Krifaton and Rowena Baraan Krifaton, employs between 11 and 50 people, and operates without disclosed revenue, products, or a technology platform. Its business model is donor-funded, with operational presence spanning the United States (domicile) and India (program execution). The public website displays only a loading/verification page, limiting external transparency into financials, governance, and program pipeline.

Name

Shine Family Foundation

Website

https://shinefamilyfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shine Family Foundation is a non-profit co-founded in 2010 by Les Krifaton and Rowena Baraan Krifaton that raises funds for family welfare and honors Indian soldiers through commemorative monuments built with traditional sculptors in India.

Ownership category

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Product category

Military Welfare Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

Keywords

• Military welfare support
• Commemorative monuments
• Veteran family support
• Traditional metal sculpture
• Soldiers memorialization

Headquarters

HQ city

Henderson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Core offering

Shine Family Foundation is a charitable foundation that raises money to support the families of Indian soldiers, including those who participated in Operation Sindoor. Its funded activities include commissioning and installing commemorative monuments, such as a 500 kg Panchaloha pillar designed for the HQ Integrated Defence Staff building in New Delhi, produced through partner artisans and ex-servicemen's associations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Soldier family welfare support Charitable welfare program that raises money and channels support to the families of Indian soldiers, including those who participated in Operation Sindoor, delivered through affiliated welfare foundations and ex-servicemen's associations.
• Operation Sindoor commemorative Panchaloha pillar Commemorative monument project — a 500 kg Panchaloha (five-metal alloy) pillar — produced by traditional sculptors and ex-servicemen's associations to honor Indian soldiers who participated in Operation Sindoor, intended for installation at the HQ Integrated Defence Staff building in New Delhi.

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ex-Servicemen's Association (Cuddalore District)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe ex-servicemen's association from Cuddalore district is collaborating with Shine Indian Soldiers Social Welfare Foundation to construct a 500 kg Panchaloha (five-metal alloy) pillar to honor Indian soldiers who participated in Operation Sindoor. The pillar, with an estimated budget of ₹10-15 lakh, is being crafted by traditional sculptors in Punliyancheri village near Kumbakonam and will be installed at the under-construction HQ Integrated Defence Staff building in New Delhi.
• Traditional Sculptors (Punliyancheri Village)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraditional sculptors based in Punliyancheri village near Kumbakonam are crafting the 500 kg Panchaloha pillar. This partnership preserves and utilizes traditional Indian metal sculpture techniques for a commemorative military monument.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Swades Foundation: India-based family foundation executing rural development, health, and community welfare programs. Comparable as a private/family foundation delivering welfare programs in India with a hands-on operational model.

Direct peers

• Army Welfare Education Society (AWES): Indian Army welfare body providing educational and welfare support to soldiers and their families in India. Closest direct functional peer to Shine Family Foundation given shared Indian military family welfare mandate.
• Indian Ex-Servicemen's League: Indian organization advocating for and supporting ex-servicemen welfare. Directly comparable to Shine Family Foundation's partnership network with district ex-servicemen associations and shared welfare mission for Indian military personnel.
• Semper Fi Fund: US nonprofit providing immediate financial support and life programs to wounded, critically ill, and injured service members and their families. Directly comparable in military family welfare mission, with a similar fundraising-and-distribution nonprofit model.

Others

• Give2Asia: US-based nonprofit enabling cross-border philanthropy to Asia, including India. Comparable because Shine Family Foundation operates a similar US-to-India giving corridor for diaspora donors, though Give2Asia is a grantmaking intermediary rather than direct program operator.

Broad incumbents

• Fisher House Foundation: Major US-based foundation providing housing and welfare support to military families. Comparable to Shine Family Foundation in its mission of supporting active and veteran service members and their families, though at far greater scale and primarily US-focused.
• Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF): Large private family foundation making grants across health, welfare, and social causes. Comparable as a private/family foundation with grantmaking structure, though far larger and focused on global child welfare rather than military commemoration.
• USO (United Service Organizations): Long-standing nonprofit supporting active-duty US military and families through welfare and morale programs. Comparable in soldier-welfare mission and family-support orientation, though operating primarily for US forces.
• Wounded Warrior Project: Large US nonprofit delivering welfare, mental health, and financial support to wounded veterans and their families. Comparable in military-family welfare mission; much larger and broader in scope than Shine Family Foundation.

Emerging players

• Keshav Suri Foundation: India-based family foundation supporting social causes including welfare and community programs. Comparable as a private/family grantmaking foundation operating in India with a focused mission and modest team, similar in structural form to Shine Family Foundation.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ShineFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shine-family-foundation

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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