The Prem Rawat Foundation

What The Prem Rawat Foundation does

The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization founded by speaker Prem Rawat in 2001 and headquartered in Los Angeles, California. It operates three core programs: the Peace Education Program, a free 10-session video-based workshop series featuring Prem Rawat's talks on themes of inner strength, dignity, hope, and personal peace, now available in 80+ countries and 45+ languages via a licensee model; Food for People, which runs purpose-built facilities in India, Nepal, Ghana, and South Africa (the latest opened in Cape Flats in 2024) that serve nutritious meals, clean water, hygiene education, and computer and agricultural instruction to disadvantaged children and elderly adults; and Humanitarian Aid, which delivers grants, emergency disaster relief, and 15 years of free annual eye clinics in India, having awarded 190 grants totaling $6.7 million to partner organizations in 47 countries.

TPRF's delivery architecture relies on a "skeleton staff" of 1-10 paid employees coordinating a global network of volunteers, licensed facilitators, and in-country partner NGOs (Premsagar Foundation Nepal, Prembaf Ghana Foundation, PremUbuntu in South Africa). Its technology stack is content-led rather than software-led: video libraries, workbooks, multilingual facilitator materials, a Neon CRM donation portal, a Z2Systems donor login, and standard social media channels (YouTube, Facebook, X, Instagram). Programs are provided entirely free of charge to beneficiaries; the foundation is funded by individual donations, monthly recurring gifts, corporate matching, grassroots fundraisers (including Facebook), and the Nourishing Lives Appeal. TPRF holds Charity Navigator four-star, GuideStar/Candid Platinum Seal, and Candid Platinum Transparency Award recognition.

The go-to-market motion blends community-led volunteer mobilization, direct-to-consumer digital fundraising, and event-driven awareness through Prem Rawat's ~90 speaking engagements per year across 100+ countries. Customer segments are horizontal: disadvantaged children and the elderly (food security), individuals seeking personal peace (students, inmates, veterans, recovery patients), disaster-affected populations (emergency aid), and the institutional licensees (universities, correctional facilities, schools) that deliver the Peace Education Program. Notable named deployments include the Department of Education of Antioquia (500+ schools), Johns Hopkins Medicine (MLK Jr. Award recipient), the Technical University of Denmark, Metro West Detention Center, and Zonderwater Correctional Facility.

Name

The Prem Rawat Foundation

Legal name

The Prem Rawat Foundation

Website

https://tprf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2001 that runs the Peace Education Program (video workshops in 80+ countries), Food for People (meal facilities in India, Nepal, Ghana, South Africa), and Humanitarian Aid, funded by donors from 50+ countries and coordinated by a small staff with global volunteers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and Peace Education Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (8132), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Peace education programs
• Humanitarian aid services
• Food assistance programs
• Nonprofit foundation services
• Disaster relief programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring donations from individual supporters worldwide. Monthly donors provide essential stability for planning and program expansion.
2. Corporate Matching: Corporate matching gift programs where employers match employee donations.
3. Grassroots Fundraising: Supporters organize creative initiatives, mark special occasions, and create online fundraisers (including Facebook fundraisers) to raise funds for TPRF.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Prem Rawat Foundation provides three signature programs free of charge to beneficiaries: the Peace Education Program (a ten-session video-based workshop series helping people discover personal peace, available in 80+ countries and 45+ languages); Food for People (daily nutritious meals, clean water, and educational support at facilities in India, Nepal, Ghana, and South Africa, with 8.3 million+ meals served since 2006); and Humanitarian Aid (emergency relief grants totaling $6.7 million to 190 partner organizations in 47 countries, plus sponsored free annual eye clinics in India). The foundation is funded entirely by individual and corporate donations.

Product overview

The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2001 that advances dignity, peace, and prosperity by addressing fundamental human needs. TPRF operates three core programs: the Peace Education Program, a video-based workshop series available in 80+ countries and 45 languages; Food for People, which provides nutritious meals, clean water, and educational opportunities in India, Nepal, Ghana, and South Africa; and Humanitarian Aid, offering emergency relief and medical clinics. Supporting programs include a Microgrant Initiative to expand peace education, online fundraising tools, and a volunteer network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peace Education Program: An innovative series of video-based workshops that help people discover their inner strength and personal peace. The program explores themes including Peace, Appreciation, Inner Strength, Self-awareness, Clarity, Understanding, Dignity, Choice, Hope, and Contentment.
• Food for People

Products and services

• Peace Education Program A free, ten-session video-based workshop series that helps participants discover personal peace through themes including Peace, Appreciation, Inner Strength, Self-awareness, Clarity, Understanding, Dignity, Choice, Hope, and Contentment. Available free of charge to organizations and volunteers worldwide via a licensing model, with all workshop materials, facilitator training, and translated content provided by TPRF.
• Food for People A free program delivering daily nutritious meals, clean water, and educational support to disadvantaged children, families, and elderly adults at dedicated facilities in India, Nepal, Ghana, and South Africa. Integrated services include hygiene education, agricultural training, and computer instruction to help communities emerge from poverty.
• Humanitarian Aid A free program providing emergency relief, including food, water, medical care, and direct grants to partner organizations, to help people recover from disasters and humanitarian crises. Includes sponsored free annual medical and eye clinics throughout India, serving hundreds of thousands of marginalized people.
• Microgrant Initiative A grant program with donations matched up to $100,000 to help grow the Peace Education Program, supporting innovative ideas to make the program more widely available in developing countries.
• Volunteer Program A global network of volunteers from multiple countries offering time and expertise in roles such as Peace Education Program Support Team Representatives, Course Technical Operators, and project-based opportunities including project management, writing, design, editing, translation, and communications.

Quantifiable outcome

• 8.3 million+ meals served to disadvantaged children and elderly adults since 2006
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Provincial University of EzeizacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026First Argentine university to formally partner with Peace Education Program. MOU signed to help university students in Buenos Aires reflect on their humanity through the program.
• Local organizations in VenezuelamajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026TPRF provided initial $100,000 in humanitarian aid to help victims of devastating earthquakes through local partner organizations.
• Local organizations in Nepal (Eye Clinic)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Two-day eye clinic in Dhading provided 1,101 eye examinations, distributed glasses and medications through partnership with local organizations.
• Local organizations in MyanmarmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025TPRF provided $125,000 in vital humanitarian aid to help earthquake survivors recover through partnerships with local organizations.
• PremUbuntucoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Local partner NGO working with TPRF in Cape Flats, South Africa. Partnership helps ensure Food for People program reaches those most in need. Also works with reformed local gang members who want to give back to their community.
• Government of Antioquia, ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Memorandum of understanding to offer Peace Education Program workshops at more than 500 schools in the state of Antioquia, hard hit by decades of civil war conflict.
• Social Welfare Council NepalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Government body that regulates nonprofit organizations in Nepal recognized Food for People as an 'innovative intervention' and 'exemplary model' in literacy programs.
• Prembaf Ghana FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012Local partner for Food for People facility in Otinibi, Ghana. FFP facility on land donated by Chief Nii Adjei Kweidzamansah III serves over 450,000 meals per year and has doubled school enrollment at Otinibi Basic school.
• Premsagar Foundation NepalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Local partner for Food for People facility in Tasarpu, Nepal. Partnership opened second FFP facility in the village of Tasarpu, high in the mountains near Kathmandu. The facility has transformed the local community with improved health, school enrollment, and economic development.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps is a major international humanitarian NGO delivering food security, water, and emergency relief in 40+ countries. Directly comparable to TPRF's Food for People and Humanitarian Aid programs but at materially larger scale and with government/institutional funding streams.
• World Vision: World Vision is a large Christian humanitarian organization delivering child nutrition, clean water, and emergency relief in 100+ countries. Closely comparable to TPRF's integrated food/education/humanitarian model but at significantly larger scale.
• charity: water: charity: water is a nonprofit focused on funding clean water projects in developing countries, with a strong donor transparency and digital fundraising model. Comparable to TPRF in its water infrastructure humanitarian work, transparency leadership, and donor-centric brand.
• International Rescue Committee: The IRC responds to humanitarian crises worldwide with emergency aid, health, and education programming in 40+ countries. Comparable to TPRF's emergency humanitarian aid and food security programming in disaster zones such as Myanmar and Venezuela.
• CARE International: CARE is a global humanitarian organization focused on fighting poverty through food security, emergency response, and women's empowerment programs in 100+ countries. Comparable to TPRF in food assistance, humanitarian aid, and global grantmaking footprint.
• Action Against Hunger: Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that treats and prevents undernutrition in 50+ countries, with integrated food security, water/sanitation, and emergency response programs — directly comparable to TPRF's Food for People model.
• UNICEF USA: UNICEF focuses on children's rights globally through nutrition, education, water, and emergency relief programming in 190+ countries. Closely comparable to TPRF's child-focused food, water, and education interventions, though at much larger scale and with government funding.
• Direct Relief: Direct Relief is a humanitarian aid organization providing medical assistance and disaster relief worldwide. Comparable to TPRF's eye clinic program and emergency humanitarian grants, with higher annual giving scale.

Direct peers

• Peace Direct: Peace Direct is a nonprofit that funds and partners with local peacebuilding organizations globally. It is directly comparable to TPRF's peace education and grantmaking mission, though Peace Direct focuses more on conflict-zone peacebuilding rather than personal peace content.
• Search for Common Ground: Search for Common Ground is one of the largest dedicated peacebuilding NGOs operating in 30+ countries with conflict-resolution programming. Comparable to TPRF in mission (peace education) and global grantmaking/distribution model, though focused on intergroup conflict rather than personal peace.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/tprf
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/tprfyt
• Facebookfacebook.com/PremRawatFoundation
• Instagraminstagram.com/premrawatfoundation

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments1 record

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