Shiksha Seva Foundation

What Shiksha Seva Foundation does

Shiksha Seva Foundation, founded in 2012 and headquartered in Borivali East, Mumbai, is a nationally registered non-profit organization under the Indian Trust Act 1882 that targets underprivileged girl children and women in slums and rural areas across India. It operates through regional offices in Delhi and Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh) and runs a diversified program portfolio across four interconnected verticals: education (UDAAN Remedial Centres, Kanya Shiksha Yojana, Shiksha Smart Class), healthcare (Swasth Bharat), nutrition (Haq Se Poshan), and women's empowerment (Stree Astitva), supplemented by Sanitation infrastructure (Swachh School Swasth Shiksha), disaster relief and a documented COVID-19 response. Beneficiary outcomes disclosed by the organization include 215,450+ children educated, 14,554+ women empowered through vocational skills, 80,000+ first-generation learners, and 35,250+ families supported with ration/nutrition kits, alongside cumulative social value reported at ₹250 Million+ over 13 years.

The organization is led by founder-CEO Manikant R. Tiwari and Trustee/Vice-President Ravikant R. Tiwari, supported by a Head of Finance & Operations, Head of Field Operations, an Advisory Board, and a 11-50 headcount. Governance/compliance assets include Section 80G tax exemption, 12A registration, a CSR registration certificate, and PCI-compliant donation infrastructure; it also holds an NGO Trust Act certificate. Technology is conventional rather than proprietary: a secure online donation portal (donate.shikshaseva.org) with international country selection, CCAvenue as the payment gateway, ICICI/Kotak bank transfer rails, and Google/Facebook/Twitter SSO - no proprietary AI/ML systems, app, public API, or SDK have been disclosed.

Revenue is generated entirely through philanthropy and program-linked commerce. The three reported streams are individual donations (tiered packages from ₹988 for a school kit to ₹15,200 for a women-empowerment project and ₹15,000 for the Saksham Scholarship), corporate CSR partnerships (named accounts include Balaji Wafers, Prima Plastics, Alkem Laboratories, Elpro, SBI Payments, Gharda Chemical, Protean, Hari Krishna, Janalaxshmi, and Kwality Makers, plus project-adoption and payroll-giving options), and a Shop-for-a-Cause e-commerce storefront selling school uniforms, bags, notebooks, shoes/socks, tiffin boxes, and meal plates. Distribution runs across celebrity endorsements (Ananya Panday, Shruti Haasan, Geeta Basra, Vikas Khanna, Jacky Bhagnani, among others), earned media (ET Now, Business Standard, Dailyhunt, Bollywood Hungama), and a presence on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and YouTube. The organization has no disclosed funding rounds, no external investors, no parent company, and no M&A activity.

Name

Shiksha Seva Foundation

Legal name

Shiksha Seva Foundation

Website

https://shikshaseva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shiksha Seva Foundation is an Indian non-profit founded in 2012 that empowers underprivileged girl children and women through education, healthcare, nutrition, and skill development programs across India, funded by individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships, and a Shop-for-a-Cause e-commerce platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rural Livelihoods & Economic Empowerment (BPAGABAA), Nutrition & Food Security (Global Health) NGOs (HLAJAKAH), Safeguarding, Child Protection & Reporting Services (EDAJAIAD)

Keywords

• Girl child education
• Women empowerment programs
• Rural education support
• Nutrition programs
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Borivli

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct donations from individuals supporting specific causes such as girl child education, nutrition, healthcare, and scholarships. Donors can choose from predefined donation packages or give custom amounts.
2. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships where companies contribute to education, healthcare, nutrition, infrastructure, and women empowerment projects. Includes adopt-a-project, adopt-a-girl-child, and payroll giving programs.
3. Online Shop - Shop for a Cause: E-commerce platform selling educational supplies (school uniforms, bags, notebooks, shoes) and meal plates where proceeds support charitable programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Shiksha Seva Foundation is an Indian non-profit foundation that delivers education, healthcare, nutrition, sanitation infrastructure, women empowerment, and disaster relief programs targeted at underprivileged girl children, women, and vulnerable families in rural and urban slum communities. Its programs include remedial education centres, scholarships, school supply kits, digital classrooms, nutrition centres, healthcare camps, vocational tailoring training, and emergency relief distributions.

Product overview

Shiksha Seva Foundation operates a multi-pronged social impact portfolio focused on girl child education, healthcare, nutrition, and women empowerment. The organization offers 9 core programs: UDAAN Remedial Centre (after-school remedial education), Kanya Shiksha Yojana (girl child education support), Shiksha Smart Class (digital classrooms), Stree Astitva (women skill development), Swasth Bharat (healthcare), Haq Se Poshan (nutrition), Swachh School Swasth Shiksha (sanitation infrastructure), Disaster Relief Support, and COVID-19 Relief. Donation packages range from school kits (₹988) to comprehensive scholarships (₹15,000). The organization also runs an e-commerce shop-for-a-cause platform selling school supplies including uniforms, bags, notebooks, shoes, tiffin boxes, and meal plates. The portfolio is unified by the mission of empowering underprivileged girl children and women through integrated educational, health, and livelihood interventions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UDAAN Remedial Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• 215,450+ children educated through direct support
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

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

• SBI PaymentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBI Payment partnership for CSR initiatives supporting girl child education and women empowerment programs through digital payment solutions.
• ElprocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerElpro joined hands with Shiksha Seva Foundation to empower girl child education. Partnership covered in Business Standard, Dailyhunt, and Startup Success Stories.
• Balaji WafersmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerBalaji Wafers provided generous support and donation to help underprivileged girls complete their education. Company encouraged SSF to continue work with sincerity and commitment.
• Prima Plastics LimitedmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCSR partnership through Vandana Ahuja (Company Secretary). Supported quality education initiative for underprivileged children. Prima Plastics found SSF professional in execution.
• Alkem Laboratories LimitedcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCSR partnership through Vinay (Deputy Manager-CSR). Supported Mumbai/Maharashtra upliftment of underprivileged children especially girls. SSF noted for professional project execution.
• Hari KrishnaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner listed on website - nature of partnership not detailed
• JanalaxshmiminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner listed on website - nature of partnership not detailed
• Kwality MakersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner listed on website - nature of partnership not detailed
• Gharda Chemical LimitedminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner listed on website - nature of partnership not detailed
• Shruti HassancoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCelebrity partner associated with album 'She is a Hero' campaign for girl child education. ET Now and YouTube coverage.
• Geeta BasramajorGTM or Marketing PartnerCelebrity partner who celebrated Lohri with girls of Shiksha Seva Foundation. Featured in Bollywood Hungama.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest education-focused NGOs running remedial learning, school-readiness, and literacy programs at scale. Comparable as a peer because both focus on closing learning gaps for underprivileged children, run after-school remedial models, and serve government-school populations.
• Save the Children India: Indian arm of a global child-rights organization supporting children's education, health, and protection. Comparable as a peer because both target underprivileged children, accept individual donations and CSR funding, and operate integrated education-health-nutrition program portfolios.
• Teach For India: India-based education nonprofit placing fellows in low-income schools to close learning gaps. Comparable as a peer because both organizations address education quality in government schools serving underprivileged children, and both rely on a combination of individual giving and corporate partnerships.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large India-based NGO running mid-day meal and nutrition programs for underprivileged schoolchildren across India. Directly comparable because both organizations address education access through nutrition support for the same beneficiary population (underprivileged children in government schools).
• Plan India: Indian arm of Plan International focused on advancing children's rights and equality for girls. Directly comparable because both organizations specifically focus on the girl child, run education and empowerment programs, and raise funds via individual donors and CSR partnerships.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): India's leading child-rights NGO supporting underprivileged children across education, health, and protection. Directly comparable because both organizations raise funds via individual donations and CSR, target child welfare broadly, and operate across multiple Indian states with similar program portfolios.
• Nanhi Kali: Mahindra-sponsored NGO providing educational support specifically to underprivileged girl children in India. The closest direct peer because both organizations target the same beneficiary (underprivileged girl children), same geography (India), and use the same sponsor-a-child/donation-package model.
• Smile Foundation: India-based NGO running education, healthcare, and livelihood programs for underprivileged children and families. Comparable because both organizations use the same individual-donor package model, run integrated education-health-livelihood programs, and target similar urban-slum and rural beneficiaries.
• Bal Raksha Bharat (SOS Children's Villages India): Indian child-welfare NGO supporting vulnerable children through family-strengthening and education programs. Comparable because both organizations support underprivileged children, raise funds via CSR partnerships and individual donations, and operate multi-state child-welfare program portfolios.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: India-based NGO running education, livelihood, and life-skills programs for underprivileged children and youth. Comparable because both organizations focus on education and livelihood for underprivileged youth, run multi-state operations, and target school-going populations in slums and rural areas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shikshaseva2
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC1YqDGZmuC5DpNT73JK89ng
• Facebookfacebook.com/girleducationssf
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/shiksha-seva-foundation-ngo
• Instagraminstagram.com/shiksha_seva_foundation_

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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