What Kritagyata Trust does

Kritagyata Trust is a registered charitable trust (non-profit) founded in 2015 and headquartered in Yelahanka, North Bangalore, Karnataka, India. It operates a portfolio of six social welfare programs serving underprivileged children and women: My Home (a residential orphanage for 13 orphaned or single-parent girls providing food, shelter, education, healthcare, counseling, and vocational training), Vidya Spoorthi (education support including book drives, computer labs, school renovations, scholarships, and the Gift a Toilet initiative across 45+ schools), Sweccha (menstrual hygiene awareness and sanitary napkin distribution supporting 350+ women monthly), Prerana (women's livelihood and vocational training in Taridalu), Prakruthi (environmental restoration via seed ball campaigns, with 2.5 lakh seed balls dispersed and 3,000+ saplings planted), and Akshaya (food and nutrition support, scaled significantly during COVID-19).

The organization is led by founder-President Aruna Diwakar and has no technology platform; operations are delivered through volunteer networks, Asha workers, village self-help groups, and corporate CSR partners. Its business model is donation-based, with no revenue-generating product. Funding sources include individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships (notably Google, Zuora, and Lululemon in 2025), recurring sponsorship programs (Full Child Sponsorship at INR 42,000/year, Education Sponsorship at INR 24,000/year, School Adoption at INR 50,000/year, plus unit-priced and monthly tiers), in-kind contributions (computers, books, groceries), and a foreign donation channel via an FCRA account. All donations are 50% tax-exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961.

Geographically, Kritagyata operates primarily across Karnataka (Yelahanka, Doddaballapur, Chintamani, Gauribidanur, Bagepalli, Tumkur) with documented multi-state COVID-19 relief distribution in 2020 (Mumbai, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Hyderabad). The trust is privately held, has no subsidiaries, no institutional investors, no disclosed revenue or headcount, and reaches beneficiaries primarily through grassroots community engagement rather than a technology platform.

Name

Kritagyata Trust

Legal name

Kritagyata Trust

Website

https://kritagyata.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Kritagyata Trust is a Bangalore-based charitable trust founded in 2015 that runs six social welfare programs serving underprivileged children and women in Karnataka, including an orphanage for 13 girls, education support across 30+ schools, menstrual hygiene aid, women's livelihood training, and environmental restoration, funded entirely through donations and corporate CSR partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations) (813990)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Philanthropic & Charitable Trust Services (FSAAANAI)

Keywords

• Child welfare programs
• Women empowerment services
• Charitable trust services
• Orphanage care services
• Social welfare NGO

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Primary funding source - individuals donate financially or with skills to support children and women welfare programs. The trust runs entirely on individual donations.
2. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility collaborations where companies fund educational initiatives, school renovations, science labs, and volunteer programs.
3. Sponsorship Programs: Child sponsorship, education sponsorship, food sponsorship, and special occasion celebrations where donors sponsor specific needs of children in the orphanage or education programs.
4. In-Kind Donations: Acceptance of in-kind contributions including computers, old books, toys, household goods, groceries, and other materials for the children's home and programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Kritagyata Trust is a registered charitable trust (NGO) operating six core social welfare programs: My Home (orphanage shelter for orphaned and single-parent girls), Vidya Spoorthi (education support for underprivileged children), Sweccha (menstrual hygiene awareness), Prerana (women's livelihood and vocational training), Prakruthi (environmental conservation through seed ball and tree planting), and Akshaya (food and nutrition support). The trust operates from Bangalore and serves rural Karnataka communities through individual donor funding and corporate CSR partnerships.

Product overview

Kritagyata Trust is a charitable NGO operating a portfolio of social welfare programs rather than a technology product. Its offerings consist of six distinct programs: My Home (orphanage/shelter for orphaned and single-parent girls), Vidya Spoorthi (education support and school infrastructure), Sweccha (menstrual hygiene), Prakruthi (environmental conservation), Akshaya (food and nutrition), and Prerana (women's empowerment). These programs operate independently while sharing the common mission of uplifting underprivileged children and women in Karnataka.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• My Home A children's home shelter hosting 13 girls who are either orphaned or have a single parent, providing holistic support including food, education, shelter, healthcare, counseling and vocational training.
• Vidya Spoorthi Flagship educational support program for underprivileged children including book drives, guest teachers, Aksharabhyas learning centres, computer labs, gift-a-toilet initiatives, school renovations, and scholarships.
• Sweccha Menstrual hygiene awareness program for women from low-income families and adolescent girls, providing sanitary napkins and education about menstruation and hygiene practices.
• Prerana Women's livelihood and empowerment project providing vocational training and skills development to women in rural areas to help them achieve economic independence.
• Prakruthi Environment and nature conservation program featuring seed ball making and sapling plantation activities to promote reforestation and ecological restoration.
• Akshaya Food program initiative providing nutrition support, immunity kits, and grocery distribution to underprivileged children and families during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Quantifiable outcome

• 85,000+ children and women empowered since 2015
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

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

• LululemoncoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 3 September 2025Lululemon volunteers conducted engaging personal hygiene awareness sessions at two government schools in North Bangalore. The partnership focuses on promoting healthy habits and personal dignity among students through interactive sessions.
• ZuoramajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 20 August 2025Zuora collaborated with Kritagyata Trust to launch a fully equipped science lab at Government School in Jakkur, Bangalore. This CSR initiative provides hands-on science education to underserved students, exemplifying corporate social responsibility in education.
• Google VolunteersmajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 8 July 2025Google volunteers partnered with Kritagyata Trust to empower rural students through school bag donations. The corporate volunteers participated in distributing supplies to children in underserved rural communities, demonstrating employee engagement in social impact initiatives.
• Heartfulness InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Ministry of Ayush for International Yoga Day 2020 virtual event featuring prominent personalities like Ramdev, Shankar Mahadevan. Kritagyata was part of this largest virtual yoga event broadcast on Facebook and YouTube.
• TattvaFoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTattvaFoundation supported the Aksharabhyas Learning Center initiative for slum children education. The foundation collaborated with Kritagyata for community-based educational programs.
• YPAcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerYPAcademy partnered with Kritagyata for computer training programs for rural women under the Aksharabhyas Learning Center initiative in Bagepalli taluk, Karnataka.
• Radha MandaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRadha Manda supported the Aksharabhyas Learning Center for slum children education initiative, helping teach children who were not attending school.
• JJF (Jaaneek Do)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerJJF supported the Gift a Toilet initiative for girls, helping construct toilets in government schools in rural Tumkur to address open defecation issues.
• OMBC CommunityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOMBC Community partnered with Kritagyata for Children's Day celebrations, distributing muffins to over 3000 children across 15 schools in rural Bangalore.
• Ovenderful Bakers CommunityminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOvenderful bakers community provided muffins for Children's Day celebrations with Kritagyata, bringing joy to underprivileged children in rural Bangalore.
• D'CruzeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerKritagyata was charity partner for the Bengaluru 'Let's Run' fitness event organized by D'Cruze, raising funds for children's education.
• Asha WorkerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAsha workers collaborate with Kritagyata for Sweccha menstrual hygiene program distribution in villages around Chintamani and Doddaballapur. They assist in distributing sanitary napkins and creating awareness.
• Village Self-Help GroupscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVillage self-help groups coordinate the distribution of 10 sanitary napkins per month to adolescent girls and women in rural villages under the Sweccha program.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pratham: India's largest education-focused NGO running learning centers, school adoption and vocational programs for underprivileged children. Highly comparable to Vidya Spoorthi's education pillar through Aksharabhyas learning centers and rural school support activities.
• Smile Foundation: India-based NGO operating across child education, healthcare, women empowerment and livelihood programs through both direct delivery and partner-NGO models. Highly comparable to Kritagyata in programmatic mix (children + women focus), corporate CSR engagement model, and tiered individual sponsorship structure.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): One of India's largest child rights NGOs working on education, health and child protection through partner-project and direct models. Comparable mission (underprivileged child welfare), individual donor subscription model and corporate CSR fundraising motion, though at significantly greater national scale.
• SOS Children's Villages India: Operates residential care homes for orphaned and abandoned children across India, the most direct comparable to Kritagyata's My Home orphanage model. Similar child-sponsorship subscription fundraising approach and dependency on donations and CSR.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large-scale NGO providing mid-day meals and education support to children, with similar food/nutrition and education program overlap to Kritagyata's Akshaya and Vidya Spoorthi. Comparable corporate CSR partnership model and individual sponsorship tiers, but at vastly larger operational scale.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity India: International NGO operating in India on housing, sanitation and community development. Adjacent comparison given Kritagyata's Gift-a-Toilet school sanitation infrastructure program, though operating in a different (housing) primary domain.
• Teach For India: Non-profit placing teachers in low-income schools across India with adjacent education-equity mission. Thematically related to Kritagyata's rural government school support, but uses a fellowship model rather than direct program delivery.
• GiveIndia: India's largest donation platform aggregating and vetting multiple NGOs including children and women welfare organizations. Comparable as a fundraising-channel peer: Kritagyata donors increasingly discover the trust through such platforms and competes for visibility on them.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children India: International NGO with India operations spanning child rights, education, health and emergency response. Overlaps broadly with Kritagyata's children welfare and education programs but operates at much larger scale and with international institutional funding.

Emerging players

• Make A Difference (MAD): NGO focused on educational and life-skills support for children in shelter homes across Indian cities. Partial overlap with Kritagyata's My Home residential care and education mission, but operates at a more concentrated urban scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/kritagyatatrust
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kritagyatatrust

Compliance1 record

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Profiles1 record

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