The Naz Foundation (India) Trust

What The Naz Foundation (India) Trust does

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust is a non-governmental charitable trust founded in 1994 by Anjali Gopalan in New Delhi, India, focused on HIV/AIDS, LGBTQIA+ rights, and adolescent girls' empowerment. The organization operates four core program verticals: (1) the Naz Care Home, a residential Centre of Excellence providing 24/7 holistic care to approximately 19-21 children living with HIV and designated by NACO as a Community Care Centre; (2) the Young People's Initiative (YPI), a sport-for-development program using netball and a four-module life-skills curriculum to reach 115,000+ adolescent girls and young women across 300+ schools and community sites in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru; (3) the LGBTQIA+ Initiative, which delivers counselling, medical referrals, and the Naz Dost helpline to a cumulative 234,464 beneficiaries; and (4) Advocacy & Training, including landmark legal work that culminated in the 2018 Section 377 decriminalization verdict and ongoing corporate D&I and police sensitization. Naz also operates a three-tier partnership/regranting model (Experience/Adapt/Adopt) with 65+ partner NGOs to scale YPI curriculum.

The organization has no proprietary technology platform; it is a program-delivery NGO with no API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities. Its core IP consists of codified curricula — the Goal Curriculum (four modules: personality development, health, rights, financial literacy), the Aath Kadam economic empowerment methodology, the 'Positive Care Giving for Children Living with HIV' handbook, and the Abhayam child protection policy — delivered through direct human services and partner NGOs. Naz's revenue model is donation-driven: individual and corporate donations through an online portal (donation tiers of INR 500/1,000/1,500 and custom amounts via Razorpay), wire/cheque contributions, and foreign donations via its FCRA registration, with 80G tax exemption enabling Indian donor tax deductions. Notable institutional partners include Standard Chartered Bank (YPI co-funder since 2009), AIIMS (medical partner), NACO (regulatory designator), MTV Staying Alive Foundation, and MacArthur Foundation (board-linked). The trust has earned recognition including Time 100 Most Influential (2012 for Anjali Gopalan), French Legion d'Honneur (2013), Business Standard Social Enterprise of the Year (2019), and Great Place to Work certification (2019).

Customer segments served are primarily personas (children living with HIV, AGYW aged 12-21, LGBTQIA+ individuals) with secondary B2B/government segments (corporates for D&I training, police for sensitization, CCIs for capacity building).

Name

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust

Legal name

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust

Website

https://nazindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Short description

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust is a New Delhi-based nonprofit founded in 1994 that delivers HIV/AIDS care, LGBTQIA+ support services, and sport-based empowerment programs for adolescent girls across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, funded through donations and institutional grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS care services
• LGBTQIA+ support programs
• Sports for development
• Adolescent girls empowerment
• Social justice advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Naz Foundation generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals, corporations, and international donors. The organization is registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) enabling it to receive foreign donations. It is a registered charitable trust with 80G tax exemption for Indian donors, facilitating tax-deductible contributions. Donations are accepted online via payment gateway and through wire transfer, cheque, and in-kind contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust is a registered charitable nonprofit established in 1994 that delivers direct social services and advocacy for marginalized populations in India. Its core offerings include residential care for children living with HIV/AIDS (Naz Care Home), the Young People's Initiative (YPI) empowering adolescent girls through netball and life skills, the LGBTQIA+ Initiative providing counseling, helpline, and referral services, rights-based advocacy, and sensitization/training programs for corporates, police, and child care institutions.

Product overview

The Naz Foundation (India) Trust is a non-governmental organization that operates multiple social service programs rather than a unified technology product. Its core offerings include: the Naz Care Home (a Center of Excellence for children living with HIV/AIDS), the Young People's Initiative (YPI) which empowers adolescent girls through sport and life skills, the LGBTQIA+ Initiative providing counseling and support services, Advocacy programs for marginalized communities, and Training & Awareness sessions. Key sub-programs include the One Nation Netball Cup (ONNC) tournament, the Aath Kadam economic empowerment program, the Naz Dost Helpline, and the Abhayam child protection policy. The organization functions as a program-based NGO rather than a technology company, with no API offerings or AI capabilities.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Naz Care Home A Center of Excellence providing holistic 24/7 residential care to children living with HIV and AIDS, including medical support (antiretroviral therapy management), education, nutrition, vocational training, and preparation for independent living. Children are registered at the Anti-Retroviral Clinic at AIIMS for ongoing medical follow-up. The home currently serves 19-21 children.
• Young People's Initiative (YPI) An empowerment program for adolescent girls and young women aged 12-21 from economically disadvantaged backgrounds using sport (netball) and life skills. Delivered at 300+ schools and community sites across Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, reaching 115,000+ participants. Includes the proprietary Goal Curriculum with 4 modules (personality development, health, rights, financial literacy) and the Aath Kadam economic empowerment component for career and entrepreneurship pathways.
• LGBTQIA+ Initiative Provides counseling, care, and support services to the LGBTQIA+ community through the Naz LGBTQIA+ Centre and Clinic in East of Kailash, New Delhi. Services include face-to-face and telephonic counseling, medical referrals, legal referrals, HIV testing referrals, and the Naz Dost Helpline (+91 8800329176, +91 011 47504630). Has supported 234,464 people since 1994.
• Advocacy Program Rights-based advocacy for marginalized communities including LGBTQIA+ rights and children living with HIV and AIDS. Conducted the 17-year legal battle against Section 377 in partnership with the Lawyer's Collective, leading to the 2018 Supreme Court verdict decriminalizing homosexuality. Includes the Abhayam child protection policy framework.
• Training & Awareness Sessions Sensitization sessions and trainings on understanding sexuality, LGBTQIA+ issues, gender, and rights. Conducted in educational institutions, with police personnel, with corporate employers, with child care institutions, and with general communities across India. Includes capacity building workshops for Child Care Institutions using the 'Positive Care Giving for Children Living with HIV' handbook with 4 training modules.
• One Nation Netball Cup (ONNC) A mixed-gender under-16 netball tournament connecting adolescents from underserved backgrounds across 14+ states in India. Has brought together 990+ young people since inception as part of the Young People's Initiative.
• YPI Partnership Regranting Model Partnership-based scaling model for the Young People's Initiative delivered through three tiers: Experience (awareness and advocacy with 50 organizations), Adapt (customized organizational support with 10 organizations), and Adopt (regranting with capacity building with 5 organizations). Reaches 14,000 beneficiaries through partnerships with NGOs like PAHAL and Thozhamai.

Quantifiable outcome

• 79% of participants in the 10-month program consider themselves as leaders (endline survey)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Standard Chartered BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2009Standard Chartered Bank partnered with Naz for the Goal Programme (now Young People's Initiative), providing funding and programmatic support. The partnership won the Beyond Sport Award in 2009. Naz also won the Business Standard Social Enterprise of the Year Award 2019 for the scaled up implementation of the YPI under this/similar partnership model. The partnership is built on mutual trust, transparency, and dignity, reaching thousands of adolescent girls and boys from vulnerable communities.
• PAHALcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPAHAL is a partner organization implementing the YPI curriculum. The partnership has been enriching holistically — the curriculum enables reaching vulnerable communities more effectively, and regular training sessions build the capacities of the entire PAHAL team. Objectives of Naz and PAHAL are aligned for greater social impact. Testimonial from Liakatbir Singh, Executive Director of PAHAL.
• ThozhamaicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThozhamai has partnered with Naz Foundation for the Goal Program over several years. The partnership is built on the foundation of partnership, mutual trust, and transparency, benefiting thousands of adolescent girls and boys from vulnerable communities annually. Testimonial from Devaneyan Arasu, Director of Thozhamai.
• SealayaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on the Naz Partnerships page with partner logo displayed. Sealaya collaborates with Naz under the YPI partnership model.
• EktaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on the Naz Partnerships page with partner logo displayed. Ekta collaborates with Naz under the YPI partnership model.
• SERHAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization listed on the Naz Partnerships page with partner logo displayed. SERHA collaborates with Naz under the YPI partnership model.
• All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren at the Naz Care Home are registered at the Anti-Retroviral Clinic at AIIMS for ongoing medical follow-up, tests, and check-ups with doctors. This ensures continuity of healthcare for children living with HIV.
• AADI Centre (Action for Ability Development and Inclusion)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides vocational training to children at the Naz Care Home, supporting their holistic development and pathway to independent living.
• Vardan (Times Group welfare initiative)minorOthersVardan, a welfare initiative by the Times Group, provides physiotherapy services to children at the Naz Care Home.
• Child Welfare CommitteesminorOthersNaz Care Home participates in monthly meetings with Child Welfare Committees. Children are represented through the Child Committee, and CWC oversees the care home's operations under the Juvenile Justice Act.
• Lawyer's CollectivecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lawyer's Collective worked alongside Naz in the 17-year legal battle against Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, culminating in the 2018 Supreme Court verdict decriminalizing homosexuality.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Plan India (Plan International India): Large established INGO operating adolescent girls empowerment programs across India with sports and life-skills components. Overlaps with Naz's Young People's Initiative on target population (AGYW, 12-21) and the sport-plus-life-skills methodology, though at substantially larger scale.
• Population Foundation of India: National-level NGO focused on sexual and reproductive health, gender rights, and adolescent empowerment in India. Adjacent to Naz on adolescent girls empowerment and sexual health/HIV awareness programming.

Direct peers

• CREA (Creating Resources for Empowerment and Action): India-headquartered global organization focused on gender justice, sexual and reproductive rights, and LGBTQIA+ rights. Overlaps with Naz on rights-based advocacy, training-of-trainers on sexuality, and engaging law enforcement/policy stakeholders in India and South Asia.
• The Humsafar Trust: Mumbai-based NGO providing health and community services to LGBTQIA+ populations in India, including HIV/AIDS outreach and counseling. Closely mirrors Naz's LGBTQIA+ Initiative in target population, geography (India), and service mix (counseling, health referrals, community center).
• India HIV/AIDS Alliance: New Delhi-headquartered organization providing HIV prevention, care, and support services to key populations in India. Operates in a directly comparable HIV-focused service delivery model, with overlapping donor bases (international foundations, NACO).
• Lakshya Trust: Gujarat-based NGO with comparable mandate to Naz — combining HIV/AIDS work among MSM communities with broader LGBTQIA+ rights and sensitization in India. Closely aligned on the HIV plus sexual-minority populations overlap.
• SAATHII (Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India): India-based NGO working across HIV/AIDS prevention, care for vulnerable adults and children, and transgender/LGBTQIA+ health. Overlaps with Naz across HIV care homes, LGBTQIA+ programming, and rights-based advocacy in India.

Emerging players

• Udaan Trust: Mumbai-based NGO providing mental health, counseling, and suicide prevention support for LGBTQIA+ individuals. Partial overlap with Naz's Naz Dost Helpline counseling services in same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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