Chiranjiv Medical Foundation

What Chiranjiv Medical Foundation does

Chiranjiv Medical Foundation (CMF) is a registered 80G and 12A certified charitable trust headquartered at Sama Hospital on Siri Fort Road in New Delhi, founded in 1993 by the late Padmashree Dr. Surinder Kumar Sama and Dr. (Mrs.) Kavita Sama and now operated by their family. CMF funds and coordinates free, specialized medical and surgical treatment for patients from economically weaker sections (EWS) of Indian society — primarily children requiring expensive interventions that their families cannot afford.

Its core service portfolio comprises four programs: the Cochlear Implant Program (founded under Padmashree Dr. J.M. Hans, who pioneered the Veria technique; 100+ surgeries completed to date), an Eye Program (retinopathy-of-prematurity screening, phacoemulsification, vitreoretinal surgery, uveitis treatment), a Cosmetic Surgery Program (cleft lip/palate, acid burn reconstruction led by Dr. Ruchika Rajan), and the newer Tiny Hearts Program for congenital heart disease. Clinical delivery relies on a network of senior, often Padmashree-decorated surgeons who donate or heavily subsidize their time, with procedures performed at Sama Hospital and Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

CMF's revenue model is donation-driven, with two primary streams: corporate CSR grants from a concentrated base including HCL Technologies, Container Corporation of India (ConCor), Sterling Tools Limited, IREDA and PI Industries; and individual donations processed via Razorpay with audited utilization reporting. Cumulative funds deployed exceed Rs. 4 crore. Patients are identified through health camps run by partner NGOs (Ritinjali, Chetna, Rasta) and through corporate wellness programs such as HCL Uday, with all activities supervised directly by the CMF team rather than delegated to intermediary NGOs.

Name

Chiranjiv Medical Foundation

Legal name

CHIRANJIV MEDICAL FOUNDATION

Website

https://chiranjivmf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Chiranjiv Medical Foundation is a New Delhi-based 80G/12A certified charitable trust funding free specialized medical and surgical treatment — cochlear implants, eye surgery, cosmetic reconstruction and congenital heart disease care — for economically weaker section patients in India, financed primarily through corporate CSR grants and individual donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable Healthcare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Hospitals, Clinics & Charitable Healthcare Providers (BPAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health & Medical Research Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAL), Community Health & Prevention Program Funding (HLAJALAF)

Keywords

• Charitable healthcare services
• Free medical treatment
• Cochlear implant surgery
• Cosmetic reconstructive surgery
• Corporate CSR donations

Headquarters

HQ city

New Delhi

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate CSR Donations: Funding from corporations through their CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) programs. CMF is registered as 80G and 12A compliant and approved to receive CSR funds.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to fund medical treatments. CMF accepts donations through payment gateway and provides detailed fund utilization reports certified by auditors.

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Core offering

Chiranjiv Medical Foundation is a registered 80G charitable trust that funds and delivers free specialized medical and surgical treatment—including cochlear implants, eye surgery, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, and congenital heart disease treatment—to patients from economically weaker sections (EWS) in India. The foundation coordinates a network of specialist physicians who donate their time and partner hospitals (Sama Hospital, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital) that provide subsidized facilities, with all costs underwritten by corporate CSR grants and individual donations.

Product overview

Chiranjiv Medical Foundation operates as a charitable trust offering a portfolio of specialized medical and surgical service programs for patients from low-income (EWS) communities in India. The core programs include the Cochlear Implant Program for hearing deficiency, Eye Program for eye diseases, Cosmetic Surgery Program for reconstructive procedures, and Tiny Hearts Program for congenital heart disease. All programs provide free or highly subsidized treatment funded through corporate CSR donations and individual contributions. The foundation coordinates with a network of specialist doctors who donate their time, and hospitals that provide facilities at nominal costs.

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Brands

• Tiny Hearts Program: Program focused on providing financial support for Congenital Heart Disease (CHD) surgeries for underprivileged children, including education about CHD.

Products and services

• Cochlear Implant Program Life-transforming surgical program providing cochlear implants for children with severe hearing disability from economically weaker sections in India. All services are provided free of charge to patients, funded through corporate CSR grants and individual donations, and performed by a network of specialist surgeons led by Padmashree Dr. J.M. Hans.
• Eye Program Comprehensive eye care program offering retinopathy of prematurity screening for neonates, cataract surgery, LASIK, phacoemulsification, vitreous retinal surgery, and uveitis treatment free of charge to EWS patients in India. Led by Dr. Amit Khosla and Dr. Sanjeev Gupta in partnership with Eye Foundation of America.
• Cosmetic Surgery Program Plastic and reconstructive surgery program providing free treatment to victims of domestic violence and acid burns, cleft lip/palate repairs, and cosmetic procedures for socially disabling conditions. Led by Dr. Ruchika Rajan and funded through corporate CSR and individual donations.
• Tiny Hearts Program Dedicated program providing financial support and surgical treatment for underprivileged children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD), including surgery, post-operative care, and parental education. Targeted at low-income families unable to afford pediatric cardiac surgery.
• CoViD19 Related Activities Emergency response initiative launched in 2020 providing PPE distribution, sanitization supplies, a 60-bed COVID Care Centre in Gurgaon (set up May 2021 in partnership with Shri Vishwakarma Skill University), and treatment sponsorship for COVID patients from low-income backgrounds through Sir Ganga Ram Hospital.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over Rs. 4 crore deployed in charitable medical treatments
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Shri Vishwakarma Skill University, HaryanaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 May 2021CMF partnered with the university to set up a 60-bed COVID Care Centre in Gurgaon, Haryana at IILM Boys Hostel. Centre provided basic isolation and COVID care services including monitoring, medical consultations, medicines, lab tests, and food.
• Ritinjali MahipalpurcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 September 2018Ritinjali is a Delhi-based charitable organization working with marginalized groups for 19 years. They conduct health camps in communities to identify patients needing medical attention. CMF provides medical treatment and surgical interventions for referred patients at Sama Hospital. Patients include women with acid burns, children with cleft lip/palate or squint.
• Sama HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSama Hospital provides facilities at nominal costs for EWS patients. Located at 8, Siri Fort Road, New Delhi. Primary hospital where CMF's treatments are carried out.
• Sir Ganga Ram HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading 700-bedded tertiary referral hospital in New Delhi where CMF's network specialists perform complex surgical procedures including cochlear implants.
• AHMC (Associated Hospitals of Medical Colleges)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner hospital providing medical services for CMF's healthcare programs.
• Eye Foundation of AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEye Foundation of America collaborates with CMF to work towards eliminating childhood blindness. Work involves screening neonates for Retinopathy of Prematurity and providing treatment.
• Rotary ClubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRotary Club partners with CMF and Eye Foundation of America for collaborative efforts to combat childhood blindness.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• CanKids KidsCan: Indian NGO providing medical, financial, and psychosocial support to children with cancer. Comparable to CMF on focus on expensive pediatric specialty interventions for underprivileged children, CSR-funded model, and ties to tertiary hospital networks.
• Operation Smile India: Provides free cleft lip and palate surgeries to underserved children in India and globally. Comparable to CMF on charitable surgical care delivery, donor-and-volunteer-surgeon model, and India operating footprint.
• Lifeline Express (Impact India Foundation): Runs India's hospital-on-rails charitable surgical program delivering free cataract, orthopedic, and ENT surgeries. Comparable to CMF on providing free specialized surgery to EWS patients via donated specialist time and CSR-grant funding.
• Smile Train India: Global charitable organization funding free cleft lip and palate repair surgeries in India through partner surgeons and hospitals. Directly comparable to CMF's Cosmetic Surgery Program (cleft lip and acid burn repairs) on pro-bono specialist network and corporate-funded surgical charity model.
• Sankara Eye Foundation: India-based charitable eye hospital chain running free community eye care programs funded by CSR and individual donations. Closely comparable to CMF on India focus, charitable hospital-delivered specialty care, and CSR-corporate funding mix.
• Aravind Eye Care Systems: India's largest charitable eye care network providing free/subsidized cataract, retinal, and pediatric ophthalmology care. Directly comparable to CMF's Eye Program on model (charitable trust, tier-1 specialists, EWS patient focus) and CSR-driven funding structure.

Broad incumbents

• Sri Ramakrishna Math: Charitable organization running free/low-cost hospitals, mobile dispensaries, and rural health programs across India. Comparable to CMF on charitable medical service delivery to the underprivileged, but operates a far broader health-services portfolio.
• HelpAge India: Large Indian nonprofit running healthcare, mobile medicare, and cataract surgery programs for elderly poor. Overlaps with CMF on charitable health-service delivery for vulnerable Indian populations and CSR funding, but operates at materially greater scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles5 records

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