Shroffs Foundation Trust

What Shroffs Foundation Trust does

Shroffs Foundation Trust (SFT) is a Gujarat-based charitable trust established in 1987 (firmographic records cite 1980) and headquartered at Kalali, Vadodara. It delivers an integrated portfolio of development services to tribal and rural communities across the districts of Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, and Kutch. Its operating model spans four pillars — Healthcare (Ramakrishna Paramhansa Hospital at Kalali and Sharda Medical Centres at Chhotaudepur and Hodko/Kutch, supplemented by Mobile Medical Units and geriatric/rehabilitation services), Education and Skill Development (VIVEC vocational training centre at Paldi/Waghodia), Livelihood and Agriculture Support (Sharada Devi Cooperative, Ujjaval Farmer Producer Company, and Custom Hiring Centers), and Natural Resource Management (watershed, rooftop rainwater harvesting, and Jal Jeevan Mission work).

Program delivery relies on a community-led go-to-market model employing Samaj Shilpis (local change agents), field staff, and village-level coordinators, reaching approximately 200 villages, 22,000 households, and 41,250 farmers. The organization's underlying infrastructure includes hospitals, medical centres, a vocational training institute, and a network of 162 SHGs and 72 farm schools. Distribution is multi-tiered: direct delivery through owned facilities (hospitals, training centres), channel-based delivery through SHG-based enterprise networks (SGS Cooperative), and field-based agricultural extension services.

SFT is funded through four streams: CSR funding from 30+ corporate partners (including Tata Trust, Sun Pharma, Gujarat Gas, GACL, Thermax, Axis Bank, Agrocel), government grants (NABARD, BRLF, WASMO, Tribal Development Department, Jal Jeevan Mission), individual donations (Poor Patient Fund, Dialysis Fund, One Day Meal Fund), and modest cost-recovery fees at healthcare facilities. The trust is 80G- and FCRA-certified, governed by a board including the Managing Trustee Mrs. Shruti Atul Shroff, and registered on the BSE Social Stock Exchange as of 2025. Pricing to beneficiaries is essentially zero (subsidized or free), with revenue scaling driven by funder mix rather than per-unit pricing.

Name

Shroffs Foundation Trust

Legal name

Shroffs Foundation Trust

Website

https://shroffsfoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Shroffs Foundation Trust is a Gujarat-based charitable trust delivering integrated development services in healthcare, vocational training, agriculture-based livelihood, and water/land management to tribal and rural communities across 200 villages in Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, and Kutch districts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (813410)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB), Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Rural development services
• Community health programs
• Vocational skill training
• Agricultural extension services
• Women empowerment programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Vadodara

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CSR Funding & Corporate Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility funding from partnered companies for development programs in healthcare, agriculture, skill development, and livelihood projects.
2. Government Grants & Schemes: Funding from government programs including NABARD watershed projects, National Food Security Mission, Bharat Rural Livelihood Mission, Jal Jeevan Mission, and various tribal development schemes.
3. Donations & Philanthropy: Public donations through Poor Patient Fund, Dialysis Fund, One Day Meal Fund, and Medical Equipment Fund for supporting healthcare services.
4. Healthcare Service Fees: Minimal cost recovery from patients at Ramakrishna Paramhansa Hospital and Sharda Medical Centres for sustainable healthcare delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Shroffs Foundation Trust is a non-profit charitable trust operating integrated rural development programs across tribal Gujarat, delivering affordable healthcare through hospitals and mobile medical units, vocational skill training, agricultural extension, women-led cooperative enterprises, and natural resource management (watershed development, rainwater harvesting). Programs are funded via CSR partnerships, government grants, and donations, with services provided largely free or subsidized to rural and tribal beneficiaries in Vadodara, Chhotaudepur, Narmada, and Kutch districts.

Product overview

Shroffs Foundation Trust operates a diversified portfolio of programs targeting rural and tribal communities in Gujarat. The organization functions as a multi-dimensional development organization with four core program areas: Healthcare (Ramakrishna Paramhansa Hospital and Sharda Medical Centres providing affordable medical treatment), Education and Skill Development (VIVEC vocational training centre offering industry-specific courses), Livelihood and Agriculture Support (SGS women's cooperative, Custom Hiring Centers, and Farmer Producer Company), and Natural Resource Management (watershed development programs). The organization also operates specialized geriatric care services including the Vanprasth Care Center and the under-development Sneh Sanjivani Geriatric Medical Care Centre. These programs are interconnected, with VIVEC providing skills training that leads to livelihood opportunities, healthcare facilities supporting community health, and livelihood programs enabling economic empowerment through collective action.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VIVEC (Vivekanand Institute of Entrepreneurial Competence): Vocational training institute providing industry-specific skills to rural and tribal youth, bridging the gap between rural youth and employment opportunities.
• Ramkrishna Paramhansa Hospital (RKPH)
• Sharada Devi Gruh Udhyog Sahkari Mandali (SGS)
• Ujjaval Farmer Producers Company Ltd

Products and services

• Ramakrishna Paramhansa Hospital (RKPH) Multi-specialty hospital at Kalali, Vadodara, providing affordable healthcare to rural and tribal communities for 30+ years with specialties including general surgery, orthopedic surgery, gynecology, dialysis, and geriatric care.
• Sharda Medical Centres (SMC) Medical centers operated at Chhotaudepur and Hodko (Kutch) providing affordable primary, preventive, and referral healthcare to rural and tribal communities in remote districts.
• VIVEC Vocational Training Centre Vocational training institute at Paldi, Vadodara delivering industry-specific skills to rural and tribal youth across courses including welding, sewing machine operation, general duty assistant (nursing), geriatric care assistant, domestic data entry operator, and pharmacy with placement support.
• Sharada Devi Gruh Udhyog Sahkari Mandali (SGS) Cooperative Women's cooperative society operating across 36 villages in Chhotaudepur with 162 SHGs and 1,600 tribal women members, spanning food processing, microfinance, organic fertilizer production, and handicraft enterprise.
• Custom Hiring Centers (CHC) Agricultural machinery rental service providing affordable access to tractors, rotavators, cultivators, plows, and trolleys for tribal farmers, reducing dependency on expensive private rentals and serving as rural-women-run enterprise hubs.
• Ujjaval Farmer Producers Company Ltd Farmer Producer Company with 633 shareholders and equity capital of INR 6.80 lakh enabling collective bargaining, market access, and better farm-gate prices for tribal and smallholder farmers.
• Geriatric Care Center (Vanprasth Care Center) Elderly patient care facility providing a nurturing environment for recovery and rehabilitation with personalized care plans, physiotherapy, and medical monitoring, integrated with Ramakrishna Paramhansa Hospital services.
• Sneh Sanjivani – Geriatric Medical Care Centre Purpose-built 24-bed (expandable to 40 beds) geriatric medical care center at Ramakrishna Paramhans Hospital campus combining short-stay medical care, supervised recovery, rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and dignified elder care.
• Advanced Physiotherapy Centre Rehabilitation and recovery services for elderly persons, post-fracture patients, stroke patients, and those with chronic pain or mobility challenges, opened alongside Sneh Sanjivani at the RKPH campus.
• NACHIKETA Program Holistic education and life skills program for tribal youth providing education and skill development support.
• Farm Schools Program 72 farm schools servicing 91 villages through trained Samaj Shilpis, delivering agricultural extension, organic farming training, and demonstration plots to tribal farmers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% increase in yields and annual income for 41,250 farmers under SFT programs
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gujarat GascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGujarat Gas partnered with SFT and GLPC to support Custom Hiring Centers (CHC) initiative providing agricultural machinery to tribal women SHGs. Contributed to establishment of Jay Yogeshwar CHC with tractor and farming equipment.
• Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company (GLPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGLPC collaborated with SFT and Gujarat Gas for CHC program empowering rural women through access to farm equipment and livelihood opportunities in Chhotaudepur.
• iSEED IRMAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerKnowledge and technology transfer partnership with iSEED IRMA for the SGS cooperative's food processing initiatives.
• Anand Agricultural UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartment of food technology partnership for production protocols, processes, and appropriate technologies for SGS food processing business and market linkages.
• WASMOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWater and Sanitation Management Organization partnership for capacity building of Panisamitis covering 145 villages of Narmada district under Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) for water quality awareness.
• Rotary Club of Baroda Metro (RBM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal grant project partnership adopting 2 villages in Chhotaudepur block with aim to bring 100% of land under assured irrigation.
• Tribal Development Department, Government of GujaratcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partnership including India's first tribal BPO centre (2007-08) and various tribal development schemes.
• Mission MangalamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for mobilisation targets and community outreach activities for SHG members.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seva Mandir: Rajasthan-based NGO working with tribal and rural communities on education, health, livelihood, and natural resource management — directly comparable program mix, beneficiary type, and grassroots SHG-based delivery model.
• PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action): National NGO focused on women's SHG promotion, farmer producer organizations, and livelihood enhancement among rural poor — overlaps with SFT's SGS cooperative, Ujjaval FPO, and SHG programs in approach and beneficiary profile.
• Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP) India: Implements integrated rural development, watershed, and women's empowerment programs in Gujarat and other states — directly comparable to SFT in methodology, government partnerships, and beneficiary outcomes.
• BAIF Development Research Foundation: A pan-Indian rural development NGO with deep programs in livestock, agriculture, watershed, and women's empowerment — closely matching SFT's integrated rural Gujarat model and comparable scale across multiple states.
• Watershed Organization Trust (WOTR): Specializes in participatory watershed development and climate-adaptive agriculture with strong government partnerships — directly comparable to SFT's NABARD-supported watershed and natural resource management programs.
• Ambuja Cement Foundation: Corporate CSR foundation running integrated rural development (health, livelihood, water, skill training) in Gujarat and other states — similar integrated model funded through CSR with comparable scale and program verticals.

Regional players

• Tribal Health Initiative (THI): Tribal-focused healthcare delivery NGO operating hospital and outreach services in remote Indian regions — comparable to SFT's RKPH and Mobile Medical Unit model in serving rural/tribal populations with limited healthcare access.
• Navsarjan Trust: Gujarat-based NGO focused on Dalit and tribal rights, land rights, and community mobilization — overlaps with SFT's tribal community work in Chhotaudepur and Narmada regions.

Broad incumbents

• Tata Trusts (Rural Development Portfolio): India's largest philanthropic foundation running extensive rural, tribal, health, and livelihoods programs across states — broader portfolio but overlapping thematic areas with SFT, including partnerships with similar state-level implementation NGOs.
• SEWA (Self-Employed Women's Association): Large Gujarat-headquartered women workers' organization running SHGs, microfinance, healthcare, and skill training — comparable target segment (rural/tribal women) and integrated program design to SFT's SGS cooperative model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries5 records

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