Prasanthi Trust

What Prasanthi Trust does

Prasanthi Trust, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization incorporated in Connecticut, USA, operating service programs primarily in India since 1993. The organization delivers free healthcare, education, and social welfare services to rural and tribal populations across at least seven Indian states, including Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Goa. The trust is inspired by the teachings of Sri Sathya Sai Baba and coordinates with the Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust and Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations for grassroots implementation.

The core healthcare delivery model is built around six purpose-built mobile hospital units and approximately 40 mobile vans equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities (digitized X-ray machines, ultrasound with Color Doppler, ophthalmic units, pathology labs, dental equipment, and pharmacies) that travel monthly to underserved villages, serving approximately 900,000 patients annually. The organization also operates the Vision for All ophthalmology program (targeting 15,000 cataract surgeries in 2024-25 at $108 USD per surgery), the Sai Krushna Vidya Mandir free school in Bangalore, the Kerala Grama Seva village adoption program, and provides material support for the Sri Sathya Sai General and Super Specialty Hospitals that handle over 250,000 outpatient procedures and inpatient surgeries annually.

The operating model is entirely donation-funded. All services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries, and 100% of donations are claimed to flow directly to projects with zero overheads, as all trustees and volunteer staff self-fund their operational expenses. Donation processing is routed through Zeffy, a zero-commission platform, alongside check-by-mail and direct bank channels. Since 1993, the organization reports investing over $15 million through project grants and impacting over 3 million lives, with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no equity funding rounds.

Name

Prasanthi Trust

Legal name

Prasanthi Trust, Inc.

Website

https://prasanthitrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prasanthi Trust is a US-incorporated 501(c)(3) non-profit that delivers free mobile healthcare, vision, education, and village adoption services to rural and tribal populations across multiple Indian states, funded entirely by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Charitable Healthcare and Social Welfare Services

NAICS

Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

Keywords

• Mobile healthcare services
• Rural health programs
• Free medical care
• Nonprofit education
• Community welfare services

Headquarters

HQ city

Unionville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Prasanthi Trust operates as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization funded entirely through charitable donations. The trust is 100% volunteer operated with zero overheads. All donations go directly to project funding, with 100% of funds going towards projects. The trust uses Zeffy for donation processing which does not take a commission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Prasanthi Trust is a 100% volunteer-operated non-profit organization that delivers free healthcare, education, and social welfare services to underserved rural and tribal populations in India. Its core offerings include mobile hospitals that visit villages monthly for diagnostics and minor surgeries, free cataract and eye surgeries through the Vision for All program, a free school integrating human values education, and village adoption programs providing infrastructure, nutrition, and medical camps to tribal communities. All services are provided completely free of charge to beneficiaries and funded entirely through charitable donations.

Product overview

Prasanthi Trust is a non-profit charitable organization operating three core program initiatives: Healthcare Initiative, Educare Initiative, and Sociocare Initiative. The Healthcare Initiative includes mobile hospitals (Mobile Hospital #4 through #6), the Vision for All program delivering ophthalmic care to rural areas, and support for Sri Sathya Sai General and Super Specialty Hospitals. The Educare Initiative encompasses the Sai Krushna Vidya Mandir free school and humanitarian relief projects. The Sociocare Initiative includes the Kerala Village Adoption/Grama Seva program. The Trust also operates COVID-19 relief efforts and the SNFs Eat Fresh program. The organization is 100% volunteer-operated with zero overheads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vision for All: Mobile Hospital Buses and Vans delivering advanced medical and ophthalmic care to millions in rural and tribal areas through eye camps and vision screenings.
• Mobile Hospitals and Clinics
• Sai Sanjeevani

Products and services

• Healthcare Initiative Provides universal, free, loving, comprehensive, and preventive healthcare to those in greatest need. Includes mobile hospitals, eye camps, and support for Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences serving rural and tribal populations in India.
• Educare Initiative Provides primary through graduate level academic education integrated with human values (character) education based on five values: Truth, Righteous Conduct, Peace, Love, and Non-Violence, serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Sociocare Initiative Provides basic necessities of life including clean drinking water, nutritious food, clothing, stable shelter, and health and hygiene education to underserved and tribal communities.
• Vision for All Program Mobile hospital buses and vans delivering advanced medical and ophthalmic care to rural and tribal areas. Through eye camps and vision screenings, identifies patients needing surgery who are treated at Sathya Sai Hospitals at no cost. Goal of 15,000 surgeries for 2024-25.
• Mobile Hospitals and Clinics Novel outreach program started in 2006 providing mobile clinic services to villages. Approximately 40 mobile vans serve areas near Pune, Goa, and Metro Mumbai. Mobile buses visit different villages each month providing basic care, diagnostic services, minor surgeries, dental procedures, and specialty care.
• Sai Krushna Vidya Mandir Free school in Hosadoddi, South Bangalore based on principles of Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba. Provides education transcending textbooks with focus on Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Righteousness), Shanti (Peace), and Prema (Love), serving children from disadvantaged backgrounds including orphans and children of daily wage workers.
• Kerala Village Adoption/Grama Seva Village adoption program collaborating with Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization to serve remote tribal communities in Kerala. Services include home repairs, toilet construction, nutritional food provision, medical camps, rural farming education, vocational training, and value-based education. Goal of building 100 Model Sai Villages by 2025.
• General and Super Specialty Hospital Support
• COVID-19 India Relief
• SNFs Eat Fresh
• Humanitarian Relief Projects (ASHRAYA)
• Sai Sanjeevani Mobile Hospital #6 Mobile hospital equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for general medicine (including onboard X-ray machine), ophthalmology, and mother & child care. Serves 8 adopted villages in the Coimbatore area of Tamil Nadu.
• Sai Sanjeevani Mobile Hospital #5 (Odisha) Mobile hospital partitioned into four compartments containing a Pharmacy, cabins for Ophthalmology and Dentistry, and a Pathology Lab. Serves tribal-dominated districts of Rayagada, Koraput, and Kalahandi in Odisha.
• Sai Sanjeevani Mobile Hospital #4 Mobile hospital with state-of-the-art digitized X-ray machine, Ultrasound with Color Doppler Facility, Ophthalmic unit with 2 chairs, and upgraded Laboratory unit. Operates from Prasanthi Nilayam.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000,000+ lives impacted since 1993
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization of OdishacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 February 2024Partnership with Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization of Odisha for operating Mobile Hospital #5 serving tribal-dominated districts of Rayagada, Koraput, and Kalahandi in Odisha state.
• Sri Sathya Sai Central TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrasanthi Trust works closely with Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust to fund and coordinate mobile hospitals. The Central Trust, led by Managing Trustee R.J. Ratnakar, inaugurated mobile hospitals #4, #5, and #6 that were funded by Prasanthi Trust. The collaboration also supports the General and Super Specialty Hospitals in Puttaparthi and Whitefield.
• Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization, KeralacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organization, Kerala for the Village Adoption / Grama Seva program serving tribal communities. Alumni of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning also participate in these initiatives.
• Ashraya Social Welfare & Rehabilitation CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAshraya is a charitable trust with over 27 years of track record looking after mentally and physically challenged children, orphans, and destitute. Prasanthi Trust supports Ashraya's humanitarian relief projects.
• ZeffyminorOthersPrasanthi Trust uses Zeffy as their donation processing platform because Zeffy does not take a commission off donations like other platforms.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sankara Eye Foundation: US-based non-profit (501(c)(3)) that funds free eye surgeries in India, mirroring Prasanthi Trust's structure as an American-registered non-profit raising funds for rural Indian healthcare delivery. Comparable Vision for All-style surgery sponsorship model.
• Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organizations (India): State-level volunteer organizations that Prasanthi Trust partners with for grassroots implementation of mobile hospitals and the Village Adoption program. Same Sri Sathya Sai ecosystem; comparable service delivery model in healthcare, education, and sociocare.
• Impact India Foundation (Lifeline Express): Operates the Lifeline Express, the world's first hospital-on-a-train, providing free medical care to rural India. Most directly comparable to Prasanthi Trust's mobile hospital model in terms of bringing specialty care to underserved populations.
• Partners in Health: Global non-profit providing free healthcare in poor and rural communities, with strong presence in Haiti, Rwanda, and other resource-limited settings. Comparable mission of delivering comprehensive care to populations lacking healthcare access.
• Aravind Eye Care System: Large-scale, high-volume eye care provider in India performing cataract surgeries at low cost. Highly comparable to Prasanthi Trust's Vision for All program in service line, beneficiary population, and outcome focus (preventable blindness).
• Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders): International medical humanitarian organization providing free emergency and basic healthcare in conflict and low-resource settings. Comparable in deploying mobile/outreach healthcare delivery and operating with a volunteer and donor-supported model.
• Smile Train: US-based non-profit funding free cleft surgeries in developing countries, including India. Closely comparable operating model: US 501(c)(3) raising funds to sponsor specific surgeries for underserved patients in India.
• Ashraya Social Welfare & Rehabilitation Center: Indian charitable trust serving mentally and physically challenged children, orphans, and destitute. Direct program partner of Prasanthi Trust (humanitarian relief projects); comparable non-profit service delivery model.
• Sri Sathya Sai Central Trust: Direct peer and primary partner - the India-based parent trust that operates the General and Super Specialty Hospitals in Puttaparthi and Whitefield that Prasanthi Trust funds and coordinates with. Shares the same mission, mobile hospital programs, and donor ecosystem.

Emerging players

• SEWA (Self Employed Women's Association): Large Indian non-profit focused on empowering poor, self-employed women workers through healthcare, education, and livelihood support. Adjacent in combining healthcare delivery, education, and community development for underserved Indian populations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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