What ANK does

ANK is a non-governmental, non-profit organization founded in 2004 and headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, with operations spanning Delhi/NCR and rural Bihar, plus program extensions into Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The organization delivers a portfolio of social impact programs across four verticals: education (Learning Support Centers serving out-of-school children aged 6-14), vocational skill development (electrician, computer, retail, hospitality, spoken English courses for youth), health programs (regular health camps addressing cleft lip, vision issues, and disability), and agriculture (technical support for ~500 rural farming households). Specialized initiatives include Project Udaan (women's skill development with Wingify Foundation), Project Arya (rural women empowerment with Hero Cycles), and Getting Girls to Code (digital marketing training for underprivileged girls).

ANK's core products are service-based programs delivered through a network of physical learning centers and vocational training centers, supplemented by in-house MIS for attendance and progress tracking. The organization has cumulatively benefited more than 20,000 children through learning programs, touched 40,000+ families through health interventions, and provided employability to 7,500+ youth through vocational training. There is no proprietary technology platform; the underlying infrastructure is operational program delivery rather than technology products.

ANK's revenue model is grant-based rather than commercial: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding from corporates including Tata Power, Microsoft, GlobalLogic, Capgemini, Bose, Kronos, and Hero Cycles funds specific projects; FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) foreign grants provide supplementary funding with quarterly receipts up to Rs 5,000,000+; and individual donations plus foundation grants (Wingify Foundation, School by School) provide additional support. Beneficiaries receive all services free of cost. The organization employs 135 staff and is governed by a management team of diverse professionals spanning social workers, PhDs, MBAs, CAs, and former civil servants and corporate executives.

Name

ANK

Legal name

ANK India

Website

https://ankindia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ANK is a Gurugram-based non-profit NGO founded in 2004 that delivers education, vocational training, health, and agriculture programs to underprivileged children, youth, women, and farmers across Delhi/NCR and rural Bihar, funded primarily through corporate CSR partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

NGO Education and Social Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171), All Other Schools and Instruction (61169), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Non-formal education programs
• Vocational skill training
• Women empowerment training
• Rural agriculture development
• Corporate social responsibility services

Headquarters

HQ city

Gurugram

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. CSR Corporate Funding: ANK receives Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funding from companies like Tata Power, Hero Cycles, GlobalLogic, Kronos, and others. Companies partner with ANK to implement CSR projects in education, health, and skill development areas.
2. FCRA Foreign Grants: ANK receives foreign funding through FCRA (Foreign Contribution Regulation Act) receipts. Quarterly FCRA fund received ranges from approximately Rs 0 to Rs 5,000,000+.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: Individual donations, volunteer contributions, and support from foundations like Wingify Foundation for specific projects.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ANK is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that delivers free education, vocational skill training, health programs, and women empowerment initiatives to underprivileged children (ages 6-14), youth, women, and rural farmers across Delhi/NCR and rural Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. Programs are delivered through a network of community learning centers and vocational training centers, funded via Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) partnerships with companies such as Tata Power, Microsoft, GlobalLogic, Kronos, and Capgemini.

Product overview

ANK is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of social impact programs centered on education, vocational training, health, and women empowerment. Its core offerings include Learning Support Centers providing education to underprivileged children (6-14 years), Vocational Skill Development Programs for youth employability, and specialized initiatives like Project Arya and Project Udaan for women's skill development, and Getting Girls to Code for digital marketing training. The organization also provides Health Programs with quarterly health camps, an Annual Sports Meet, and Agriculture Programs for rural farmers. ANK additionally offers CSR Impact Assessment services for corporate partners seeking credible implementation partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Learning Support Centers Community learning centers providing remedial education, activity-based multi-grade teaching, and mainstreaming support to out-of-school and at-risk underprivileged children aged 6-14 years across Delhi/NCR locations.
• Vocational Skill Development Programs Vocational training programs for underprivileged youth covering electrician, basic computer, spoken English, retail, hospitality, IT, BPO, and civil trades aimed at improving employability and job placement.
• Health Programs Quarterly health camps and medical interventions addressing cleft lip, vision issues, disability, nutritional deficiencies, and vector-borne diseases for underprivileged children, adolescents, women, and families.
• Project Arya Rural skill development and women empowerment program at Khatana Village, Dadri, offering computer education (MS Office, internet) and cutting and tailoring courses with soft skills training, supported by Hero Cycles.
• Project Udaan Skill development center for underprivileged women at Samaypur Village, Delhi, supported by Wingify Foundation, offering fashion designing and beautician training with fully equipped labs to train 240 women per year.
• Getting Girls to Code (GGC) Six-month digital marketing training program for girls from lesser-privileged communities covering web designing, SEO, SMO, graphic designing, and social media management, combined with spoken English and soft skills for employability.
• Agriculture Program Technical support and capacity building program for rural farmers in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, including seed selection, soil testing, and marketing linkages, benefiting approximately 500 households.
• CSR Impact Assessment Services Expert agency services offered to corporate partners for impact evaluation, measurement, and lifecycle impact management of CSR projects, including baseline studies, indicator tracking, and external impact evaluations.
• Annual Sports Meet Annual athletic event for underprivileged children from Delhi/NCR NGOs and corporate employee volunteers, promoting sports as a CSR activity with participation of approximately 1,200 children annually.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 20,000 children benefited from learning programs
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Tata PowercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTata Power is a major CSR partner supporting ANK's vocational training programs. ANK-TPDDL VT center provides training in electrician and solar technician courses.
• MicrosoftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMicrosoft partners with ANK for technology-related education initiatives.
• GlobalLogiccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobalLogic supports ANK-GlobalLogic Learning Centre in Khora. Employee volunteers visit centers for engagement activities.
• Kronos (Ultimate Kronos Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKronos partnered with ANK for COVID-19 response, donating 14 Oxygen Concentrators to Community Health Centre in Bhangel, Noida.
• BoseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBose is listed as a CSR partner of ANK.
• XceedanceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerXceedance is a CSR partner supporting ANK programs.
• Crest DigitelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCrest Digitel partners with ANK for CSR initiatives.
• Hero CyclescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHero Cycles supports ANK's rural skill development project 'Project Arya' at Khatana, Dadri, providing computer lab and cutting/tailoring training.
• Wingify FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWingify Foundation supports 'Project Udaan' - a Skill Development Centre for underprivileged women at Samaypur Village, Delhi, providing training in Fashion Designing and Beautician courses.
• American India Foundation (AIF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIF partners with ANK for development programs.
• School by School (SBS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSBS supports ANK learning centres, including Phase two collaboration at Sector-45, Noida.
• Ek ParivarminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEk Parivar supported school bags and stationery distribution at ANK-Daanish Bhowapur learning centre.
• Smile FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSmile Foundation partners with ANK for CSR activities.
• IGATEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIGATE is a CSR partner of ANK.
• PMKVY (Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerANK implements PMKVY skill development programs.
• CapgeminicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapgemini is mentioned as a corporate partner working with ANK for CSR initiatives.
• CurefitminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCurefit volunteers visited ANK-GlobalLogic Learning Centre in Gurugram, teaching basic self-defence and distributing T-shirts.
• LivetekminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLivetek donated 2019 diaries to ANK Bhovapur Learning Center.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Magic Bus: India-based NGO focused on livelihood and employability for underprivileged youth through sports- and vocational-training models — directly comparable to ANK's youth skilling program and CSR-corporate partnership model.
• Smile Foundation: Large India-based NGO delivering education, health, and livelihood programs for underprivileged communities, funded heavily through corporate CSR partnerships — directly comparable to ANK's program mix and CSR-led go-to-market.
• Pratham: One of India's largest education-focused NGOs running remedial learning and vocational programs at national scale; highly comparable to ANK's K-12 remedial and youth skilling verticals.
• Naandi Foundation: India-based nonprofit running education, livelihood, and rural community programs with strong CSR and corporate funding ties; comparable to ANK's lifecycle community-development approach.
• American India Foundation (AIF): US-India nonprofit running education, livelihood, and public health programs across India with corporate and diaspora funding — comparable scale, program verticals, and CSR/grant funding model.
• Nirmaan Organization: Indian NGO working in education, livelihood, and skill development for underprivileged youth — overlapping beneficiary segments and program design with ANK.

Emerging players

• Teach For India: India-based education nonprofit placing fellows in low-income schools; overlaps with ANK's K-12 educational-equity mission but uses a different service-delivery model (fellow placement vs. learning centers).
• Make A Difference (MAD): India-based nonprofit focused on education and life-skills support for underprivileged children and youth; narrower in scope than ANK but overlaps significantly on the K-12 remedial and youth-development segments.

Regional players

• Akanksha Foundation: Mumbai/Pune-based nonprofit running schools and after-school programs for underprivileged children — comparable to ANK's Learning Support Centers though more concentrated in western India.

Broad incumbents

• Sulabh International: Large India-based social NGO with broad programs across sanitation, education, and health — comparable in lifecycle community-development model but with very different primary focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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