Celebrating Life

What Celebrating Life does

Celebrating Life is an Indian not-for-profit, non-religious, non-political charitable Trust registered under Reg.No 701/2017 and approved under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Originally formed as a WhatsApp group in 2014 among like-minded friends and formalized as a Trust in 2017, the organization runs a portfolio of community programs centered on cancer care, palliative care, and adjacent social welfare. Its programs include the No To Tobacco Championship (an annual school-based awareness event reaching 30+ Chennai schools since 2017), Cheering Chemo Kids and Diaper 5000 (pediatric oncology support with guided tours, games, music sessions, and recurring diaper supply), palliative and home care for cancer patients, the Vidhya Bharathi scholarship program for underprivileged girls (37 students in 2022, 150 in AY 2024-25, targeting 500 within three years at Rs 12,000 per student annually), Brothers of Bihar (ration distribution across 13 villages in Bhojpur district), and a Covid Helpdesk that coordinates oxygen cylinder supply and hospital admissions.

The organization operates with a 12-person team and has no proprietary technology platform; its digital footprint consists of a Wix-hosted website, a Facebook group, and a YouTube channel used for testimonials and program updates. Its business model is donation-based: funds are accepted via bank transfer (ICICI account) and UPI, with all contributions tax-exempt under Section 80G. Pricing is structured as an annual subscription of Rs 12,000 per Vidhya Bharathi scholar (payable quarterly or annually), while all other services — chemo kid visits, palliative home care, ration kits, school programs — are provided free of charge to beneficiaries. Distribution is community-led: school selection committees identify scholars in Chennai, local volunteer networks manage Bihar operations, and direct hospital/home visits deliver cancer support services. The organization has not disclosed revenue, funding rounds, institutional donors, or audited financials.

Name

Celebrating Life

Legal name

Celebrating Life Trust

Website

https://celebratinglife.online

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Celebrating Life is a Chennai-based Indian charitable Trust running community-led cancer care, palliative support, girls' education scholarships (Vidhya Bharathi), and migrant relief programs (Brothers of Bihar), funded entirely by Section 80G tax-exempt donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Charitable and Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Palliative Care, Hospice & Serious Illness Support (BPAGACAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Hospice & Palliative Care (HLADAHAI), End-of-Life Emotional & Spiritual Support (Chaplaincy/Counseling) In-Home (HSABAFAH)

Keywords

• Charitable services
• Cancer patient support
• Palliative care programs
• Pediatric cancer aid
• Nonprofit community outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Chennai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Celebrating Life operates as a not-for-profit trust that raises funds through donations to support its programs. The organization accepts donations via bank transfer (ICICI account) and UPI. All donations are exempted from tax under Section 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act, making it attractive for donors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Celebrating Life Trust is a Chennai-based non-profit charitable trust that delivers free, donor-funded social-service programs to under-served individuals. Its core offerings include cancer patient and family support, pediatric cancer aid through the Diaper 5000 initiative, palliative care coordination, anti-tobacco advocacy (No To Tobacco), education scholarships under Vidhya Bharathi, welfare support for migrant workers via Brothers of Bihar, and a Covid-19 Helpdesk.

Product overview

Celebrating Life is a non-profit trust focused on cancer care and palliative support, operating multiple community programs including Vidhya Bharathi (education support for underprivileged girls), No To Tobacco Championship (awareness program for students), Cheering Chemo Kids and Diaper 5000 (paediatric cancer support), Covid Helpdesk (emergency assistance), Palliative Care Support, Brothers of Bihar (migrant relief), and Cancer Testimonials (survivor stories). The organization functions as a charitable trust without a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Vidhya Bharathi: Education support program for underprivileged girls providing financial assistance, coaching sessions, career guidance, and support through graduation. Launched in 2022 with 37 students, targeting 500 students in 3 years.
• Diaper 5000
• Brothers of Bihar
• No To Tobacco

Products and services

• Cancer Patient Support Program Direct charitable support for adult cancer patients including treatment funding assistance and family welfare, delivered free of charge to low-income patients referred through partner hospitals in Chennai.
• Diaper 5000 Pediatric cancer aid program supplying diapers and related care items to children from low-income families receiving cancer treatment, addressing a specific ancillary cost burden faced by families.
• No To Tobacco Awareness and advocacy program aimed at reducing tobacco use in target communities, run as part of the trust's preventive-health charitable activities.
• Vidhya Bharathi Education-scholarship and schooling-support program providing financial assistance for underprivileged children's education through the trust's charitable funding.
• Brothers of Bihar Welfare program supporting migrant workers from Bihar with food, shelter, medical aid, and other essentials during hardship, particularly relevant during the Covid-19 disruption.
• Palliative Care Coordination Palliative and end-of-life care coordination service for terminally ill cancer patients, delivered through partner hospitals and volunteer networks in Chennai.
• Covid Helpdesk Covid-19 response service offering information, hospital referrals, and welfare aid to affected families and migrant workers during the pandemic period.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 150 students in academic year 2024-25 (up from 37 in 2022), targeting 500 students in 3 years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Goonj: India-based non-profit addressing rural development, disaster relief, and material needs of underprivileged communities. Comparable community-led distribution model and donor-driven funding approach.
• Pallium India: India's leading palliative care non-profit, providing home-based pain management and end-of-life care. Directly comparable to Celebrating Life's Palliative Care Support program.
• Make-A-Wish Foundation of India: Grants wishes to children with critical illnesses including cancer. Comparable focus on improving quality-of-life for children undergoing treatment, similar to Cheering Chemo Kids and guided tour activities.
• Karunashraya (Bangalore Hospice Trust): Provides hospice and home-based palliative care for cancer patients in India. Comparable beneficiary population and service model to Celebrating Life's palliative and home-care offerings.
• CanKids KidsCan: India-based non-profit focused on pediatric cancer across the care continuum — diagnosis support, treatment funding, and survivorship. Most directly comparable peer given Celebrating Life's Diaper 5000 and Cheering Chemo Kids programs.
• Educate Girls: Non-profit focused on enrolling and retaining out-of-school girls in education across rural India. Highly comparable to Vidhya Bharathi's focus on underprivileged girls' education completion.
• St. Jude India ChildCare Centres: Provides free accommodation and holistic support to children undergoing cancer treatment in India. Closely comparable mission and beneficiary profile to Celebrating Life's pediatric cancer work.

Broad incumbents

• Indian Cancer Society: One of India's oldest cancer-focused non-profits operating nationally across awareness, screening, and survivor support. Broader scope and longer track record than Celebrating Life, but overlapping beneficiary population.
• Childline India Foundation: India's 24-hour emergency helpline for children in distress, operating nationally. Comparable child-welfare mission and multi-state delivery, though at substantially greater institutional scale.
• Naandi Foundation: Large Indian non-profit running education, livelihood, and health programs nationally. Comparable multi-cause portfolio structure, though at significantly greater scale and institutional maturity.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCAnv5prFcnaMaalDP4d9e1w?view_as=subscriber
• Facebookfacebook.com/1628011234113672
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/puttingsmilesonthefaces

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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