Concern India Foundation

What Concern India Foundation does

Concern India Foundation is a registered Indian public charitable trust, founded in 1991 and headquartered in Mumbai, operating programs across 16 Indian states. The organization delivers integrated development interventions across six core verticals — Education, Health, Climate Action, Community Development, Disability Inclusion, and Elderly Care — reaching a cumulative 6.8 million individuals over 35 years. Concern India implements programs through a dual model: partnering with 1,600+ grassroots NGOs for last-mile delivery and executing direct programs in geographies without adequate partner coverage.

Programmatic output spans scholarships and digital classrooms for underserved youth; hospital renovations and community health camps (including COVID-19 response across 90+ facilities); mangrove restoration (900,000+ saplings planted, 400+ hectares restored) and solar electrification of schools; and livelihood initiatives such as women's EV auto driver training and vocational skilling where 65–80% of participants secure employment. The organization maintains offices in Mumbai, New Delhi, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Pune, and Chennai, and is governed by a Board of Trustees chaired by Ms. Naheed H. Sorabjee, with Ms. Kavita Shah as Chief Executive Officer.

The revenue model is non-transactional. Concern India is funded through corporate CSR partnerships, individual donations (Section 80G tax-exempt), payroll giving, loyalty-point donations via Points for Good, and foreign contributions under FCRA. The foundation holds four material regulatory registrations — Bombay Public Trusts Act, FCRA, Section 80G, and CSR000008 — which collectively enable its tax-advantaged fundraising and corporate partnership channel. The organization publishes quarterly FCRA statements, annual reports (2014–2025), and quarterly newsletters as primary accountability mechanisms.

Name

Concern India Foundation

Legal name

Concern India Foundation

Website

https://concernindiafoundation.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Concern India Foundation is a Mumbai-based public charitable trust, founded in 1991, that runs integrated education, health, climate, community development, disability, and elderly care programs across 16 Indian states, serving disadvantaged communities through 1,600+ NGO partners and corporate CSR funding.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

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Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM), Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Education access initiatives
• Healthcare infrastructure support
• Climate resilience projects
• Social impact nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Mumbai

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Companies engage Concern India Foundation for CSR programs across climate resilience, rural development, health, and infrastructure. Corporate partners provide funding while Concern implements programs.
2. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through the organization's website. Donations are eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.
3. Payroll Giving: Employees can contribute a portion of their salary directly to the organization through payroll giving programs.
4. Loyalty Points Donations: Donors can convert loyalty points into contributions through Points for Good partnership.
5. Foreign Contributions (FCRA): Organization receives foreign contributions under FCRA compliance, with quarterly declarations published for transparency.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Concern India Foundation is a registered public charitable trust that designs and implements social development programs across education, health, climate action, and community development. The foundation works through a dual model of strengthening 1,600+ grassroots NGO partners and direct field implementation, serving marginalized communities across 16 states in India. It is funded through corporate CSR partnerships, individual donations, payroll giving, loyalty points conversion, and FCRA-compliant foreign contributions.

Product overview

Concern India Foundation is a registered public charitable trust established in 1991, operating as a non-profit organization rather than a commercial technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of social development programmes spanning Education, Health, Climate Action, Community Development, Disability Inclusion, and Elderly Care. These programmes work holistically to address human development and well-being. The foundation also maintains an online donation platform to facilitate contributions to its initiatives. The organization does not offer a unified software product or platform-based architecture; rather, it delivers social impact through direct programme implementation and partnerships with NGOs and corporate donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Programme Education initiatives that include scholarships for girl children, higher education support for youth and youth with disabilities, institutional support for underprivileged schools, STEM and digital promotion, school transformation, and life skills and adolescent well-being programmes such as Suraksha. Targeted at children and youth from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Health Programme Healthcare interventions including strengthening healthcare infrastructure (renovating hospitals, providing medical equipment, solar electrification), community outreach programmes, and COVID-19 response initiatives. Reaches over 33 lakh people and targets rural communities with limited healthcare access.
• Climate Resilience Programme Environmental initiatives focusing on renewable energy promotion, water conservation and watershed development, restoration of lakes and ecosystems, green plantation, urban afforestation, and mangrove restoration (over 900,000 saplings planted, 400+ hectares restored). Targeted at climate-vulnerable coastal and rural communities.
• Community Development Programme Holistic community upliftment through integrated village development, weaver development initiatives, agriculture and allied livelihoods (including saline paddy cultivation), women empowerment, and youth skilling and employability programmes. Targeted at women and marginalized communities seeking economic empowerment.
• Disability Inclusion Programme Programmes spanning education, creative expression, skilling, and employment for children and adults with physical, cognitive, visual, and auditory impairments, including Light Up Lives, Colours of Concern, and Sports Meets events. Vocational training resulted in 80% of youth with disabilities securing sustainable employment.
• Elderly Care Programme Support services for elderly individuals including health support, physiotherapy, disease management, nutritional and hygiene assistance, and doorstep care for homebound seniors. Targeted at senior citizens without family support or financial security.
• Donation Platform Online donation facility enabling individuals and corporations to contribute to the foundation's various programmes. Donations are eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6.8 million individuals impacted over 35 years across 16 states
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• MS Swaminathan Research FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch and implementation partner for mangrove restoration project. Joint effort with HSBC to restore 100 hectares of degraded mangroves, with community participation through Joint Mangrove Management Committees.
• JJ Group of HospitalsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner for hospital renovation and medical equipment programs. Includes Sion Hospital, Rajawadi Hospital, K. Bhabha Hospital, and KEM Hospital in Mumbai.
• N. M. Wadia Institute of CardiologymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner receiving infrastructure upgrades and medical equipment support to enhance cardiac care services.
• Sassoon General HospitalmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic hospital partner for renovation, solar electrification, and medical equipment provision.
• Rajiv Gandhi Hospital and Kamala Nehru Hospital (Pune)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare infrastructure support including renovation and medical equipment for public hospitals in Pune.
• Points for GoodminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlatform partner enabling donors to convert loyalty points into donations to support Concern India's initiatives.
• Various Healthcare Facilities (90+)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare facilities across India partnered with during COVID-19 response for ICU establishment, oxygen plants, emergency ambulances, and laboratory upgrades.
• Horticulture Department (Government)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing certification training for beekeeping programs. Five-day certification courses offered through local horticulture departments.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Infosys Foundation: Infosys Foundation is the CSR arm of Infosys, funding education, health, and rural development in India. It is comparable as a corporate-backed Indian foundation running multi-vertical programs, with comparable scale and donor-partner dynamics.
• Tata Trusts: Tata Trusts is one of India's largest philanthropic umbrella organizations funding education, health, water, and rural development. It is a comparable broad-spectrum community foundation operating at significantly greater scale, with similar multi-vertical and pan-India footprint.
• Reliance Foundation: Reliance Foundation is the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries, working across education, health, rural transformation, and disaster response. It shares Concern India's multi-vertical, pan-India development approach and corporate-funded operating model.
• Azim Premji Foundation: Azim Premji Foundation is a large Indian philanthropic foundation focused primarily on education but with health and community development components. It is comparable as a multi-state, multi-vertical Indian foundation with strong corporate backing and program-implementation capability.

Emerging players

• Habitat for Humanity India: Habitat for Humanity India operates housing and community-development programs with corporate and donor partnerships across India. It is comparable as a community-development organization with CSR-linked funding and a multi-state Indian footprint.

Direct peers

• Smile Foundation: Smile Foundation is an Indian NGO operating multi-vertical programs in education, health, and livelihood across underserved communities. It mirrors Concern India's community-development approach, CSR-funded model, and pan-India NGO-partnered delivery.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): CRY is a leading Indian child-rights nonprofit funding education, health, and child-protection programs through NGO partnerships. It is directly comparable to Concern India's education and child-development programs and partner-mediated delivery model.
• Give Foundation (GiveIndia): GiveIndia is a leading Indian donation platform and fundraising intermediary that connects individual and corporate donors to vetted nonprofits. Like Concern India Foundation, it operates a donor-discovery and grantmaking ecosystem across multiple development verticals in India.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Akshaya Patra is one of India's largest mid-day meal programs supporting education through nutrition. It shares Concern India's Indian footprint, FCRA compliance, and CSR partnership model, though it focuses on a narrower nutrition-and-education vertical.
• Naandi Foundation: Naandi Foundation is a large Indian nonprofit working across education, livelihood, and water security with measurable outcome models. It is comparable to Concern India in its hybrid direct-implementation and partnership model and its emphasis on evidence-based impact.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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