Sneha Charitable Trust - India

What Sneha Charitable Trust - India does

Sneha Charitable Trust (SCT) is a Public Charitable Trust registered on 30 January 2003 in Karnataka, India, operating as the social and community healthcare arm of the Camillians (Ministers of the Infirm), an international Catholic religious institute with 450 years of healthcare tradition. The trust coordinates a network of 8 centres across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana — including Snehadaan (Bengaluru), Snehasadan (Mangaluru, 60 beds), Snehatheeram (Kerala), Snehagram (Krishnagiri, TN, 200-bed adolescent facility), St. Camillus Ashram/Daivalayam (Secunderabad), and the San Camillo Counselling Centre — providing free residential care, ART treatment, palliative care, psycho-social counselling, and vocational training to people living with HIV, orphans, children with multiple disabilities, the terminally ill, and disaster-affected populations. The trust also operates the Camillian Task Force for disaster response (active since 2004, nine disasters covered), the I'M Possible Fellowship (launched 26 January 2021 on four UN SDGs), the Positive Running Program with Johns Hopkins University, and social enterprise units (Shine On candles, Shiloh tailoring, organic farming) that generate supplementary income.

The trust's funding model is entirely donation- and grant-based: services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries, with revenue sourced from individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships (HCL, Timken, Wells Fargo, Toshiba, Allegis), government programmes (NACO, KSAPS, district health departments), and international contributions received through FCRA registration (No. 094421042) from partners including Tzu Chi Foundation (Taiwan), Learn for Life Foundation (USA), and Shining Star Trust (UK). The organization is led by a President, Secretary, and Treasurer, supported by an Advisory Board of medical and finance professionals, with programme-level Directors at each centre. Cumulative impact metrics reported include 100,000+ patients impacted, 10,000+ people living with HIV on outreach care, 400+ under direct institutional care, and 25,000+ disaster victims supported since 2004. Recognition includes invitations to the 20th International AIDS Conference (Melbourne 2014), a visit by the First Lady of Canada, the Karnataka State Government Award 2015, and designation of Snehagram and Sneha Care Home as official learning sites by KSAPS and the Karnataka Health Promotion Trust.

Name

Sneha Charitable Trust - India

Legal name

Sneha Charitable Trust

Website

https://snehacharitabletrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sneha Charitable Trust is an India-registered Public Charitable Trust founded in 2003, operating 8 social and community healthcare centres across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana. It provides free HIV care, palliative care, counselling, vocational training, and disaster relief to marginalised and HIV-affected populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Welfare and Community Healthcare Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) (HLAFAFAB), Hospice / Palliative-Capable SNFs (SNF-Based) (HLADADAL), Bereavement, Grief & Family Support Services (Hospice-Linked) (HLAFAEAO)

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS care services
• Palliative care services
• Disability care services
• Disaster relief services
• Vocational training programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The primary revenue stream comes from donations from individuals, corporate entities, religious organisations, and international benefactors. The trust maintains both local (Indian passport holders) and FCRA (foreign passport holders) bank accounts for receiving donations. Donors can contribute via bank transfer, and fundraising events such as the Sneham musical concert are organised.
2. Government Grants and Partnerships: The trust receives support from government programs including Karnataka State AIDS Prevention and Control Society (KSAPS), National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), and various district-level government health departments. Government facilities are accessed for patient referrals.
3. Corporate Partnerships and CSR Funding: Corporate partners provide financial support, in-kind donations, employee engagement programs, and project funding. Partners include HCL Technologies, Timken India, Wells Fargo India, Toshiba, Allegis, and others who fund specific programs such as micronutrient supplements, hostels, and academic goods.
4. Social Enterprise Revenue (Vocational Training Products): Vocational training units generate revenue through sale of products: Shine On candle-making unit produces designer candles sold at exhibitions and through corporate/church networks; Shiloh Tailoring Unit produces bags and garments sold at exhibitions. Income supports the units and care homes.
5. International Funding (FCRA): Foreign contributions received through FCRA-compliant accounts from international benefactors and organisations such as Tzu Chi Foundation (Taiwan), Learn for Life Foundation (USA), and Shining Star Trust (UK).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sneha Charitable Trust provides free residential care, medical treatment, palliative care, psycho-social counselling, vocational training, and disaster relief to the poor, sick, and marginalized communities across India, particularly people living with HIV/AIDS, children with multiple disabilities, and disaster-affected populations. Services are delivered through a network of 8 centres in Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana, alongside community outreach programs and a disaster response task force.

Product overview

Sneha Charitable Trust (SCT) operates as a coordinated network of social and community health care services across India, managed by the Camillians since 2003. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of residential care centers (Snehadaan Hospital, Sneha Care Home, Snehasadan, Snehatheeram, Snehagram, St. Camillus Ashram/Daivalayam), counselling services (San Camillo Counselling Centre), pastoral health services (Camillian Pastoral Health Centre), and outreach programs (Nanma, Kolar Program, Champion in Me). Vocational training programs include Shiloh Tailoring Unit, Organic Farming, and Shine On candle-making. The trust also operates health-focused initiatives like Life Drops (blood donation) and Life Beats (organ donation), along with Camilian Task Force for disaster relief. All services prioritize marginalized, neglected, and terminally ill populations, particularly those living with HIV/AIDS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Snehadaan Hospital and community health care centre in Bengaluru providing HIV care, ART treatment, palliative care, and community care services for people living with HIV and the destitute.
• Sneha Care Home Residential care home for younger children living with HIV in Bengaluru, providing comprehensive care including ART monitoring, psycho-social support, education under NIOS curriculum, and life-skills education.
• Snehasadan 60-bedded comprehensive care and support centre for children living with HIV in Mangaluru, Karnataka, providing treatment, education, rehabilitation, and social integration services.
• Snehatheeram Care and support centre for people living with HIV in Aluva, Ernakulam District, Kerala, offering institutional and home-based care, palliative care, spiritual ministry, and the Nanma outreach programme with ambulance service.
• St. Camillus Ashram (Daivalayam) Home for children with multiple disabilities in Yellempet, Secunderabad, Telangana, providing 24x7 personal care, physiotherapy, medical care, special education, nutritional support, and the San Camillo occupational rehabilitation centre.
• Snehagram Adolescent care programme in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, providing residential vocational training, academic education through NIOS curriculum, life-skills education, and preparation for independent living for children living with HIV; includes the Children's Parliament self-governance system.
• San Camillo Counselling Centre Counselling centre in Bengaluru providing individual, couple, and family therapy, along with workshops on basic counselling skills, stress management, burnout prevention, and trauma counselling.
• Camillian Pastoral Health Centre (CPHC) Centre in Bengaluru dedicated to promoting holistic, compassionate healthcare with value-based medicine, offering retreats, workshops, training sessions, and 75 furnished rooms for visitors and trainees.
• Nanma Community outreach programme in Kerala providing home/workplace visits, counselling, ambulance services, health support, and assistance to the sick with preference for people living with HIV.
• Kolar Program Outreach program targeting children affected and infected with HIV in Kolar district, Karnataka, providing home visits, camps, counselling, and individual care plans.
• Champion in Me Arts and sports events organised for HIV-positive children since 2009, providing a forum to showcase talents and build self-esteem and confidence; over 500 children from 13 centres in Karnataka participated in the November 2015 event.
• Shiloh Tailoring Unit Vocational skill-development programme for adolescent girls and young women living with HIV, providing training in tailoring, embroidery, and fabric painting for economic self-reliance; products sold at exhibitions and through corporate/church networks.
• Organic Farming Vocational training program at Snehagram where children are given plots of land to cultivate and manage, with proceeds deposited to their bank accounts.
• Shine On Candle-making unit providing vocational training for adolescents and young adults living with HIV, producing designer, decorative, and scented candles for festivals, weddings, and corporate gifting.
• Snehasparsh Community outreach initiative by Snehagram addressing issues faced by children in the community, reaching out to over 700 adolescents and youth across five districts of Karnataka, supported by ThoughtWorks Technologies.
• Camillian Task Force (CTF) Disaster response and relief initiative providing rehabilitative care, pastoral care, trauma counselling, and material support for disaster survivors including floods, earthquakes, pandemics, and armed conflict; has responded to 9 disasters and cared for 25,000+ victims.
• Life Drops Blood donation movement connecting willing blood donors to needy patients at times of surgery, hospitalization, accidents and injuries using social media and mobile devices.
• Life Beats Organ donation movement creating a database of willing donors to address the need for kidney and other organ donations in India.
• ImPossible Fellowship Fellowship program for adolescents and youth infected and affected by HIV, focusing on four UN Sustainable Development Goals (Health, Gender, Livelihood, Education), reaching 250 children through 10 fellows and 4 mentors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,00,000+ patients impacted since founding in 2003
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

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

• Tzu Chi Foundation (Taiwan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTzu Chi Foundation from Taiwan is a key international partner collaborating on multiple programs including COVID-19 relief (500 oxygen concentrators and 10,000 masks to Karnataka government), food kit distribution across Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh, and ongoing disaster relief operations. The partnership represents a major humanitarian collaboration spanning multiple states in India.
• Karnataka Health Promotion TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProgramme guidance, learning site initiatives, and financial support for OVC (Orphan and Vulnerable Children) program. The trust has been recognised as a learning site centre through this partnership.
• St. John's Medical College, BangalorecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical treatment of adults and children living with HIV; palliative care support through Pain and Palliative Care department. A key healthcare referral and treatment partner.
• Boston UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts research on SCT programs; students undertake virtual and actual internships in public health. Boston University's public health department studied the HIV disclosure model developed and implemented by Sneha Care Home as a special case.
• Christ UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCapacity building initiatives; San Camillo Counselling Centre approached for workshops on basic counselling skills, theories of counselling, and research methodology.
• International School Bangalore (TISB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMutual learning programme; donated funds raised by students for construction of washing area.
• Magic Bus India FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for skilling and placement of children born in HIV-infected families. Currently 27 young adolescents enrolled in virtual training program for 45 days with in-house placement support.
• ThoughtWorks Technologies Pvt. Ltd.majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupported the Snehasparsh community outreach initiative through the ImPossible Fellowship, reaching more than 700 adolescents and youth across five districts of Karnataka.
• Johns Hopkins UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates on the Positive Running Program for children living with HIV; provides technical expertise for the athletics-based health and confidence program.
• INSA India (International Services Agency)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerConducts life skill training for children; facilitates children's parliament; training and facilitation for drafting Child Rights Policy Manual. Supported setting up of children's parliament system in Snehagram in 2013.
• CARITAS IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative ministry in disaster management.
• Jeevanam TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounselling and spiritual services to admitted patients every week; weekly provision of fruits for patients.
• Save A FamilyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated with SCT to build homes for HIV infected people.
• Government of Karnataka - Health and Family WelfarecoreOthersNCTF - District AIDS prevention and control unit; Anti-retroviral therapy centres; District and Taluk governmental hospitals; ART centres for treatment referral and support. Received 500 oxygen concentrators donation.
• National AIDS Control Organization (NACO)coreOthersNCTF and RNTCP program linkages; Snehadaan graded 'A' by NACO; National Conference on HIV hosted at Snehadaan in 2010; best performer in RNTCP award in 2011.
• The South Indian Bank Ltd.minorOthersBanking partner for local and FCRA accounts. Local A/C: 0108053000008725 at Brigade Road, Bengaluru. IFSC: SIBL0000108.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Caritas India: National Catholic relief and development organization coordinating disaster management and social welfare programs across India. Directly comparable as a Catholic NGO peer and disaster response collaborator of SCT's Camilian Task Force.
• National AIDS Control Organization (NACO): Government of India body overseeing India's HIV/AIDS response, including ART centres and Community Care Centres. Comparable as the national umbrella under which SCT operates and the principal funder/regulator of HIV care delivery.

Direct peers

• India HIV/AIDS Alliance: National HIV/AIDS civil society organization supporting community-based HIV programs across India. Comparable to SCT as a peer nonprofit providing HIV care, with broader advocacy and capacity-building mandate.
• Karunashraya (Bangalore Hospice Trust): Bengaluru-based hospice and palliative care provider for advanced-stage cancer patients, also free of cost. Comparable to SCT's palliative care and end-of-life support programs for marginalized populations.
• Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled: Bangalore-based NGO serving people with disabilities through education, rehabilitation, and livelihood programs. Comparable to SCT on disability services (Daivalayam), vocational training, and free residential care.
• Naz Foundation (India) Trust: Indian NGO working on HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and support with a focus on marginalized communities. Directly comparable to SCT's HIV care and community health delivery model, though with stronger emphasis on sexual health and MSM communities.
• SAATHII (Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India): Indian NGO focused on HIV/AIDS programming, vulnerable children, and community systems strengthening. Directly comparable to SCT's pediatric HIV care focus and grassroots service delivery across Indian states.
• The Banyan: Chennai-based nonprofit providing mental health services, rehabilitation, and community reintegration for people with mental health conditions and homelessness. Comparable to SCT on destitute care, mental health counselling, and community reintegration models.
• Pallium India: India's leading palliative care advocacy and service organization, headquartered in Trivandrum. Comparable to SCT on palliative care service delivery, training, and policy advocacy for access to pain relief.

Regional players

• Humsafar Trust: Mumbai-based NGO focused on HIV prevention and care among MSM and transgender communities. Comparable to SCT on HIV service delivery and community outreach, with stronger focus on key populations in Western India.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries17 records

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