StandUp India Foundation

What StandUp India Foundation does

StandUp India Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization registered under the Indian Trust Act, 1882 (Registration No. VRT-4-00013-2022-23), headquartered in Bellandur, Bangalore, Karnataka. It is an issue-based, strategic social-impact organization that works with people's collectives, NGOs, local governance bodies, and the government to serve underprivileged, marginalized, and downtrodden communities in rural and urban Karnataka. The foundation runs seven interconnected program verticals: Education (scholarships, school infrastructure, career guidance), Skilling & Employability (vocational training, entrepreneurship workshops), Women Empowerment & Entrepreneurship (self-help groups, tailoring and yarn weaving training, micro-financing), Health (health camps, nutritional care, menstrual hygiene), Empowering Livelihood & Grassroots (small business support, NGO capacity building), Digital Literacy (computer proficiency, online safety), and Corporate Volunteering (curated employee engagement in community projects). Documented reach includes 103+ children on scholarships, 100+ women trained in tailoring, 300+ marginalized families receiving general health check-ups, 140+ youth receiving skill development, 30+ youth in vocational training, 32+ NGOs supported, 38+ small businesses established, and 22 self-help groups supported.

The organization operates with a small core staff of approximately 5 employees supported by 120+ dedicated volunteers, and holds the standard Indian non-profit compliance stack: 12A registration under the Income Tax Act, 80G tax-exemption approval (No. ABDTS8109EF2022101), PAN (ABDTS8109E), and FCRA registration enabling acceptance of foreign contributions. Revenue is generated entirely through non-commercial channels — individual donations (monthly and one-time, starting from approximately Rs 3,000 per month), Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships (e.g., Solarwinds India), and FCRA-compliant foreign contributions — with no products sold and no disclosed financial figures. There is no technology product, proprietary platform, API, or AI/ML capability disclosed; program delivery is community-led through partnerships with iVolunteer, Goodera, PUCL, Apni Pathsala, and roughly a dozen other ecosystem partners, with the foundation marketing itself through its website, blog, newsletters, success stories, annual reports, and a dedicated corporate partnership page.

Name

StandUp India Foundation

Legal name

StandUp India Foundation

Website

https://standupindia.org.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

StandUp India Foundation is a Bengaluru-based non-profit trust delivering education, skilling, women empowerment, health, livelihood, digital literacy, and corporate volunteering programs to marginalized communities across Karnataka, funded through individual donations, CSR partnerships, and FCRA-compliant foreign contributions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-Profit Social Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC), Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Education scholarships support
• Women empowerment initiatives
• Vocational skill training
• Digital literacy programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Bangalore

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The foundation accepts monthly and one-time donations from individual supporters to fund its social impact programs across education, healthcare, skill development, and women's empowerment.
2. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Organizations engage StandUp India Foundation for Corporate Social Responsibility activities, including curated volunteering programs, government school revamps, environmental conservation initiatives, and health and livelihood support programs.
3. FCRA-Compliant Foreign Contributions: StandUp India Foundation is registered under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act and receives foreign contributions for development activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

StandUp India Foundation is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that delivers community social programs in education, skilling and employability, women empowerment and entrepreneurship, health, empowering livelihood and grassroots development, digital literacy, and corporate volunteering. It directly serves underprivileged, marginalized, and downtrodden communities in rural and urban Karnataka through scholarships, vocational training, health camps, self-help groups, and digital skills training.

Product overview

StandUp India Foundation operates as a single unified social impact organization offering multiple interconnected community programs rather than a technology platform with modular products. The organization provides seven distinct social programs: Education (scholarships, school infrastructure, vocational training), Skilling & Employability (vocational training, entrepreneurship workshops), Women Empowerment & Entrepreneurship (self-help groups, tailoring training, micro-financing), Health (health camps, nutritional care, menstrual hygiene), Empowering Livelihood & Grassroots (small business support, NGO capacity building), Digital Literacy (computer training, internet safety), and Corporate Volunteering (corporate employee engagement for community projects). These programs collectively address poverty alleviation, education access, health equity, and economic empowerment for marginalized communities in Karnataka.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Program
• Skilling and Employability Program
• Women Empowerment and Entrepreneurship Program
• Health Program
• Empowering Livelihood and Grassroots Program
• Digital Literacy Program
• Corporate Volunteering Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 103+ children provided with scholarships to continue their studies
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• iVolunteercoreGTM or Marketing PartneriVolunteer, Bangalore collaborates with StandUp India Foundation on multiple community development projects. The partnership involves volunteer engagement activities in education, healthcare, and community upliftment programs, with positive feedback on the foundation's commitment and passion.
• Solarwinds India Pvt. LtdcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partnership for CSR activities where Solarwinds employees engage in social initiatives. The partnership is described as rewarding with transparent and efficient approach to social initiatives.
• PUCL (People's Union for Civil Liberties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership supporting families of undertrial prisoners through StandUp India Foundation's outreach. PUCL advocates for rights of vulnerable children, youths, Dalits, and Devadasi communities.
• Apni PathsalaminorOthersPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website.
• ConnectminorOthersPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website.
• GatherminorOthersPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website.
• GooderaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website, suggesting involvement in volunteer or CSR program coordination.
• SolarminorOthersPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website.
• RoyalminorOthersPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website.
• VoluntminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner organization logo displayed on the Our Partners section of the website, suggesting involvement in volunteer management.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest education-focused NGOs, running education, vocational training, and learning programmes for underprivileged children and youth — comparable in target beneficiary (marginalised children) and program area.
• Quest Alliance: India-focused non-profit that builds employability and 21st-century skills among under-served youth through partnerships with companies and NGOs — directly comparable on the skilling/employability vertical.
• Naandi Foundation: Large Indian non-profit working across education, livelihoods, and community development with state-level field operations — directly comparable multi-vertical, on-ground delivery model serving under-served communities in India.
• Magic Bus India Foundation: NGO focused on livelihood and employability programmes for underprivileged youth in India using a mentor-driven model with corporate partner engagement — closely comparable youth employability and corporate partnership design.

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity India: Indian arm of an international non-profit working on community development, including livelihoods and women empowerment, through corporate volunteering and local partnerships — comparable multi-vertical community development model with strong corporate engagement.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large Indian non-profit providing nutrition and education support to underprivileged school children at massive scale — comparable child-education/school-infrastructure vertical but at a multi-state, multimillion-meal scale.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): Established pan-India child rights non-profit working on education, health, and child protection through partner NGOs — operates the same child-focused, partner-driven delivery model StandUp India uses for education and child welfare work.
• Azim Premji Foundation: One of India's largest education-focused philanthropic institutions, working at vastly greater scale on education, livelihoods, and ecosystem change — broader incumbent operating in the same core education grantmaking space.
• Tata Trusts: India's largest philanthropic conglomerate funding multi-issue development including health, education, livelihoods and women's empowerment — broad incumbent spanning StandUp India's same verticals.
• Swades Foundation: Indian rural development non-profit running integrated programmes across livelihoods, health, education and women empowerment in specific regions — comparable integrated community-development model with measurable outcomes focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/standup-india-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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