Name

Towards Future

Legal name

Towards Future

Website

https://towardsfuture.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Non-profit Education and Community Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enrichment-Focused Before/After Care (Arts, STEM, Language) (EDACAHAI), Education Access & Quality (International Development) (BPAGABAE), Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

Keywords

• Child education programs
• Women empowerment programs
• Rural community development
• Non-formal education services
• NGO charitable services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Philanthropic Contributions: Towards Future receives donations from individual donors, corporate partners, and foundations. The organization accepts one-time and recurring donations through its website, with amounts ranging from ₹1,000 to ₹30,000 or more. Donations are tax-exempted under section 80G of the Income Tax Act 1961.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Towards Future is a non-governmental, non-profit organisation that directly delivers education, child welfare, nutrition, and women's empowerment programmes to economically disadvantaged communities in West Bengal, India. Services are operated from its own pre-school, primary school, tutorial centre, brick-kiln campsite learning units, tribal study centre, and skill-development programmes, and are offered free of charge to beneficiaries, with operations funded by individual donations, corporate philanthropy, and foundation grants.

Product overview

Towards Future operates a multi-project educational portfolio for children and women in economically disadvantaged communities across West Bengal, India. The organization runs one primary school (KidzPlanet L.C.), one pre-school centre (Shishumon), three campsite learning centres for migrant workers' children (MUKTI), one tutorial centre (BTF Kalyani), and collaborates with government-sponsored schools on library programmes. Additionally, the organization runs skill development programmes for women (Madhavita), anti-child marriage campaigns (Sathi), English literacy classes (Susiksha), and sports programmes for girls (Udaan). The portfolio includes both direct service delivery and community engagement initiatives spanning early childhood care through 10th standard preparation, supported by partners including KidzPlanet.ch (Switzerland), SVP India, Azim Premji Foundation, Wipro Cares, and various other institutional donors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MUKTI: A flagship initiative addressing critical needs of children of migrant brick kiln workers through education, child protection, and overall well-being.
• Shishumon
• KidzPlanet Learning Centre
• BTF Kalyani
• Udaan
• Amar Pathshala

Products and services

• BTF Kalyani Support Study Centre Support study centre for school-going children (covering preparation through 10th standard public examination) from economically backward backgrounds in Kalyani, Nadia district, primarily serving first-generation learners.
• Shishumon Early Childhood Care & Education Centre Pre-school centre catering to 100 children aged 3 to below 5 years, focusing on social, emotional, language, and cognitive development through activity-based learning in Kalikapur, Rajarhat. Operated with EducAid India.
• Uttaran Elementary Education Programme Elementary educational programme for the children of brick-field workers, with day care centres in brick kilns serving children aged 3-14 years in Kalikapur, Rajarhat Block.
• Susiksha Basic English Literacy Programme Basic English Literacy Class for rural youths at Rajarhat, Kalikapur, helping students from Bengali-medium schools develop English speaking and computer literacy skills.
• Udaan Girls' Sports & Anti-Child-Marriage Programme Programme motivating young girls to participate in sports (football team formation), with objectives to reduce child marriage and child labour across villages in Rajarhat Block.
• KidzPlanet Learning Centre (Formal Primary School) Formal primary school for economically challenged children aged 3-14 years located in Mohammadpur village, providing quality education and nutrition support; sponsored by KidzPlanet.ch, Switzerland.
• MUKTI Brick Kiln Campsite Learning Centre Non-formal education programme for children of migrant brick kiln workers across 7 brick kilns in West Bengal, delivering education, nutrition, health access, and child protection services. Supported by Azim Premji Foundation, BG Foundation, Regaal, mPokket, and Pan Seed.
• Amar Pathshala Educational Support Study Center Educational Support Study Center for tribal children from Shaonahir, Horhore, Kushbona villages in Rajnagar Block, Birbhum District, supporting indigenous Alchiki (Santhali)-speaking children with Bengali language education and mother-daughter literacy programmes.
• Kidz Planet Library Education Programme Library programme under Towards Future establishing vibrant library spaces with a diverse contemporary collection for children in underserved areas of Kolkata, including collaboration with 9 government primary schools and 1 upper-primary school.
• Madhavita Skill Development Programme Skill development programme for women farmers, providing training to enable self-reliance through online trading training and market linkage.
• Sathi Anti-Child-Marriage & Girl Education Campaign Campaign promoting girl child education and anti-child-marriage efforts targeting villages in Rajarhat block and five districts of West Bengal.
• Capacity Building for 2nd Line Field Management Training Capacity building training programme for 2nd line field and leadership team, including focus on employable skill development for women (16+ years) and organisational succession planning. Powered by SVP Philanthropy Foundation, Kolkata.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1100 children receive direct support; 5000+ children benefit indirectly
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SVP India Kolkata ChaptercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSupports organizations in and around Kolkata in enhancing their impact by mentoring and providing capacity-building support. Made possible the expansion of MUKTI project with continuous hand-hold support.
• Kidzplanet.chcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss-based association founded in 2009 supporting disadvantaged children with basic schooling and vocational training. Maintains administrative costs below 10%. Sponsors and supports KidzPlanet Learning Centre.
• EducAid IndiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable trust founded July 2009 by Joan and William Bond, focusing on education and community development in West Bengal. Assisted by Ramakrishna Vivekananda Mission. Supports Shishumon project.
• DasraminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic philanthropy organization supporting Towards Future's programs.
• PalUpNowminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreates economic opportunities for underserved communities. Partners with Towards Future's platform to find vetted Ride Pals in Kolkata for kids with socio-economic needs.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Room to Read India: International education nonprofit with significant India operations focused on literacy and girls' education. Comparable in literacy/libraries and girls' education programs but operates at a far larger scale with global headquarters and institutional funding.
• Teach For India: Large-scale Indian education nonprofit placing Fellows in low-income schools. Comparable in education-equity mission and corporate-foundation funding base, but operates through a teacher-placement model rather than direct service delivery of learning centres.

Regional players

• SNEHA (Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action): Mumbai-based NGO combining education, health, and women's empowerment programmes for urban poor communities. Comparable integrated portfolio model (education + women empowerment + health) but concentrated in Maharashtra rather than West Bengal.
• Door Step School: Indian NGO running non-formal pre-school, remedial, and library programmes for underprivileged children, originally Mumbai-based but expanding pan-India. Comparable service-delivery model (learning centres, library programmes, government-school partnerships) but primarily Western India.

Direct peers

• ActionAid India: Federated Indian NGO working on women's rights, education, and poverty alleviation with strong West Bengal presence. Directly comparable as a multi-issue NGO with anti-child marriage programming and community-led mobilization in rural West Bengal — in fact a historical partner of Towards Future.
• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest education NGOs operating supplemental learning, vocational training, and girls' education programmes across multiple states. Directly comparable in mission (education access for underprivileged children) and service-delivery model, with comparable funder mix (corporate foundations, individual donors, international grants).
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: India's largest NGO-run mid-day meal programme serving millions of school children across 20+ states, with significant West Bengal operations. Comparable as a high-impact NGO serving disadvantaged children through an integrated nutrition-plus-education model funded largely by corporate philanthropy.
• Smile Foundation: Indian NGO focused on education, healthcare, and livelihood for underprivileged children and families. Directly comparable in scope (multi-program portfolio for children and women), geographic spread across Indian states, and corporate CSR/individual donor funding model.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): Pan-Indian child rights nonprofit supporting underprivileged children across education, health, and protection. Highly comparable as an Indian NGO combining direct program delivery with donor-funded child welfare work, with similar funding model (individual donations, corporate partnerships, FCRA-registered).
• Magic Bus India Foundation: Indian youth-development NGO using sport and activity-based curriculum to take underprivileged children from school to livelihood. Comparable as a child-youth education NGO with similar community-led, multi-state field delivery and corporate-philanthropy funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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