Koshish

What Koshish does

Koshish Charitable Trust is a non-governmental organization (NGO) registered as a charitable trust in Patna, Bihar, India on 4 August 1997. It delivers community development programs in education, healthcare, women empowerment, legal aid, skill development, and food security to marginalized populations across 20+ districts of Bihar. Core program offerings include the Street Education Campaign (200+ children enrolled), Women Empowerment Program (150+ women trained), Legal Aid Support (100+ cases resolved), mobile health clinics, vocational training, and nutrition/food distribution, with 15,420 lives impacted in 2024.

The organization operates without any proprietary technology platform; its offering consists entirely of grassroots social programs delivered through a network of 180–200+ active volunteers and direct community outreach. Distribution is field-based: programs are executed on-ground across districts such as Patna, Gaya, Muzaffarpur, Darbhanga, Bhagalpur, and Purnia, with the website (www.koshish-org.com) serving as the primary channel for donor and volunteer acquisition. The organization has no app, API, SDK, or AI/ML components.

Koshish's revenue model is donation-based: funds are raised through the organization's website and community channels, with all contributions being voluntary. Disclosed FY2024 funds raised totaled ₹12.5L (approximately INR 125,000). The organization does not charge fees, has no pricing tiers, and is governed as a trust rather than a commercial entity. Donor concentration is undisclosed, and there are no institutional investors, parent companies, or funding rounds on record. Certifications and recognitions — including the Namati Justice Prize (2015), Credibility Alliance certifications (2015), and BSDM certification (2018) — anchor its credibility for donor acquisition.

Name

Koshish

Legal name

Koshish Charitable Trust

Website

https://koshish-org.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Koshish Charitable Trust is a Patna-based NGO that delivers education, healthcare, women empowerment, legal aid, and food security programs to marginalized communities across 20+ districts of Bihar through a volunteer-driven grassroots model funded by donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Non-Profit Community Development

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Foundations (BPAGAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social Justice & Human Rights Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAN), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Community development programs
• Charitable trust services
• Nonprofit education programs
• Women empowerment initiatives
• Rural healthcare outreach

Headquarters

HQ city

Patna City

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donors contribute to support the organization's programs in education, healthcare, women empowerment, and legal aid. Donations are processed through the organization's website.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Koshish Charitable Trust delivers community development social programs to marginalized populations across Bihar, including street education for underprivileged children, women empowerment through skill development and micro-finance, free legal aid for migrant workers and marginalized communities, mobile healthcare clinics for rural areas, vocational training, and food security/nutrition programs. The organization operates as a registered charitable trust, funded primarily through donations and delivered through a network of 200+ active volunteers and direct on-ground program operations.

Product overview

Koshish Charitable Trust operates as a social impact NGO with a portfolio of community development programs focused on education, healthcare, women empowerment, legal aid, and livelihood support. The organization runs multiple interconnected social programs including the Street Education Campaign (200+ children enrolled), Women Empowerment Program (150+ women trained), Legal Aid Support (100+ cases resolved), Education Support, Healthcare Access through mobile clinics, Skill Development for youth, and Food Security initiatives. These programs collectively serve marginalized communities across 20+ districts in Bihar, with 15,000+ lives impacted. The organization does not operate a technology product platform; its offerings are entirely social programs delivered through grassroots community engagement.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Street Education Campaign Providing quality education to underprivileged children living on streets and in slums, with 200+ children enrolled. Intended for marginalized children lacking access to formal education.
• Women Empowerment Program Skill development programs and micro-finance support for women entrepreneurs, with 150+ women trained. Targeted at women from rural and marginalized communities seeking economic independence.
• Legal Aid Support Free legal assistance and awareness programs for migrant workers and marginalized communities, with 100+ cases resolved. Aimed at vulnerable populations needing access to justice.
• Education Support Providing educational resources and support to underprivileged children in Bihar. Targeted at underprivileged children across the state.
• Healthcare Access Mobile health clinics and medical aid for rural communities. Targeted at rural populations lacking adequate healthcare access.
• Skill Development Vocational training programs for youth and women empowerment. Targeted at youth and women seeking employability and entrepreneurship.
• Food Security Nutrition programs and food distribution in affected areas. Targeted at communities facing food insecurity.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000+ lives touched across communities
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Bihar State Disaster Management (BSDM)minorOthers · 1 January 2018BSDM certified Koshish for disaster management capabilities including emergency response and disaster relief operations in Bihar.
• NamaticoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015Namati awarded Koshish the 2015 Justice Prize recognizing outstanding contribution to legal empowerment and access to justice in underserved communities. This partnership has strengthened Koshish's legal aid program for migrant workers and marginalized communities.
• Credibility AlliancecoreOthers · 1 January 2015Credibility Alliance awarded Koshish dual certifications in 2015 - norms compliance certification for transparency and accountability, and advanced excellence tier certification for exceptional organizational credibility and impact.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ActionAid India: Large Indian arm of an international federation operating multi-issue programs including education, women's rights, and disaster response across multiple Indian states. Broader scale and geographic scope than Koshish but operates in overlapping thematic areas.
• GiveIndia: India's largest online donation platform aggregating multiple NGOs including small charitable trusts like Koshish. Functions as both a distribution channel and an indirect competitor for individual donor attention.

Direct peers

• Helpage India: National NGO delivering healthcare, elder care, and community support through mobile units and grassroots programs. Closely comparable to Koshish's mobile health clinic and community welfare approach.
• Child Rights and You (CRY): Large India-based NGO focused on child rights, education, and welfare for underprivileged children. Overlaps with Koshish's street education and youth-focused beneficiary segments.
• Pratham Education Foundation: One of India's largest education-focused NGOs delivering learning programs to underprivileged children. Direct overlap with Koshish's Street Education Campaign on the education vertical and target beneficiary segment.
• Smile Foundation: India-based NGO running multi-vertical programs in education, healthcare, women's empowerment, and livelihood across underserved communities. Operates a comparable grassroots service-delivery model with similar target beneficiaries and donor-funded revenue structure as Koshish.
• Namati: Global legal empowerment organization that awarded Koshish its 2015 Justice Prize. Operates community-based paralegal and legal aid programs for marginalized populations — directly comparable to Koshish's Legal Aid Support program.
• Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA): India-based organization focused on women's economic empowerment through skill development, micro-finance, and livelihood programs. Directly comparable to Koshish's Women Empowerment Program targeting rural women entrepreneurs.

Emerging players

• Teach For India: Education-focused NGO placing teachers and leaders in low-income schools across India. Targets overlapping beneficiary segments (underprivileged children) with a different delivery model (fellowship-based) than Koshish's direct education program.

Regional players

• Jan Kalyan Trust: Bihar-region charitable trust delivering community development and welfare programs to underserved populations in the same geography as Koshish. Competes for the same local donor and volunteer pool.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/koshishngo.patna

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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