Live to Love International

What Live to Love International does

Live to Love International is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in the United States, operating a portfolio of grassroots humanitarian programs across Himalayan communities in India, Nepal, and Bhutan. The organization operates six core programs: NaropaCare (mobile healthcare outreach and grant-making to grassroots healthcare providers in Ladakh, with a 2026 grant cycle disbursing INR 8-10 lakh each to 4-5 organizations), Druk Padma Karpo School (an award-winning K-12 school in Ladakh serving 800+ students from marginalized backgrounds), Yak Tank (a venture-capital-style entrepreneurship pitch program that has supported 78 locally-led businesses, created 171+ jobs, and raised $100,000 in seed investment from partners including Oyo Hotels, INOKS Capital, and Honnold Foundation), Kung Fu Nuns (a women's empowerment initiative built around 800+ Drukpa nuns practicing martial arts for self-defense and gender equality, with 2,000+ girls trained since 2020), Live to Rescue (animal rescue and rehabilitation centers in Ladakh and Kathmandu serving 600+ animals annually with 24/7 mobile veterinary services), and the One Million Trees Campaign (a reforestation initiative with on-ground partner YDA Ladakh that has planted 180,000+ trees and holds a Guinness World Record). The organization also runs humanitarian response, disaster relief, heritage preservation through Hemis Museum and Chemdrey Museum, and mobile medical camp operations.

The organization's business model is donation-funded through multiple channels including its website, Amazon Smile, cryptocurrency donations via Every.org, and a seasonal Holiday Gift Catalogue featuring tiered giving packages from $5 (flexible gifts) to $1,000+ (organizational support, school labs, village-wide programs). The organization claims 95% of donations go directly to programs. It maintains global chapters across 14+ countries (USA, UK, Germany, France, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Bhutan, India, Nepal) for donor acquisition and volunteer mobilization. The organization has earned GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency and Charity Navigator 4-Star Rating, with annual reports (2019-2024) and IRS Form 990 publicly disclosed. Awards include Asia Society's Asia Game Changer Award (2019), Atlantic Council Unsung Heroes (2020), and UNESCO ICM Martial Arts Education Prize (2021).

Leadership is provided by President Pem Deki (appointed September 2017, 13+ years of UN experience in Pakistan and Bhutan), Director of Development and Global Partnerships Smridhi Marwah (multi-million-dollar international development funding track record), and a board including senior leaders from the World Bank Group, USAID, Mercury, NextEnergy Capital ($21B in clean energy project finance), Headspace, Nike, and Columbia Business School graduates. The organization operates with 1-10 employees and is governed independently with no parent company or venture capital backing.

Name

Live to Love International

Legal name

Live to Love International

Website

https://livetolove.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Live to Love International is a US-based 501(c)(3) non-profit operating six grassroots humanitarian programs — healthcare, education, entrepreneurship, women's empowerment, animal rescue, and reforestation — across Himalayan communities in India, Nepal, and Bhutan, funded through donations and serving over 2 million people.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

International & Local Implementing NGOs (HLAJAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Refugee, IDP & Migration Humanitarian Assistance (BPAGAAAH), International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB)

Keywords

• Humanitarian aid programs
• Community development services
• Nonprofit charitable services
• Animal rescue operations
• Rural healthcare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: The organization accepts one-time and monthly donations from individual supporters through its website, with various giving tiers starting at $5 for flexible gifts.
2. Corporate Donations and Matching: Corporate donations through Amazon Smile program where Amazon donates a percentage of purchases to the organization.
3. Crypto Donations: Cryptocurrency donations accepted via Every.org platform.
4. Grant Programs: NaropaCare provides grants ranging from INR 8,00,000 to INR 10,00,000 (6-10 Lakhs) to 4-5 grassroots healthcare organizations in Ladakh, funded by the organization.
5. Seed Investment Returns: Yak Tank program raises seed investment for local entrepreneurs from investors like Oyo Hotels, INOKS Capital, and Honnold Foundation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Live to Love International is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that delivers a portfolio of grassroots humanitarian programs to remote Himalayan communities. Its offerings span six core verticals: rural healthcare access (NaropaCare mobile clinics, medical camps, and grants to grassroots health organizations), education (Druk Padma Karpo School for marginalized children in Ladakh), animal welfare (Live to Rescue centers with veterinary services in Ladakh and Nepal), women's empowerment and self-defense training (Kung Fu Nuns initiative), local entrepreneurship and seed funding (Yak Tank pitch program), and environmental reforestation (One Million Trees Campaign). It also provides disaster relief, COVID-19 response, and heritage preservation through museums. Programs are funded by individual donations, corporate matching, crypto giving, grants, and event sponsorships.

Product overview

Live to Love International is a nonprofit charitable organization operating a portfolio of grassroots programs focused on Himalayan community development. The core offerings include NaropaCare (healthcare access), Druk Padma Karpo School (education), Yak Tank (entrepreneurship), Kung Fu Nuns (women's empowerment), Live to Rescue (animal welfare), and One Million Trees Campaign (environmental). These programs are complemented by humanitarian initiatives including medical camps, COVID-19 relief, disaster relief, and heritage preservation through museums. The organization generates donations through Amazon Smile, crypto donations via Every.org, and a Holiday Season Gift Catalogue featuring themed donation packages.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• NaropaCare Public health intervention program that bridges critical healthcare gaps in Ladakh's most underserved communities through community outreach, screening, and early detection, with focus on women's health, elderly care, cancer screening, mental health, and substance abuse prevention. NaropaCare also provides grants of INR 8-10 Lakhs to 4-5 grassroots healthcare organizations in Ladakh annually (2026 recipients include Mahabodhi Meditation Centre, Ladakh Ecological Development Group, SEEHWA Green Foundation, Centre for Sustainable Development & Food Security, and Ladakh Heart Foundation) and supports medical camps serving 3,000+ villagers in 2025.
• Druk Padma Karpo School (DPKS) An award-winning school in Ladakh, India providing competitive modern education rooted in local language and culture, with sustainable architectural design and serving orphaned and marginalized children. The school serves over 800 students from humble backgrounds, including many first-generation learners and a significant rise in girls' enrollment.
• Yak Tank A venture capital simulation program that enables local Himalayan entrepreneurs to pitch their business ideas to a panel of investors for seed funding and networking opportunities. Investor partners include Oyo Hotels, INOKS Capital, and Honnold Foundation. Since 2022 the program has funded 15+ startups, created 40+ jobs, supported 78 locally led businesses, reached 50+ remote villages, raised $100,000 in seed investment, and created 171+ jobs in total.
• Kung Fu Nuns A women's empowerment initiative featuring Drukpa nuns who practice Kung Fu for self-defense training, gender equality advocacy, environmentalism, and community service including emergency aid and animal rescue. The initiative has trained over 2,000 girls in self-defense since 2020 and comprises over 800 Drukpa nuns in its ranks with a long waiting list. The Kung Fu Nuns have a massive social media presence with 100,000 followers and 2 million views, and have earned recognition including Asia Society's Asia Game Changer Award (2019), Atlantic Council Unsung Heroes (2020), and UNESCO ICM Martial Arts Education Prize (2021).
• Live to Rescue Himalayan animal rescue and rehabilitation centers in Ladakh, India and Nepal providing warmth, care, food, shelter, and medical treatment to more than 600 animals including a 24/7 mobile ambulance and veterinary services. Stray dogs, cats, donkeys, llamas, and cows are served across the rescue centers.
• One Million Trees Campaign A reforestation initiative in Ladakh's cold desert regions that has planted over 180,000 trees including setting Guinness World Records for greenest record plantings (55,000 trees in 33 minutes, later surpassed with 100,000 trees). The campaign operates with on-ground partner YDA Ladakh across Nubra, Changthang, and Zanskar.
• Medical Camps Healthcare outreach programs providing medical and eye camps to remote Himalayan villages for detection and treatment in otherwise inaccessible regions.
• Disaster Relief Emergency response and recovery assistance to the most vulnerable populations of the Himalayas following natural disasters. The program delivered critical aid during the catastrophic 2015 Himalayan earthquakes through the Kung Fu Nuns.
• Holiday Season Gift Catalogue Seasonal donation packages allowing supporters to contribute to specific programs including Druk Padma Karpo School, Kung Fu Nuns, Live to Rescue, NaropaCare, Yak Tank, Organisational Support, and Flexible Gifts, with tiers starting at $5.

Quantifiable outcome

• Serving 2,000,000 people across the world
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• YDA LadakhcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOn-ground partner for One Million Trees campaign. YDA Ladakh and Live to Love have planted more than 25,000 trees across Nubra, Changthang, Zanskar and other remote regions in Ladakh.

Scale indicators23 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Habitat for Humanity International: Large international nonprofit delivering community-development infrastructure and disaster response; comparable on integrated grassroots development, volunteer mobilization, and multi-program portfolio.
• Snow Leopard Trust: Leading wildlife conservation NGO operating across the same five Himalayan range states (India, Nepal, Bhutan, China, Mongolia); directly comparable on conservation delivery in Ladakh and adjacent ecosystems.
• Mercy Corps: Large international humanitarian NGO operating across conflict and disaster zones; comparable on disaster relief, economic recovery, and youth empowerment delivery in remote geographies.
• RoundGlass Foundation: Larger Himalayan-focused philanthropic foundation delivering healthcare, education, environment, and sports programs across the same geography; broader budget and program scope but overlapping community-development model.
• Heifer International: Global nonprofit combining animal welfare, smallholder entrepreneurship, and community development; similar multi-vertical model with an animal-welfare anchor and a comparable 'pass-on-the-gift' capital-efficient giving structure.
• WWF-Himalayan Programme: Global conservation organization with a dedicated Himalayan programme covering wildlife, forests, and climate; comparable on environment and community resilience programming in the same geography.

Direct peers

• Trees for the Future: Specialist reforestation nonprofit operating in developing regions with a similar donor-funded tree-planting and farmer-training model; comparable on One Million Trees–style environmental delivery.
• Tibet Fund: US-based nonprofit supporting Tibetan and Himalayan cultural preservation, education, and community development; directly comparable beneficiary base and program mix centered on Himalayan cultural communities.
• Tibetan Children's Villages: Long-running Himalayan education-focused nonprofit operating residential schools for marginalized children; directly comparable on DPKS-style cultural-preservation-plus-modern-education delivery.
• Drukpa Trust: Closely affiliated Drukpa-lineage charitable organization supporting the Kung Fu Nuns and Himalayan community programs; effectively the UK/EU counterpart to Live to Love with overlapping mission, geography, and beneficiary base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/livetoloveintl
• Facebookfacebook.com/LivetoLoveInternational
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/live-to-love-international

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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