What Sankalp India Foundation does

Sankalp India Foundation is a youth-driven non-profit healthcare organization founded in 2003 in Bengaluru, India, that operates a vertically integrated thalassemia and blood disorder care platform spanning prevention, management, and cure. The foundation delivers clinical services through a network of 21 day-care centers across at least six Indian states (Karnataka, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab), an in-house NABL-accredited medical and research laboratory (Sankalp Labs, ISO 15189:2012), a dedicated blood collection and storage facility (Sankalp Blood Centre), and a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit in Ahmedabad capable of haploidentical (half-matched donor) transplantation. Its technology includes a rare blood group freezing capability that extends red blood cell shelf life from 42 days to 10 years, with the first successful transfusion recorded in November 2023, and an HLA typing program that supports transplant donor matching across states.

The organization funds itself through individual donations, corporate CSR partnerships (Deutsche Bank since 2008, Grant Thornton, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Collins Aerospace, Infosys, Tata Consulting Engineers, Textron India), and government health mission collaborations (National Health Mission Madhya Pradesh, Government of Andhra Pradesh). Services are delivered free or at subsidized cost to patients under a charitable model with no public pricing. Beyond direct care, it operates a 24/7 emergency blood helpline (Project Disha, 9480044444), a Sankalp Hemoglobinopathy Academy of Learning (SHeAL) for healthcare worker training, the earlier ThalCare digital platform (2013 Manthan Award winner), and a Child Care Home providing residential support for patients traveling for treatment. Corporate CSR partnerships consistently generate large-scale blood donation drives — Deutsche Bank alone has organized 46 camps contributing 5,413 units since 2008 — anchoring the supply that supports its clinical operations.

Name

Sankalp India Foundation

Legal name

Sankalp India Foundation

Website

https://sankalpindia.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Sankalp India Foundation is a Bengaluru-based non-profit founded in 2003 that delivers integrated thalassemia and blood disorder care across India through 21 day-care centers, an NABL-accredited lab, a blood centre, and a Bone Marrow Transplant Unit, funded by corporate CSR partnerships, individual donations, and state government collaborations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thalassemia and Hematology Care Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991), Ambulatory Health Care Services (621), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Medical Laboratories (8071), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Blood Bank, Transfusion Medicine & Immunohematology (HLAHAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health Systems Strengthening & Global Health Technical Assistance (BPADAEAH), Cash & Voucher Assistance (CVA) and Emergency Livelihood Support (BPAGAAAJ), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Thalassemia care services
• Voluntary blood donation
• Bone marrow transplantation
• Rare blood group preservation
• Hematology diagnostic services

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: Funding from individual donors, corporate sponsors, and public contributions
2. Corporate CSR Partnerships: Corporate Social Responsibility funding from companies like Deutsche Bank, Grant Thornton, Thermo Fisher Scientific for blood donation drives and patient support programs
3. Healthcare Service Delivery: Daycare center services, BMT procedures, and laboratory testing for thalassemia and sickle cell patients

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sankalp India Foundation is a youth-driven non-profit that delivers integrated thalassemia and blood-disorder care across prevention, management, and cure. It operates the Sankalp Blood Centre for collection and rare blood-group storage, NABL-accredited Sankalp Labs for diagnostics, a network of day-care centers for transfusion and chelation therapy, and a bone marrow transplant unit offering haploidentical procedures. Support services include a 24/7 emergency helpline (9480044444), HLA typing camps, and the SHeAL capacity-building program for healthcare workers.

Product overview

Sankalp India Foundation operates as a youth-driven healthcare NGO focused on blood donation promotion and thalassemia care across India. The organization functions as an integrated service provider rather than a software product company, offering a portfolio of clinical services organized under distinct programs: the Sankalp Blood Centre handles blood collection, storage, and rare group preservation; Sankalp Labs provides NABL-accredited diagnostic testing; and three interconnected Thalassemia programs cover Prevention (carrier screening), Management (transfusion day-care through 21+ centers), and Cure (bone marrow transplantation with haploidentical donor support). Core support services include Project Disha helpline (9480044444), the Emergency Wing for urgent blood requests, and the Richta Kranti blood donation mobilization program. The Sankalp Hemoglobinopathy Academy of Learning (SHeAL) provides professional education, while ThalCare represents an earlier digital health product that won industry recognition. The organization also maintains a Child Care Home for patients traveling for treatment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ThalCare: Digital platform/initiative for thalassemia management that won Manthan Awards 2013
• Sankalp Labs
• StopThalassemia Campaign
• Sankalp Blood Centre
• SHeAL (Sankalp Hemoglobinopathy Academy of Learning)

Quantifiable outcome

• 23 years of operation supporting thalassemia patients and blood donation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

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

• National Health Mission, Madhya PradeshcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 May 2026Collaboration for Thalassemia Comprehensive Care Management Camp held at Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, supporting families in their journey towards cure.
• Government of Andhra PradeshcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026MoU for Strengthening Statewide Care for Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Disease in Andhra Pradesh, including orientation training for daycare coordinators.
• Thermo Fisher ScientificcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 April 2025CSR partner with 25 volunteers including leadership team from USA and Bengaluru visiting transplant unit and blood centre to understand thalassemia challenges and voluntary blood donation importance.
• Collins AerospacemajorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022Partner spotlight highlighting collaboration since 2022, strengthening lifesaving efforts through blood donation initiatives and CSR engagement.
• Deutsche Bank GroupcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 30 May 2008Long-term CSR partnership since May 30, 2008. Deutsche Bank has organized 46 blood donation camps contributing 5,413 units of blood. Teams visit Sankalp's childcare home twice yearly as part of CSR volunteering efforts.
• Grant ThorntoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCSR partner organizing blood donation drives (171 units collected in December) and volunteer engagement visits bringing joy to children through magic shows and activities.
• DKMScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpecial bond partnership for stem cell/bone marrow transplantation. Collaborate on organizing events for children and supporting transplant-related activities.
• KLE Society BelgaumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThalassemia Management Centre run in partnership at KLE, providing structured clinical care and regular monitoring for patients including twin brothers Nakul and Bhimappa.
• Gandhi Medical College, BhopalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost institution for Thalassemia Comprehensive Care Management Camp in collaboration with National Health Mission, Madhya Pradesh.
• Karnataka Marwari Youth FederationmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerOngoing partnership in voluntary blood donation initiatives with Sankalp Blood Centre.
• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBMT Counselling Camp organized at JIPMER bringing together families exploring curative treatment options for thalassemia.
• Nirmal Charitable TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with Marwad Thalassemia Committee and Sankalp for HLA testing camp for thalassemia-affected children.
• Marwad Thalassemia CommitteeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative with Nirmal Charitable Trust and Sankalp for HLA testing camp for thalassemia-affected children.
• Infosys Ltd.majorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner organizing multi-day blood donation camps contributing 319 units in March 2026.
• Tata Consulting EngineersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner organizing blood donation drives.
• Textron India Pvt. Ltd.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner contributing 113 units of blood through donation drive.
• BGSWminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRecord-breaking blood drive collection partnership.
• Atria Institute of TechnologyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEducational institution hosting impactful blood donation drive.
• Onesource Speciality PharmaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate partner hosting blood donation drive.
• Rotaract CantonmentminorGTM or Marketing PartnerService organization contributing to blood donation efforts.
• Rotary ClubminorGTM or Marketing PartnerService organization contributing to blood donation efforts.
• S. Bhandari GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCSR visit to Sankalp organization.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Be The Match: US-based global bone marrow registry operating HLA typing and donor matching at scale; comparable to Sankalp's HLA typing, BMT, and haploidentical transplant mission.
• Indian Red Cross Society - Blood Bank: National blood collection and transfusion network with a longer history and broader geographic footprint than Sankalp, comparable as a blood banking and donor mobilization operator.
• Rotary Blood Bank: Non-profit blood bank network organized under Rotary, comparable to Sankalp's voluntary blood donation and rare blood group stewardship mission in India.

Emerging players

• Cooley's Anemia Foundation: Patient-advocacy non-profit focused on thalassemia (Cooley's anemia) research, treatment, and family support; comparable in patient-support mission though skewed toward research/advocacy rather than direct service delivery.

Others

• Jagriti InnoHealth Platforms Pvt Ltd: Technology partner that built and supports Sankalp's digital platforms (sankalpindia.net, ThalCare); comparable as an enabling digital health infrastructure partner rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Sanofi India Foundation (thalassemia CSR): Comparable as a corporate-pharma-funded thalassemia screening and patient support program in India, including CSR partnerships with patient NGOs similar to Sankalp's CSR model.

Direct peers

• DKMS: Global bone marrow donor registry and stem cell transplantation organization, explicitly a Sankalp partner (special bond partnership) for BMT activities and directly comparable on the donor-matching and transplant side of the mission.
• THINK Foundation: India-based non-profit working on voluntary blood donation and thalassemia awareness, closely comparable to Sankalp's blood-donation and thalassemia programs in scope and target population.
• National Thalassemia Welfare Society: India-focused NGO dedicated to thalassemia patient welfare, prevention, and treatment access — directly comparable to Sankalp's thalassemia management and prevention programs.
• Jivan Jyot Trust: Indian non-profit supporting thalassemia patients with blood transfusion and treatment access, comparable in target population and service delivery to Sankalp's day-care centers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SankalpIndia
• Facebookfacebook.com/SankalpIndiaFoundation
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sankalp-india-foundation

Compliance2 records

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