Pennies for Education and Health

Name

Pennies for Education and Health

Legal name

Pennies for Education and Health

Website

https://pehchildren.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Nonprofit Charitable Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Special Education, Disability Support & Inclusive Education Nonprofits (BPAGADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAK), Scholarship & Fellowship Foundations and Trusts (EDADAHAC)

Keywords

• Education sponsorship programs
• Healthcare charity support
• Nonprofit donor sponsorship
• Women vocational training
• Children disability services

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individual sponsors who support specific children or programs. Donors can contribute via credit card, PayPal, Venmo, check, money order, stock, or ACH transfer. The organization pledges that 100% of donations go directly to support programs.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships from companies including Bank of America, Chevron, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft, Shell, Visa, and others who support the organization's programs.
3. Sponsorship Program Revenue: Recurring donations from sponsors committed to supporting children through their education (from elementary through college). Sponsors can commit for one year or until the child graduates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pennies for Education and Health (PEH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that matches individual and corporate donors with underserved children in developing countries (primarily India) to fund tuition, school supplies, medical care, vocational training, and disability services. It operates four core programs—Education Sponsorship, Health, Women's Empowerment, and the ARMAAN Center for Children with Disabilities—delivered through on-the-ground NGO and hospital partners and supported by an online donation platform accepting multiple payment methods.

Product overview

Pennies for Education and Health (PEH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that operates four interconnected core programs: the Education Sponsorship Program, Health Program, Women's Empowerment Program, and ARMAAN Center for Children with Disabilities. The Education Sponsorship Program provides tuition and supplies to children from elementary through college. The Health Program supports medical care through partnerships with hospitals in India. The Women's Empowerment Program offers vocational training in sewing, embroidery, and crafts. The ARMAAN Center provides specialized care for children with disabilities. PEH also maintains an Online Donation Platform for contributions via multiple payment methods. All programs extend to beneficiaries regardless of faith, gender, or ethnicity, with operations primarily in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Punjab, India.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Sponsorship Program A donor-sponsorship program that matches children in need with sponsors who fund tuition, school supplies, and other education-related needs from elementary through college. Designed for individual and corporate donors who wish to support underserved children's education.
• Health Program Provides medical funds and healthcare support to underprivileged individuals in India through partnerships with hospitals and healthcare institutions, including cardiac units, maternity hospitals, and dental clinics (e.g., Al-Ameen Hospital, Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Polio Foundation, Ummeed, Healthcare for All). Designed for donors who wish to fund medical care for underserved populations.
• Women's Empowerment Program Vocational education and skills-training program for women, primarily young mothers, teaching employable skills such as embroidery, sewing, tailoring, and kit making to supplement family income. Designed for donors seeking to support women's economic empowerment.
• ARMAAN Center for Children with Disabilities A day-care center for children with multiple disabilities providing counseling, medical attention, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and parental support, in collaboration with Blind People's Association. Designed to serve children with disabilities and their families.
• Online Donation Platform Website-based donation system enabling one-time and recurring tax-deductible contributions in support of specific children or designated programs (Education, Health, Women's Empowerment, ARMAAN, or unrestricted). Supports multiple payment instruments and corporate sponsorship arrangements.

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,800+ students sponsored total with 1,600+ undergraduate degrees, 300+ graduate degrees, 320+ certificates/diplomas, 370+ medical/paramedical degrees
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Gujarat Cancer SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEH supports Gujarat Cancer Society by providing medical funds to help provide healthcare to underprivileged patients. The organization has also supported The Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute.
• Polio FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEH provides funding support to the Polio Foundation to help eradicate polio and support affected individuals in India.
• UmmeedcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEH supports Ummeed Development organization in Mumbai, India, which provides developmental support and healthcare services to underserved populations.
• The Maternity HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEH supports maternity healthcare services for underprivileged women and families through partnerships with healthcare institutions.
• Healthcare for AllcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPEH partners with Healthcare for All to provide medical funds and support to those who cannot afford healthcare services.
• Al-Ameen HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSince 1986, Al-Ameen Hospital has worked to provide healthcare to the underprivileged. PEH provides ongoing support to help fund treatment for those who cannot afford it.
• Blind People's Association (BPA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn collaboration with BPA, PEH actively supports children facing physical disabilities, providing resources they would not otherwise have access to.
• Azra and Nasir Shaikh (Philanthropists)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPhilanthropist couple who donated their premises to establish the ARMAAN Day-Care Centre for special children, the first-of-its-kind center for children with multiple disabilities in the area.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• GiveDirectly: Tech-forward nonprofit using direct cash transfers to alleviate poverty in developing countries. Comparable outcome-measurement rigor and developing-country focus, though with a different intervention model (cash vs. education sponsorship).

Direct peers

• Pratham: One of India's largest education nonprofits, focused on literacy and learning outcomes for underserved children. Direct peer in mission and beneficiary segment, with substantially larger scale and corporate-foundation funding.
• Smile Foundation: India-based nonprofit delivering education, healthcare, and women's empowerment programs to underserved children and families. Comparable four-program portfolio structure and donor-sponsorship revenue model.
• Akshaya Patra Foundation: Large India-based nonprofit running school meal and education support programs for underserved children across multiple states. Comparable geographic footprint, sponsor-supported model, and outcome focus on K-12 education access.
• Room to Read: Global nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' education in low-income countries. Comparable education-sponsorship donor model and outcome-focused approach, operating across multiple developing geographies including South Asia.
• CRY (Child Rights and You): India-focused child rights and education nonprofit that sponsors underprivileged children's education and health. Highly comparable mission, donor sponsorship model, and beneficiary geography to PEH, with similar individual-donor and corporate-partnership revenue mix.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: Large global NGO operating child education and health programs across 100+ countries, including significant India presence. Overlaps with PEH on child education and healthcare sponsorship but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• charity: water: Mid-sized US nonprofit demonstrating the small-team, high-donor-confidence model PEH aspires to. Comparable in emphasis on 100% donation allocation pledge and donor transparency, though operating in water rather than education.
• UNICEF USA: Large global children's organization funding education, health, and child protection in developing countries including India. Competes for the same US donor-sponsorship dollars and partners with many of the same corporate sponsors as PEH.

Regional players

• Aga Khan Foundation: International development organization with strong India and South Asia footprint in education, health, and rural development. Comparable community-development and education sponsorship model serving similar underserved populations in overlapping geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/PenniesForEduc
• Facebookfacebook.com/pehchildren
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pennies-for-education-and-health

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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