This is a list of notable nonprofit organisations, charitable organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in India or connected with Indian diaspora.
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Name | Category | Date of foundation | Headquarters | Founder(s) | |
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World Vision India |
|
1962 | Chennai | Robert Pierce | |
Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad |
|
1949 | Mumbai | Balraj Madhok | |
Akshaya Patra Foundation |
|
2000 | Bangalore | Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | |
Butterflies India |
|
1989 | New Delhi | Rita Panicker | |
PARYAY |
|
1994 | Osmanabad (Dharashiv) | Vishwanath Todkar | |
Child In Need Institute |
|
1974 | Kolkata | Samir Chaudhuri | |
Child Rights and You (CRY) |
|
1979 | Mumbai | Rippan Kapoor | |
Deepalaya |
|
16 July 1979 | Delhi |
| |
Nishchaya Foundation |
|
2011 | Varanasi | Jean Marie Grillon
Sujeet Singh | |
SaveLIFE Foundation |
|
2008 | New Delhi | Krishen Mehta
Piyush Tewari | |
Evangelistic Association of the East |
|
1924 | Kerala |
| |
EVidyaloka |
|
28 January 2011 | Bangalore |
| |
Save the Children India |
|
2008 | Gurgaon |
| |
Goonj |
|
1999 | New Delhi | Anshu Gupta | |
Gurshaahi |
|
2019 | Bathinda |
| |
Panjab Digital Library |
|
2003 | Chandigarh | Davinder Pal Singh | |
HelpAge India |
|
April 1978 | New Delhi |
| |
HOPE (Hold On Pain Ends) Charitable Trust |
|
2014 | Kerala | Mahesh Parameswaran Nair | |
Katha |
|
1988 | Chennai | Geeta Dharmarajan | |
Lepra |
|
1924 | United Kingdom | Leonard Rogers | |
Maher |
|
2 February 1997 | Pune | Lucy Kurien | |
Maitri Pune | Malnutrition
Child mortality |
1197 | Pune | Anil Shidore | |
Mobile nurseries [1] |
|
1969 | Delhi | Meera Mahadevan | |
MITRA |
|
2004 | Mumbai | B.G. Deshmukh | |
MOHAN Foundation |
|
1997 | Chennai | Sunil Shroff | |
Narayan Seva Sansthan |
|
1985 | Udaipur | Kailash Ji Agrawal 'Manav' | |
Pratham |
|
1994 | Mumbai |
| |
Prayas |
|
1988 | Delhi | Amod Kanth | |
Prerana |
|
1986 | Mumbai |
| |
Project Nanhi Kali |
|
1996 | Mumbai | Anand Mahindra | |
Salaam Baalak Trust |
|
1988 | Delhi | Praveen Nair | |
SERUDS |
|
2003 | Andhra Pradesh | Mallikarjuna Gorla | |
Seva Mandir |
|
1968 | Rajasthan | Mohan Sinha Mehta | |
Shoshit Seva Sangh |
|
16 July 2004 | Patna | J. K. Sinha | |
Sree Ramaseva Mandali |
|
1939 | Bangalore |
| |
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal |
|
unknown | Delhi | Jitender Singh Shunty | |
Tulir |
|
Chennai | Vidya Reddy | ||
Church's Auxiliary for Social Action |
|
1947 | Delhi | Sushant Agarawal | |
Leaf Bank | Environment Conservation | Delhi | |||
Akanksha Foundation | Education | 1991 | Mumbai | Shaheen Mistri | |
CHD Group | Global
Public Health
Medical Relief in Disasters Nutrition Child Health Road Safety Primary Health Care |
2014 | Mangalore |
Dr Edmond Fernandes
Cynthia Fernandes | |
Social Network for Assistance to People | Human Rights
Community Development |
2008 | Kolkata | ||
Youthisthan Foundation | Human Rights | 2021 | Kushinagar | Abhishek Srivastava |
This is a list of notable nonprofit organisations, charitable organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in India or connected with Indian diaspora.
![]() |
Name | Category | Date of foundation | Headquarters | Founder(s) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Vision India |
|
1962 | Chennai | Robert Pierce | |
Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad |
|
1949 | Mumbai | Balraj Madhok | |
Akshaya Patra Foundation |
|
2000 | Bangalore | Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada | |
Butterflies India |
|
1989 | New Delhi | Rita Panicker | |
PARYAY |
|
1994 | Osmanabad (Dharashiv) | Vishwanath Todkar | |
Child In Need Institute |
|
1974 | Kolkata | Samir Chaudhuri | |
Child Rights and You (CRY) |
|
1979 | Mumbai | Rippan Kapoor | |
Deepalaya |
|
16 July 1979 | Delhi |
| |
Nishchaya Foundation |
|
2011 | Varanasi | Jean Marie Grillon
Sujeet Singh | |
SaveLIFE Foundation |
|
2008 | New Delhi | Krishen Mehta
Piyush Tewari | |
Evangelistic Association of the East |
|
1924 | Kerala |
| |
EVidyaloka |
|
28 January 2011 | Bangalore |
| |
Save the Children India |
|
2008 | Gurgaon |
| |
Goonj |
|
1999 | New Delhi | Anshu Gupta | |
Gurshaahi |
|
2019 | Bathinda |
| |
Panjab Digital Library |
|
2003 | Chandigarh | Davinder Pal Singh | |
HelpAge India |
|
April 1978 | New Delhi |
| |
HOPE (Hold On Pain Ends) Charitable Trust |
|
2014 | Kerala | Mahesh Parameswaran Nair | |
Katha |
|
1988 | Chennai | Geeta Dharmarajan | |
Lepra |
|
1924 | United Kingdom | Leonard Rogers | |
Maher |
|
2 February 1997 | Pune | Lucy Kurien | |
Maitri Pune | Malnutrition
Child mortality |
1197 | Pune | Anil Shidore | |
Mobile nurseries [1] |
|
1969 | Delhi | Meera Mahadevan | |
MITRA |
|
2004 | Mumbai | B.G. Deshmukh | |
MOHAN Foundation |
|
1997 | Chennai | Sunil Shroff | |
Narayan Seva Sansthan |
|
1985 | Udaipur | Kailash Ji Agrawal 'Manav' | |
Pratham |
|
1994 | Mumbai |
| |
Prayas |
|
1988 | Delhi | Amod Kanth | |
Prerana |
|
1986 | Mumbai |
| |
Project Nanhi Kali |
|
1996 | Mumbai | Anand Mahindra | |
Salaam Baalak Trust |
|
1988 | Delhi | Praveen Nair | |
SERUDS |
|
2003 | Andhra Pradesh | Mallikarjuna Gorla | |
Seva Mandir |
|
1968 | Rajasthan | Mohan Sinha Mehta | |
Shoshit Seva Sangh |
|
16 July 2004 | Patna | J. K. Sinha | |
Sree Ramaseva Mandali |
|
1939 | Bangalore |
| |
Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal |
|
unknown | Delhi | Jitender Singh Shunty | |
Tulir |
|
Chennai | Vidya Reddy | ||
Church's Auxiliary for Social Action |
|
1947 | Delhi | Sushant Agarawal | |
Leaf Bank | Environment Conservation | Delhi | |||
Akanksha Foundation | Education | 1991 | Mumbai | Shaheen Mistri | |
CHD Group | Global
Public Health
Medical Relief in Disasters Nutrition Child Health Road Safety Primary Health Care |
2014 | Mangalore |
Dr Edmond Fernandes
Cynthia Fernandes | |
Social Network for Assistance to People | Human Rights
Community Development |
2008 | Kolkata | ||
Youthisthan Foundation | Human Rights | 2021 | Kushinagar | Abhishek Srivastava |