Philanthropy Advisory

A large family foundation

Since: 2010
Approach: Implementation & grant-making
Size: INR 10 Cr+
Foundation: Yes (in 2017)

First generation philanthropists who have focused on solving the issue of drought in Maharashtra, developing the capacity of organizations and sectors at large and been champions of redistributing their wealth to social causes

How they started?

Clear about causes - Education, Health and vision to give away at least 50% of annual income every year.

Initial approach (2010) was to directly support nonprofits (grassroots) but felt not structured.

Analyzing & reviewing portfolio impact on a constant basis & field visit by an intermediary advisory team led to fine-tuning portfolio in a structured way, moving from grassroots to sector capacity building to influencing policy level changes.

Our engagement with the family:

Philanthropy strategy and roadmap.

End-to-end grant management of a part of their overall portfolio including diligence and monitoring.

Research on special projects/new areas of interest.

What have they achieved?

Giving at least 75% of their annual income in a structured manner for the last 5 years

Instrumental role in influencing the dam desilting policy in Government of MH

Helped build capacity of multiple NGOs in the sector, including acting as a champion in an effort to build India’s largest multi-specialty Children’s Hospital and India’s first liberal arts university

Giving 50% of time to work with causes that they are passionate about.