Donation FAQ

Yes. The Foundation has provisional approval for donor tax deduction (the benefit known as "80G", now Section 354 of the Income-tax Act, 2025), URN ABTCS1045EF20261, valid from 15 April 2026 for tax years 2026-27 to 2028-29. It also holds provisional 12A registration (URN ABTCS1045EE20261). See and download the certificates.

Donations to the Foundation qualify for a deduction of 50% of the amount donated, subject to the overall limit of 10% of your adjusted gross total income. For example, a donation of ₹10,000 gives a deduction of ₹5,000; the actual tax saved depends on your tax slab.

No. The donation deduction is available only if you file under the old tax regime. Under the new (default) regime this deduction cannot be claimed. Please check with your tax adviser which regime suits you.

Only cash donations up to ₹2,000 qualify for a deduction. For larger amounts please use UPI, card, net banking, cheque or bank transfer — it is safer and fully deductible.

Yes. The Foundation is registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs for CSR activities (CSR-1 registration CSR00110050). See our CSR partnership page for project options and reporting.

An e-receipt is emailed to you as soon as your payment succeeds. If it has not arrived within 24 hours, check your spam folder, then write to us with your transaction ID.

The law requires us to report each donor's name, address, PAN and amount to the Income Tax Department in Form 10BD. Without your PAN we cannot report the donation, and you will not get a Form 10BE certificate or the deduction. Your PAN is used only for this and is kept securely.

Form 10BE is the official donation certificate generated from the Income Tax portal after we file Form 10BD. You need it to claim the deduction in your return. We file Form 10BD and email Form 10BE to every donor who gave their PAN, by 31 May after the end of the financial year.

Email us within the same financial year with the correct details and your transaction ID. We will correct the receipt and our Form 10BD filing before it is submitted.

The receipt is issued in the name of the person or company whose account the payment came from, because that is who can claim the deduction.

Online through our Donate page by UPI, debit or credit card, net banking or wallet; by cheque or bank transfer (write to us for account details and always confirm them by phone); or in kind — books, food grains, materials — by arrangement.

Yes. Choose "Monthly" on the Donate page and approve a UPI AutoPay or e-mandate. You can stop or change it at any time — see our Refund & Cancellation Policy.

Yes. Pick the cause on the Donate page, or choose a giving path such as Adopt a Cow or Sponsor a Project. Your gift is used for that cause; if it is already fully funded we use it where the need is greatest and tell you.

The Foundation is not registered under FCRA, so it cannot accept money from foreign nationals, foreign companies or any foreign source. Indian citizens living abroad (NRIs) may donate in Indian rupees, preferably from an Indian bank account (NRO/NRE). Please write to us before donating so we can confirm.

Yes. Add a note when you donate, or write to us. We can send a dedication card and, with your permission, mention the occasion at our seva.

Yes. Payments are processed by an RBI-regulated payment gateway over an encrypted connection. Your card or UPI details go straight to the gateway and never reach our servers. We will never ask for your OTP, CVV or UPI PIN by phone, email or WhatsApp.

All our registrations — Certificate of Incorporation (CIN U88900BR2026NPL083400), Section 8 Licence, 12A, 80G, CSR-1, NGO Darpan and Udyam — are published with their numbers on our About page, with links to verify each one on the government portal.

Only for the Foundation's charitable objects, as required by our Section 8 licence. We publish programme updates and figures on our Impact page, and our audited accounts are filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs every year.

Yes, for genuine mistakes such as a wrong amount or a duplicate payment, if you write within 15 days. See our Refund & Cancellation Policy.