Sir Ratan Tata Trust

Sir Ratan Tata Trust Location: Bombay House 24, Homi Mody Street Mumbai 400 001 India Contact: Phone: +91 22 6665 8282 Fax: +91 22 6665 8013 Email: [email protected] or online form Financed by: Philanthropic Website: link

Finance Finance mechanism: Grants Budget: $ 79.66 million since the start Funding range: Minimum: Maximum: Minimum return on investment: Period / deadlines: On-going

Aim — Under the Trusts' institutional grants, their programme grants comprise five broad areas of grant-making, which are encapsulated thus:

• Rural Livelihoods and Communities
• Education
• Health
• Enhancing Civil Society and Governance
• Arts and Culture

More information — The Individual Grants Programme of the Trusts aims at extending financial assistance to resident Indians in difficult circumstances. The programme, while being sensitive to individual needs, aims at maintaining a professional approach towards philanthropy, and works in accordance with streamlined procedures, to ensure that deserving individuals are benefited, and that the grants are smoothly disbursed.

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Specific organisations targeted — Indian institutions

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Criteria —
While there are many grants, Endowment Grants to institutions are given based on the following criteria:

• have activities that are closely integrated with the thematic areas of the Trusts, along with a satisfactory and mutually rewarding programme partnership;
• have an impact on society or are strategic in a sector of the field;
• have demonstrated staying power;
• have an established tradition of collective leadership;
• have a proven track record of being mission driven.

In order to qualify for a Small Grant under this programme, an organisation:

• must have been in existence for at least one financial year;

• should be working in a thematic area supported by the Trusts;

• should be situated in either an urban or rural area, though preference will be given to organisations in rural areas;

• should have an expenditure not exceeding Rs2 million in the last financial year;

• should not be employing more than 20 individuals.

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Application procedure — Applications for individual grants should be sent through post only. Applications sent through email will not be considered.

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