FAQ’S

Maharashtra Foundation makes careful selection of projects and non-profit partners working at the grassroots level and provides financial assistance and technical support through linkages. The progress is monitored periodically and future installments are disbursed on the basis of satisfactory progress.

You can support Maharashtra Foundation’s work by contributing to the endowment fund, donating to sponsored projects, or donating to the charity of your choice. You can also help organize events, awareness meetings, and fund raisers in your area. The contributions to Maharashtra Foundation are exempt from tax under the extent as mentioned in the IRS rules.

Please send your check payable to Maharashtra Foundation and mail it to:

Maharashtra Foundation
P.O. Box 2287
Church Street Station
New York NY 10008

Acknowledgement receipts and the disbursements are processed on a monthly basis.

We deposit funds in our account as soon as we receive them. The funds are then disbursed once a month to the organization identified by the donor. If the donor has not identified a receiving organization but has identified a cause supported by Maharashtra Foundation’s project, the funds are then allocated for a specific project and disbursed as per the timeline established for that project. In respect of the Foundation sponsored projects, the funds are disbursed in installments in order to ensure their accountability. The future installments are disbursed on receipt of the progress report of the project activities. The partner organizations are encouraged to share their difficulties and achievements at predetermined intervals. The Foundation also assists the NGOs by providing linkages, networking opportunities, and technical assistance. The Foundation deducts 5% of the total donation amount from all the donations given to donor’s choice charity to meet the administrative costs.

Maharashtra Foundation supports projects and activities in Education, Health, Economic Empowerment, Environment and Women’s Empowerment. The Foundation also gets involved in emergency relief and assistance work whenever natural disasters strike in India as well as the United State. One-Village-One-Computer (IT for Social Change), Bharat Vaidya (Barefoot Doctors), Child Sponsorship, Annual Awards for Progressive Literature and Social Services are some of Maharashtra Foundation’s flagship projects. In the United States, the Maharashtra Foundation has extended support to programs such as Meals on the Wheels, MAYTRIN (Empowerment through dialogue), and the Carter Foundation.

Though the concentration of Foundation’s work is in Maharashtra State, it has been supporting projects in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Rajasthan and the United States.