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Dignity Foundation

Sector: Elderly
Sub Sector: Care & Services
Tax Deduction: 50% u/s 80G of The Income Tax Act, 1961
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% Spent on Beneficiaries

90%
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Year of Establishment : 1998
Registered Address : B-206, Byculla Services Industries Premises, Dadoji Kondev Marg, Byculla (E), Mumbai 400027, Maharashtra
Presence : Delhi, Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
Website : https://www.dignityfoundation.com
Email : responsedignity@dignityfoundation.com
Telephone : +91 22 61381100
Donor Contact : Dr. Sujay Joshi / sujay.joshi@dignityfountion.com
Registered Under : The Bombay Public Trust Act, 1950
The Societies Registration Act, 1860
Auditor : B.D. Jokhakar & Co.
Bankers : IDBI Bank, Axis Bank, Bank of Maharashtra
Trustees/Directors/Managing Committee: : Dr. Sheilu Sreenivasan - Founder President, Mr. Gopal Srinivasan - Mg Trustee, Mr. Pranay Vakil - Trustee, Ms. Anita Ramchandran - Trustee, Ms. Sweta Vakil - Trustee, Mr. Pradeep Malick - Trustee, Mr. Vijay Pahwa - Trustee

Dignity Foundation (DF) was set up to help senior citizens deal with their insecurities and loneliness and bring joy to their lives. With 100 million senior citizens in India (324 million by 2050) of which 65% are dependent on others for their day-to-day maintenance, DF has their work cut out.

Their Head Office is in Mumbai with chapters in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Pune, Kolkata, Chennai and Bengaluru.

Some of their programs are as follows:

  • Day Care Centres: The aim of the centres is to provide a stimulating and conducive environment thereby providing meaningful day-long engagement to the elderly belonging to low-income groups where the senior citizens suffering from dementia can maintain practical and social skills and enhance self-reliance. There are also Day Care Centres for the elderly in general providing holistic services to all.
  • Loneliness Mitigation Centres: The centres were set up to build peer support network for senior citizens with a basic idea of promoting social interaction for their mental well-being addressing the deepest fear of any individual – the fear of being alone.
  • Helpline Program:  Initiated in 1995, the Helpline’s primary motto is to rescue elders from abuse, but it also acts as a resource for getting trustworthy information and advice, getting access to counselling services and mitigating loneliness among elders.
  • The Ration Program (Anand Daan): Dignity Foundation supports indigent senior citizens by providing a months’ worth of ration to very poor senior citizens who cannot fend for themselves. DF also reaches out to slum localities across six cities through the Dignity on Wheels outreach program. For prevention of the spread of Coivid-19, safety kits to the beneficiaries which consist of sanitisers, masks and soap are being provided
  • Chai Masti Centres: At these centres, senior citizens are offered a safe and happy space to recreate, bond and explore their talents and hobbies. While the physical centres burst with energies of its members. Memberships are open for our Hybrid and Online modes of Chai Masti Centres programme.

Dignity Foundation conducts large scale events exclusively for senior citizens several times a year of which some popular ones are: Dignity Retirement India Expo, Companionship Carnival, Dignity Dialogue Anniversary and World Elders Day.

FY 2020 (₹) FY 2021 (₹) FY 2022 (₹)
Income
Government Sources - - -
Foreign Sources - - -
Institutional Sources 14,793,331 - 23,250,757
General Donations 3,556,337 26,333,410 17,088,419
Sales/Fees 6,382,124 3,663,080 4,850,688
Interest/Dividend 220,028 344,896 483,355
Other Income 45,711 149,757 216,732
Total Income (A) 24,997,531 30,491,143 45,889,951
 
Expenditure
Direct Program Activities 23,729,598 22,856,240 34,914,098
Program Staff Cost - - 2,183,854
Travel Expenses - - 85,788
Direct Program Expenses 23,729,598 22,856,240 37,097,952
Fund Raising Expenses - - -
General Staff Cost - - -
Overhead Expenses 6,614,672 4,247,882 3,542,811
Depreciation 908,530 699,708 643,413
Other Expenses/Transfers - - -
Total Expenditure (B) 31,252,800 27,803,830 41,369,964
 
Surplus / Deficit (A-B) -6,255,269 2,687,313 4,519,987
Assets
Fixed Assets 4,601,461 3,525,163 3,230,084
Current Assets 7,108,254 4,230,141 4,673,186
Cash And Bank 2,636,444 12,283,770 3,041,942
Total Current Assets 14,346,159 20,039,074 10,945,212
Investments 7,955,829 1,545,024 10,305,720
Accumulated Deficits 9,766,190 7,078,876 2,645,466
Total Assets 32,068,178 28,662,974 23,896,398
 
Liabilities
Trust Corpus 4,678,748 4,683,748 4,714,748
General Funds - - -
Earmarked Funds 8,902,732 7,015,370 4,050,364
Unutilized Grants - - -
Total 13,581,480 11,699,118 8,765,112
Loans 5,644,500 5,600,000 5,600,000
Loans (From Members) - - -
Current Liabilities 12,842,198 11,363,856 9,531,286
Other Liabilities - - -
Total Liabilities 32,068,178 28,662,974 23,896,398
1) Sales/Fees mainly includes membership fees received from members & from events and activities conducted.
2) Other income includes write back of expenses provided in earlier years but no longer required, sale of vehicles/scrap, miscellaneous, etc.
3) In FY20 & 21, no breakup of expenditure has been disclosed in reports provided by NGO.
FY 2020 FY 2021 FY 2022
Beneficiary Details
Direct Beneficiaries (nos.) - - -
Indirect Beneficiaries (nos.) - - -
Average Cost per Direct Beneficiary (₹) - - -
Staff Details
No. of Staff - - -
Number of Consultants - - -
Number Of Volunteers - - -
Total - - -
Highest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) - - -
Lowest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) - - -
Services Funds Raised (₹)
139,456
Donor Advisory 95,000
YourRedButton 379,571
Total Funds Raised 614,027
NGO Name Sector Sub Sector Location % Spent on Beneficiaries Income (₹) Expense (₹)
Sarojini Naidu Rural Welfare and Educational Trust Elderly Home/Shelter Tamil Nadu 94 198,101 197,489
Dignity Foundation Elderly Care & Services Maharashtra 90 45,889,951 41,369,964
Ashraya Seva Trust Elderly Home/Shelter Karnataka 85 4,647,794 3,628,371
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Aastha Foundation, Aurangabad Elderly Home/Shelter Maharashtra 79 2,706,876 2,299,271
Radha Medical Trust Elderly Home/Shelter Maharashtra 62 1,537,556 1,585,845
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Mothers Nest Elderly Home/Shelter Andhra Pradesh 40 827,800 813,558
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