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Salaam Bombay Foundation
Education
School and Vocational Training
50% u/s 80G of The Income Tax Act, 1961
UN Sustainable Development Goals:
% Spent on Beneficiaries
HelpYourNGO USP: Our Research Team studies the NGO's financials to arrive at ratios, variances and the % spent on beneficiaries. This % is the proportion of direct program expenses to total expenditure for the latest financial year, indicating the total direct spend on beneficiaries.
NGO Details
| Year of Establishment | : | 2002 |
| Registered Address | : | 1st Floor, Nirmal Building, Nariman Point, Mumbai 400021, Maharashtra |
| Website | : | https://www.salaambombay.org |
| : | info@salaambombay.org | |
| Telephone | : | +91 022 61491900 |
| Donor Contact | : | Ms. Tasnim Motorwala (GM - Development) / 9821329747, 9326948476 / tasnim.motorwala@salaambombay.org |
| Registered Under | : | The Companies Act, 1956 |
| Auditor | : | S R B C & Co. LLP |
| Bankers | : | HDFC Bank State Bank of India |
| Trustees/Directors/Managing Committee | : | Dr. Sultan Pradhan , Ms. Padmini Sekhsaria , Mr. Balkumar Agarwal , Dr. Anjali Chhabria , Mr. Suhail Nathani , Mrs. Ritu Nanda , Ms. Ashni Biyani , Mr. Nikhil Swadi , Ms. Nandina Ramchandran, CEO |
Presence
Programs
The Salaam Bombay Foundation works with children from India's most challenging neighborhoods. It focuses on adolescents at a pivotal stage of life, providing the necessary interventions to alter their future prospects. Its mission involves engaging at-risk children through leadership programs and specialized academies to build self-esteem and encourage them to remain in school. By providing confidence, skills, and opportunities, it aims to break the cycle of poverty and turn potential into lasting change.
Major Interventions:
Preventive Health Education: This initiative serves as the primary entry point for students, focusing on the development of essential life skills and personal resilience. It empowers adolescents to make informed decisions regarding their health and education while building the foundational confidence needed to avoid dropping out of school. The program also incorporates a leadership component, recognizing students as health monitors and community changemakers.
Project Résumé and Specialised Academies: After establishing a foundation in life skills, students advance to practical, hands-on career training within four specialized academies: Arts, Media, Sports, and Vocational Skills. These academies provide professional environments where students use real-world tools to discover their creative voices and physical talents. The primary objective is to equip adolescents with marketable skills that allow them to support their families financially while remaining enrolled in formal education.
DreamLab acts as a professional bridge for students in high school and junior college, connecting their academic learning to the corporate world. The program facilitates corporate internships and industry exposure, allowing students to gain practical experience in professional settings thereby transitioning students into sustainable career pathways and higher-level professional roles.
Dolphin Tanki: This entrepreneurship incubator provides a specialized platform for students who demonstrate a desire to launch their own business ventures. It offers seed funding and mentorship to help young entrepreneurs establish small businesses in fields like photography, beauty, and baking, providing them with the agency and financial resources to achieve self-employment.
Key Donors
- ABM Knowledgeware Ltd
- Aditya Birla Capital Foundation
- Amazon
- IndoStar Capital Finance Ltd
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare - Govt. of India
- Tata Reality and Infrastructure Ltd
Awards & Recognition
- Champions Award at the 6th National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) 2024
- Great Place To Work for seven years till FY26
- Top 20 Best NGOs of 2022 - Inda CSR Awards
Donation Options
- Rs. 10,000 per student for skilling through the Media/Sports Academy for a year
- Rs. 15,000 per school for a year for Preventive Health Education program
- Rs. 8,000 per student for vocational skilling through skills@school for a year
Financials
| Income & Expenditure Statement | |||
| FY 2023 (₹) | FY 2024 (₹) | FY 2025 (₹) | |
| Income | |||
| Government Sources | - | - | - |
| Foreign Sources | 14,953,000 | 25,673,000 | 24,131,925 |
| Institutional Sources | - | - | - |
| General Donations | 57,462,000 | 73,675,000 | 73,082,075 |
| Sales/Fees | 947,000 | 748,000 | 219,000 |
| Interest/Dividend | 25,867,000 | 29,097,000 | 29,073,000 |
| Other Income | 171,000 | 117,000 | 318,000 |
| Total Income (A) | 99,400,000 | 129,310,000 | 126,824,000 |
| Expenditure | |||
| Direct Program Activities | 32,884,000 | 44,163,000 | 45,881,000 |
| Program Staff Cost | 40,861,000 | 43,826,000 | 46,837,000 |
| Travel Expenses | 1,466,000 | 4,735,000 | 2,648,000 |
| Direct Program Expenses | 75,211,000 | 92,724,000 | 95,366,000 |
| Fund Raising Expenses | - | - | - |
| General Staff Cost | 20,869,000 | 20,507,000 | 22,715,000 |
| Overhead Expenses | 5,681,000 | 8,460,000 | 7,331,000 |
| Depreciation | 4,402,000 | 4,407,000 | 4,969,000 |
| Other Expenses/Transfers | 169,000 | 134,000 | 597,000 |
| Total Expenditure (B) | 106,332,000 | 126,232,000 | 130,978,000 |
| Surplus / Deficit (A-B) | -6,932,000 | 3,078,000 | -4,154,000 |
| Balance Sheet | |||
| FY 2023 (₹) | FY 2024 (₹) | FY 2025 (₹) | |
| Assets | |||
| Fixed Assets | 24,914,000 | 24,158,000 | 21,422,000 |
| Current Assets | 4,096,000 | 5,516,000 | 3,348,000 |
| Cash And Bank | 14,905,000 | 18,029,000 | 18,004,000 |
| Total Current Assets | 43,915,000 | 47,703,000 | 42,774,000 |
| Investments | 362,783,000 | 363,701,000 | 364,354,000 |
| Accumulated Deficits | - | - | - |
| Total Assets | 406,698,000 | 411,404,000 | 407,128,000 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Trust Corpus | 304,826,000 | 304,833,000 | 304,833,000 |
| General Funds | 69,772,000 | 72,850,000 | 68,696,000 |
| Earmarked Funds | - | - | - |
| Unutilized Grants | 16,255,000 | 16,503,000 | 14,010,000 |
| Total | 390,853,000 | 394,186,000 | 387,539,000 |
| Loans | - | - | - |
| Loans (From Members) | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | 7,320,000 | 9,518,000 | 10,781,000 |
| Other Liabilities | 8,525,000 | 7,700,000 | 8,808,000 |
| Total Liabilities | 406,698,000 | 411,404,000 | 407,128,000 |
| Financial Notes |
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1) Sales/Service Charges include registration & sponsorship fees.
2) Other Income includes the sale of investments and other assets, income tax refunds, etc. 3) Direct program activities include electricity, rent, and repairs of programs. 4) Other expenses include provisions for the balance receivable. 5) Investments include FDs & accrued interest. |
Additional Information
| FY 2023 (₹) | FY 2024 (₹) | FY 2025 (₹) | |
| Beneficiary Details | |||
| Direct Beneficiaries (nos.) | 52,711 | 66,378 | - |
| Indirect Beneficiaries (nos.) | 105,362 | 115,369 | - |
| Average Cost per Direct Beneficiary (₹) | 1,427 | 1,397 | - |
| Staff Details | |||
| No. of Staff | 87 | 78 | - |
| Number of Consultants | 35 | 34 | - |
| Number Of Volunteers | 30 | 40 | - |
| Total | 152 | 152 | - |
| Highest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | - |
| Lowest Paid Full-Time Staff (₹ p.a.) | 156,001 | 216,000 | - |
Financial Overview:
Income and Expenses
Peer Comparison
| NGO Name | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | % Spent on Beneficiaries | Income (₹) | Expense (₹) | FY |
| Muktangan Education Trust | Education | School Ops | Maharashtra | 100 | 217,794,398 | 207,213,458 | 2022 |
| Abhivyakti Media for Development (AMD) | Education | Learning Aids | Maharashtra | 98 | 10,433,333 | 10,159,128 | 2021 |
| Akanksha Public Charitable Trust (Imlee Mahuaa) | Education | School Ops | Tamil Nadu | 98 | 1,892,695 | 1,894,560 | 2021 |
| Ganga Shikshan Prasarak Mandal | Education | School | Maharashtra | 98 | 21,501,465 | 19,892,584 | 2015 |
| Deep Foundation | Education | Hostel | Maharashtra | 98 | 514,548 | 536,550 | 2014 |
| Salaam Bombay Foundation | Education | School and Vocational Training | Maharashtra | 73 | 126,824,000 | 130,978,000 | 2025 |
