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Echo Society for Community Operation and Redemption from Troubles (ESCORT)
Sector
Women
Women
Sub Sector
Empowerment
Empowerment
Tax Deduction
50% u/s 80G of The Income Tax Act, 1961
50% u/s 80G of The Income Tax Act, 1961
FCRA
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 | : | 2004 |
| Registered Address | : | Beside Library, Nidubrolu Post, Guntur 522124, Andhra Pradesh |
| Website | : | https://www.escortngo.org |
| : | escort353@gmail.com | |
| Telephone | : | +91 8643 241196 |
| Donor Contact | : | Mr. Prem Guntagani (Projects Lead) / +91 9014320009 / 143p@live.com |
| Registered Under | : | Others |
| Auditor | : | Karumachi Krishna Murthy |
| Bankers | : | Karur Vysya Bank Andhra Bank |
| Trustees/Directors/Managing Committee: | : | Mr. G. Balasundaram, Founder , Mr. A. Pothuraju, Vice-Chairperson , Mr. B. Madhu Babu, Treasurer , Mr. G. Tharun, President & Director , Ms. B. Showramma, Secretary , Mr. M. Srivinivasarao, Member , Mr. K. Sudheer, Member , Mr. A. Ramanjieyulu, Member |
Programs
Some of their activities in FY14 were:
- Loans to Women SHGs: The organisation helped to form groups, trained them on how to save and conduct transactions. They conducted regular meetings to help as per requirements. In FY14, 48% of their expenses were on women empowerment and their training.
- Welfare of the aged: Though details are not available, about 15% of the expenses in FY14 were spent on welfare programmes for the elderly.
- Nutrition and Environment awareness: Almost 30% of their expenses in FY14 were on nutrition provided to women and children and running programmes on the importance of the environment.
- AIDS Programme: They provided counselling to those affected by HIV and AIDS; patients, families and communities.
- Vitamin D Distribution: The organisation held camps to distribute Vitamin D to rural and tribal populations suffering from Vitamin D deficiencies.
Financials
| Income & Expenditure Statement | |||
| FY 2013 (₹) | FY 2014 (₹) | FY 2015 (₹) | |
| Income | |||
| Government Sources | - | - | - |
| Foreign Sources | - | - | - |
| Institutional Sources | - | - | - |
| General Donations | 660,060 | 710,060 | 735,009 |
| Sales/Fees | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 |
| Interest/Dividend | 50,000 | 50,000 | 50,000 |
| Other Income | - | - | - |
| Total Income (A) | 712,060 | 762,060 | 787,009 |
| Expenditure | |||
| Direct Program Activities | 591,775 | 629,614 | 643,369 |
| Program Staff Cost | 54,000 | 60,000 | 70,000 |
| Travel Expenses | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 |
| Direct Program Expenses | 645,775 | 689,614 | 713,369 |
| Fund Raising Expenses | - | - | - |
| General Staff Cost | - | - | - |
| Overhead Expenses | 17,400 | 17,400 | 18,300 |
| Depreciation | 34,158 | 31,763 | 34,907 |
| Other Expenses/Transfers | - | - | - |
| Total Expenditure (B) | 707,333 | 748,777 | 777,576 |
| Surplus / Deficit (A-B) | 4,727 | 13,283 | 9,433 |
| Balance Sheet | |||
| FY 2013 (₹) | FY 2014 (₹) | FY 2015 (₹) | |
| Assets | |||
| Fixed Assets | 95,361 | 108,599 | 118,692 |
| Current Assets | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Cash And Bank | 2,354 | 2,400 | 1,740 |
| Total Current Assets | 122,715 | 135,999 | 145,432 |
| Investments | - | - | - |
| Accumulated Deficits | - | - | - |
| Total Assets | 122,715 | 135,999 | 145,432 |
| Liabilities | |||
| Trust Corpus | - | - | - |
| General Funds | 122,715 | 135,999 | 145,432 |
| Earmarked Funds | - | - | - |
| Unutilized Grants | - | - | - |
| Total | 122,715 | 135,999 | 145,432 |
| Loans | - | - | - |
| Loans (From Members) | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | - |
| Other Liabilities | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | 122,715 | 135,999 | 145,432 |
| Financial Notes |
| Donations include donations received from the public, sponsors, & members contribution. |
Additional Information
| FY 2013 (₹) | FY 2014 (₹) | FY 2015 (₹) | |
| 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.) | - | - | - |
Financial Overview:
Income and Expenses
Peer Comparison
| NGO Name | Sector | Sub Sector | Location | % Spent on Beneficiaries | Income (₹) | Expense (₹) | FY |
| Purnima Mahila Bahuuddeshiya Sanstha | Women | Empowerment | Maharashtra | 99 | 97,784 | 89,116 | 2012 |
| Parinaam Foundation | Women | Empowerment | Karnataka | 99 | 61,398,000 | 58,308,000 | 2022 |
| Shelter For Her Empowerment (SHE) | Women | Empowerment | West Bengal | 98 | 289,385 | 246,821 | 2016 |
| Women's Livelihood Federation | Women | Livelihood | Tamil Nadu | 95 | 1,530,377 | 1,475,350 | 2025 |
| Breakthrough Trust | Women | Awareness & Advocacy | Delhi | 94 | 360,091,215 | 370,745,508 | 2024 |
| Echo Society for Community Operation and Redemption from Troubles (ESCORT) | Women | Empowerment | Andhra Pradesh | 93 | 787,009 | 777,576 | 2015 |
