AMM Foundation

Empowers to undertake community-friendly initiatives focusing on improving education and healthcare for societal betterment.

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About

  • Headquarters

    Chennai, Tamil Nadu

  • Since

    1953

The Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Murugappa Group, an Indian business conglomerate. It is committed to ensuring access to quality educati Read moreon and healthcare to the underprivileged section of the society. The foundation manages one polytechnic, four schools and four hospitals including providing scholarships to the deserving and needy students. Runs a football academy named Murugappa Youth Football Academy (MYFA). Operates Mobile Health Van along with one Mobile lab Kit in 13 Villages in Haliyal, Karnataka, in partnership with Wockhardt Foundation.

Programs

  • AMM Murugappa Chettiar Centenary Scholars (Murugappa Scholars)

    District

    This program is designed to help underprivileged students pursuing professional streams. This support initiative is created keeping in mind the challenges faced by underprivileged students. The scholarship goes beyond covering fees and expenses. The scholarship provides a comprehensive help including soft skills and communication skills training. This programme has benefited 263 scholars, chosen after a rigorous selection process.

  • Naneer

    District

    AMM Foundation and Parry Nutraceutical Ltd, in collaboration with Siruthuli, have embarked on a significant project to revive and restore water bodies in and around Oonaiyur. In Phase 1 of the project, a comprehensive preliminary investigation was conducted within a 5km radius of the Oonaiyur factory. The investigation aimed to gain insights into the geology, hydrogeology, demography, and land use of the region.
    The study covered a wide range of observation sites, including 650 sites spread across 14 villages, 49 hamlets, 7,331 houses, and a population of approximately 36,000 individuals. The outcomes of this investigation involved lineament mapping, identification of aquifers, preparation of drainage plans, and the classification of 10 micro-watershed areas.

  • Mobile health van

    District

    AMM Foundation has collaborated with Wockhardt Foundation to operate Six Mobile Health Van. The Vans are equipped with a Mobile lab Kit and ECG facility and Free medicines. The team consists of qualified Doctor, Nurse/Pharmacist, Social Worker, Lab Technician and a driver.

  • Murugappa Youth Football Academy

    District

    The intent of this academy is to provide quality football coaching to children from the neighbouring communities. Training in sports will impart life skills like discipline, team spirit, respect, honesty, and so on. These values will go on to help them in the children’s education and career.

Leadership Team

  • AMM Murugappa Chettiar

    Co-founder

  • AMM Vellayan Chettiar

    Co-founder

  • AMM Arunachalam

    Co-founder

Demographics & Structure

  • No. of Employees

    100+

M&E

  • Internal, External Assessors

    No

Policies

  • Ethics and Transparency Policies

    No

  • Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy

    No

Political & Religious Declarations

  • On Affiliation if any

    No

  • On Deployment Bias if any

    No

Registration Details

  • FCRA

    Not Available

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

  • Headquarters

    New No.3(Old # 2), Sriram Nagar North Street, Alwarpet, Chennai, 600018

    Directions
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Other Details

  • Parent Organisation

    Murugappa Group

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust