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Spark A Change Foundation

Empowers school going children from low-income communities providing them with education support, values, skills and mentorship through multiple programmes

  • Bronze Certified 2023
  • FCRA
  • 80G
  • 12A
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About

  • Headquarters

    Mumbai, Maharashtra

  • Since

    2015

Spark A Change Foundation works to empower and enable school going children from economically challenged communities with access to quality education, Read more life skills and values through a dedicated group of individuals. Its programmes are distinguished into In-house and After-school. The former includes English teaching programmes, in-school learning support, a free community preschool, scholarships for higher education and thorough coaching for higher secondary education while the latter consists of rigorous coaching for students of class 8 through 12, career guidance, vocational skills, basic numeracy and literacy skills, sports, arts, science and life skill sessions, learning through field trips and nutrition support.

Demographies Served

Cause Area

Sector

Sub Sector

Impact

The Spark A Change Foundation has impacted more than 1,000 children with 120+ volunteers over 7 years through 4 centres and 3 in-school programs.

Programs

  • Curricular Programme

    District

    State

    Includes pure academic support by volunteers preparing the children through their primary classes up to the board levels. It features the Anviksha School Programme, Foundational Learning Programme, Board Ready Programme, Youth Empowerment Programme and its in-school support programme.

  • Co-Curricular Programme

    District

    State

    Focuses on skill sets other than academics to hone the child’s thinking and socio-emotional development. The programme includes Computer Literacy, Career Guidance and Exposure, Sports Education, Theatre, Arts and Crafts and Socio-Emotional Learning sessions. These activities are aimed at enabling the children to recognise their strengths and set themselves up to achieve their ambitions.

  • Snack Up Programme

    District

    State

    The Spark A Change Foundation ensures that every child under its guidance is provided nutrition and a daily supplement in the form of poha, upma, idli, veg pulao and chikki-kela including seasonal fruits. This ensures the success of its programmes as the children belong to marginalised communities which otherwise can barely manage one square meal a day.

Impact Metrics

  • Total Number of Beneficiary Students

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2014-15 269
    • 2015-16 306
    • 2016-17 342
    • 2017-18 530
    • 2018-19 1000

  • Total Number of Learning Centres for Children

    Year-wise Metrics
    • 2014-15 2
    • 2015-16 2
    • 2016-17 3
    • 2017-18 4
    • 2018-19 5

Leadership Team

  • Nirmala Venkatesan

    Founder & Chief Executive Officer

  • Gauri Gupta

    Co - Founder

  • Anwar Shaikh

    Accounts & Compliance

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

  • PAN Card

    AAPTS1938Q

  • Registration ID

    E-31084 (Mumbai)

  • 12A

    AAPTS1938QE20156

  • 80G

    AAPTS1938QF20169

  • FCRA

    083781627

  • CSR Registration Number

    Not Available

Location

Other Details

  • Type & Sub Type

    Non-profit
    Trust

Website

Financial Details

 Income / Expenses

  • 2017-18

    Income
    Rs.1,617,902
    Expenses
    Rs.1,617,902
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.445,487
    Program Expenses
    Rs.1,172,415
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  • 2018-19

    Income
    Rs.6,222,348
    Expenses
    Rs.3,293,207
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.50,042
    Program Expenses
    Rs.3,243,165
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  • 2019-20

    Income
    Rs.7,701,822
    Expenses
    Rs.7,701,822
    Admin Expenses
    Rs.2,232,069
    Program Expenses
    Rs.5,469,753
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