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Task motivated, civil society institutions
need to be sustained and fostered, so that
they can continue to make a meaningful contribution
to humanity. This view forms the basis of
the Trust's strategy of making endowment
grants, formulated in 1997 by Prof. Tushaar
Shah, a consultant to the Trust. The endowment
strategy paper illustrates the need of a
well designed endowment grant that could
spare the grantee organisations from the
rigours of survival through resource generation
on a recurring basis, thus leaving them
free to concentrate their efforts towards
their tasks and long term goals.
The Trust considers endowments to institutions
which:
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have activities that are closely
integrated with the thematic areas of
the Trust, along with a satisfactory
and mutually rewarding programme partnership |
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have an impact
on society or are strategic in a sector
of the field |
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have demonstrated
staying power |
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have an established
tradition of collective leadership |
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have a proven
track record of being mission driven |
The Trust has realised that in some cases,
endowment grants may be detrimental to an
organisation, since it provides a sense
of stability, which in turn could cause
the organisation to stagnate, rather than
having to constantly prove itself with its
work.
In order to prevent this, the Trust builds
a challenge component in the endowment grant.
This requires the organisation to raise
funds from other sources, against which
a matching amount is disbursed by the Trust,
thereby keeping the former on its toes and
rekindling its dynamic spirit and resourcefulness.
The Trust is constantly endeavouring to
recognise worthy institutions from its portfolio
and strengthening them through well designed
endowments.
Organisations which have received endowment
grants from the Sir Ratan Tata Trust since
1995:
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Professional Assistance for Development
Action (PRADAN), New Delhi |
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Bombay City Policy
Research Foundation - Bombay First,
Bombay |
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Ratan Tata Foundation
at the London School of Economics (LSE),
United Kingdom |
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University of
Pennsylvania Institute for the Advance
Study of India (UPIASI), New Delhi |
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Indian Centre
for Philanthropy, (ICP), New Delhi |
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N.R. Tata Bandra
Agiary Trust, Bombay |
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Sir Ratan Tata
Buildings, CJ Colony, Bombay |
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National Council
of Applied Economic Research (NCAER),
New Delhi |
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Eklavya Foundation,
Bhopal |
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Child Relief and
You (CRY), Bombay |
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Viswa Bharati,
Santiniketan |
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Co-operative Development
Foundation (CDF), Hyderabad |
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Indian Grameen
Services (IGS), Hyderabad |
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Centre for Advancement
of Philanthropy (CAP), Bombay |
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India Foundation
for the Arts (IFA), Bangalore |
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Eight rural schools
set up by the Society for Integrated
Development of the Himalayas (SIDH),
Mussoorie |
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Amar Seva Sangam,
Ayikudy |
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Navinchandra Mafatlal
Sadguru Water and Development Foundation
(Sadguru), Dahod |
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Centre for Science
and Environment (CSE), New Delhi |
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Society for Rural
Urban and Tribal Initiatives (SRUTI),
New Delhi |
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Children's Book
Trust (CBT), New Delhi |
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Various tank farmers
associations in south India through
the DHAN Foundation |
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Vrindavan Charitable
Trust (VCT), Bombay |
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Adishakti Laboratory
for Theatre Art Research (ALTAR), Pondicherry
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Higher Education
Committee (HEC), Bombay |
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J.N. Tata Parsi
Girls' High School, Nagpur |
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Bai Navajbai Tata
Zoroastrian Girls' School, Navsari |
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Tata Medical Centre
Trust, Kolkata |
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Organisation for
Verdant Ambience & Land (OVAL),
Bombay |
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Lady Meherbai
D. Tata Education, Bombay |
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World Zoroastrian
Organisation, Bombay |
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Marrow Donor Registry
(MDR) (India), Mumbai |
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