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Axis Bank Foundation

Themes
Livelihood diversificationLivestock & alliedNatural resource management & waterSkilling for jobs & employment
Who it funds for
Landless labourersPersons with disabilitiesSmall & marginal farmersYouth
SDGs
1No poverty2Zero hunger6Clean water8Decent work13Climate action15Life on land
Projects in 186 districts across 23 states (FY2023-24) · 41 named partners · axisbankfoundation.org ↗
Identity
TypeCorporate foundationaxisbankfoundation.org ↗
Funds othersYes, through partner organisationsaxisbankfoundation.org ↗
How it picks partners

Not stated. The page was read and sets out no eligibility for applicants.

Its own bar
  1. List of Non-negotiable: 15.1 Registration Under Section 12A of Income Tax; 15.2 The objective(s) of the project should fall under Schedule VII of Section 135 of the CSR Act; 15.3 Baseline data should be conducted before the project; 15.4 The organization should be near to an Axis Bank branch. Also: grant application asks for audited accounts for last three years, IT and FC returns for last three years, 80G, FCRA, PAN, and 'Does the organization have any religious or political objectives?'. Concept notes first; evaluation takes 3-4 months, entire process 6 to 12 months; Internal Committee sanctions projects under 3 crores, larger go to the Board.
Disqualifiers

No hard disqualifier list stated. Manual says rejected partners get feedback through audit reports 'mentioning reapplication criteria'; on renewal, the rating tool's 'red category infers that the project should not be renewed'.

No open call found
Programmes
Mission 4 Millionphasefrom Feb 2025activeaxisbankfoundation.org ↗
Launched at Abhisaran, 28 Feb-1 Mar 2025; end year 2031 per the Annual Report (a trustee profile says 2030). End date set to 31 Mar 2031 is approximate.
Ecosystem Actionprogrammeaxisbankfoundation.org ↗
SLP project category alongside Rural Livelihoods, Skill Development and Special Projects; not further described in the report.
Sustainable Livelihood Programmeprogrammeactiveaxis.bank.in ↗
ABF's flagship rural livelihoods programme, implemented with grassroots NGOs; natural resource management, agriculture, livestock, micro-enterprise, vocational skills incl. PWDs, health and nutrition as enabler.
Mission 1 Million (2011-2018)phasecompletedaxis.bank.in ↗
How to reach them
Partnership enquiriesfoundation@axisbank.comaxisbankfoundation.org ↗
Foundation enquiriesfoundation@axis.bank.inaxisbankfoundation.org ↗
1 named office-bearer is on file and not shown publicly.