Funder · corporate foundation · charitable company registered under section 25 of the companies act, 1956, 2008
EdelGive Foundation
- Themes
- Climate-resilient agricultureGender equality & rightsSchool qualityAccess to entitlements & social protectionClimate action & clean energyClimate adaptation & community resilienceEarly childhood care & education (Anganwadi)Ending gender-based violence & traffickingFoundational literacy & numeracyInstitution buildingLivelihood diversificationNatural resource management & waterRights, protection & governanceTeacher training for the early gradesWomen's leadership & collective voice
- Who it funds for
- ChildrenMigrant workersWomenSmall & marginal farmersSurvivors of violence & trafficking
- Lenses
- Climate-smartWomen & girls
- SDGs
- 1No poverty2Zero hunger4Education5Gender equality6Clean water8Decent work10Inequality11Cities13Climate action15Life on land16Peace & justice
Projects in 11 districts across 12 states (FY2024-25) · 29 named partners · edelgive.org ↗
Identity
TypeCorporate foundationcdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Legal formCharitable company registered under Section 25 of the Companies Act, 1956, formed 2008cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Funds othersYes, through partner organisationscdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Also known asEdelGivecdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
How it picks partners
Its own bar
Each application was evaluated on qualitative and quantitative information around parameters such as financial strength, fundraising capacity, reach, impact and critical gaps related to funding.
Its own bar
Work closely with communities and build long-term trust at the grassroots level; strengthen local leadership, participation, and community ownership; remain adaptive, collaborative, and open to learning; bring deep contextual understanding and community credibility; work with governments and ecosystem partners (AR 2025-26 p.14, seven characteristics listed).
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Programmes
Coalition for Women Empowermentprogrammecdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
CWE (FY26: 18 projects, 14 NGO partners, 14 states; FY25 per p.36: 11 projects across 8 states).Collaborators for Transforming Educationprogrammefinal phase; concluding June 2026cdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Public-private alliance with the Government of Maharashtra since 2016; three phases (pilot in 4 districts; district programme, MoU 2022; state programme from July 2023); the catalog's 'Collaborative for Transforming Education'.Community Resilience & Climate Actionprogrammecdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
CRCA portfolio (FY26: 14 projects, 10 NGO partners, 9 states).Grassroots Resilience Ownership and Wellness (GROW) Fund: collaborative/pooled fund anchored by EdelGive Foundation (not a separate legal vehicle on the evidence read) to give flexible core-cost grants plus capacity building (HR, finance, technology) to 100 grassroots NGOs across 20 states; INR 100 crore target pool; co-funders incl. Gates Foundation, MacArthur, Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies, Omidyar Network India, Rainmatter, Oak Foundation, Edelweiss Group (13 core + 7 community funders in Mar 2022; 37 funding partners per Wings case study).
Climate-intelligent capacity-building and funding model: two tiers (GROW Classic, then GROW+) in six landscapes, each a pyramid of 10+ grassroots NGOs around an anchor.
India Climate Collaborativeprogrammeedelgive.org ↗
Launched 2017 (no tags: only the name was read).Migrants Resilience Collaborativeprogrammecdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Collaborative led by Jan Sahas; EdelGive plays a strategic role (not the lead implementer).Sandboxprogrammecdn.prod.website-files.com ↗
Direct long-term funding line; the catalog's 'Sandbox Grants'.How to reach them
GROW+ programme enquiriesaskgrow@edelgive.orgedelgive-growfund.org ↗