Deshpande Foundation

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Deshpande Foundation
Formation1996
TypeNon-governmental organization
PurposePromoting entrepreneurship and innovation as catalysts for change.
Headquarters92 Montvale Ave, Suite 2500 Stoneham, MA 02180
Region served
United States, India.
President of Foundation
Gururaj (Desh) and Jaishree Deshpande.
Website Deshpande Foundation

Deshpande Foundation is a non-governmental organization founded in 1996 in the US by Dr. Gururaj (Desh) and Jaishree Deshpande to accelerate the creation of sustainable and scalable enterprises that have significant social and economic impact. Foundation has embarked on large-scale projects in the United States and India such as :

The foundation runs numerous programs in its Indian wing. Few of them are listed below.

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