This is a list of notable nonprofit organisations, charitable organisations and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) working in India or connected with Indian diaspora.
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Name | Category | Date of foundation | Headquarters | Founder(s) |
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World Vision India |
| 1962 | Chennai | Robert Pierce |
Akshaya Patra Foundation |
| 2000 | Bangalore | Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada |
Butterflies India |
| 1989 | New Delhi | Rita Panicker |
Child In Need Institute |
| 1974 | Kolkata | Samir Chaudhuri |
Child Rights and You (CRY) |
| 1979 | Mumbai | Rippan Kapoor |
Deepalaya |
| 16 July 1979 | Delhi |
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Nishchaya Foundation |
| 2011 | Varanasi | Jean Marie Grillon Sujeet Singh |
SaveLIFE Foundation |
| 2008 | New Delhi | Krishen Mehta Piyush Tewari |
Evangelistic Association of the East |
| 1924 | Kerala |
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EVidyaloka |
| 28 January 2011 | Bangalore |
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Save the Children India |
| 2008 | Gurgaon |
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Goonj |
| 1999 | New Delhi | Anshu Gupta |
Gurshaahi |
| 2019 | Bathinda |
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Panjab Digital Library |
| 2003 | Chandigarh | Davinder Pal Singh |
HelpAge India |
| April 1978 | New Delhi |
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HOPE (Hold On Pain Ends) Charitable Trust |
| 2014 | Kerala | Mahesh Parameswaran Nair |
Katha |
| 1988 | Chennai | Geeta Dharmarajan |
Lepra |
| 1924 | United Kingdom | Leonard Rogers |
Maher |
| 2 February 1997 | Pune | Lucy Kurien |
Maitri Pune | Malnutrition Child mortality | 1197 | Pune | Anil Shidore |
Mobile nurseries [1] |
| 1969 | Delhi | Meera Mahadevan |
MITRA |
| 2004 | Mumbai | B.G. Deshmukh |
MOHAN Foundation |
| 1997 | Chennai | Sunil Shroff |
Narayan Seva Sansthan |
| 1985 | Udaipur | Kailash Ji Agrawal 'Manav' |
Pratham |
| 1994 | Mumbai |
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Prayas |
| 1988 | Delhi | Amod Kanth |
Prerana |
| 1986 | Mumbai |
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Project Nanhi Kali |
| 1996 | Mumbai | Anand Mahindra |
Salaam Baalak Trust |
| 1988 | Delhi | Praveen Nair |
SERUDS |
| 2003 | Andhra Pradesh | Mallikarjuna Gorla |
Seva Mandir |
| 1968 | Rajasthan | Mohan Sinha Mehta |
Shoshit Seva Sangh |
| 16 July 2004 | Patna | J. K. Sinha |
Sree Ramaseva Mandali |
| 1939 | Bangalore |
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Shaheed Bhagat Singh Seva Dal |
| unknown | Delhi | Jitender Singh Shunty |
Tulir |
| Chennai | Vidya Reddy | |
Church's Auxiliary for Social Action |
| 1947 | Delhi | Sushant Agarawal |
Leaf Bank | Environment Conservation | Delhi | ||
Akanksha Foundation | Education | 1991 | Mumbai | Shaheen Mistri |
CHD Group | Global Public Health Medical Relief in Disasters Nutrition Child Health Road Safety Primary Health Care | 2014 | Mangalore | Dr Edmond Fernandes Cynthia Fernandes |
Social Network for Assistance to People | Human Rights Community Development | 2008 | Kolkata |
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