1. Our FCRA registration
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Registered name | The Saath Foundation |
| FCRA registration number | 236578456 |
| Type | Registration (not prior permission) |
| Valid until | 31 March 2029 |
| Designated FCRA bank account | State Bank of India, New Delhi Main Branch (11, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110001). Account name, number and SWIFT code are given on the donation page and in your reference email |
| Utilisation account(s) | State Bank of India, Sector 9, Rohini, Delhi 110085 (account 078657890576) |
| Permitted purposes under our registration | Children's education, livelihood, and women's empowerment |
2. Who must give through the FCRA route
| You are | Route |
|---|---|
| An Indian citizen living in India | Domestic |
| An Indian citizen living abroad (NRI), giving from personal savings through normal banking channels | Domestic. We record your Indian passport number and your declaration |
| An OCI or PIO cardholder | FCRA route |
| A foreign citizen | FCRA route |
| A foreign company, trust, foundation or other organisation | FCRA route, after contacting us first |
A gift from a foreign source is a foreign contribution even if it is paid in rupees from an Indian bank account.
3. How giving from abroad works
1. At checkout we ask, first: "Are you an Indian citizen?" 2. If you are a foreign source, you enter the details the FCRA requires: full name, address, country, nationality, passport or ID details, amount, currency and purpose. You sign a declaration that they are true. 3. We reserve your gift against the need you chose for 14 days and give you a unique reference. 4. You send the money by SWIFT or wire transfer to our FCRA account at SBI, New Delhi Main Branch, quoting the reference. 5. When SBI confirms the credit, finance staff confirm your gift. Only then does it count towards the child's or program's funding. 6. You receive an FCRA acknowledgement receipt showing the foreign amount and currency, and the rupee amount SBI credited.
4. How we keep FCRA money separate
- Foreign contribution is received only in the FCRA account at SBI, New Delhi Main Branch. No other money is paid into that account.
- It may be moved only to Saath Foundation's FCRA utilisation account(s). Domestic money is never mixed with it.
- Saath Foundation keeps a separate FCRA ledger, separate receipt numbering, and separate reports. Your Rupee Trail follows your gift through the FCRA ledger to the vendors Saath Foundation paid.
- FCRA money is used only for the purposes allowed by our registration, and within the purpose recorded with your gift: the need or child you chose first, then, for any surplus, the same child's other needs, other children on Hold a Hand and Saath Foundation's general FCRA fund (Donor Terms, section 4).
- Saath Foundation never transfers foreign contribution to any other person or organisation, and never pays it to a partner home. It pays only for goods and services it buys directly.
- Under the FCRA, no more than 20% of the foreign contribution received in a year may be spent on administrative expenses.
- Refunds of foreign contribution are made only from the FCRA account, to the account the money came from (see the Refund & Cancellation Policy, section 9).
5. What we report and publish
| What | Where | When |
|---|---|---|
| Annual FCRA return (Form FC-4), with our audited statement of FCRA receipts and payments | Filed with the Ministry of Home Affairs | Each financial year, by the due date |
| Annual FCRA statement of accounts | Published on this site at /en/impact/fcra | Each financial year, after filing |
| Donor details required by the FCRA | Reported to the Ministry of Home Affairs | As required |
Quarterly website disclosure of foreign contributions is no longer required (FCRA Rules, rule 13(b), omitted from 1 July 2022). We publish the annual statements, as the rules require.
Published statements
| Financial year | Statement | Date published |
|---|---|---|
| to be confirmed | to be confirmed | to be confirmed |
6. Tax for foreign donors
Most foreign donors have no Indian taxable income, so we issue an FCRA acknowledgement, not a section 133 receipt. If you file an Indian income-tax return, tell us your PAN before you give and we will check whether we can report your gift on Form 113. Your own country's rules decide whether you can claim anything there. Saath Foundation does not promise any tax benefit abroad.
7. We may decline a gift
We may refuse or return a gift if a declaration seems untrue, if the source may not lawfully give to an Indian NGO, if the purpose is not permitted by our registration, or if we cannot identify the donor.
8. Questions
help@thesaathfoundation.com · Grievances: Anshu Aggarwal.