Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE AKANKSHA EDUCATION FUND INC. IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN INDIA, AND RAISING SUPPORT FOR AND AWARENESS OF SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE AKANKSHA EDUCATION FUND INC. IS A NEW YORK NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SUPPORTING EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN INDIA, AND RAISING SUPPORT FOR AND AWARENESS OF SUCH ACTIVITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. THROUGH ITS ACTIVITIES, AKANKSHA EDUCATION FUND INC. ENABLES SOME OF THE MOST MARGINALIZED CHILDREN IN THE WORLD TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. DURING FY 2020, THE AKANKSHA EDUCATION FUND INC. PROVIDED SUPPORT TO INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS OF THE AKANKSHA FOUNDATION, A REGISTERED INDIAN CHARITY WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION.
IN FY2019 - FY2020, WE SENT SEVEN GRANTS TO THE AKANKSHA FOUNDATION. THE AKANKSHA FOUNDATION IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION WITH A MISSION TO PROVIDE CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES WITH A HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATION, ENABLING THEM TO MAXIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL AND TRANSFORM THEIR LIVES. FOR OVER 25 YEARS, AKANKSHA HAS EDUCATED CHILDREN FROM LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES ACROSS MUMBAI AND PUNE FIRST, THROUGH THEIR AFTER-SCHOOL CENTERS, AND SINCE 2007, THROUGH THE AKANKSHA SCHOOLS. TODAY, THEY ARE ONE OF THE LARGEST URBAN NETWORKS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP SCHOOLS OF ITS KIND IN INDIA. CURRENTLY, THE FOUNDATION OPERATES 21 SCHOOLS, SERVING APPROXIMATELY 9,300 CHILDREN AND 3,100 ALUMNI. LOOKING AHEAD, THEY SEEK TO EXPAND THEIR NETWORK OF SCHOOLS, SHARE THEIR EFFECTIVE PRACTICES AND ADVOCATE FOR QUALITY SCHOOL REFORM FOR CHILDREN ACROSS INDIA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Gouri Sadhwani | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $155,000 |
| Medha Vedaprakash | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kate Shoemaker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Rolfe | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brande Stellings | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Prakash Melwani | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Colette Haider | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Shankar Iyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Punya Shah | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Vandana Goyal | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Falguni Malkani | TREASURER & DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
| Bharti Malkani | SECRETARY & DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Sarah H Roberts | VICE PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Ramesh Srinivasan | PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR | 5 | $0 |
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