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Make Your Philanthropy Structured, Trusted, and Measurable

Empowering donors to create meaningful social impact and contribute to a Viksit Bharat.

India’s philanthropy ecosystem has many committed donors and institutions ready to create deeper change. Seva Nivesh enables you to move from heartfelt, occasional giving to strategic, nation-building impact through trusted philanthropy infrastructure, due diligence, governance support, managed giving solutions, and reporting systems that guide, strengthen, and amplify every contribution toward meaningful, measurable social change across India

Philanthropy Dashboard 

A sharper view of India's growing landscape

“A glance at some data points on the status of philanthropy in India”

Current Status

₹1.43 Lakh Cr

Private philanthropy projected to reach in FY 2025 ​

8.3 %

India's social sector funding as a percentage of GDP (Target: 13% by 2030)

₹16 Lakh Cr

Funding gap in the social sector

Trends

9–11%

Annual private philanthropy growth rate till 2030

300

Sharp rise in Family offices from 45 to 300 in 2024 driving strategic philanthropy

34 Million

Indian diaspora growing remittances deepen engagement in philanthrophy

2 → 100

Philanthropists contributing over ₹1 crore annually (2018–2025)

Potential

₹1.25–1.35 Lakh Cr

Additional philanthropy that could be unlocked through stronger philanthropy infrastructure

Sources: (Bain Dasra India Philanthropy Report 2026), (EY Report on family offices)

What keeps us awake at midnight?

"Given where we are and the trends, how do we ensure that we achieve the potential?"

Structured Offerings for Purposeful Giving

Seva Nivesh brings together structured offerings that help philanthropists, foundations, family offices, trusts, and individual donors move toward credible social impact. From Social Impact Funds and Donor Advised Funds to Philanthropy Portfolio Management Services and Social Stock Exchange support, our offerings make giving more strategic, transparent, compliant, and aligned with measurable outcomes across India

Social Impact Fund

A professionally managed Social Impact Fund that pools philanthropic funds and deploys it into carefully curated, high-impact social opportunities.

Key Points

  • SEBI-regulated Category I AIF structure
  • Curated and verified nonprofit opportunities
  • Institutional governance and due diligence
  • Periodic impact and financial reporting
  • Access to innovative impact led financing opportunities

Donor Advised Fund

A flexible philanthropy vehicle
that allows donors to contribute funds, receive tax benefits, and deploy capital over time towards causes they care about.

Key Points

  • Immediate 80G tax deduction
  • Flexible giving timelines
  • Professional fund
    administration
  • Transparent impact reporting

Philanthropy PMS

A bespoke philanthropy management service that helps donors design, manage, and measure a strategic giving
portfolio.

Key Points

  • Personalized philanthropy strategy
  • Curated nonprofit portfolio
  • Dedicated advisory support
  • Ongoing monitoring and impact reporting

Social Stock Exchange

Get customised views of India’s regulated social stock exchange (SSE) showcasing the latest and upcoming listings of nonprofit organisations and their projects.

Key Points

  • Information about upcoming listings, details of the organisations and their projects

  • Alerts on listing under your preferred cause

  • Link to subscribed issue

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Ready to Take the Next Step?

Whether you want to donate strategically, or support clients and institutions with structured philanthropy, Seva Nivesh can guide you to the right pathway

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