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Scale Your Philanthropy Through a Professionally Managed Impact Fund
Pool your philanthropic funds with like-minded donors and support curated, verified, and impact-linked social opportunities through a professionally managed structure.
The Challenge
Private philanthropy in India is growing, but donors often face structural barriers that make giving less effective. They may not have access to curated non-profits, independent impact assessment, clear reporting, or innovative funding instruments that can multiply social impact.
- Limited access to verified nonprofit opportunities
- Trust deficit due to unclear impact reporting
- Need for stronger governance and due diligence
- Limited awareness of social finance instruments such as ZCZP, outcome-
based financing, and social impact bonds
This is ideal for
- Family or Charitable Trust
- Individuals
- Heir or Executor of a Will
Ready to invest?
Speak with our team to understand the fund structure, minimums, and how the SIF fits your philanthropic goals.
This is Ideal If
You want to channelise philanthropic funds into carefully curated social impact opportunities.
You want your giving to be managed through a structured financial tool.
You want to support credible, high-potential social sector organisations.
You want periodic reporting on fund deployment, outcomes, and impact.
What Seva Nivesh Does
SEBI-regulated Category I Alternative Investment Fund structure
Professionally managed by Seva Tarang Foundation
Governed by an Advisory Board and Investment Committee
Regular compliance, reporting, and impact disclosures
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a SEBI-regulated Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Category I?
A SEBI-regulated Alternative Investment Fund (AIF) Category I is a close-ended investment vehicle that channels capital into sectors or activities considered socially or economically desirable by regulators and is subject to SEBI’s AIF regulations and investor-protection requirements.
What is the minimum investment in the Social Impact Fund?
The minimum investment differs for different funds. Pls contact us for more details.
What returns and risks should investors expect?
This is an impact-only fund with no financial returns. Investors should expect a portfolio where social returns are demonstrated as impact created. Risk factors include operational execution by investees, measurement/verificat on of outcomes, regulatory changes, and liquidity constraints inherent in AIFCategory I instruments.
Seva Nivesh manages risk through due diligence, diversified allocation across instruments and sectors, active portfolio support, and third-party outcome verification.
How is social impact measured, verified, and reported?
The fund uses a Results Framework for each intervention with clear, time-bound indicators, baselines, and target milestones aligned to recognised standards.
Investors receive regular reporting and impact dashboards with verified outcome progress, and an annual audited impact and financial report.
How does the fund ensure regulatory compliance for statute-driven capital?
As a SEBI-registered AIF Category I, the fund adheres to SEBI AIF regulations on governance, disclosures, and investor eligibility.
Governance safeguards include independent trustees/board oversight, conflict-of-interest policies, transparent fee structures, and third-party audits of financials and impact verification.
Glossary
AIF
Alternative Investment Fund – a SEBI-regulated private pooled investment vehicle that collects funds from sophisticated investors for investing in accordance with a defined investment policy.
Category I AIF
AIF subcategory that invests in sectors with positive social spillovers – including social impact funds, SME funds, and infrastructure funds – attracting specific SEBI incentives
ZCZP
Zero Coupon Zero Principal –
instruments issued by NPOs on the SSE. Investors receive no financial return; all returns are social outcomes, reported and audited annually
Social Impact Assessment
An independent audit of the social outcomes generated by an NPO – required before investment and annually thereafter.
Outcome-based Financing
A financing structure where
payments to an NPO are tied to the achievement of pre-agreed social outcomes, ensuring accountability.
Social Impact Bond
A contract where an investor funds a social programme; government or a donor repays if agreed social outcomes are achieved.
Corpus
The total pool of capital committed to the fund by all investors – deployed over time into qualifying social impact opportunities
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