NGOs in Pune
100 verified NGOs and charitable organisations working in Pune. Every listing links to the organisation's own website so you can check them yourself before you give — the strongest areas here are education, women & children, livelihood.
100 organisations listed
What Pune NGOs work on
Aatmaja Foundation
Scholarships and mentoring for underprivileged girls pursuing education in Maharashtra.
Founded in 2015 with just 20 girls, today the Foundation proudly supports over 500 girls.
Adventures Beyond Barriers Foundation (ABBF)
Inclusive adventure sports bringing people with and without disability together
FY 2025-26 Annual Impact Report: 3,813 persons with disabilities directly impacted, 6,826 allies engaged, 42 i
Agro Rangers
Regenerative agroforestry helping small and marginal farmers restore drought-hit soil near Pune
1,200+ farmers trained and 40,000+ saplings planted through agroforestry programs across Maharashtra
Akhil Bharatiya Grahak Panchayat
A nationwide consumer movement born in Pune in 1974
the movement reached more than 25 states, nearly 200 districts in the country by 2017.
Annapurna Pariwar
Women's cooperative credit society and safety net across Pune and Mumbai slums
6 developmental organisations working across Pune and Mumbai since 1993, covering 1,800 slum pockets
Anthra
Livestock development and ethnoveterinary support for marginal farmers
Apla Ghar
Timiratuni Tejakadye — from darkness to light
The Center for Destitute Children provides shelter, food and education to 55 economically backward parentless
Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF)
Grassroots biodiversity conservation in the Western Ghats since 1995
13,000 acres of threatened privately owned terrestrial forests brought under conservation agreements
Artent Education Foundation
Bringing structured art education (Kalakriti) into Indian schools for grades 1 to 12
Kalakriti Art Programme (KAP) currently runs in four schools across Pune and Mumbai, impacting 500 students
Ashraya Initiative for Children
Education, health and community outreach for vulnerable children in Yerawada, Pune
60% of the academic grade level gap bridged since 2008
Avaniti Education and Training Foundation
Community-owned early-childhood learning centres in disadvantaged parts of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh
Avaniti Education and Training Foundation's 2021-22 key statistics record 45 children given access to early ch
Avyan Idris Foundation
Inclusive micro-school and therapy support for neurodiverse children in Pune
BAIF Development Research Foundation
Sustainable rural livelihoods through livestock, agriculture and natural resources
5 million families reached
Bapu Trust for Research on Mind & Discourse
Rights-based community mental health services in Pune
14,653 people reached through community awareness activities under Bapu Trust's Community Mental Health and In
Better Education Lifestyle and Environment Foundation (BELIEF)
Pune Section 8 foundation building early-childhood-education and library models in slum communities across Maharashtra.
Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute
Guardian of India's manuscript heritage since 1917
One of the largest collections of rare books and manuscripts — over 1,25,000 books and over 28,000 manuscripts
Bharatiya Jain Sanghatana
Water body rejuvenation and disaster response at scale
44,67,956 students benefited from the Mulyavardhan programme
Bharatiya Samaj Seva Kendra (BSSK)
Shaping a better future for vulnerable children since 1979
Placed 4,729 children in permanent families through adoption to date
Borderless World Foundation
For One Great Human Family
3000+ girls educated
Centre for Learning Resources
Early-childhood and primary education resource organisation
Centre for Youth Development and Activities (CYDA)
Works with adolescents and youth on livelihood, education, health and WASH issues across Maharashtra
So far, CYDA has trained over 2 million adolescents in life skills and provided educational support.
Chaitanya
Promoting women's community-based microfinance and SHG federations in rural India since 1993
8,500+ self-help groups organized into 40 federations owned and governed by women members
Chipin Faith Foundation
Pune non-profit running education, youth skilling, women's empowerment and a shelter home for underprivileged children.
Cipla Palliative Care & Training Centre
Free palliative care for patients with serious illness in and around Pune
Over 26,000 patients supported by the Centre (as of 31 March 2026)
Community Aid and Sponsorship Programme (CASP)
Child sponsorship and community development across five units since 1976
partnered with Brilliant Polymers to support the education of 26 students (2024)
Dakshana Foundation
Free IIT-JEE and NEET coaching scholarships for gifted Navodaya and government-school students
9,203 students from impoverished families supported
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital
A charitable multispeciality hospital built in Master Deenanath's memory
One of the largest hospitals in Pune, with 800 beds
Deep Griha Society
Education, healthcare and child development in Pune's informal settlements since 1975
9539 volunteers since inception
Driya Education Foundation
Runs 'THE Labs' afterschool AI-and-humanities programme for underserved middle-school students in Pune
Drupalers Association Pune
Nonprofit community of Drupal practitioners running training events and camps in Pune
Equal Community Foundation
Raising gender-equitable boys through the Action for Equality behaviour-change programme
12,599 boys across India have participated in ECF programmes
FORREST India
Forest Regeneration and Environmental Sustainability Trust restoring habitats across Maharashtra since 2015
3500 native forest trees of 133 species restored at Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Malad, Mumbai (2024-25)
Freedom Firm
Rescuing and restoring minor girls trafficked into the commercial sex trade
1,111 survivors rescued
Friends Union for Energising Lives (FUEL)
Skill-development and career-training nonprofit that has reached over a million underserved youth
1,252,188+ students reached
GHAR
Pune home sheltering orphaned girls, differently-abled women and senior citizens
IDEA (Foundation for Initiatives in Development and Education for All)
Pune NGO running study centres, scholarships and skilling programmes for underprivileged children and women
Reaches approximately 3,500 underprivileged children, women and youth annually
iTeach Schools
Runs free English-medium secondary schools in Pune and Mumbai for students who would otherwise drop out after Grade 7
Co-created a network of 9 free, English-medium secondary schools in Pune through a Public-Private Partnership
Jain Social Group EduCon
JSG federation programme sponsoring higher education for deserving students
Today, 650+ students have been supported, and many have become doctors, engineers, CAs, and officers
Jaljeevika - Centre for Aquatic Livelihood
Builds fisheries-based livelihoods for small-scale inland fish farmers.
Our Matsya Sakhis program has trained over 5,000 women, creating sustainable micro-enterprises and fostering e
Janaseva Foundation
Serving Pune's elderly, street children and destitute since 1988
Every year 200 elderly live in its Old Age Homes, out of which 160 live totally free
Jankalyan Blood Centre
Safe blood for Pune since 1983
Pioneer of voluntary blood services in Pune city for over 37 years
Jeevitnadi - Living River Foundation
Pune citizens' foundation restoring the Mula, Mutha and Ram rivers stretch by stretch.
Jnana Prabodhini
Motivating intelligence for social change since 1962
Across its school-improvement and science-education projects in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Assam and Karnataka in
Jyotirvidya Parisanstha
India's oldest amateur astronomers' organisation
Kalpavriksh
Environmental and social action for ecological sustainability since 1979
Eastern Nagaland CCA Assembly brought together over 570 participants from 50 villages at Choklangan village, N
Karma Foundation
Provides free advanced medical care, sterilisation and rescue for stray animals in Pune
Animals Saved: 22470+
Kashtakari Panchayat
Organises Pune waste pickers to reclaim livelihoods through recycling work.
Under the aegis of SWaCH, more than 3,900 waste pickers are formally integrated into the city's municipal soli
KEM Hospital Pune
Serving Pune since 1912 — from 4 maternity beds to 550+
What began with 4 maternity beds, is now a 550+ bedded multi-specialty tertiary level teaching institution
Leadership For Equity
Systemic education reform in partnership with state governments
8.8M+ students collectively reached
Lend A Hand India
Vocational and skill education for secondary-school students
2 million+ students in school-based vocational training
Maharshi Karve Stree Shikshan Samstha
Empowerment of women through education since 1896
More than 32,000 girl students are taking education across campuses all over Maharashtra
Maher
Interfaith homes near Pune for destitute women, children and men since 1997
Helped over 50,000 women, men and children
Manavya
A home and a future for children living with HIV
57 children aged up to 18 live as one family at the Gokul home in Bhugaon
Maya CARE Foundation
Trains persons with disabilities to provide free home-visit care services to elderly people in Pune.
Life impacted till January 2026: 39,394+ elderly personal visits
Muktangan Mitra
Compassionate, family-centred de-addiction care in Pune
Holistic drug and alcohol de-addiction treatment in Pune since 1986
Mukul Madhav Foundation
Pune charitable trust running healthcare, education, disability and disaster-relief programmes since 1999
Supported over 70,000 families through its 'Give With Dignity' programme across 24 states
Nag Foundation
Fighting cancer, funding treatment, celebrating life
156+ treatments supported for cancer patients
National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS)
Building advocacy capacity for rights-based social justice since 1992
NCAS-coordinated workshops and consultations with youth and natural resource-dependent communities across Indi
Nityaasha Foundation
Lifelong support for underprivileged children living with Type 1 diabetes
325 children with Type 1 Diabetes registered (till 2024)
Open Links Foundation
The Vinoba platform, motivating government school teachers at district scale
5,400,000+ students reached
Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre
Lifetime care and rehabilitation for spinal-cord-injured soldiers
Aftercare and rehabilitation for Indian Defence personnel with spinal-cord injuries suffered in the line of du
Parisar
Advocating for sustainable urban transport, air quality and road safety in Pune since the 1980s
Performance review of Pune Municipal Corporation's footpath grievance redress system found 114 of 302 filed co
Poveda Foundation
Kindergarten, spoken English, computer classes and meals for Pune's underserved
Prasanna Autism Centre
Therapy, education and vocational support for children with autism spectrum disorder in Pune
800+ students supported at Prasanna Autism Centre
Prashanti Cancer Care Mission
Empowering breast health through compassionate care
50,000+ patients treated and 2,000+ oncoplastic surgeries
Pune City Connect
Collaborates with Pune's civic bodies on education, skilling and community development
Pune Sevasadan Society
Pioneers of women empowerment since 1909
By 1924 the society ran a total of 12 hostels in and around Pune
Pune Vidyarthi Griha
Education is not received. It is achieved
Purnkuti
Educates and skills children of sex workers and rural communities around Pune
Raja Dinkar Kelkar Museum
One man's 22,000-artifact anthology of everyday India
Collection of about 22,000 priceless artifacts mirroring the everyday life of India, amassed over 60 years
Rashtriya Life Saving Society (India)
Pune-based national body training lifeguards and teaching drowning prevention across India
Trained over 400,000 local youth in lifesaving skills and first aid over two decades
RedR India
Trains and deploys humanitarian professionals for disaster response across South Asia.
500+ vetted and trained roster professionals; responses across 15+ countries
RESQ Charitable Trust
Wildlife rescue and human-wildlife conflict mitigation
Aid provided to animals of 230+ species since 2007
Sadhana Village
Residential care and rehabilitation community for adults with intellectual disabilities
100+ lives touched
Sadhu Vaswani Mission
Pune-based mission running schools, hospitals, animal welfare and food-relief programmes.
As of September 2025, more than 500 women from underprivileged backgrounds had successfully completed courses
Samavesh
Grassroots paralegals help Pune's marginalised access welfare schemes and education
SAMPARC
Balgram children's villages and schools for orphaned and destitute children in Maharashtra
Grown from a home for 7 orphaned children in 1990 into a nationally recognized organization supporting over 65
Sanmati Bal Niketan
Orphanage founded by Padma Shri Sindhutai Sapkal, 'Mother of Orphans', now run by her daughter.
1200+ orphans nurtured
SATHI (Support for Advocacy and Training to Health Initiatives)
Action-research centre advancing public health rights and accountability
12 districts of geographical coverage across Maharashtra and Bihar
Search Foundation
Financial inclusion and rural livelihood NGO in Maharashtra
Servants of India Society
Gokhale's 1905 mission of nation-building through service
Operates 14 primary schools for tribal children in Uttarakhand
Seva Sahayog Foundation
Pune-based foundation channelling volunteers into education, women's empowerment and rural development.
311503+ beneficiaries reached with the support of 20000+ volunteers and 3254+ donors across 35+ districts (hom
Shantilal Muttha Foundation
Building values-driven citizens through Mulyavardhan
89000 schools reached
Shelter Associates
Data-driven sanitation and housing solutions for the urban poor
More than 28,000 toilets facilitated, improving conditions for more than 2 lakh individuals
Snehwan
A home and school for the children of distressed farming families
Computer Training Center empowers over 150 children from Snehwan and surrounding villages with foundational di
Society of Friends of the Sassoon Hospitals (SOFOSH)
Supports Pune's Sassoon General Hospitals with patient welfare and a child care home since 1964
A home for more than 10,000 family-deprived and destitute children, including specially-abled children, since
Spherule Foundation
Education, women's empowerment and CSR programmes across 20 states since 2017
St Crispin's Home
Century-old Pune child care institution sheltering and educating destitute girls.
SWaCH
The world's largest waste-picker-led cooperative, formalising door-to-door waste collection
10,00,000 (1 million) households covered daily
Swadhar IDWC
Empowering distressed women and vulnerable children in Pune
851,519+ lives transformed
SWAN Welfare Association
Pune community organisation for health, social inclusion and human rights since 2023
1,000+ people benefited
Tara Mobile Creches Pune
Daycare, nutrition and learning for construction workers' children in Pune
The Apprentice Project (TAP)
Builds 21st-century skills in marginalised students via the TAP Buddy WhatsApp chatbot
The Poona Blind Men's Association
Pune trust running eye hospitals and rehabilitation services for the visually impaired since 1952.
4 Hospitals across Maharashtra
The Poona School and Home for the Blind
Knowledge is power — free residential education for the visually impaired
2,000 students given free-of-cost education across 80+ years
United World Against Diabetes
Runs diabetes screening, awareness and prevention programmes from Pune
701,370+ beneficiary reach across 17+ states and 615+ villages
Vanarai
Grassroots rural development through afforestation, water and sustainable agriculture
40 years of rural transformation
Watershed Organisation Trust
Watershed development and climate resilience for rural India
6.93 million people reached across 7,124 villages
Where Are India's Children? (WAIC)
Registered as Child Welfare and Action Foundation, this NGO digitises and tracks children in shelter homes to speed up adoption and prevent them languishing in institutional care.
1,200 good Samaritans spent 20 minutes sending messages to Women and Child Development authorities on November
Y4D Foundation
Youth and child development programmes run with a volunteer network across many states
Book for Purpose education project: 50000+ direct and 100000+ indirect beneficiaries
Frequently asked
- How many NGOs in Pune are listed on Daan?
- 100 organisations based in Pune are currently listed, across 12 cause areas. We add more as we verify them, so the number goes up over time.
- What does 'verified' mean on Daan?
- It means we have confirmed the organisation is real and operating: we check its official website, its registered name and the logo we display against the organisation's own published material. It is not an audit of their finances or programme quality — always read an NGO's own annual report before giving a large amount.
- Can I claim 80G tax exemption for donating to an NGO in Pune?
- Many registered Indian NGOs hold 80G certification, which lets you claim a deduction, but it varies by organisation and can lapse. Check the specific NGO's website or ask them for their 80G certificate number before you assume a donation is deductible.
- Can I volunteer with these Pune organisations?
- Yes. Open the NGO's page and use the Volunteer tab — where an organisation has not yet joined Daan, you can register interest and we will tell them and notify you when they post opportunities.
- Does Daan take a cut of donations?
- No. Donations are not yet processed on Daan at all — every NGO page links you to the organisation's own donation page, so your money goes directly to them.