Wipro Foundation NGO Partnerships
Wipro Foundation · CSR · Verified 3 August 2026
Long-term CSR partnerships with NGOs across education, healthcare, ecology, disaster response and urban public spaces, initiated by invited proposal and requiring CSR-1 registration.
Open, rolling. Applications are accepted continuously — there is no deadline.
Key facts
- Grant size
- Not specified
- Funding type
- Grant
- Deadline
- Rolling
About this program
Wipro Foundation supports NGO partners across its five focus areas. The foundation runs several named long-term initiatives — Wipro Earthian, Urban Waters, the Wipro STEM Program — and also enters bilateral partnerships with organisations working on themes aligned with its focus.
Because the foundation channels CSR funds under the Companies Act, every partner must hold a valid CSR-1 registration with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. For disaster response partnerships specifically, the foundation states a minimum of three years of on-ground operations and demonstrated domain expertise.
Who can apply
- Eligible organisation types
- Public charitable trust, Registered society, Section 8 company
- 12A registration
- Required
- 80G registration
- Required
- CSR-1 registration
- Required
- FCRA registration
- Not required
- NGO Darpan ID
- Not specified
- Minimum years registered
- 3 years
- Where the NGO may be based
- Not restricted
Registered Indian NGOs (trust, society or Section 8 company) with valid CSR-1 registration. Disaster response partners additionally need at least three years of on-ground operations and demonstrated community presence in the affected area.
How to apply
Wipro Foundation does not run a public open-call form. Interested organisations are asked to write to the foundation via the contact channels on wiprofoundation.org describing their work and the fit with the foundation's five focus areas.
Reporting and compliance
As a CSR-funded programme, partners are required to comply with the reporting and audit requirements under the Companies Act CSR rules, including annual utilisation reports.
Frequently asked questions
Is CSR-1 registration required?
Yes. Since April 2021, any organisation receiving CSR funds under the Companies Act must hold a valid CSR-1 registration with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
Does the foundation run open annual calls?
The foundation does not publish a single open-call window. Partnerships are typically initiated through direct engagement based on the fit between the organisation's work and the foundation's five focus areas.
Focus areas
- Education
- Health
- Environment
- Climate Action
- Urban
- Disaster Response
Details last verified on 3 August 2026. Source: the funder's published information.
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