Donations can be made in one of three ways. Either checks made payable to “Bala Mandir USA” , and mailed to Bala Mandir USA, 9740 Lantana Way, Bethesda, MD 20817, USA, OR Zelle OR using Credit Card – see below

Yes, donations made to Bala Mandir USA would qualify for tax deduction under Section 501c(3) of the US tax code.

Donations can be made conveniently through Zelle, by US residents with US bank accounts, without the need for sharing any private information such as bank account numbers. Donors can access Zelle through their bank or credit union websites, or by downloading the Zelle app for Android or iOS. Donors can add, and designate BMU as the intended recipient in Zelle by entering its email id: balamandir.usa@balamandir.org, and then initiate the donation

Yes. This has been enabled.

Donors will get an acknowledgement of their payment through email.

Indian Citizens can make donation to Bala Mandir as per process given in the Bala Mandir India web site. The form provides the essential information needs to issue a receipt.

US Citizens who want to make donation to Bala Mandir through their NRI account in India can currently only issue cheque in favour of “Bala Mandir Kamaraj Trust” along with copy of their passport. Bala Mandir will arrange to deposit the same to their FCRA account in SBI New Delhi branch after filling the necessary declaration.

At the end of the third year, an impact study was done comparing the families who have recently joined the program and those who have been in the program for the past 2 to 3 years using standardised research tools. The results show a significant improvement in child outcome as well as a stronger maternal well being/ empowerment. For more details on the study please write to us and we will share the detailed report of this study.

YES. Over time the proportion of non-covid death is increasing and now 45% of children are from families which are non-covid cases.

Till they are able to stand on their own. This period is not specifically defined and we hope to evolve processes for supporting the children even after they move out of school.

It is an important support, but KC program is all about holistic support to the beneficiaries. Our social workers are seen as extended members of the families of the children.

We have a custom-built software called Dhruva K which is used by the Social Workers to track the day to day developments that happen in the project. All aspects of the child development and the program is entered into Dhruva and the data is accessible to the Social workers through cloud servers even when they are on the move.

We have virtual (weekly) meetings between management and the social workers; we schedule periodic physical meetings; we hold district wise annual meetings with the families; we have a plan for each child – individual child plan. We run age-appropriate programs with the help of volunteers. All our services and programs are monitored and reviewed constantly. Apart from the field social workers, every child / family is assigned a remote social worker to call and track the progress. There is also an internal audit system that has been put in place.

Donors get regular updates about the program, including progress and status of the child/children they have sponsored. We also share details of the overall program status including Annual Reports.

“Happy Reading” is the flagship program of the Gnana Sharada Foundation. The focus is on children studying in the 3rd to 6th grades. The objectives are to get the child to read English fluently and also comprehend reading. Other by-products are improvement in English grammar, speaking simple sentences and overall improvement in confidence level.

Classes are over mobile – voice call or whatsapp video call, or sometimes through Google Meet. Typically, one volunteer to one child, so that the approach can be fine-tuned to suit the child’s learning. There are four levels, Beginner to Level 3 and the journey could take around 9 – 12 months to complete. Time commitment is 2 hours a week – 2 classes of an hour each.

Those interested can register as a volunteer using the link below.

• https://forms.gle/dHwt2GSuCTzToG8F7

Launched end of April 2025, the Happy Maths program aims to create a strong foundation in basic maths – foundational numeracy and maths topics taught in grades 4 to 6.

Aimed at children in standards 4 to 6, the program is online and duration two years. Volunteers teach on-line and time commitment is three classes a week of an hour each. Duration of the program is 2 years. The program in each year is divided into three levels, with abundant problems to practice, concept tests, chapter and end-of-term tests.

Those interested can register as a volunteer using the link below.

https://forms.gle/GDq559aZLWVZp89x8

YES. Please get in touch with us and we will be delighted to explain the opportunities available.

Please get in touch with us by writing a mail or by phone and we can take it from there.