India Development and Relief Fund

India Development and Relief Fund IDRF (USA-based 501 c3) public charity empowering the underprivileged in
India, Nepal & Sri Lanka. www.idrf.org

IDRF is a 501 (c)(3) tax-exempt public charity based in Maryland, United States. IDRF's grassroots level development programs span across India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. In our grant-giving process, a major portion of donations is used to support the education and skill development, and self-empowerment of rural/tribal girls/women and children who remain deprived and excluded from the nation’s econom

ic development. IDRF funds also support eco-friendly, sustainable rural development, clean water supply, and sanitation units, mobile medical clinics, and disaster relief and rehabilitation. IDRF has been a proud recipient of 4 out of 4 stars by Charity Navigator and Platinum seal by Guidestar for demonstrating strong financial health and commitment to accountability and transparency. GreatNonProfits.org considers IDRF as a top-rated charity with a 5-star rating, based on independent reviews. IDRF is also a member of the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC), which allows federal employees to make charitable contributions to vetted organizations. The World Bank has also added IDRF to its Community Connections Fund so that the staff and retirees can donate to IDRF through payroll deductions and direct gifts. IDRF maintains a close collaboration with the Indian-American community and helps them realize their dreams of giving back to their motherland or the land of their ancestors. The marginalized are served by IDRF without regard to religion, caste, or creed. IDRF has been able to maintain its commitment to long-term, sustainable, grassroots development in India, despite keeping its overhead (admin & fundraising) costs to 5%. This ensures that out of every hard-earned dollar you donate to IDRF, 95 cents go directly to the beneficiary NGO. We adhere to the highest standards of accounting, audits, compliance, and transparency. IDRF’s annual financial information (including financial statements prepared by independent auditors) is posted on its website.

As survivors of the devastating floods and landslides in Nepal reach Kathmandu for treatment, IDRF’s long-time partner P...
09/02/2026

As survivors of the devastating floods and landslides in Nepal reach Kathmandu for treatment, IDRF’s long-time partner PHECT-NEPAL (Public Health Concern Trust) is already providing critical medical care.

IDRF has partnered with PHECT-NEPAL since 2012 to strengthen access to healthcare in Nepal. Following the 2015 earthquakes, the partnership helped establish an intensive care unit at Kirtipur Hospital to support lifesaving trauma care. Today, that partnership is once again helping communities respond in a moment of crisis.

One of those treated is a woman who is six months pregnant and was injured while fleeing rising floodwaters. After reaching the hospital, she received medical attention. Fortunately, an ultrasound has confirmed that her baby is safe, and treatment is being provided at no cost. As relief efforts continue, IDRF is supporting medical treatment for flood and landslide survivors being brought to Kathmandu for urgent care.

This is what long-term partnership makes possible: trusted organizations already rooted in communities, ready to respond when the need becomes urgent.

➡️ Donate to IDRF’s Nepal Relief Fund and help extend critical relief to affected families.
📌https://bit.ly/idrfnepalrelief
🔸Designation: Disaster Relief/Rehab Fund



Gautam Prakash Adesh Jain Vandana Matravadia Niti Duggal Ganesh Dangal Divya Gupta The Kathmandu Post

Nepal needs our support now🇳🇵Devastating floods and landslides have torn through communities across Nepal. As of today (...
08/31/2026

Nepal needs our support now🇳🇵
Devastating floods and landslides have torn through communities across Nepal. As of today (August 31), 903 people have been confirmed dead, and 4,247 remain missing, while thousands more have been affected by the destruction.

IDRF is mobilizing immediate relief through trusted local partners, preparing to reach affected communities with food, safe drinking water, temporary shelter, medicines, hygiene kits, and other essential supplies. IDRF will provide matching grants up to a total of $100,000, helping extend the reach of this emergency response.

100% of donations to this appeal will go directly toward helping flood-affected families rebuild their lives.
Your support can help critical relief reach communities when they need it most. Every dollar matters.

Donate to IDRF’s Nepal Relief Fund.
📌https://bit.ly/idrfnepalrelief
🔸Designation: Disaster Relief/Rehab Fund



Vandana Matravadia Niti Duggal Adesh Jain Sudha Mittal Jain Gautam Prakash Divya Gupta Durgesh Gupta

08/28/2026

Some of the most durable development outcomes begin when communities have greater ownership over what happens next.

Resources matter, but so do the relationships, local knowledge, and spaces through which people can identify priorities, share responsibility, and respond collectively as circumstances change. This is an important part of what IDRF’s partnership with Samerth has continued to support. Over time, the work around water has become connected to broader questions of participation, economic opportunity, and how communities strengthen their capacity to navigate change.

As we mark the end of World Water Week, we remain committed to investing alongside partners like Samerth in approaches that strengthen both immediate resilience and the foundations for continued progress.

Every contribution, at every level, becomes part of that work.
Give today at IDRF.org.



Adesh Jain Gautam Prakash Vandana Matravadia Niti Duggal Divya Gupta Samerth Samerth Trust Gazala Paul Krishna Srinivasan Iqbal Baig

08/25/2026

Water security is rarely solved through a single intervention.

The value of a long-term partnership is the ability to stay close enough to a challenge to understand how it is changing, learn from what is working, and continue investing where communities see the greatest need.

That has shaped IDRF’s partnership with Samerth for more than fifteen years. Support for water initiatives has grown alongside a deeper understanding of the relationship between natural resources, local livelihoods, household well-being, and the resilience of communities themselves.

As climate pressures intensify, this kind of continuity becomes even more important. Development cannot remain fixed while the conditions surrounding communities continue to evolve.

For IDRF, sustained partnership means supporting solutions for the realities communities face now while creating room for the work to adapt to the realities that come next. This World Water Week, we are reflecting on what long-term investment in water security can make possible and why protecting that progress remains a shared responsibility. Continue helping IDRF sustain the kind of long-term work that supports communities to adapt as conditions change. Support IDRF’s continued investment in locally led water security at IDRF.org.



Gautam Prakash Adesh Jain Vandana Matravadia Niti Duggal Divya Gupta Gazala Paul Krishna Srinivasan Iqbal Baig Samerth Trust Samerth

08/21/2026

For women facing gender-based violence, having protections on paper is only part of the equation. Those protections have to reach the communities they were created to serve. Women need to know what resources are available, understand how to access them, have people they can turn to locally, and be able to engage institutions with greater confidence.

In Kishangarh Block, Rajasthan, India, IDRF and Partnership for Transparency - PTF supported an initiative implemented by the Centre for Advocacy and Research - CFAR that brought this work directly into ten village councils. The project invested in structures that could strengthen women's ability to respond collectively. Women’s forums created spaces for solidarity and shared problem-solving. Local Gram Sakhis became trusted community resources, and engagement with government officials helped create stronger connections between women and the public systems intended to protect them.

As women became increasingly organized and engaged, they began raising other concerns affecting life in their villages, including roads and access to better water systems. For IDRF, this is an important part of sustainable development: supporting grassroots partners to build local capacity that continues creating change long after a project period ends.

Learn more about how IDRF works alongside local organizations to empower communities and support community-led change at IDRF.org.

For close to four decades, IDRF has worked at the intersection of humanitarian response and sustainable development, gui...
08/19/2026

For close to four decades, IDRF has worked at the intersection of humanitarian response and sustainable development, guided by a simple principle: communities are strongest when support is designed to protect dignity, reinforce agency, and endure beyond the moment of intervention. For us, sustainability in humanitarian work means that communities have greater stability, stronger institutions, and more control over their own futures.

On World Humanitarian Day, we reflect on the responsibility of humanitarian organizations to look beyond immediate outcomes and consider the long-term systems, relationships, and conditions that determine whether progress can truly last. At IDRF, this perspective continues to shape how we approach community development, partnership, and impact.

Empower more communities today at IDRF.org.

On India’s Independence Day, we celebrate the people, communities, and institutions whose everyday efforts continue to s...
08/15/2026

On India’s Independence Day, we celebrate the people, communities, and institutions whose everyday efforts continue to shape the country.

Across India, local organizations, community leaders, volunteers, families, and grassroots networks are responding to needs, creating opportunities, and building solutions grounded in the realities of the communities they serve. IDRF is proud to work alongside this wider ecosystem, connecting the generosity of donors and supporters in the diaspora with locally led organizations that bring deep knowledge, trust, and long-term commitment to their communities.

Today, we recognize every part of that partnership: the communities who guide the work, the organizations that lead it, the volunteers and professionals who carry it forward, and the donors and supporters who make sustained investment possible.

Happy 80th Independence Day from IDRF 🇮🇳

08/12/2026

Today, on International Youth Day, we celebrate a generation with the power to shape what comes next.

Across the world, young people are finding their own ways to lead, serve, give, and stay connected to the communities and causes that matter to them. For younger generations in the diaspora, that can also mean discovering what connection to their heritage looks like on their own terms and how that connection can translate into meaningful action.

In this reflection, Dr. Vinod Prakash invites young people to build relationships with India, recognize the importance of service to marginalized communities, and be part of something bigger than themselves. To every young person choosing to give their time, ideas, skills, resources, or voice in service of others: your contribution matters.

Explore ways to get involved at IDRF.org, or reach out to learn how you can be part of our work.

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