The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Allied Trusts disbursed a total of Rs. 3,298.39 million in 2010-2011, an increase of 13 percent over the disbursement of Rs. 2,913.52 million in the previous year.
The amount was disbursed to the three broad areas which define the grant making patterns of the Trusts. They comprise of grants to Institutions, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Individuals.
(Rupees in million)
Trusts
2009-2010
2010-2011
Individual
Inst./NGOs
Individual
Inst./NGOs
Sir Dorabji Tata Trust
64.84
773.96
65.14
1,224.24
JRD Tata Trust
57.81
60.10
61.03
53.76
Jamsetji Tata Trust
16.35
1,592.96
38.46
1,510.44
RD Tata Trust
72.50
55.19
Tata Education Trust
108.28
109.48
Tata Social Welfare Trust
90.19
93.28
JRD & Thelma J Tata Trust
7.20
7.53
JN Tata Endowment
32.72
40.44
Lady Tata Memorial Trust
34.15
2.46
34.58
4.82
Total
205.87
2,707.65
239.65
3,058.74
US $ in million
4.68
61.54
5.45
69.52
(1 US $ = Rs 44)
The Trusts support a large number of NGOs working in the six thematic areas for which the Trusts extend fi nancial assistance,
namely Natural Resource Management and Rural Livelihoods (including Relief); Urban Poverty and Livelihoods; Education; Health; Civil Society, Governance and Human Rights; and Media, Art and Culture. The total grant outlay of Rs. 1,236.07 million was 27% lower than the previous year.
The distribution of the grants over these thematic areas is given below:
Institutions include both Tata-Trust Promoted Institutions (those that have been given seed support by the Trusts and on which the
Trusts have a representative on the Institution’s board/governing council) and those that have been established with multiple-donor support. The grants disbursed to Institutions in 2010-2011 amounted to Rs. 1,850.81 million as compared to Rs. 1,028.29 million in 2009-2010. In addition, institutional grant support for research in leukemia and diseases of the blood amounted to Rs. 4.82 million as compared to Rs. 2.46 million in 2009-2010.
Financial assistance is extended to deserving individuals for education, travel and medical treatment. In Education, assistance takes
the form of loan scholarships for studies abroad, scholarships for studies in India including research studies for specifi c purposes, and educational grants. Travel grants are given for studies abroad, as well as for specialised advanced training, attending conferences and workshops. Medical grants are given to individuals to meet the cost of hospitalisation, surgery and follow-up treatment. In 2010-2011, the Individual grants totalled Rs. 239.65 million, an increase of 16% over the previous year’s Rs. 205.87 million.
Over the last five years, the overall disbursements of the Trusts have increased substantially.
The Sir Dorabji Tata Trust Established in 1932 by Sir Dorabji Tata
Set up in 1919, a year after the untimely demise of Sir Ratan Tata at the age of 47, the Sir Ratan Tata Trust is one of the oldest philanthropic institutions in India.
