Spark A Change Foundation
Empowers school going children from low-income communities providing them with education support, values, skills and mentorship through multiple programmes
- Bronze Certified 2023
- FCRA
- 80G
- 12A
About
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Headquarters
Mumbai, Maharashtra
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Since
2015
Spark A Change Foundation works to empower and enable school going children from economically challenged communities with access to quality education, Read more life skills and values through a dedicated group of individuals. Its main programs are Foundational Learning, Board Ready & Anviksha Early education. These include English teaching programmes, in-school learning support, a free community preschool, scholarships for higher education and thorough coaching for higher secondary education while the latter consists of rigorous coaching for students of class 8 through 12, career guidance, vocational skills, basic numeracy and literacy skills, sports, arts, science and life skill sessions, learning through field trips and nutrition support.
Action
Spark-A-Change provides holistic support through in-school and after-school programs, maximizing children's potential for comprehensive development.
Demographies Served
Cause Area
Sub Sector
Impact
The Spark A Change Foundation has impacted more than 3000 children with 300+ volunteers over 10 years through 3 centres and 48 early education classrooms
Vision & Mission
Spark-A-Change's mission is to empower low-income children through joyful interactions with educated adults, fostering transformational change by imparting knowledge, values, and skills. Their vision is to ensure every child is educated with access to equal opportunities for a better future, nurturing responsible global citizens.
Programs
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Foundational Learning Program
It is a fully volunteer led - after school Program. Includes pure academic support by volunteers preparing the children through their Primary & Middle School on an everyday Basis. This program aims at building & strengthening the basic concepts of Math. Also reading , speaking & comprehension of English.
We expose them to other skills of Dance, Yoga, Art & Life Skills as well.
The program provides an excellent opportunity for volunteers to engage with the children through carefully crafted modules. Its a Robust curriculum delivered by educated & trained volunteers in a positive , encouraging atmosphere.
Stationary , Study Material , workbooks etc are provided free of cost to our participating students.
We are currently at 700 students in 24-25 and will touch 1000 students in 25-26.
To support
The full Program Cost is 50 Lakh INR
100 children annually 5 Lakh INR
1 child for a year 5000 INR -
Anviksha Early Education Program
In alignment with our belief in the importance of quality early education and FLN goals of the NIPUN Bharat initiative, SAC collaborated with the BMC to adopt 50 pre-primary classrooms across 14 English Medium schools in Mumbai in 2024 - 2025; benefiting 2000+ children.
The program involved classroom teacher support, curriculum development and delivery, teacher recruitment & training and implementing pedagogy in line with NIPUN Bharat outcomes
Co-curricular activities around sports, art and movement, games, critical thinking etc were also integrated with the academic program
The success of the program strengthens our mission to scale this program for the upcoming years as well.
We are currently at 48 classrooms reaching 2000 + students.
We plan to scale the program to over 70 classrooms in the year 25-26 and strengthen community engagement activities to impact almost 3500 children and their families.
To support
The full Program Cost is 1.71 Lakh INR
100 children annually 4.6 Lakh INR
1 child for a year 4.6k INR
Impact Metrics
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Total Number of Beneficiary Students
Program Name
Foundation Learning Program
Year-wise Metrics- 2014-15 80
- 2015-16 150
- 2016-17 200
- 2017-18 250
- 2018-19 300
- 2023-24 700
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Total Number of Beneficiary Students
Program Name
Anviksha Early Education
Year-wise Metrics- 2013-14 0
- 2017-18 0
- 2018-19 0
- 2020-21 0
- 2021-22 100
- 2022-23 250
- 2023-24 900
Milestones & Track Record
Spark-A-Change Foundation has obtained 80G, FCRA, and CSR1 certifications, as well as a GuideStar India Gold Seal certification.
Leadership Team
Demographics & Structure
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No. of Employees
6-20
M&E
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Internal, External Assessors
No
Policies
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Ethics and Transparency Policies
No
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Formal CEO Oversight & Compensation Policy
No
Political & Religious Declarations
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On Affiliation if any
No
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On Deployment Bias if any
No
Registration Details
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PAN Card
AAPTS1938Q
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Registration ID
E-31084 (Mumbai)
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12A
AAPTS1938QE20156
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80G
AAPTS1938QF20169
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FCRA
083781627
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CSR Registration Number
Not Available
Location
Other Details
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Type & Sub Type
Non-profit
Trust
Financial Details
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2017-18
IncomeRs.1,617,902ExpensesRs.1,617,902Admin ExpensesRs.445,487Program ExpensesRs.1,172,415Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2018-19
IncomeRs.6,222,348ExpensesRs.3,293,207Admin ExpensesRs.50,042Program ExpensesRs.3,243,165Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it. -
2019-20
IncomeRs.7,701,822ExpensesRs.7,701,822Admin ExpensesRs.2,232,069Program ExpensesRs.5,469,753Tip: Click on any value above to exclude it.