TGG Foundation, a self-sustaining, not-for-profit, registered Public Charitable Trust with the exemption under section 12A & 80G of Income Tax Act, FCRA certified by Ministry of Home Affairs, a member of Niti Ayog (DARPAN) by Government of India and is certified by Guidestar India for transparency. The seed funding of the Foundation is done by The Golden Greens (TGG) and it has imbibed the value system created by the TGG Family, with over 80% of the funds directly benefiting the rural community, primarily through livelihood creation. The Foundation has partnered with Omprakash an NGO based in the US and also with The Deutsch-Indische Zusammenarbeit Baden-Württemberg e. V. (DIZ BaWü) an NGO based in Germany in addition to collaborating with Uka Tarsadia University for Sustainable Rural Development Research Programs. The Foundation has not availed any Govt. subsidies, not obtained any grants or donations for their day-to-day operations. Most of the funding has come in the form of interest-free loans from The Golden Greens with a 10-year moratorium to pay back. The activities of the TGG Foundation started on 14th January 2012 in a small way and thereafter, constituted as a public charitable Trust in August 2014. This Trust aspires to bring remarkable changes in the life of people across the world, through human transformation.
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FINANCIAL TRANSPARANCY & ACCOUNTABILITY
TGG Foundation accepts donations/payments with a trace (Trackable) record. We do not accept cash donations. All other activity transactions are supported by a receipt or a voucher.
Our accounts are audited by Internal & external auditors regularly from time to time. We have been filing audit returns from the first year of the registration of the Foundation. Most of our project details including their financials are available through the impact page. Other funding details and balance sheets are available on the Funding & Monitoring page.
All projects and activities are approved by the Chairman in consultation with other members of the Governing body based on the expert advise received from the Monitoring Committee. The Chairman, in his absence can delegate the responsibility to other members of the Governing body to sign the document on his/her behalf. All such authorizations are duly signed and stamped by the Chairman and is entered in the minutes of the meeting.
Based on the feedback received from the RHM Members on Journey with TGG, policy matters are framed/amended by the Monitoring Committee, and it is approved by the Board of Trustees and signed by the Chairman to make it effective. These formation/amendments are communicated through this website.
Except the Chairman, nobody is authorized to deal in any financial instruments on behalf of TGG Foundation, all payments are to be made directly to the bank account of TGG Foundation and all disbursements are to be approved by the Chairman.
From 1st April 2024, 100% donations are utilized for the respective projects and its execution purpose including the professional charges paid to the Monitoring Committee & Project heads performance-based remunerations and perks. All administrative expenses are met from the income generated by TGG Foundation through various income generating activities.
Governing Body
Only Indian National residing permanently in India can become a Trustee of TGG Foundation (Policy Marking Authority)
Laiju, the Settlor and Managing Trustee of TGG Foundation, is the Chairman & Secretary in the Governing Body. The word TGG stands for The Golden Greens, a consulting firm registered in Bangalore & owned by Laiju that has done the seed funding in the form of an Interest free loan to start the activities of TGG Foundation. TGG embraces both his expertise and passion in planning and implementing various rural development projects leading its natural way for Laiju and his wife Namitha to establish the TGG Foundation Charitable Trust in 2014 in Wayanad, with the aim of creating a more sustainable world. As a Chief Functionary, Laiju is responsible for developing a strong global family of responsible humans to perform collective actions that are for global good.
Namitha, the Co-Founder & Trustee of TGG Foundation, is the Treasurer in the Governing Body. She has the capability to efficiently handle the administration and accounts. She also takes care of the people visiting the RHM Center. Namitha has profound expertise in financial management with strong interpersonal skills. During the span of her career, she had competently worked with organizations such as The Terraces, a boutique resort in the Himalayas, The Blue Mountain Estate, Nilgiris as an Account Executive. Presently she is working as an Administrative Executive of The Golden Greens. As a Treasurer of TGG Foundation, Namitha is also focusing on creating sustainable income-generating opportunities for all the members of TGG Family and keeps a close check on all financial aspects of the trust.
Sonal Karamchandani
Sonal, a Singapore Citizen and a member of TGG Family since 2016, is currently based in Thailand. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, she will concentrate on Social Projects, including TGG Aid and will conduct healing programs at the Holistic Experiential Learning Program, enhancing her societal impact.
Premkumar K
Premkumar, an Indian Citizen and a member of TGG Family since 2016, is based in Kerala. In the financial year 2024-25, his focus will be on fundraising to support the development of the volunteer’s accommodation at the RHM Center in Wayanad.
Reetha Premkumar
Reetha, an Indian Citizen and a member of TGG Family since 2016, is based in Kerala. In the financial year 2024-25, she will be coordinating the Knowledge Bank project to ensure that the academic and non-academic books are made available to participants visiting RHM Center
Nigil Laiju
Nigil, an Indian citizen and a member of TGG Family since 2021, is currently based in Canada. In the financial year 2024–25, he will handhold youths by imparting his knowledge in AI and project management through RHM Club and will also develop social ventures for the members of TGG Family.
Amruth Mohan
He is an Indian Citizen based in Karnataka. A Chartered Accountant by Profession, he provides startup support to the members of TGG Family and provides advisory services to TGG Foundation.
Valeria Massetani
Italy
Rashmi Prasad
India
Allison Platt
USA
Geoffery Cael
France
Vijaya Surendran
India
Soja Sudharman
India
Dolly Dayal
India
Adv. Chandramouli Prabhakar
India