Earth Care Foundation (ECF) is a 19-year-old Non-Governmental, Not-For-Profit Organisation registered as a Trust on 24th March 2005 under the Indian Trust Act. It is a collaborative effort of senior civil servants in distinguished services like IAS, IPS, IRTS, IFS, IA&AS, army and navy commanders, corporate veterans, esteemed professors, and working professionals
Legal Compliances:
- ECF has approvals under u/s 12A and u/s 80G of the Indian Income Tax Act since the beginning.
- It is also registered under CSR -1 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and, hence, eligible for CSR funding support.
- It is also available on the ‘Darpan’ portal of NITI Aayog.
ECF has a three-tier structure:
- At the top are the Trustees joined by our Senior Mentors (Retired IAS, IPS, IRTS, IAAS Officer, Army & Navy Commanders, Senior Bankers etc) who lead and guide the initiatives of the ECF bringing the wealth of experience having served at the highest levels in the government as well as the private sector.
- They are followed by the Strategic Team Members who are the drivers of the initiatives of the ECF. They are working professionals in the public and private service passionate to contribute to the development of the nation.
- The strategic team members and the senior mentors are supported by the office team of ECF who handle day to day operations along with young interns and student volunteers.
