Dr. Pawan Gupta
Chairperson & Founding TrusteeA nephrologist for thirty years, and the reason the Foundation exists. Chairs the board and leads its clinical advisory relationships.
Trustees & Team
Who is accountable for this Foundation, what they are responsible for, and how decisions actually get made.
Governance
Board of Trustees
The board holds legal responsibility for the Foundation, approves the budget, and meets quarterly. Trustees serve without remuneration.
Pawan Gupta
Managing TrusteeOversees day-to-day operations and the programme budget. Previously spent a decade in rural public health delivery in Uttar Pradesh.
Pawan Gupta
TreasurerChartered accountant. Responsible for financial controls, the statutory audit and the Foundation's compliance calendar.
Pawan Gupta
Trustee — Donor Family LiaisonLost her husband in 2017 and consented to donation. Now sets the standard for how the Foundation approaches families in the hardest hours of their lives.
Adv. Pawan Gupta
Trustee — Legal & ComplianceAdvises on THOTA compliance, trust law and the Foundation's data protection obligations towards pledgers and members.
Pawan Gupta
Trustee — Community ProgrammesRuns the relationship with self-help groups and school partners, and keeps the education and welfare work anchored to what communities actually ask for.
Day to day
Leadership team
Fourteen salaried staff run the Foundation's programmes. These six lead them.
Pawan Gupta
Executive DirectorAccountable to the board for delivery across all four programme areas.
Pawan Gupta
Head of Awareness & CampsPlans the annual camp calendar and trains the volunteers who run them.
Pawan Gupta
Lead Counsellor, Family SupportSupervises the counsellor cadre and the 24×7 family helpline.
Pawan Gupta
Programme Manager, EducationRuns school partnerships, learning centres and the sponsorship programme.
Pawan Gupta
Manager, Volunteers & MembersFirst point of contact for everyone who signs up to help.
Pawan Gupta
Manager, Finance & ComplianceHandles donations, receipts, 80G certificates and statutory filings.
Advisory
Medical & advisory panel
Unpaid advisors who review our medical content, camp protocols and counselling material. They do not sit on the board and hold no decision-making authority.
| Name | Area | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| Dr. Pawan Gupta | Transplant surgery | Tertiary hospital, Kanpur |
| Dr. Pawan Gupta | Critical care & brain-stem death certification | Medical college, Unnao |
| Dr. Pawan Gupta | Transplant coordination | State transplant network |
| Pawan Gupta | Grief counselling & psychology | Independent practice |
| Pawan Gupta | Community mobilisation | Rural development trust |
Governance you can check, not just read about
Registration certificates, audited accounts, annual reports and our policy documents are all published.