Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

Source:Hurun Report
Author:Hurun Report
IssueTime:2020-11-10

Hurun India and EdelGive today released the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. This is the 7th annual ranking of the most generous individuals in India.

WITH A DONATION OF INR 7,904 CRORE, AZIM PREMJI,75, WAS ‘INDIA’S MOST GENEROUS’. HE DONATED INR 22 CRORES PER DAY!

 

HCL’S SHIV NADAR, 75, WAS SECOND WITH INR 795 CRORE DONATION

 

WITH A DONATION OF INR 76 CRORE, AM NAIK, THE GROUP CHAIRMAN OF L AND T IS THE MOST NOTABLE NEW ENTRANT IN THE EDELGIVE HURUN INDIA PHILANTHROPY LIST 2020. HE HAS PLEDGED 75% OF HIS WEALTH TO PHILANTHROPY AND IS RANKED 11 IN THE LIST. AM NAIK IS INDIA’S MOST GENEROUS PROFESSIONAL MANAGER

 

WITH A DONATION OF INR 27 CRORE, AMIT CHANDRA,52, AND ARCHANA CHANDRA, 49, OF A.T.E. CHANDRA FOUNDATION ARE THE ONLY OTHER PROFESSIONAL MANAGERS TO EVER THE EDELGIVE HURUN INDIA PHILANTHROPY LIST

 

INDIAN PHILANTHROPY STATS AT A RECORD HIGH; NO. OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE DONATED MORE THAN INR 10 CRORE INCREASED BY 100% OVER THE LAST 2 YEARS, FROM 37 TO 80 THIS YEAR

 

LED BY AM NAIK, 78, WHO DONATED INR 76 CRORES, 30 NEW ADDITIONS TO THE LIST; TOTAL DONATIONS BY NEW ADDITIONS AT INR 399 CRORE

 

WITH A DONATION OF INR 458 CRORE, INDIA’S RICHEST MAN, MUKESH AMBANI,63, CAME THIRD

 

WITH A DONATION OF INR 276 CRORE, KUMAR MANGALAM BIRLA, 53, OF ADITYA BIRLA GROUP DEBUTS THE TOP 5 AND IS THE YOUNGEST IN TOP 10 

 

YOUNGEST: BINNY BANSAL, 37, DEBUTED THE EDELGIVE HURUN INDIA PHILANTHROPY LIST WITH A DONATION OF INR 5.3 CRORES 

 

WITH 90 PHILANTHROPISTS CUMULATIVELY DONATING INR 9,324 CRORES, EDUCATION THE MOST FAVOURED CAUSE.  WITH 86 DONORS, HEALTHCARE REGISTERED A 137% INCREASE IN CUMULATIVE DONATION, FOLLOWED BY DISASTER RELIEF & MANAGEMENT, WHICH HAD 41 DONORS, REGISTERING A CUMULATIVE DONATION OF INR 354 CRORES OR AN INCREASE OF 240%

 

3 OF INFOSYS’S CO-FOUNDERS MADE THE LIST, WITH NANDAN NILEKANI, S GOPALAKRISHNAN AND SD SHIBULAL, EACH OF THEM DONATING INR 159 CRORE, INR 50 CRORE, AND INR 32 CRORE RESPECTIVELY

 

WITH A DONATION OF INR 47 CRORE, ROHINI NILEKANI,61, WAS THE MOST GENEROUS WOMAN PHILANTHROPIST IN THE LIST; 7 FEMALE PHILANTHROPISTS FEATURE IN THE LIST

 

THE AVERAGE AGE OF DONORS IN THE LIST IS 66 YEARS 

 

HURUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE, WORLD’S LARGEST RICH LIST COMPILER, AND EDELGIVE FOUNDATION, THE PHILANTHROPIC ARM OF THE EDELWEISS GROUP, RELEASED THE EDELGIVE HURUN PHILANTHROPY LIST FOR THE 7TH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

 

EDELGIVE and HURUN INDIA release EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 

 

(10 November 2020, Mumbai) Hurun India and EdelGive today released the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. This is the 7th annual ranking of the most generous individuals in India. This is our attempt to highlight India’s remarkable givers and to capture the growing importance of individual givers in India's philanthropic landscape towards nation-building. Donations were measured by the value of their cash or cash equivalents from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020. This is the seventh year of the list and it follows on from the Hurun India Rich List, a ranking of 827 richest individuals in India, released on September 2020 for the ninth year.

 

EdelGive Foundation has partnered with Hurun India towards creating this report to understand philanthropic giving in the country from a data and evidence point of view. The report is not only significant in understanding data of giving but also throws light on the sectors and geographies which are at the receiving end of this giving. Through this report, we aim to bring to notice the strength of the social sector and access areas which require further growth.

 

This year’s EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 features individuals who have donated INR 5 crore or more during the period under review.

 

“Reports of this nature are rare, but give us deep insight into the philanthropic sector and the patterns of giving that are ever-evolving. This year, we also looked at our methodology very closely – ensuring we keep the process transparent and proactively invite leaders of a diverse group to participate in the list. I am certain the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List will inspire a lot of new philanthropists towards strategic giving.” – Vidya Shah, Chairperson and CEO, EdelGive Foundation

 

Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher of Hurun India said: “The preferred cause of India’s top philanthropists has been education, although poverty alleviation has grown dramatically to become the second most popular cause this year.  I hope the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropy List can help people understand the mindset of some of India’s most successful entrepreneurs and philanthropists, as well as inspire future generations to give back.”

 

Table 1: The Top 10 in the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 is shown below

Rank

Name

Donation  (INR crore)

Change %

 

Age

Primary Cause

Company

3yr Donation (INR crore)

1(+1)

Azim Premji & family

7,904

1645%

75

Education

Wipro

9,143

2(-1)

Shiv Nadar & family

795

-4%

75

Education

HCL Technologies

2,391

3(0)

Mukesh Ambani & family

458

14%

63

Disaster Relief

Reliance Industries

1,297

4(+8)

Kumar Mangalam Birla & family

276

249%

53

Education

Aditya Birla

374

5(+4)

Anil Agarwal & family

215

90%

67

Healthcare

Vedanta

352

6(-1)

Ajay Piramal & family

196

-2%

65

Education

Piramal

596

7(-3)

Nandan Nilekani

159

-22%

65

Sustainable Development

Infosys

N.A.

8(+8)

Hinduja brothers

133

156%

84

Healthcare

Hinduja

N.A.

9(+1)

Gautam Adani & family

88

5%

58

Education

Adani

248

10(+16)

Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta

81

182%

66, 57

Heathcare

Torrent

138

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 

With a donation of INR 7,904 crore, Azim Premji & family, the founder chairman of Wipro tops the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. Azim Premji Endowment Fund owns 13.6% of the promoter’s shareholding in Wipro and has the right to receive all money earned from promoter shares. On 1 April 2020, Azim Premji Foundation (INR 1,000 crore), Wipro (INR 100 crore), and Wipro Enterprises (INR 25 crore) have committed INR 1,125 crore towards tackling the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. These are in addition to the annual CSR activities of Wipro, and the usual philanthropic spending of the Azim Premji Foundation.

 

“Azim Premji is a role model for Indian philanthropy and is continuing to inspire other entrepreneurs into giving”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

HCL Technologies founder chairman, Shiv Nadar & family has been ranked 2nd in the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. Nadar credits his success to the education and scholarships that he received during his early years. As of 2019, Nadar has invested over US$ 800 million through the Foundation, impacting over 30,000 students directly.  Nadar’s wife, Kiran Nadar chairs the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art, India’s first private philanthropic art museum exhibiting modern and contemporary works from India and the subcontinent.

 

With a donation of INR 458 crore, Mukesh Ambani & family, the Chairman of Reliance Industries occupies the 3rd spot in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. On 30th March 2020, Reliance Industries announced a donation of INR 500 crore to the PM CARES Fund and INR 5 crore each to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Maharashtra and Chief Minister’s Relief Fund of Gujarat to support their fights against the Covid-19.

 

With a donation of INR 276 crore, Kumar Mangalam Birla & family ranks 4th in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. On 3rd April 2020, Aditya Birla Group donated INR 400 crore to the PM CARES Fund and INR 50 crore to FICCI-Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence. Also allocated INR 50 crore for supplying N95 Masks, PPE’s and ventilators.

 

The 5th position in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 is occupied by the founder and chairman of Vedanta, Anil Agarwal & family who donated INR 215 crore. In September 2014 Anil Agarwal pledges 75% of his wealth to charity. The foundation work towards education & computer literacy, vocational training, women & child empowerment, and community welfare.

 

With INR 196 crore donation, Ajay Piramal & family has made it to the 6th rank in the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. On 31st March 2020, Piramal Group commits INR 25 crore to PM CARES Fund. In November 2019, Piramal Foundation and Gates Foundation partner to set up a Tribal Health Collaborative and will work closely with the Government of India to achieve Sustainable Development goals by 2030.

 

Co-founder and chairman of Infosys Nandan Nilekani ranked 7th in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 with a donation of INR 159 crore. Nandan Nilekani & Rohini Nilekani, signed the Giving Pledge in 2017, committing to donate half of their wealth towards philanthropy.

 

Hinduja brothers enter at 8th rank in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 with a donation of INR 133 crore. Established in 1968, Hinduja Foundation focuses on Water Stewardship, Healthcare, Education, Rural Development, and Arts & Culture.

 

With a donation of INR 88 crore, Gautam Adani & family, Chairman of Adani Group is at the 9th spot. Adani Foundation works in four key areas such as Education, Community Health, Sustainable Livelihood, and Community Infrastructure Development, in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals. On 29 March 2020, Gautam Adani led Adani Foundation announced INR 100 crore donation to PM CARES Fund.

 

With a donation of INR 81 crore, Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta ranks 10th in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. UNM Foundation carries out Social and Philanthropic activities of the Mehta Family and Torrent Group, with a focus on Community Healthcare, Education & Knowledge Enhancement and Social Care & Concern.

 

The average age

 

The average age is 66, three years older than entrepreneurs on the Hurun India Rich List and two years older than philanthropists on last year's EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List.

 

“Binny Bansal is the first philanthropist under the age of 40 to enter the philanthropy list. This is possibly one of the best news from the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. I hope this will inspire more young wealth creators to not only donate but also to speak more about their donations ”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Personal philanthropy gaining traction over the years

 

22 individuals in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 has donated INR 5 crore or more in their personal capacity.

 

“One of the core objectives of Edelgive Hurun India Philanthropy List is to speak more stories about philanthropists who have donated on their personal capacity. If we were to add the taxes paid on the dividend payout, which was allocated towards philanthropy, the value of private donations would be even higher.”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Table 2: Top personal Philanthropists in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 Rank

Names

Personal Donation (INR crore)

Primary Cause

Company

As % of Dividend*

1

Azim Premji & family

7,770

Education

Wipro

1,837%

2

Shiv Nadar & family

689

Education

HCL Technologies

84%

3

Ajay Piramal & family

184

Education

Piramal

63%

4

Nandan Nilekani

159

Sustainable Development

Infosys

85%

5

Kumar Mangalam Birla & family

123

Education

Aditya Birla

23%

6

AM Naik

76

Healthcare

Larsen & Toubro

N.A

7

Yusuffali M A

68

Healthcare

Lulu

N.A

8

S Gopalakrishnan & family

50

Healthcare

Infosys

19%

9

Sanjiv Goenka & family

50

Healthcare

CESC

25%

10

Rohini Nilekani

47

Environmental Sustainability

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

N.A

11

Anil Agarwal & family

42

Healthcare

Vedanta

5%

12

SD Shibulal & family

32

Healthcare

Infosys

22%

13

Anu Aga & family

31

Education

Thermax

30%

14

Amit & Archana Chandra

27

Environmental Sustainability

A.T.E. Chandra Foundation

N.A

15

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

24

Education

Biocon

55%

16

Ronnie Screwvala

19

Rural Development

Unilazer Ventures

N.A

17

Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta

17

Healthcare

Torrent

2%

18

Cyrus S Poonawalla & Adar Poonawalla

13

Education

Serum Institute of India

48%

19

Kochouseph Chittilappilly & family

12

Disaster Relief

V-Guard Industries

34%

20

Joy Alukkas

8

Livelihood Enhancement

Joy Alukkas

N.A

21

Ranjan Pai

7

Education

Manipal Education & Medical

N.A

22

Binny Bansal

5

Education

Investments

N.A

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 *dividend details based on annual reports/ availability

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

AM Naik, the group Chairman of L and T and the husband-wife duo, Amit and Archana Chandra of A.T.E. Chandra Foundation are the only individuals not featured in the Hurun rich lists to enter the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

 

“This year’s list reveals the serious philanthropic side of Indian professional managers who have been “secretively” actioning their pledges. Celebrating the philanthropic side of these professional managers such as AM Naik and Amit and Archana Chandra will hopefully further inspire other professional managers into speaking about their philanthropy and more importantly, inspire others into giving”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Azim Premji has committed 67% of economic interest in Wipro towards philanthropic activities. In 2020, the promoter holdings in Wipro earned a dividend of INR 422 crore and the 2019 share buyback program fetched another INR 7,347 crore – all of these would be donated towards philanthropy based on his endowment pledge.

 

Shiv Nadar runs the Shiv Nadar Foundation that supports rural education and provides scholarships for underprivileged students to study abroad. In FY20, Shiv Nadar donated INR 689 crore through Shiv Nadar Foundation.

 

Nandan Nilekani and Rohini Nilekani individually donated INR  159 crore and INR 47 crore respectively. In FY 20, they donated more than INR 100 core towards Societal Platform, aimed at creating a shared space to solve problems, at scale, speed, and sustainably.

 

Anu Aga & family of Thermax have committed 30% of their dividend income towards philanthropic causes.

 

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw is the first woman to sign The Giving Pledge. She has committed to giving away half of her income towards philanthropy on an annual basis.

 

New to this year

 

30 philanthropists entered EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 for the first time. The top new additions in the list are SD Shibulal of Infosys with a donation of INR 32 crore, followed by SD Shibulal of Infosys who donated INR 32 crore, and Amit and Archana Chandra of A.T.E. Chandra Foundation who donated INR 27 crore.

 

“This rising new additions to the list is very inspiring. Based on the commitment towards Covid-19, we believe the list of new additions would go even higher in the next year’s list”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Table 3: New entrants in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 Rank

Name

Donation (INR crore)

Age

Primary Cause

Company

1

AM Naik

76

78

Healthcare

Larsen & Toubro

2

SD Shibulal & family

32

65

Healthcare

Infosys

3

Amit and Archana Chandra

27

52,49

Environmental Sustainability

A.T.E. Chandra Foundation

4

Shri Ram Beriwala & Shyam Sunder Beriwala

19

-

Healthcare

Shyam Steel

4

Madhukar Parekh & family

18

74

Rural Development

Pidilite Industries

6

Baba Kalyani & family

18

71

Rural Development

Bharat Forge

7

Kochouseph Chittilappilly & family

16

69

Disaster Relief

V-Guard Industries

8

Ajay S Shriram & family

12

66

Healthcare

DCM Shriram

9

Mannalal B Agrawal & brothers

11

73

Healthcare

Ajanta Pharma

9

J C Chaudhry

11

71

Education

Aakash Education Services

9

Lachman Das Mittal & family

11

89

Environmental Sustainability

International Tractors

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Women in the list

 

7 women find their place in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020. With a donation of INR 47 crore, Rohini Nilekani of Infosys is India’s most generous woman, followed by Anu Aga & family of Thermax who donated INR 36 crore, and Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon who donated INR 34 crore.

 

“In addition to 7 women in the list, it is also important to highlight the role played by women in running the family’s charitable trusts. For instance, in most of the family-run businesses that are featured in the list, the spouses of the entrepreneurs lead the charitable trusts”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Table 4: India’s most generous women - 2020

 Rank

Name

Donation (INR crore)

Age

Primary Cause

Company

1

Rohini Nilekani

47

61

Environmental Sustainability

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

2

Anu Aga & family

36

78

Education

Thermax

3

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

34

67

Education

Biocon

4

Manju D Gupta & family

19

77

Rural Development

Lupin

5

Renu Munjal & family

17

65

Education

Hero Motocorp

5

Leena Gandhi Tewari

9

63

Healthcare

USV

7

Kavita Yadupati Singhania & family

5

60

Rural Development

JK Cement

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

India Inc’s COVID-19 response

 

Indian wealth creators were the first to step up to support the Covid-19 response. Since mid of March 2020, many corporates have come forward to support against the COVID-19 by donating towards the relief funds. Film stars such as Akshay Kumar have donated INR 25 Crore towards the cause.

 

“CSR and philanthropy play an important role in reducing the gap with government funding. The covid-19 response was a case in point to understand the swiftness in which India’s super wealth creators responded to this funding support call by PM Modi” said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Table 5: EdelGIve Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020 – Some of the Corporate Donations/ Commitments to combat Covid-19

Date of Announcement

Company

Commitments

(INR crore)

Key Personalities

28-Mar-20

Tata Sons

1,510

Ratan Tata

1-Apr-20

Wipro

1,125

Azim Premji

2-Apr-20

Reliance Industries

510

Mukesh Ambani

30-Mar-20

Paytm

505

Vijay Shekhar Sharma

4-Apr-20

Aditya Birla

500

Kumar Mangalam Birla

02-Apr-20

Vedanta Resources

201

Anil Agarwal

4-Apr-20

Avenue Supermarts

155

Radhakishan Damani

30-Mar-20

Larsen & Toubro

150

AM Naik

26-Mar-20

Bajaj

110

Rahul Bajaj

1-Apr-20

ArcelorMittal

100

LN Mittal

29-Mar-20

Adani

100

Gautam Adani

29-Mar-20

JSW

100

Sajjan Jindal

31-Mar-20

Bharti Airtel

100

Sunil Mittal

30-Mar-20

Torrent Pharmaceuticals

100

Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta

25-Mar-20

Hero Cycles

100

Pankaj Munjal

30-Mar-20

Hero Motocorp

100

Pawan Kant Munjal

4-Apr-20

United Phosphorus

75

Rajju Shroff

29-Mar-20

Kotak Mahindra Bank

60

Uday Kotak

30-Mar-20

Mankind Pharma

56

Ramesh Juneja & Rajeev Juneja

27-Mar-20

Godrej

50

Adi Godrej

30-Mar-20

CESC

50

Sanjiv Goenka

8-Apr-20

Eicher Motors

50

Vikram Lal

 Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Most preferred Philanthropic Cause – 2020

 

With 79% of donations, Education remains the most favored philanthropic cause followed by Healthcare (5%) and Disaster Relief & Management (3%).

 

“Education has been the biggest cause supported by the donors not only in India but also in Hurun’s Global Philanthropy List. Healthcare and water conversation witnessed a spike in donations compared to last year. In 2021, we expect much of the donations could be towards healthcare”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Table 6: Favored Philanthropic Causes of 2020

Cause

No. of Donors

Total Donation (INR crore)

Change %

Highest Donor

Highest Individual Donation for the cause (INR crore)

Education

90

9,324

497%

Azim Premji & family

7,867

Healthcare

85

753

137%

AM Naik

76

Disaster Relief & Management

41

359

240%

Mukesh Ambani & family

261

Rural Transformation

54

274

21%

Shiv Nadar & family

59

Environment & Sustainability

60

181

30%

Azim Premji & family

35

Livelihood Enhancement

29

100

-42%

Rahul Bajaj & family

22

Societal Platforms

2

108

-44%

Nandan Nilekani

95

Sports for Development

37

63

70%

Mukesh Ambani & family

21

Think Tank

2

50

New

Nandan Nilekani

48

Water Conservation

19

47

232%

Hinduja brothers

34

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

CSR spent beyond the prescribed 2%

 

Here are some of the companies that spent more than the government-mandated 2% towards CSR.

 

Table 7: Top 10 companies that spent CSR in excess to the mandatory commitment in FY20

Company

Key Person

Prescribed CSR (INR crore)

Actual CSR (INR crore)

Ultratech

Kumar Mangalam Birla

64

125

Vedanta

Anil Agarwal

13

53

Reliance Industries

Mukesh Ambani

875

909

Bharti Airtel

Sunil Mittal

0

32

Jindal Steel & Power

Sajjan Jindal

0

27

Tech Mahindra

Anand Mahindra

95

118

Tata Motors

Ratan Tata

0

23

Mahindra & Mahindra

Anand Mahindra

107

127

Tata Steel

Ratan Tata

174

193

Asian Paints

Ashwin Dani

58

75

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 

Philanthropy List by City

 

With 36 individuals, Mumbai is the philanthropy capital of India, followed by New Delhi and Bengaluru. Indian corporates prefer to donate on a pan India basis than limiting their focus to HQ locations.

 

Table 8: Philanthropic List by City

Rank

City

Number of Donors

Most Generous Donor

Total Donation (INR crore)

1

Mumbai

37 (+6)

Mukesh Ambani & family

458

2

New Delhi

20 (+4)

Shiv Nadar & family

795

3

Bengaluru

10 (-1)

Azim Premji & family

7,904

4

Pune

7 (+2)

Rahul Bajaj & family

74

5

Hyderabad

6 (+1)

Murali K Divi & family

26

6

Ahmedabad

5 (0)

Gautam Adani & family

88

7

London

4 (0)

Anil Agarwal & family

215

8

Kolkata

3 (+1)

Benu Gopal Bangur & family

25

8

Dubai

3 (+1)

Mukesh Jagtiani & family

10

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Growth

 

Since the inception of the Hurun India Philanthropy List in 2013, the no. of entrants in the EdelGive Hurun Philanthropy List has grown 3 times during the same period. Interestingly, Hurun India Rich List has also registered a similar growth.

 

Chart 9: Growth of the number of individuals in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

“With more wealth being created, personal philanthropy is booming in India. Cut off to enter Top 10 has increased by 130% since 2018 and the top 25 has increased by almost 173% since 2016.”, said Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

 

Table 10: Table analyses the cut-off required for Top 10 and 25

 

2020

Donation

INR crore

2019

Donation

INR crore

2018

Donation

INR crore

2017

Donation

INR crore

2016

Donation

INR crore

Top 10

74

83

36

53

96

Top 25

27

30

13

12

11

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net 

 

Table 11: Table for philanthropist who donated more than 100 crores

Name

Company

Donation (INR crore)

Residence

Age

Azim Premji & family

Wipro

7,904

Bengaluru

75

Shiv Nadar & family

HCL Technologies

795

New Delhi

75

Mukesh Ambani & family

Reliance Industries

458

Mumbai

63

Kumar Mangalam Birla & family

Aditya Birla

276

Mumbai

53

Anil Agarwal & family

Vedanta

215

London

67

Ajay Piramal & family

Piramal

196

Mumbai

65

Nandan Nilekani

Infosys

159

Bengaluru

65

Hinduja Brothers

Hinduja

133

London

84

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Table 12: Table for philanthropist who donated between 50 to 100 crores

Name

Company

Donation (INR crore)

Residence

Age

Gautam Adani & family

Adani

88

Ahmedabad

58

Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta

Torrent

81

Ahmedabad

66,57

AM Naik

Larsen & Toubro

76

Mumbai

73

Rahul Bajaj & family

Bajaj Auto

74

Pune

82

Anand Mahindra & family

Mahindra & Mahindra

71

Mumbai

65

Yusuffali M A

Lulu

68

Abu Dhabi

64

Sanjiv Goenka & family

CESC

68

Kolkata

59

Cyrus S Poonawalla & Adar Poonawalla

Serum Institute of India

66

Pune

79

Shapoor Pallonji Mistry & family

Investments

50

Monaco

55

Cyrus Pallonji Mistry & family

Investments

50

Mumbai

52

S Gopalakrishnan & family

Infosys

50

Bengaluru

65

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Table 13: Stats from the Hurun Philanthropy List

Year

No of Donors

Average Donation INR crore

Top 50 Cut-Off INR crore

Top 100 Cut-Off

INR crore

2020

114

107

15

7

2019

100

44

15

5

2018

38

61

N.A.

N.A.

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Table 14: Key Star Signs in EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

Zodiac sign

Cumulative Donation (INR crore)

Most Generous Person

Donation (INR crore)

Leo

8,262

Azim Premji & family

7,904

Cancer

1,021

Shiv Nadar & family

795

Aries

655

Mukesh Ambani & family

458

Gemini

653

Kumar Mangalam Birla & family

276

Virgo

360

Anil Agarwal & family

215

Taurus

224

Anand Mahindra & family

71

Sagittarius

221

Hinduja brothers

133

Pisces

210

SD Shibulal & family

32

Scorpio

195

Yusuffali M A

68

Aquarius

109

Sanjiv Goenka & family

68

Capricorn

97

Mukund Rungta & family

19

Libra

37

Keki Hormusji Gharda& family

10

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020.

For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

CSR spending of BSE 200 companies growing at a CAGR of 16% during the last six years

 

Government, Civil Society, and the Corporate are the three distinct pillars sustaining the nation-building process. Corporate Social Responsibility is moving away from checkbook charity donations to a more long-term strategic engagement for the company. The cumulative CSR spend of BSE 200 companies has grown INR 5,561 crore FY15 to INR 11,881 crore in FY20.

 

Chart 15:  CSR spending of BSE 200 companies (INR crore)

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

Unspent CSR

 

The proportion of unspent capital has been on the decline since the FY15. The shortfall in spending was 4% of the total spend or INR 456 crore in FY20. The gap stood at 30% in FY15.

 

Chart 15:  Unspent CSR BSE 200 companies

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

For more details, visit www.hurunindia.net

 

BSE 200: Sectors donating most towards corporate CSR

 

With INR 3,743 crore CSR Spend Energy leads followed by Financial with INR 2,335 crore Technology with INR 1,575 crore. Also, CSR spending by Indian companies is skewed towards education and healthcare.

 

Table 16: BSE 200 Companies Industry breakdown

Industry

Number of Companies

Cumulative Spend FY 20

Cumulative Excess Spend FY 20

3yr Average Profit (%)

Energy

18

3,743

642

5.0%

Financial

48

2,335

200

2.0%

Technology

9

1,575

85

2.7%

Automobile

16

897

158

1.8%

Metals

10

859

199

2.9%

FMCG

17

665

5

2.0%

Construction

12

490

109

2.3%

Healthcare

21

396

49

2.3%

Engineering

15

273

51

2.2%

Chemicals

11

242

53

2.5%

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

For more details, visit www.hurunindia.net

 

 

Full List: EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

Rank

Name

Donation

INR crore

Primary Cause

Company

1

Azim Premji & family

7,904

Education

Wipro

2

Shiv Nadar & family

795

Education

HCL Technologies

3

Mukesh Ambani & family

458

Disaster Relief

Reliance Industries

4

Kumar Mangalam Birla & family

276

Education

Aditya Birla

5

Anil Agarwal & family

215

Healthcare

Vedanta

6

Ajay Piramal & family

196

Education

Piramal Enterprises

7

Nandan Nilekani

159

Sustainable Development

Infosys

8

Hinduja Brothers

133

Healthcare

Hinduja

9

Gautam Adani & family

88

Education

Adani

10

Sudhir Mehta & Samir Mehta

82

Heathcare

Torrent Pharmaceuticals

11

AM Naik

76

Heathcare

Larsen & Toubro

12

Rahul Bajaj & family

74

Livelihood Enhancement

Bajaj Auto

13

Anand Mahindra & family

71

Education

Mahindra & Mahindra

14

Yusuffali M A

68

Healthcare

Lulu

15

Cyrus S Poonawalla & Adar Poonawalla

66

Education

Serum Institute of India

16

Cyrus Pallonji Mistry & family

50

Healthcare

Tata Sons

16

S Gopalakrishnan & family

50

Healthcare

Infosys

16

Shapoor Pallonji Mistry & family

50

Healthcare

Tata Sons

19

Rohini Nilekani

47

Environmental Sustainability

Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies

20

Anu Aga & family

36

Education

Thermax

21

Kiran Mazumdar Shaw

34

Healthcare

Biocon

22

SD Shibulal & family

32

Healthcare

Infosys

23

LN Mittal & family

28

Environmental Sustainability

HPCL Mittal Energy

23

Sajjan Jindal & family

28

Healthcare

JSW Steel

25

Amit & Archana Chandra

27

Environment & Sustainability

ATE Chandra Foundation

25

Vikram Lal & family

27

Education

Eicher Motors

27

Murali K Divi & family

26

Healthcare

Divi's Laboratories

28

Benu Gopal Bangur & family

25

Education

Shree Cement

28

Kalanithi Maran & family

25

Education

Sun TV Network

30

Uday Kotak

22

Education

Kotak Mahindra Bank

31

Acharya Balkrishna

21

Education

Patanjali Ayurved

32

Burman family

19

Healthcare

Dabur India

32

Manju D Gupta & family

19

Rural Development

Lupin

32

Mukund Rungta & family

19

Rural Development

Rungta Mines

32

PV Ramprasad Reddy & family

19

Healthcare

Aurobindo Pharma

32

Ronnie Screwvala & family

19

Rural Develpoment

Unilazer Ventures

32

Sameer Gehlaut & family

19

Healthcare

Indiabulls Housing Finance

32

Shri Ram Beriwala & Shyam Sunder Beriwala

19

Healthcare

Shyam Steel

39

Baba Kalyani & family

18

Rural Development

Bharat Forge

39

Godrej family

18

Livelihood Enhancement

Godrej

39

Madhukar Parekh & family

18

Rural Develpoment

Pidilite Industries

39

Pawan Kant Munjal & family

18

Education

Hero MotoCorp

39

Sanjiv Goenka & family

18

Education

CESC

44

Renu Munjal & family

17

Education

Hero MotoCorp

44

Suman Kant Munjal & family

17

Education

Hero MotoCorp

46

B Parthasaradhi Reddy & family

16

Education

Hetero Drugs

46

Kochouseph Chittilappilly & family

16

Disaster Relief

V-Guard Industries

46

Nandlal Rungta & family

16

Rural Development

Rungta Mines

46

Pankaj Patel & family

16

Healthcare

Cadila Healthcare

46

Sunil Mittal & family

16

Education

Bharti Airtel

51

Ashwin Dani & family

15

Skill Development

Asian Paints

51

SP Oswal & family

15

Healthcare

Vardhman Textiles

53

Nusli Wadia & family

14

Healthcare

Britannia Industries

53

Rajan Raheja & family

14

Healthcare

Exide Industries

55

Anurang Jain & family

13

Skill Development

Endurance Technologies

55

C Visweswara Rao & family

13

Rural Development

Navayuga Engineering

55

Gurbachan Singh Dhingra & Kuldip Singh Dhingra

13

Skill Development

Berger Paints

55

Radhakishan Damani & family

13

Education

Avenue Supermarts

55

Yusuf Hamied & family

13

Healthcare

Cipla

60

Ajay S Shriram & family

12

Healthcare

DCM Shriram

60

Glenn Saldanha & family

12

Education

Glenmark Pharmaceuticals

60

Harsh Mariwala & family

12

Societal Platforms

Marico

60

Prakash Chhabria & Ritu Chhabria

12

Healthcare

Finolex Cables

64

J C Chaudhry

11

Education

Aakash Education Services

64

Lachman Das Mittal & family

11

Environmental Sustainability

International Tractors

64

Mannalal B Agrawal & Brothers

11

Healthcare

Ajanta Pharma

67

Chirayu R Amin & family

10

Education

Alembic Pharmaceuticals

67

Dilip & Anand Surana

10

Healthcare

Micro Labs

67

George Alexander Muthoot & Family

10

Sports

Muthoot Finance

67

George Jacob Muthoot & family

10

Sports

Muthoot Finance

67

George Thomas Muthoot & Family

10

Sports

Muthoot Finance

67

Harish Shah & family

10

Healthcare

Signet Chemicals

67

Harsh Vardhan Goenka & family

10

Healthcare

RPG Enterprises

67

Joy Alukkas & family

10

Livelihood Enhancement

Joy Alukkas

67

Keki Hormusji Gharda & family

10

Healthcare

Gharda Chemicals

67

MG George Muthoot & family

10

Sports

Muthoot Finance

67

Mukesh Jagtiani & family

10

Healthcare

Lifestyle International

67

Murali Dhar Gyanchandani & Bimal Kumar Gyanchandani

10

Healthcare

RSPL

67

Raja Bagmane & family

10

Healthcare

Bagmane Developers

67

VP Nandakumar & family

10

Education

Manappuram Finance

67

Pankaj Bansal & Roop Kumar Bansal

10

Healthcare

M3M India

82

Arvindkumar Poddar & family

9

Education

Balkrishna Industries

82

Banwarilal Bawri & family

9

Healthcare

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

82

Girdharilal Bawri & family

9

Healthcare

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

82

Leena Gandhi Tewari

9

Healthcare

USV

82

P P Reddy & family

9

Rural Develpoment

Megha Engineering

82

PV Krishna Reddy & family

9

Rural Develpoment

Megha Engineering

82

Rahul Bhatia & family

9

Education

InterGlobe Aviation

82

Rajendra Agarwal & family

9

Healthcare

Macleods Pharmaceuticals

82

Rajiv Singh & family

9

Healthcare

DLF

91

Anil Rai Gupta & family

8

Education

Havells India

91

B Prabhakaran & B Karthikeyan

8

Education

Thriveni Earthmovers

91

Balkrishan Goenka & family

8

Livelihood Enhancement

Welspun India

91

Karsanbhai Patel & family

8

Education

Nirma

91

Onkar Kanwar & family

8

Healthcare

Apollo Tyres

91

Rakesh Gangwal & family

8

Education

InterGlobe Aviation

91

Ratan Jindal & family

8

Education

JSW Steel

91

VC Nannapaneni & family

8

Healthcare

Natco Pharma

99

Abhaykumar Firodia & family

7

Education

Force Motors

99

Pritviraj Jindal & family

7

Healthcare

JSW Steel

99

Rajendra Vallabhaji Gogri & Chandrakant Vallabhaji Gogri

7

Rural Develpoment

Aarti Industries

99

Rajinder Gupta & family

7

Education

Trident

99

Rameshchandra T Jain & family

7

Rural Development

Bhilosa Industries

99

Ranjan Pai & family

7

Education

Manipal Education & Medical

99

Rashesh Chandrakant Shah & family

7

Education

Edelweiss Financial Services

99

Sandeep Jain & Sanjeev Jain

7

Education

Akums Drugs & Pharmaceuticals

107

Abhay Vakil & family

6

Skill Development

Asian Paints

107

Arun Bharat Ram & family

6

Education

SRF

107

Bhadresh Shah & family

6

Arts & Culture

AIA Engineering

107

Nirmal Jain & family

6

Education

IIFL

111

Arun Vijay Nathani & family

5

Education

Cybage Software

111

Binny Bansal

5

Education

Flipkart

111

Kavita Yadupati Singhania & family

5

Rural Develpoment

JK Cement

111

Rajju Shroff & family

5

Education

United Phosphorus

Source: Hurun Research Institute; EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2020

 For more details visit www.hurunindia.net

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Methodology

 

To put together a comprehensive list of the largest philanthropists of India is an almost impossible task. However, we believe at Hurun Report that, the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List is the most serious and authoritative effort to date, identifying the individuals and highlighting the causes they donate to. To make this list, the Hurun Report surveyed India’s most successful entrepreneurs, including those from the Hurun India Rich List 2020, meticulously cross-referencing the results with media reports and charitable foundations. In the course of the research, Hurun Report attended non-profit related seminars, as well as meeting with scholars, experts, philanthropists, and senior members of charitable foundations.

 

Hurun Report includes cash and cash equivalents pledged with legally binding commitments for the twelve months from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2020 and the latest available CSR data filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Since most of the PM Care Fund donations were announced after the cutoff date, the same is not considered for arriving at the total donation unless it is mentioned in FY 20 CSR spend in the annual report of the respective companies.

 

Hurun Report included donations made by companies in which an individual had a significant share by applying the percentage the individual has of the company on the donations. So, for example, Biocon for the period made donations of INR 8 crore, and Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw holds 60.68% of the shares of the company, so Hurun Report recorded Shaw’s donations as INR 4.92 crore. In 2015, Azim Premji had transferred a significant part of his shareholding amounting to 39% of the shares of Wipro to trust and foundation, which has been taken into account that year. Since this is a one-time philanthropic donation, it has not been included this year.

 

The list includes the only individual born and bred in India regardless of the passport they currently hold. Values are rounded, and past figures are subject to exchange rate fluctuations.

 

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HurunIndia commenced operations in 2012 and has been bringing to light stories of successful and emerging Indian entrepreneurs ever since, felicitating them at a bouquet of Hurun events hosted Pan-India.

 

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