Your Questions About Donating to Yes We Can India — Answered Honestly

Yes. Our online donation page uses SSL encryption and processes payments through a PCI-DSS compliant payment gateway. Your card details and personal information are never stored on our servers. You will see the padlock icon in your browser’s address bar confirming the secure connection before you enter any payment information.

There is no minimum. A contribution of any size is meaningful. Here is a simple way to understand the direct impact of different amounts:

Yes, and we actively encourage it. Monthly giving is one of the most powerful ways to support sustained programme work — it allows us to plan longer-term without the uncertainty of project-by-project funding.

You can set up a recurring donation through our donation page by selecting the monthly option, or by writing to Info@yeswecanindia.org. You can pause or cancel at any time by notifying us in writing.

Yes. We accept tribute donations — gifts made in memory of someone who has passed, or in honour of someone’s birthday, anniversary, or achievement. Write to us at Info@yeswecanindia.org after making your donation with the name you would like the tribute to be in. We can also send a notification to a named person on your behalf.

In some cases, yes. We periodically accept donations of school stationery, books, hygiene supplies, and other materials that map directly to our programme needs. Please write first to Info@yeswecanindia.org describing what you have, and we will confirm whether it is something we can use effectively right now.

Corporate in-kind donations above a threshold may qualify for CSR valuation — please consult your tax advisor and contact us for a letter of acknowledgement.

Yes. Yes We Can India is registered under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961. Donations made by Indian taxpayers — individuals, HUFs, and companies — are eligible for a 50% income tax deduction on the donated amount, subject to the limits prescribed under the Income Tax Act.

To illustrate: if you donate ₹10,000, you can claim a deduction of ₹5,000 from your taxable income. In the 30% tax bracket, this reduces the real cost of your donation to ₹8,500 after the tax benefit.

After every donation, Yes We Can India issues an official 80G receipt that includes our PAN number, our 80G registration certificate number, your name, the donation amount, and the date of transaction. You will need to mention this information in Schedule 80G of your ITR form.

From Assessment Year 2021–22 onward, we also file Form 10BD listing your donation — you do not need to chase us for it. Note: Tax rules can change with each Finance Act. Please consult your CA for advice specific to your situation.

For online donations, an automatic payment confirmation is sent immediately to the email address provided at checkout. A formal 80G tax receipt is issued within 7 working days of your donation being received and cleared.

If you have not received your receipt within that window, write to Info@yeswecanindia.org with your payment reference number and we will reissue it promptly.

This is a nuanced area. Under the Income Tax Act, donations qualifying as mandatory CSR spend (the 2% of net profit required under Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013) are not eligible for deduction under Section 80G — this was disallowed under an amendment effective from Assessment Year 2021–22.

However, voluntary contributions made above and beyond the mandatory CSR obligation may still qualify. We strongly recommend your company consult its CA before filing. We provide all necessary documentation regardless of how your tax team classifies the contribution.

For most 80G-eligible donations including those to Yes We Can India, the deduction is 50% of the donated amount, but the total qualifying amount is capped at 10% of your adjusted gross total income. Donations above that ceiling can still be made — they simply do not generate additional 80G deductions for the excess amount. Your CA is the right person to walk through the specific maths for your income level.

Yes. Yes We Can India holds registration under the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010 (FCRA), granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs. This authorises us to legally receive donations from foreign nationals, PIOs, NRIs residing abroad, and international organisations including foundations and multinational corporations.

Without FCRA registration, it is illegal for an Indian NGO to receive foreign contributions under Indian law. Many NGOs do not hold this registration. Yes We Can India does, and we maintain it in full compliance, including filing annual FCRA returns with the MHA.

International donors can contribute via our online donation page using an international credit or debit card, or through a wire transfer to our designated FCRA bank account. Please write to Info@yeswecanindia.org before making a wire transfer so we can provide the correct FCRA account details.

Important: Do not transfer to our domestic bank account — foreign contributions must be received exclusively in the designated FCRA account under Indian law.

Section 80G deductions are available against Indian taxable income. If you are an NRI or PIO with Indian-sourced income that is taxable in India, you may be eligible to claim the 80G deduction on your Indian ITR. If you have no Indian taxable income, the deduction will not apply in India — though you may be able to claim a charitable deduction in your country of residence. Please verify with a local tax advisor. We provide 80G receipts to all donors regardless of residency.

Yes. Our FCRA registration makes Yes We Can India a fully compliant recipient for international companies or overseas parents of Indian entities looking to fund social programmes in India. We also work with Indian subsidiaries of foreign companies on domestic CSR programmes under the Companies Act, 2013.

For structured corporate partnerships, visit our corporate CSR partnership page or write to us directly.

A minimum of 80% of all funds received is directed to direct programme activities — the work that reaches actual beneficiaries. Here is where your money goes:

• Child education — school enrolment support, remedial learning, scholarship payments covering fees, uniform, books and transport, and community sensitisation for parents
• Healthcare — mobile health camps, medical screening, medicines, referral coordination, and hygiene awareness programmes
• Women’s empowerment — vocational training, trainer fees, training materials, market linkage support, and self-help group facilitation
• Senior citizen care — day care support, health monitoring visits, emotional wellbeing sessions, and community inclusion activities
• Environment — tree plantation drives, waste awareness campaigns, and community green initiatives

Yes. Yes We Can India maintains audited accounts and files all required returns with the Income Tax Department, the Ministry of Home Affairs (for FCRA), and where applicable, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. We publish an annual impact report summarising programme outcomes and fund utilisation.

Corporate and major individual donors receive programme-specific quarterly utilisation reports. Write to Info@yeswecanindia.org to request a copy of our most recent annual report or audited accounts.

We understand why this question exists. Here is why Yes We Can India is different — and how you can verify it:

• Our 12A registration means the Income Tax Department has verified us as a genuine charitable institution
• Our 80G certification is renewed periodically after IT Department review — a fraudulent organisation does not retain it
• Our FCRA registration requires annual returns filed with the Ministry of Home Affairs — one of the most scrutinised compliance obligations for any Indian NGO
• Our accounts are audited by an independent chartered accountant every financial year
• Our certificates are publicly viewable at yeswecanindia.org/certificates

We cannot ask you to take our word for it — we invite you to verify. Call us on +91 9990022447. Real organisations pick up the phone.

Yes. If you have a preference — education, health, women’s empowerment, senior care, or environment — note it in the comments field on our donation page, or write to us at Info@yeswecanindia.org with your payment reference after donating.

For child sponsorship specifically — where your contribution is linked to a named child’s education for a year — please contact us directly. We facilitate this for verified individual and corporate donors and provide periodic updates on the sponsored child’s progress.

Yes We Can India reviews refund requests for genuine transactional errors on a case-by-case basis. To request a refund, write to Info@yeswecanindia.org within 7 days of the transaction with your full name, email address used at donation, the transaction date, the amount, and your payment reference or transaction ID.

We will acknowledge within 2 working days and resolve all refund decisions within 7 working days of acknowledgement. Where a refund is approved, the amount is returned to the original payment method — typically 5–10 working days for card transactions and 2–3 working days for UPI or net banking.

Refunds are not available for change-of-mind after funds have already been allocated to an active programme, for donations made as part of a confirmed sponsorship agreement, or for donations made more than 30 days prior to the refund request.

In cases where a full refund is not possible due to programme commitment, we will work with you to find an appropriate resolution — which may include redirecting the funds to a different programme area of your choosing.

Write to us immediately at Info@yeswecanindia.org with both transaction references. Duplicate charge cases are treated as priority refund cases — we aim to confirm and process the refund within 5 working days.

Please also check your bank or UPI statement first, as some payment gateways show a pending authorisation that clears automatically within 24–48 hours without a second actual charge.

First, check your spam or promotions folder — automated receipt emails sometimes land there. If you genuinely did not receive a confirmation within 24 hours, write to Info@yeswecanindia.org with your name, the approximate donation amount, the date, and the payment method used. We will locate the transaction and reissue your receipt. Your 80G tax receipt will follow once we have confirmed your contact details.

Yes. Yes We Can India is a registered non-profit charitable trust based in New Delhi. We hold 12A and 80G certification from the Income Tax Department and FCRA registration from the Ministry of Home Affairs. Our accounts are independently audited. We have been operating in Delhi NCR across child education, healthcare, women’s empowerment, and senior citizen care programmes for several years.

View our certificates at yeswecanindia.org/certificates. Call us on +91 9990022447. Visit us at our New Delhi office. We are a real organisation, and we are happy to prove it.

Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for field updates, beneficiary stories, and programme news. Programme sponsors and recurring donors receive direct email updates. If you would like to be added to our donor update list after a one-time gift, write to Info@yeswecanindia.org.

We welcome field visits from donors who want to see the work firsthand. Visits are scheduled in advance to ensure minimal disruption to programme activities and to protect the privacy of the children and families we work with. Write to Info@yeswecanindia.org to request a visit and we will coordinate a suitable date and location.

We are genuinely reachable. Write to Info@yeswecanindia.org and expect a response within one business day. Call us on +91 9990022447 during working hours (Sunday to Monday, 9 AM – 5 PM). Or fill in our contact form. We do not have a chatbot. A person will respond.