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Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT) was founded in 1919 with a sum of Indian currency ₹8 million. It was under the Ownership of Ratan Tata until his death. Noel Tata was appointed as the Chairman of the Tata Trusts on 11 October 2024, post the demise of Ratan Tata. Established in accordance with the will of Sir Ratanji Tata,[1] the Trust is now one of the oldest grant bestowing foundations in India.[2]
The Trust has, for about a century, been instrumental in development processes, providing grants to institutions in the areas of rural livelihoods and communities, education, health, enhancing civil society and governance and arts, crafts and culture.[3][4]
The Trust provides grants and partners with organisations that engage in innovative and sustainable initiatives and with the potential to make a visible difference. It also provides grants for endowments, has a separate programme for small grants and gives grants to individuals for education and medical relief.
SRTT is part of Tata Trusts which is headed by the CEO Siddharth Sharma.
The grants offered by the Trust can be broadly classified as:[5]
- Institutional grants
- Endowment grants
- Small grants
- Individual grants
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