Founded | 2010 |
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Founder | |
Type | Non-operating private foundation |
Focus | Education, Healthcare, Ending poverty |
Location | |
Area served
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Global |
Method | Donations and Grants |
Owner | Mukesh Ambani and Nita Ambani |
Key people
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Mukesh Ambani, chairperson Nita Ambani |
Website | www.reliancefoundation.org |
Formerly called
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Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation |
Reliance Foundation, founded in 2010, is the philanthropic foundation of Reliance Industries Limited and one of the largest private foundations in India. Its objective is to promote sustainable growth in India.
Reliance Foundation was formerly known as Dhirubhai Ambani Foundation. It was founded in 2010 by Mukesh Ambani, chairperson of Reliance Industries, and his wife Nita Ambani.
The Foundation's objective is to promote sustainable growth in India. It does so in the following five spheres:
The Foundation also works with other philanthropies and NGOs on collaborative initiatives, for example in 2012 partnering with the television show Satyamev Jayate to provide a grant to Muktangan Rehabilitation Centre in Mumbai to help street children.