India Endowment Activity

January - February -March 2002 Newsletter

In November 2001, Hindu Heritage Endowment, showing solid and consistent growth, made eight grants to Hindu institutions in India, compared to five made at the same time last year. One of the new beneficiaries is an orphanage in Kerala, the Pazhassi Balamandiram in Nalloornadu, Mananthavady (left), which received its first grant for Rs. 10,000. HHE is gratified to be able to support this worthy institution which cares for over thirty boys, bringing them up meticulously according to Hindu values and traditions. The boys are vegetarians and their schedule includes prayers in the morning, bhajans in the evening and extra Hindu studies on school holidays.

Two other new beneficiaries are the Govardhan Peeth, of Puri, Orissa, which was granted Rs. 3,000 and a temple yet to be selected which will receive Rs. 4,000 from the Kerala Temple Trust, established by Subha Varma and Kishore Pathial. Other grants issued were: 1) Rs. 12,500 to Abirami Amman Temple, Tirukadaiyur, which provides a monthly archana on each full moon day, 2) Rs. 13,000 to Iyarappan Temple, Thiruvaiyaru (left) which sponsors a monthly puja and feeding on ardra nakshatra day, 3) Rs. 10,300 to Kapaleeshvara Orphanage in Chennai, 4) Rs. 4,000 to the Tirumular Sannidhi in Thiruvavadhuthurai for shrine upkeep, and 5) Rs. 4,000 to Vishwamata Gayatri Trust, New Delhi, of Swami Pragyanand, for general support.

Two other HHE endowments for India have been established the Swami Agnivesh Endowment Fund and the Udayan Care Endowment Fund. They will be given grants as soon as the endowment grows to sufficient size, probably by November 2002 for one of them.

Our Indian Representatives

Hindu Heritage Endowment has two representatives in India, L. Nellaiappan in Chennai for the South and Rajiv Malik in Delhi for the North. Both representatives visit the beneficiary institutions regularly, personally delivering the grants, obtaining receipts and discussing issues that arise. On occasion they travel to inspect sites where construction or other works are in progress. Grants to institutions in India are made through HHE's affiliate organization Sanmarga Trust, India which provides additional documentation and control over the funds.

An Alternative To Direct Donations

Normally, when a donor in the USA gives to Hindu institutions in India or another country, and does so directly, he does not qualify for an income tax charitable deduction. If you are in this situation, do consider HHE as an alternative which provides you with a tax deduction, while the institution of your choice still receives the same amount of gift. At the same time, an endowment at HHE would build, providing permanent support for the institution. Write or e-mail for further details.

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MISSION STATEMENT

Hindu Heritage Endowment is a publicly supported, charitable organization recognized as tax exempt by the IRS on April 22, 1994. Employer ID 99-0308924. Founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, its philanthropic mission is to provide secure, professionally managed financial support for institutions and religious leaders of all lineages of Sanatana Dharma.

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