Hurun India and EdelGive today released the EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022. This is the 9th 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 2021 to 31 March 2022. This is the ninth year of the list and it follows on from the Hurun India Rich List, a ranking of 1,103 richest individuals in India, released in September 2022 for the eleventh 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 that 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 2022 features individuals who have donated INR 5 crore or more during the period under review.

''We are pleased to associate with Hurun India for the fourth consecutive year for the launch of EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List. Our focus remains the same on bringing forth one of the most authoritative lists of philanthropists in India. Like every year, we aim to document and analyze the evolving patterns of philanthropic giving in the country. The EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List 2022 presents us with an opportunity to deep dive into the motivations and thoughts that drive these eminent philanthropists to contribute towards a plethora of causes.” – Naghma Mulla, CEO, EdelGive Foundation.

Commenting on the launch, Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India, said, “EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List aims at chronicling the Indian philanthropy landscape and so far the transformation is encouraging. For instance, over the last 5 years, number of donors who have given more than INR 100 crore have grown from 2 to 15, and over 50 crore have grown from 5 to 20. Considering the wealth creation potential of India and assuming that the billionaires keep up with philanthropy, I expect these numbers to at least double over the next 5 years.”

“The cohort of senior and young tech entrepreneurs holds the potential to play a crucial role in meeting the country’s social sector fund requirement. For instance, Nikhil and Nithin Kamath and Binny Bansal increased their donations by more than 100% compared to last year. Many such acts from founders of start-ups could kick the Indian philanthropy curve into a higher orbit.”

“I am very stoked to see the rise in personal philanthropy in India. Cumulative personal donations grew by 50% to INR 3097 crore, and this constitutes 55% of donation in the list. EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List narrates the modern India’s giving culture through the eyes of the philanthropists.”

“Sustainability as a cause has received accelerated attention last year. For instance, donation towards Environment and Sustainability increased by 46%, to INR 193 crore, compared to last year. I believe that CSR will play a key role in India meeting sustainable development goals (SDG) by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2070.”

“In the midst of extreme challenges, charitable giving has been a silver lining. Giving back to society is deeply embedded in our culture and some of the most generous good Samaritans are Indians. With total donations estimated at US$102.4bn, Mumbai-based Jamsetji Tata (1839-1904), was the world’s biggest philanthropist of the last century in the 2021 EdelGive Hurun Philanthropists of the Century, a ranking of the world’s most generous individuals from the past century.”

“As wealth grows, family philanthropy is becoming more visible and slowly shifting away from random acts of giving food, clothes and scholarships to new and marginalised areas. This further accentuates the need to celebrate such efforts, so that it percolates down to every level of the community – the core objective of EdelGive Hurun India Philanthropy List,” concluded Anas Rahman Junaid, MD and Chief Researcher, Hurun India.

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