# Friends of Aarti Home

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1126969 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1126969)
- Company number: 06557341
- Website: http://www.aartiforgirls.org
- Latest income: £577; spending £10
- What it funds: Education / training, Prevention or relief of poverty, Overseas aid / famine relief, Accommodation / housing, Economic / community development / employment, Human rights / equality / diversity
- Who it helps: Children / young people
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: India
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-aarti-home

Supports Aarti Home, a non profit organization located in Kadapa, South India (www.aartiforgirls.org). Aarti Home was featured in the BBC documentary called 'India's missing Girls' for its commendable work in eradication female foeticide, infanticide and girl child abandonment. Aarti home runs an orphanage for a 100 children, a school for 300 underprivileged children and a women's support center.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2025 | £577 | £10 | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2024 | £8,858 | £15.3k | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2023 | £12k | £25.6k | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2022 | £15.6k | £6,950 | not filed |
| 30 Apr 2021 | £9,866 | £3,500 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 3.1 the advancement of education, the relief of poverty and sickness and theprotection of good health in particular but not exclusively of women and orphaned,unwanted or abandoned children in india3.2 to advance the education of the public as to the causes that bring about theabortion and abandonment of unwanted children because of their gender in orderto promote such changes in society that lead to a reduction in gender basedabortion and abandonment

## What it funds

Friends of Aarti Home is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid / famine relief, accommodation / housing, economic / community development / employment and human rights / equality / diversity for children / young people; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Friends of Aarti Home reported income of £577 and spending of £10. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Apr 2025, it spent £51.3k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Friends of Aarti Home in its sources (last checked 5 Nov 2026). Its website (aartiforgirls.org) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Friends of Aarti Home open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 5 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Friends of Aarti Home is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Friends of Aarti Home fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as India.

### Does Friends of Aarti Home give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Friends of Aarti Home makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Friends of Aarti Home give each year?

The register does not break out Friends of Aarti Home's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Apr 2025 was £10. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.3k a year.

### How large is Friends of Aarti Home?

In its latest reported year Friends of Aarti Home reported income of £577 and spending of £10.


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