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Our Mission

To empower those that are less fortunate by giving them the tools and resources necessary to flourish in life.

The Singal Foundation is founded by Anik & Andrea Singal. Their goal remains simple - never to give, but only to EMPOWER. The initiatives of the organization are worldwide and include causes related to education, entrepreneurship, medical and disaster relief.

From building schools in India, to funding micro-businesses in Africa, to equipping youth with financial education in the United States, the Singal Foundation seeks to empower the lives of individuals around the globe.

"Dreams of the Bottom Billion" — Anik Singal at TEDxWilmington

Education
8+Schools Funded

Anik & Andrea Singal with Naomi & Ian Hendricks, Founders of ARC Schools

Education

Education

The Singal Foundation has funded the development of eight schools across India. The schools cater to underprivileged children living in the slums of Mumbai, India. The schools were pioneered in response to an overwhelming need in the city of Mumbai and across India.

The curriculum involves a mix of academics and activity based training to ensure the children have a solid foundation in the early stages. The schools also offer free health check-ups and adult learning programs as part of the community development program.

Shelter Homes
36+Children Cared For

Shelter Home for the Blind in Jumla, Nepal

Shelter Homes

Shelter Homes

In 2016, the Singal Foundation gave a grant of $10,000 to Compassion Asia, a shelter home in Nepal for visually impaired children.

In 2020, the Singal Foundation committed to caring for 36 children at the SEAL Ashram shelter home in Mumbai, India. A grant of $24,000 was given towards this project.

The Singal Foundation provided 175 meals to Interfaith Works Shelter which is a 70-bed short-term emergency shelter serving approximately 300 women per year in Rockville, Maryland.

Business Grants
150+Entrepreneurs Trained

Three business owners in front of their kiosk with their sheep

Business Grants

Business Grants

In 2017, the Singal Foundation partnered with Village Enterprise to fund a village in East Africa for $25,000.

Village Enterprise works in rural East Africa where over 60% of the population lives below the global extreme poverty line of $1.90 per day.

With a grant of $25,000 from the Singal Foundation, Village Enterprise trained 150 new entrepreneurs, started 50 new three-person businesses and transformed the lives of approximately 1,000 children, women, and men.

Disaster Relief
277+Grants Distributed

Left to Right: Anik, Bob & Shirley (Owners of Shirley Acres), Andrea, Shannon & Jeremy

Disaster Relief

Disaster Relief

In 2017, when Hurricane Harvey hit Houston Texas, the Singal Foundation gave $48,000 in disaster relief grants to 7 small business owners.

The Singal Foundation in partnership with Lurn, Inc launched the COVID-19 Entrepreneurship Fund in March 2020. The purpose of the fund was to provide grants to small-business owners who were negatively impacted by COVID-19. The fund raised $61,182 and gave grants to 277 small business owners in 22 different countries.

Youth Entrepreneurship
100+Young Entrepreneurs

Miguel Coppedge, Age 12, selling his books at the Children's Business Fair, 2018

Youth Entrepreneurship

Youth Entrepreneurship

The Singal Foundation is an advocate of Youth Entrepreneurship and believes in inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. In 2018 and 2019 the Singal Foundation sponsored the Children's Business Fair in their local community in Rockville, Maryland.

This Fair provides kids aged 6-16 years old with the opportunity to create a product or service and then open for business during a one-day marketplace.

In 2019, the Singal Foundation held pre-fair workshops at the Lurn Center in Rockville Maryland where kids were taught how to develop their communication skills and sales techniques.

Medical Relief
$55+K Granted

K.M Philip, Founder of SEAL Ashram bandages the wounds of a woman

Medical Relief

Medical Relief

The Singal Foundation also works with partners that provide health services to those in need. The Singal Foundation has given a grant of $55,000 to SEAL Ashram in Mumbai, India.

The purpose of the grant was to fund the development of a hospital that would provide FREE medical treatment to the poor and destitute living in the city of Mumbai, India.

Our Global Impact

Since 2014, we've been transforming lives through education, entrepreneurship, and humanitarian aid across the world.

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Lives Transformed

🇮🇳IndiaMumbai
🇳🇵NepalJumla
🇰🇪KenyaEast Africa
🇺🇬UgandaEast Africa
🇹🇿TanzaniaEast Africa
🇺🇸United StatesTexas & Maryland
🇵🇭PhilippinesCOVID Relief
🇳🇬NigeriaCOVID Relief
🇵🇰PakistanCOVID Relief
🇧🇩BangladeshCOVID Relief
🇲🇽MexicoCOVID Relief
🇧🇷BrazilCOVID Relief
🇮🇳IndiaMumbai
🇳🇵NepalJumla
🇰🇪KenyaEast Africa
🇺🇬UgandaEast Africa
🇹🇿TanzaniaEast Africa
🇺🇸United StatesTexas & Maryland
🇵🇭PhilippinesCOVID Relief
🇳🇬NigeriaCOVID Relief
🇵🇰PakistanCOVID Relief
🇧🇩BangladeshCOVID Relief
🇲🇽MexicoCOVID Relief
🇧🇷BrazilCOVID Relief
🇮🇳IndiaMumbai
🇳🇵NepalJumla
🇰🇪KenyaEast Africa
🇺🇬UgandaEast Africa
🇹🇿TanzaniaEast Africa
🇺🇸United StatesTexas & Maryland
🇵🇭PhilippinesCOVID Relief
🇳🇬NigeriaCOVID Relief
🇵🇰PakistanCOVID Relief
🇧🇩BangladeshCOVID Relief
🇲🇽MexicoCOVID Relief
🇧🇷BrazilCOVID Relief
🇮🇳IndiaMumbai
🇳🇵NepalJumla
🇰🇪KenyaEast Africa
🇺🇬UgandaEast Africa
🇹🇿TanzaniaEast Africa
🇺🇸United StatesTexas & Maryland
🇵🇭PhilippinesCOVID Relief
🇳🇬NigeriaCOVID Relief
🇵🇰PakistanCOVID Relief
🇧🇩BangladeshCOVID Relief
🇲🇽MexicoCOVID Relief
🇧🇷BrazilCOVID Relief
Impact Stories

Real Lives, Real Change

Every donation creates a ripple effect of transformation.

Joanna
Disaster Relief
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Houston, TX

Joanna: Lost Everything in the Storm

Florence
Entrepreneurship
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East Africa

Florence: A Pig Farming Success Story

Ayush
Education
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Mumbai, India

Ayush: Beat the Odds

Claudia
Disaster Relief
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Houston, TX

Claudia: Stronger Than The Storm

Caroline
Entrepreneurship
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East Africa

Caroline: A Kiosk Sending Kids to School

Elizabeth
Entrepreneurship
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East Africa

Elizabeth: From Worker to Business Owner