Meera Kapoor
Managing Trustee
Who we are
We stay when the water rises.
We are an Indian public charitable trust working alongside communities so that flood, old age and poverty are not faced alone.
Our story
Dry Ground Foundation began with a simple belief: people do not need saving — they need equitable access, trusted support and the chance to shape their own future. We partner with grassroots leaders across Delhi NCR, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to design practical programs in education, healthcare, nutrition, livelihoods and emergency flood response.
Our mission
To enable underserved communities to lead safe, healthy and dignified lives through transparent, locally anchored action.
Our vision
An India where a person’s future is not limited by where they were born, and generosity becomes a bridge to opportunity.
Our values
Dignity first. Every person has agency. Radical transparency. We account for every rupee. Local wisdom. Communities know what they need. Lasting impact. We address systems, not symptoms alone.
Legal status
Dry Ground Foundation is a Public Charitable Trust, registered on 14 March 2021 with the Office of the Sub-Registrar VII, New Delhi (no. 412/Book-IV/2021). Registered office: 24, Community Centre, New Delhi 110001, India. PAN AABTH8264H (illustrative until the statutory scan is uploaded). DARPAN DL/2021/0282644.
12A: Application filed — URN to be published on receipt. 80G: Not to be claimed until a verified certificate is published. FCRA: Not registered. Foreign contributions are not accepted..
Full particulars, reports and downloadable PDFs are on our Transparency page.
Board of Trustees
Adv. Rahul Sen
Trustee — Legal & Compliance
Dr. Anjali Rao
Trustee — Programs
Farhan Qureshi
Treasurer
Statutory auditor: Bindra & Co., Chartered Accountants, New Delhi. Grievance officer: Adv. Rahul Sen, Trustee (Legal) (grievance@dryground.org.in).