Legal & policies
Donation Policy
Thank you for choosing to support Gayatri Foundation. This policy explains how donations are received, used and acknowledged, and how we handle payment problems and refund requests.
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Purpose and use of donations
Donations to Gayatri Foundation are used to carry out our charitable objectives and to run the organisation responsibly. This includes programme costs and reasonable administrative costs.
If you donate to a specific programme, we will try our best to use your donation for that purpose. If that programme is fully funded or cannot go ahead, we may use your donation where it is most needed.
How donations support our work
Your support helps us carry out our work in communities across Odisha, including:
- Education and free tuition support for children.
- Health awareness and health camps.
- Women empowerment and livelihood programmes.
- Food distribution for families in need.
- Rural and community development.
Donation payment processing
Online donations are processed securely through [Add payment provider name]. Gayatri Foundation does not store your card or bank details. Bank transfer, UPI or cheque details, where offered, will be shared only through our official channels: [Add official bank / UPI details].
Please donate only through this website or the official channels listed here. If you are unsure whether a request is genuine, contact us first.
Acknowledgements and receipts
We will send an acknowledgement or receipt for every successful donation to the email address you provide, usually within [Add number] working days. Please make sure your name, email address and other details are correct.
Tax benefits: [Add tax-exemption status (for example 80G) and approval number only once confirmed. Until then, no tax deduction is offered or implied.]
Foreign donations: [Add FCRA status only once confirmed by your legal adviser.]
Duplicate or failed payments
If your account was charged twice, or charged for a donation that failed, please email us at gayatrifoundation25@gmail.com within [Add number] days. Include the transaction date, amount and payment reference.
Once we verify the error with our payment provider, the extra or failed amount will be refunded to the original payment method. Refund timelines depend on your bank and the payment provider.
Refund and cancellation
Donations are generally non-refundable once successfully processed, except where applicable law or verified payment errors require otherwise.
If you believe a donation was made by mistake, for example the wrong amount, please contact us within [Add number] days. We will review each request carefully, but we cannot guarantee a refund. Where a tax receipt has already been issued, a refund may not be possible.
Recurring donations, where offered, can be cancelled at any time by contacting us. Cancellation applies to future payments only.
Donation-related queries
For any question about your donation, receipt or a payment problem, please contact us:
Email: gayatrifoundation25@gmail.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +91 9337690342
Gayatri Foundation, Odisha, India