Swaniti Initiative
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
OUR MISSION IS TO HELP BUILD STRONG AND SUPPORTIVE ECOSYSTEMS THAT CAN STAND UP TO THE REALITIES OF A CHANGING CLIMATE. TODAY, COUNTRIES ARE EXPECTED TO TRANSITION QUICKLY TO CLEANER ENERGY, STRENGTHEN SOCIAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE. WE SEE OUR ROLE AS HELPING MAKE THAT JOURNEY EASIER, FASTER AND MORE INCLUSIVE. WE WORK WITH GOVERNMENTS TO STRENGTHEN THE SYSTEMS THEY RELY ON EVERY DAY, HELP CONNECT THE RIGHT PARTNERS, AND MAKE SURE GOOD IDEAS CAN GROW INTO LASTING SOLUTIONS. WE BRING TOGETHER INSIGHTS FROM COMMUNITIES, INNOVATIONS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND THE PASSION OF CIVIL SOCIETY TO MAKE PUBLIC PROGRAMS MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE ACCESSIBLE. AT THE CENTER OF OUR MISSION IS A COMMITMENT TO PEOPLE. WE WANT CLIMATE ACTION TO BE MEANINGFUL AND GROUNDED. WE WANT INSTITUTIONS TO BE PREPARED FOR THE CHALLENGES AHEAD. AND WE WANT DEVELOPMENT PATHWAYS THAT GIVE EVERYONE A FAIR CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN A GREENER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE ECONOMY. EVERYTHING WE
- Income
- $52.6 million
- Spending
- $3.5 million
- Spent on programs
- 97%
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 99%
- Employees
- 16
- Volunteers
- 5
- Highest pay
- $305,278, secretary/director
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
Strong: 100 out of 100. Higher than 87% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).
Reserves
35 of 35Spendable reserves would cover more than ten years of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 7% of what it owns.
Living within its means
15 of 15Income exceeded spending by 93% of income.
Income trend
15 of 15Income rose 1000% on the year before.
Spending floor
15 of 1597% of spending went to programs and raising each dollar of donations cost 0 cents.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
Good: 75 out of 100. Higher than 13% of charities in its peer group (public benefit, $10m to $100m).
Independent board
25 of 254 of 6 voting board members are independent.
Conflict of interest policy
15 of 15Has a written conflict of interest policy.
Whistleblower policy
8 of 8Has a written whistleblower policy.
Record keeping policy
7 of 7Has a written policy on keeping and destroying records.
Board minutes
5 of 5Keeps minutes of board meetings.
Board sees the tax return
0 of 10Did not give the board a copy of this return before filing it.
Pay set independently
5 of 5Sets its chief executive's pay through independent review and comparison.
Independent check of accounts
0 of 15Its accounts were not audited or reviewed by an independent accountant.
No reported misuse
10 of 10Reports no diversion of assets, excess benefits or loans to insiders.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (4)
- $920,007 spent. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVED A GRANT TO ESTABLISH A SUSTAINABLE AND SCALABLE MODEL OF CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL THROUGH ENHANCED ROCK WEATHERING TECHNIQUE ALONG WITH CO-BENEFITS TO MARGINAL FARMERS IN THE GLOBAL SOUTH. PROJECT MATI WAS CONCEIVED AS A PILOT PROJECT IN THE YEAR 2022 TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY MARGINAL FARMERS IN THE CONTEXT OF CLIMATE CHANGE. ENHANCED ROCK WEATHERING (ERW) HOLDS GREAT POTENTIAL AS A TOOL FOR CARBON REMOVAL AND EMPOWERING PADDY FARMERS IN INDIA. ERW PROCESS OFFERS A PROMISING SOLUTION OF CRUSHED ROCKS, SUCH AS BASALT, ON AGRICULTURAL FIELDS. AS THESE ROCKS WEATHER OVER TIME, THEY NATURALLY ABSORB CARBON DIOXIDE FROM THE ATMOSPHERE AND LOCK IT AWAY IN THE FORM OF STABLE CARBONATES. THE WEATHERING OF ROCKS RELEASES ESSENTIAL MINERALS AND NUTRIENTS INTO THE SOIL, REPLENISHING NUTRIENT LEVELS AND IMPROVING SOIL HEALTH. THIS LEADS TO INCREASED NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY FOR CROPS, RESULTING IN HIGHER YIELDS AND IMPROVED PRODUCTIVITY FOR PADDY FARMERS. MATI CARBON'S MISSION IS TO SCALE CARBON DIOXIDE REMOVAL IN RICE FIELDS BY ENHANCED WEATHERING. THE MATI PROCESS LEVERAGES NATURALLY OCCURRING SILICATE ROCKS WEATHERING PHENOMENON BY ACCELERATING THE PROCESS MANY ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE TO ALLOW FOR CARBON REMOVAL TO OCCUR IN JUST A FEW YEARS. MATI OFFERS SEVERAL BENEFITS BASED ON CARBON REMOVAL IN PADDY AGRICULTURE FIELDS, PARTICULARLY FOR MARGINALIZED FARMERS IN INDIA. THE KEY ADVANTAGES INCLUDE CARBON REMOVAL, INCREASED SOIL FERTILITY, REDUCED NEED FOR CHEMICAL FERTILIZERS, SOIL ACIDIFICATION MITIGATION AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE. MATI CARBON'S ENHANCED ROCK WEATHERING (ERW) BASED CARBON REMOVAL PROJECT FOLLOWED A SYSTEMATIC METHODOLOGY, ENSURING EFFICIENT FARMER ENROLLMENT AND TARGETING THE WHOLE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN A FEW BIG FARMERS. THROUGH COMMUNITY OUTREACH, CAPACITY-BUILDING, AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING PLATFORMS, WE EMPOWERED FARMERS TO IMPLEMENT ERW TECHNIQUES EFFECTIVELY AND EMBRACE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE PRACTICES. BY ADHERING TO A STRUCTURED APPROACH AND MAINTAINING A STRONG MONITORING AND EVALUATION FRAMEWORK, WE MAXIMIZED THE IMPACT OF ERW ON CARBON REMOVAL, SOIL FERTILITY IMPROVEMENT, AND CROP YIELDS, CONTRIBUTING TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURAL SYSTEM AND BENEFITING FARMERS AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE. WE USED A PROPRIETARY LOGISTICS PLATFORM AND TECHNOLOGY STACK TO ENABLE OUR DEPLOYMENTS. THE FOLLOWING OBJECTIVES WERE ACCOMPLISHED DURING DIFFERENT CROPPING CYCLES IN THE PROJECT AREA DULY VALIDATING OUR METHODOLOGIES AND MRV TECHNIQUES. MATI CARBON PROJECT WAS VALIDATED AS A TRUE APPLICATION OF HIGH TECH MRV AND LATEST CARBON REMOVAL SCIENCE IN RURAL PADDY FIELDS WHICH ENABLED FARMERS WITH BETTER CROP PRODUCTIVITY AND LIVELIHOOD GENERATION. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO EQUIP FARMERS WITH THE NECESSARY KNOWLEDGE AND ENSURED THE WIDER DISSEMINATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, FOSTERING A MORE RESILIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY CONSCIOUS FARMING COMMUNITY. THESE BENEFITS SUPPORT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING OF MARGINALIZED FARMERS, EMPOWERING THEM TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENHANCE THEIR LIVELIHOOD.
- $327,033 spent. PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE OWNED ENTERPRISES, LIKE COAL INDIA, TO MAP OUT THE PATHWAY FOR ENERGY TRANSITION AND INCLUSIVE GROWTH. TEAMS WERE PLACED AT A STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE LEVEL AS WELL AS A STATE PROGRAM IN ORDER TO MAP STRATEGICALLY WORK ON ENSURING THAT AN INCLUSIVE TRANSITION PROCESS IS MAPPED OUT.
- $227,900 spent. SUPPORTED THE UP STATE GOVERNMENT ON DECARBONIZATION OF INDUSTRY. SPECIFICALLY, OUR INTENTION WAS TO MAP OUT WHERE THE BOTTLENECKS EXIST IN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS AROUND DECARBONIZATION AND TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT IN REMOVING THOSE BOTTLENECKS. OVER THE COURSE OF 24 MONTHS, THE SWANITIT TEAM WORKED WITH THE UP GOVERNMENT TO MINDFULLY REMOVE THESE KEY BOTTLENECKS. WORK ON ENSURING THAT AN INCLUSIVE TRANSITION PROCESS IS MAPPED OUT." CAN YOU EXPAND ON THIS PROGRAM DESCRIBING
- $1.9 million spent. SWANITI INITIATIVE IS A SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SUPPORTING GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION AND ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TO ENSURE LAST-MILE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY AND POLICY REFORMS. THE ORGANIZATION RECEIVES GRANTS FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO COMPLETE PROJECTS ON ENERGY TRANSITION, GREEN RECOVERY, SUSTAINABLE PLANNING AND GREEN LIVELIHOOD. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO WORKS WITH STATE GOVERNMENTS AND LOCAL BODIES FOR REENGINEERING SCHEME IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES TO ENSURE THE EXPANSION OF SOCIAL SECURITY COVERAGE TO UNSKILLED MIGRANT WORKERS AND VULNERABLE GROUPS AND TO ENHANCE THE EFFICIENCY OF DEVELOPMENT PLANNING PROCESSES.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending June 30, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending June 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2012.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.
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