Top 10 NGOs in Delhi for CSR (2026)

A company with an office in Delhi often wants its CSR spend to reach communities in the city, through an NGO that can deliver the project. This list of the top 10 NGOs in Delhi for CSR covers organisations that have their head office in Delhi, hold a CSR-1 registration number and work on education, child protection, elder care, early childhood, the environment, disaster resilience or rural development.

The NGOs appear A to Z, and the order is not a ranking. Each profile gives a short description of the NGO's work, its CSR-1 number, its website and its office contacts. After the profiles come eight checks to complete before signing with any CSR NGO.

What does CSR-1 registration mean for a CSR NGO?

Rule 4(1) of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, as amended in 2021, lets a company spend its CSR budget directly or through an eligible entity. When an NGO runs a CSR project on a company's behalf, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) calls it an implementing agency in its FAQs on CSR, and that is the sense in which this article uses the term CSR implementing agency.

Under Rule 4(1)(d), an independent NGO qualifies only if three things are true. It is set up as a Section 8 company, a registered public trust or a registered society; it is registered under section 12A and approved under section 80G of the Income Tax Act, 1961; and it has at least three years of established work in similar activities.

Rule 4(2) then requires every such entity to file Form CSR-1 with the Central Government, as it has had to since 1 April 2021, and the filing generates a unique CSR Registration Number. According to MCA's FAQ 5.6, an implementing agency must be registered this way before it undertakes CSR activities for a company. FAQ 5.8 adds that the question of CSR-1 registration does not arise where a company carries out its CSR itself.

Top 10 NGOs in Delhi for CSR at a glance

We checked these details on each NGO's own website on 10-11-2026. The CSR-1 numbers come from the NGOs' profiles on the Give directory, so confirm them with the NGO before any funds are released.

The 10 NGOs, A to Z

1. Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group

Chintan is an environmental research and action group that began its work with waste and waste pickers. It now works on the circular economy, waste, air pollution and climate change where poor and vulnerable people are most affected, and helps the children of waste pickers into school.

2. Deepalaya

Deepalaya started in 1979, when seven founding members set out to educate underprivileged children. Its work has since grown to include vocational training, self-help groups and livelihoods for women, community health, institutional care for children, and programmes for people with disabilities.

3. Goonj

Founded by Anshu Gupta, Goonj has worked since 1999 to channel surplus material from cities to villages. Village communities receive the material as a reward for development work they plan and carry out themselves, and Goonj also responds to disasters.

4. HelpAge India

Set up in 1978, HelpAge India is a registered society that works for disadvantaged older people. It runs healthcare, agecare, livelihood, disaster response and awareness programmes across India, and advocates for the cause of older people.

5. Mobile Creches

Since 1969, Mobile Creches has run early childhood development programmes for young children from marginalised families. Its childcare covers nutrition, health, education and parenting support, and it works with industry, NGO and government partners to set up and run creches.

6. Navjyoti India Foundation

Navjyoti was registered in 1988 by Dr Kiran Bedi, India's first woman IPS officer, together with 15 other officials, to prevent crime through social development. It now runs programmes in child education, skill training, women's empowerment, community development and the environment.

7. Salaam Baalak Trust

Established in December 1988, Salaam Baalak Trust supports street and working children in the National Capital Region. Its programmes include residential care, preventive health and nutrition, education and skill building, and reuniting children with their families.

8. SEEDS (Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society)

Founded in 1994, SEEDS helps people exposed to disasters and climate change build resilience. Its work covers emergency relief, rebuilding homes, schools and community infrastructure after disasters, access to water, sanitation and health facilities, and nature-based ways of adapting to climate change.

9. Smile Foundation

Smile Foundation was started in 2002 by a group of friends who wanted to give back to society. It works on children's education and nutrition, health care for hard-to-reach communities, skill training and job placement for young people, women's empowerment and disaster response.

10. Udayan Care

Founded in 1994 as a public charitable trust, Udayan Care works with children and young people from marginalised communities. Its Udayan Ghar homes care for children without parental care, its Shalini Fellowships support girls' education, and it also runs skills and livelihood programmes.

Looking for a partner to manage CSR across several projects? Read about our CSR consulting in Delhi. For Bengaluru, we have published a separate list of the top 10 NGOs in Bangalore for CSR.

Before you fund a CSR NGO in Delhi: eight checks

Being on a list does not make an NGO the right partner for your project. Use these eight checks before you sign a CSR NGO partnership or engage any implementing agency for CSR.

1. Get the CSR Registration Number in writing. The NGO receives it after filing Form CSR-1. Check that it matches the NGO's registration papers.
2. Confirm the Rule 4(1) basics. Look for the legal form (Section 8 company, registered public trust or registered society), 12A registration, 80G approval and a three-year record in similar activities.
3. Go through recent annual reports and audited accounts. Three years is a good span. Look for programme spending that is consistent and reporting that is easy to follow.
4. Visit the field. Meet the community the NGO works with and the staff who would manage your project.
5. Map the project to your CSR policy. It should fit both Schedule VII and the activities your board has approved.
6. Tie each release of funds to a milestone. Ask for utilisation reports rather than receipts alone. As our article on the Unspent CSR Account explains, money handed to an NGO but not yet used is still unspent.
7. Ask how the NGO handles personal data. Records of the people a project serves include names, phone numbers and other personal details. Our article on the DPDP Act for the social sector sets out what the law asks of organisations that hold such data.
8. Talk to the NGO's other funders. Ask for references from companies or foundations that have funded its work.

Each step is covered in more detail in our guide on how to choose an NGO partner.

FAQs

The bottom line

No list can replace due diligence, and this is not a complete CSR NGO list. Each NGO here passed four rules that anyone can check. The best fit for your company is the one whose work matches your CSR policy and whose records satisfy the eight checks.

References

1. Companies Act, 2013, Section 135 (Corporate Social Responsibility), as amended.
2. Ministry of Corporate Affairs. Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Amendment Rules, 2021, G.S.R. 40(E), 22 January 2021. mca.gov.in/Ministry/pdf/CSRAmendmentRules_22012021.pdf
3. Ministry of Corporate Affairs. General Circular No. 14/2021, Frequently Asked Questions on Corporate Social Responsibility, 25 August 2021 (FAQs 3.9, 5.6 and 5.8).
4. Official websites of the ten NGOs listed above, checked on 10-11-2026.
5. NGO profiles on Give (give.do), used for CSR-1 numbers, checked on 10-11-2026.