SYS·01GOVERNANCE
Village Samiti Leadership
A 5-member community body governs local implementation, ownership and accountability at the source.
Image · About heroTeam TREE Innovative Foundation with the community in the field
Identity is an extension of our work on the ground.
From rural classrooms to urban ecological systems, every intervention we design is rooted in structure, clarity and measurable impact — built to be owned by the communities we serve.
2018Founded · Section 8
4 · 9Verticals · Programs
75,000+Lives impacted
SahyadriPune–Mumbai region
Who we are & why we exist
Our story.
Founded in 2018 to bridge critical development gaps, TREE Innovative Foundation works at the intersection of infrastructure, environment and education.
We focus on enabling access — where the absence of energy, learning systems and ecological balance limits growth and opportunity. Rather than one-time solutions, we design decentralised, scalable models capable of replication, adaptation and long-term impact.
Over time, our work has structured itself around four core verticals — clean energy, education and community well-being, sustainable livelihoods, and integrated village development — each built to function independently and as part of one interconnected system.
ImageTeam TREE Innovative Foundation in execution on-site
2018
Founded
Established as a Section 8 social enterprise · Global Winner, MIT Heller Social Innovation Challenge.
2020
Program Dhruv
Youth employability and life-skilling launched across deprived schools.
2022
Mission URJA
Decentralised, community-owned solar electrification begins in tribal villages.
2023
Eklavya & recognition
Women-led enterprise scales · Maharashtra ZEP Award · first Global Win at the Imerys SD Challenge, Paris.
2024
Multi-program scale
Karmaveer Chakra & SANMAN Award · programs expand across geographies.
2025
DHARA & Nutrition for All
River restoration on the Mula–Mutha begins · traditional-food nutrition tackles anemia.
2026
Program UTTHAN
Integrated village development model — energy, water, health, livelihood and governance in one ecosystem.
Our compass
Vision & Mission.
Vision · 2040
Our Vision
Building decentralised, community-owned impact systems across India — a self-reliant rural and tribal India that powers, teaches and sustains itself.
Innovate · Implement · Evolve
Our purpose
Our Mission
To innovate, implement and evolve decentralised, scalable socio-technical upliftment systems across energy, education, livelihoods and environment — enabling communities to build self-reliant, measurable and sustainable futures.
Socio-Technical Upliftment
What guides us
Our values.
01
Purpose-Led Execution
Every intervention solves a real, on-ground challenge with measurable outcomes.
02
System Thinking
We build frameworks, not isolated solutions — for scale and long-term relevance.
03
Community-Centric
Communities are stakeholders and participants in change, never just beneficiaries.
04
Accountability & Transparency
Clear processes, measurable metrics and responsible governance.
05
Adaptability
Models designed to evolve across geographies, needs and environments.
Operating architecture
A community-owned system, engineered to last.
We run each village as a socio-technical system — governance, expertise and instrumentation working as one measured, self-correcting loop that keeps impact live long after handover.
SYS·02EXPERTISE
Intervention Expert Network
Specialists across URJA, Dhruv, Garima, DHARA and UTTHAN engineer and guide every deployment.
SYS·03EXECUTION
TREE Innovative Foundation Core Implementation Team
Counsellors, technical and operations teams run delivery, integration and on-ground coordination.
SYS·04CONTROL
Governance Policy & Code of Conduct
Defined rules and protocols standardise execution, safety and system maintenance across sites.
SYS·05FEEDBACK
Periodic Audits & Upgradation
Scheduled audits and reviews feed back into the loop — tuning efficiency and impact over time.
SYS·06DATA
Documentation & Monitoring Logs
Structured records instrument every intervention — the transparent data layer partners can verify.
The people behind the mission
Our leadership.
A team of builders across development, technology, operations and community — driving purpose into practice.
Tanveer Inamdar
Managing Director
Team TREE Innovative Foundation
The team on the ground.
Program leads, field coordinators and community mobilisers who turn plans into lasting change, village by village.
Priya Joshi
Impact and Engagement Head
Guidance & governance
Advisory board.
Guided by leaders across industry, academia and the development sector.
Abhijit PatilStrategic Advisor
Registration & compliance
Built for accountable partnership.
A fully compliant Section 8 social enterprise — the credentials CSR partners and institutional funders need.
Legal structure
Section 8 CompanyTax exemption
80G & 12ACSR eligibility
CSR-1 RegisteredFounded · Registered
2018 · 2019Corporate Identity Number (CIN)
U72200PN2023NPL220779
Join the journey
Let's build the next self-reliant village together.
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