Bright Futures runs 14 learning centres in Kanchipuram, Tiruvannamalai, Villupuram and Dharmapuri districts. Since 2009 we have taught 3,412 children. 3,118 are still with us. 294 are not, and they are on this page too.
Every child who has been through a Bright Futures centre since the first room opened behind the Uthiramerur bus stand in June 2009. Grouped by village, oldest centre first.
Most of the hollow marks appear after class VIII, and most of them are girls. That is the single hardest number in this report, and it is broken down honestly on the impact page.
Centres open at 7:20 and close at five, in two shifts, because a good half of our children work alongside their families at one end of the day or the other. Nine of the fourteen centres have reliable power. All fourteen have a roof, which was not true in 2019.
| Monthly givers2,914 people, median gift ₹1,000 | ₹1,74,84,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| One-time gifts4,806 gifts, 1,102 of them in December | ₹53,56,000 | |
| CSR — Anaimalai TextilesThird year of a five-year commitment | ₹1,20,00,000 | |
| CSR — Vasan Motors, Kaveri Cements | ₹1,44,00,000 | |
| Mid-day meal reimbursementGovernment of Tamil Nadu | ₹41,20,000 | |
| Interest on reserves | ₹6,90,000 | |
| Drawn from reservesThe gap between what we raised and what we spent | ₹33,21,200 |
| Teacher salaries61 teachers, ₹43,967 a month on average | ₹3,21,84,000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Meals and nutrition₹2,521 a child a year | ₹78,60,000 | |
| Books, uniforms, bags | ₹52,40,000 | |
| Centre rent, repairs, power | ₹44,10,000 | |
| Vans and transportFour vans, 11 routes | ₹26,70,000 | |
| Teacher training | ₹18,90,000 | |
| Administration and audit5.4% of everything we spent | ₹31,17,200 |
We spent ₹33,21,200 more than we raised. The difference came out of reserves, which now cover 4.1 months of running costs instead of 7.2. We are not going to cut a centre to fix that, so we are asking more people for less money.
I taught in a government school for thirty-one years. I always knew the exact week a child would stop coming. It was never about the child.
Not a category. The actual thing. Every gift is receipted within two working days and is eligible for 50% exemption under section 80G.
| ₹500 | once | A school bag, a slate and one term of notebooks for one child. |
| ₹1,500 | a month | One child’s whole year — ₹18,000 of the ₹18,400 it costs us. |
| ₹5,000 | once | A solar lamp set for one study room: twelve lamps and a panel. |
| ₹25,000 | once | Twelve working days of a teacher’s salary at the Mailam centre. |
| Your own | either | Put in any figure on the donate page and it works out what that pays for. |