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At the onset of the pandemic last year, you helped Migrant workers from across the country reunite with their families safely. When migrants, frontline workers and vulnerable sections were facing a dire need for protective gear and equipment, your donations provided hope and relief to those who needed it the most.
As reported on April 24, India has recorded more than 3.5 lakh new cases of Covid 19. This snowballing curve of positive cases and fatalities, lack of life-saving equipment like oxygen cylinders, essential medicines, protective gear etc is having a crumbling effect on our healthcare infrastructure.
In response to this, we are re-launching our mission to protect our brothers and sisters in need by getting them access to medicines, oxygen cylinders, help charitable hospitals, Covid care centres and healthcare workers across the country to amplify their efforts.
Your contribution will help critical patients, hospitals and Covid Care Centres with life-saving equipment. It will provide oxygen concentrators, refill oxygen cylinders and help Covid Care Centres and charitable hospitals with supplies of N95 Masks, PPE Kits, sanitisers and other resources.
(For all donor queries around this cause, please reach out to Milaap at feedback@milaap.org)
Join the mission to support critical Covid patients and health workers. Your contributions will help save lives and restore hope.
Frequently Asked Questions, addressed by Team MilaapJoin the mission to support critical Covid patients and health workers. Your contributions will help save lives and restore hope.
1) Are there any fees associated with the campaign?
No. Milaap is a free fundraising platform. We do not deduct any fees from your donation. You are however welcome to make a voluntary tip to cover for our expenses, while making the donation.
2) Are there bank transfer/wire options available for international donors?
Yes, there are 2 options.
1) For Donors outside India and USA:
You can make a transfer to the following bank account
Beneficiary Name / Milaap Social Ventures USA
Account Number / 9800991814
Type of Account / Checking
Beneficiary Address / 5335 Montrose Drive,
Dallas, TX 75209
Bank name / Evolve Bank & Trust
ABA Routing Number / 084106768
Bank Address / 6070 Poplar Ave, Suite 200
Memphis, TN 38119
Please send an email to anoj@milaap.org and finance@milaap.org with the transfer details to receive acknowledgement. Acknowledgement will be issued within 1-2 working days.
2) For DAFs, Family Foundations and HNIs in the US
Donations above $5000 towards this initiative can be made through Milaap’s 501c3 partner in the US and will receive tax-exemption for US tax-residents.
Name: Asset India Foundation
EIN: 20-5139364
Account # 2602388791
Routing # 122105278
Bank name: Wells Fargo Bank
Swift code: WFBIUS6S
Please send an email to anoj@milaap.org and finance@milaap.org with the transfer details to receive acknowledgement. Acknowledgement will be issued within 1-2 working days.
3) Why are the exchange rates lower than real-time values?
We assure you that exchange rate you see at the time of donation is purely notional - funds raised in all foreign currencies (we support around 12+ international currencies apart from INR) are held in our US custodian account and transferred as $ when the organizers request the same.
The exchange rate they receive in Rupees is based on that date of receipt of funds through their bank. For example, current (27-04-2021) notional FX rate on site is 52 INR / SGD whereas the equivalent FX rate at the time of transfer (on 27-04-2021) to recipient is around ~ 55 INR / SGD
The notional value of keeping a slightly lower exchange rate for display is to ensure that fundraisers don't suffer from a shortage should there be a fluctuation/volatility in currency movements. So we are conservative with our display. Please note that we make no money directly or indirectly in FX arbitrages or floats associated with it.
