Where your disbursements are coming from (India)
Benevity's platform and donation/disbursement model makes giving easy, secure, cost-effective, and truly global—no matter how large or small the donation is. We partner with charitable foundations to receive and process donations and disburse grants to nonprofits with consideration of donor advice. By working with these partners, we facilitate broad nonprofit choice, deliver tax receipts (where applicable), and follow strict legal compliance.
Source of disbursements
The funds you receive via the Benevity platform are from Benevity's partner charitable foundation in India, Online Giving Foundation (OGF in India). OGF in India is a charitable public trust registered under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act, 1950.
OGF in India receives donations from corporate and individual donors and takes into consideration the donors' recommendations of recipient nonprofits to receive grants/disbursements from OGF in India.
This means that the funds you receive are not directly sent from corporate donors or their employees using the Benevity platform, but rather the donations are sent to OGF in India which in turn makes the decision to grant/disburse funds to your nonprofit.
It's important to know that the foundations, including OGF in India, have full legal control and discretion over the funds they receive. Even if a nonprofit sees an anticipated disbursement listed in the Benevity Causes Portal, the nonprofit doesn't own those funds until the grant is officially approved and disbursed by the foundation. Learn more about the terms governing disbursements by reviewing the Causes Terms of Use.
How your disbursements from OGF in India will show in your bank statement
While it can depend on the banking institution, the disbursement you receive should display as 'Online Giving Foundation' followed by a unique disbursement identifier.
As a reminder, this is because disbursements are sent by Benevity's partner charitable foundation in India, Online Giving Foundation (OGF in India), which makes grants/disbursements with consideration of donor advice provided by corporate and/or individual donors.