Authors: Assistant Professor Mohan Kumar Naik T.M
Abstract: Nonprofit organization play a paramount importance in addressing various social, educational, health & environmental needs. They depend on different funding sources such as donations, grant, membership fees, and program fees to assist their operations and achieve their missions. Effective application of these funds is critical, as NPOs must balance the expenses. This study focused on qualitative analysis of the funding sources and their application in selected NPOs namely Smile foundation, Help age India, Akshaya Patra Foundation, Give India & Pratham. The study aims to explore & examine the funding sources & applications. Purposive sample of five NPOs were used in the study. The research examines annual reports from past two years i.e., 2021-22 & 2024-25 to gather comprehensive financial data. Lastly this study results that, the highest sources of fund has been raised and good financial conditions in Give foundation and Smile Foundation compared to the other nonprofit organizations.
