Founding member Madhavi Polepalle was moved by the plight of the orphaned and abandoned children she found in India’s poorest communities. Poverty, disease, natural disaster, violence – whatever the cause, she felt these children should not be left behind as the rest of society moves forward.
HELP Foundation was incorporated in New Jersey as a non-profit organization in 1994 and granted IRS tax exemption status in 1995. All donations are tax-deductible.
An investment in their future will ensure a healthy and thriving future for the country. With this in mind, Madhavi, with like-minded friends, Bhimeswara Rao Grandhi and Vital Rebbapragada, started the HELP Foundation in 1994. It began by supporting 10 children at Chinmayaranyam(affiliated to Chinmaya Mission), located 30 miles from Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh.
ATA (American Telugu Association, a national Indian organization) recognized HELP Foundation for its sustained service to the less privileged children, and honored Madhavi Polepalle for her dedicated service thru HELP Foundation, on March 10, 2013, in connection with the International Women’s Day.
As a result of your donations we now support 200 orphan and destitute school going children and 150 college going children at the following ashrams in India:
The ashrams care for these children and provide food, shelter, clothing, education and healthcare till they become responsible adults. HELP Foundation is committed to ensure that they have a secure future to look forward to.
| Name | |
| Sankara Rao Polepalle | |
| Sunitha Polepalle Makam | |
| Devendar Akula | |
| Sudhir Kondisetty | |
| Ram V Mani | |
| Trikur Ramanarayanan |
| Name | |
| Madhavi Polepalle | |
| Radha Narra | |
| Guru Subramanian | |
| V. Rao Vakkalagadda |
| Name | Position |
| Githa Krishnan | President |
| Usha Eleswarapu | Vice President |
| Radha Narra | Secretary, Walkathon Chair |
| Madhavi Polepalle | Publicity, Walkathon co-chair |
| Vaidyanathan Rappal | Treasurer,IT Support |
| Sankara Rao Polepalle | Joint Treasurer |
| Guru Subramanian | Special Events, Video & Photography |
| Krishnaveni Sastry | Website Maintenance |
| Madhu Latha | Data Base Management |
| Mahender Korapati | Fund Raising |
| P K Prabhakar | South Jersey Publicity |
| Jaya Muthiah | Back Office Coordination |
| Manisha Raghuram | Record Keeping, Administration and Back Office Support |
| Manju Bhargavi Bandaru | College Children Program |
| Ram Mani | Website Modernization |
| Anand Challa | Accounts Maintenance |
| Veena Prahlad | India Resident Coordinator |
| Balamurali Godandaraman | Automation Process |
| Sunitha Makam | Youth Chapters |
| Name | |
| Usha Eleswarapu | |
| Sankara Rao Polepalle | |
| Sujatha Narisetti | |
| Manju Bhargavi Bandaru | |
| Srinivas Vasa | |
| Ramana Munagala |
| Name | |
| Githa Krishnan | |
| Sankara Rao Polepalle | |
| P.K. Prabhakar | |
| Sowmya Bheemavaram |
