QUEST Alliance

QUEST Alliance

location: Bangalore, Karnataka

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Mission/Vision
Enabling individuals to build self-learning pathways to help them lead meaningful and productive lives.
 
Background
The Quality Education and Skills Training - QUEST Alliance focuses on research-led innovation and implementation of high-impact projects in the field of teaching and learning. We engage with Government schools, community colleges and vocational institutes, to help them adopt ICT-enabled educational solutions. Founded in 2005 as a program of the International Youth Foundation - IYF, financially supported by the United States Agency for International Development -USAID, to help educators and educational institutions drive the use of technology in teaching and learning. There is a significant disconnect between India's basic education system and the needs and opportunities of its emerging economy, which highlights the need for greater emphasis in linking learning with livelihoods. To bridge this gap between education and skills, it designs scalable and replicable solutions across four major programs to enable self-learning for young people between the ages of 10 and 35 years.
 
Aakash Sethi, Executive Director, has 15 years of experience in Youth Development programs. At Quest, he is responsible for setting up operations and nurtures a partner network to facilitate program innovation, implementation, evaluation, knowledge sharing, policy advocacy and business development. He is an Asia 21 fellow, Common Purpose graduate and serves on the board of Science Meets Dharma – a Tibetan not-for-profit trust promoting science education for Tibetan monks. He has a graduate degree in Economics from St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.
 
Facts
Full time staff :68
Part time staff:0
Consultants:0
Contract staff :27
Volunteers: 0
Total Receipts for 2016-2017 is INR 178649528
Total Payments for 2016-2017 is INR 190656568
 
Activities and reach for the latest full Financial Year
Students reached: 400000
Students reached: 400000
 
Rewards & Recognition
In 2014, Quest Alliance was awarded the CNBC TV 18 & ICICI Foundation's Inclusive India Award by the CNBC TV 18 & ICICI Foundation Emerging Non-Profit- Urban Livelihoods
RECEIPTS (INR)
 2016-20172015-20162014-2015
Self generated ( fees/ subscriptions/ interest/ community contributions/ proceeds from sale of goods or services produced by the organisation etc.)6,197,8693,613,704720,906
Donation from Indian individuals through GiveIndia4,353,8591,398,5690
Other donations from Indian individuals0151,4000
Donations from foreign individuals through GiveIndia000
Other donations from foreign individuals000
Grants from Indian sources ( trusts/ govt/ companies/ foundations)23,363,6083,704,050217,900
Grants from International sources ( under FCRA)144,710,899145,088,063125,975,909
Sale of assets000
Miscellaneous23,2936,774,7444,270,446
Total Receipts178,649,528160,730,530131,185,161
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PAYMENTS (INR)
 2016-20172015-20162014-2015
PAYMENTS (Capital)
Capital items purchased for the organisation, excluding investment ( Fixed Deposits etc.)5,808,3121,569,3056,555,094
Capital items purchased for beneficiaries000
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PAYMENTS (Revenue)
Programme related2016-20172015-20162014-2015
Salaries and benefits29,681,19517,483,90231,087,941
Staff training00567,941
Staff travel5,069,2671,662,7671,620,507
Consultant's fees10,665,1655,290,3111,385,711
Office support expenses ( rent/ telephone/ electricty etc.)805,3547,386,4795,286,164
Materials procurred ( consummables as seed/ food/ books/ provisions etc.)6,680,514041,242,168
Grants/ donations given to other organisations as part of programme52,338,00730,894,32621,388,374
Depreciation ( to be taken from Income and Expenditure account)3,589,5852,236,8211,481,362
Others58,538,77843,709,2792,702,383
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Non-programme related2016-20172015-20162014-2015
Salaries and benefits4,052,30200
Staff training1,417,98400
Staff travel1,897,526150,8010
Office support expenses ( rent/ repairs/ telephone/ electricity etc.)6,565,8421,797,2640
Communication ( correspondence/ Annual Reports/ brochures/ appeals/ website etc.)1,445,775450,8020
Consultants' fees ( audit/ legal/ programme )1,771,0081,212,4730
Depreciation ( to be taken from Income and Expenditure account)000
Other non-programme expenses329,9541,579,9440
Total Payments190,656,568115,424,474113,317,645
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 Registration Details
Sr. Type of Registration
1 Trust [No.BNG(U)-VRT-BK IV 187/2008-09]
2 PAN Number:AAATQ0135G
3 12-A [No.DIT(E)BLR/12A/Q-1/AAATQ0135G/ITO(E)-2/Vol 2009-10]
4 80G [No.DIT(E)BLR/80G/129/AAATQ0135G/ITO(E)-2/Vol 2010-11]
5 FCRA [No.94421483]
6 35AC [No.]
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 Auditors
 PHILLIPOS & Co.
 P.B. No. 534, No. 47, M – Floor, Wheeler Road, Cox Town
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 Staff Remuneration (INR)
Gross salary plus benefits paid to staff (in INR) p.m. Male Female Total
 less than 5,000000
 5,000 – 10,000303
 10,000 – 25,0009918
 25,000 – 50,00020828
 50,000 – 1,00,000121224
 Greater than 1,00,000426
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Total annual payments consultants (in INR)Number of consultants
 less than 5,0000
 5,000 – 10,0009
 10,000 – 25,00010
 25,000 – 50,00017
 50,000 – 1,00,00062
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 Staff Remuneration (p.a.)
1 Highest Paid: INR 2640192
2 Lowest Paid: INR 78000
3 Head of the Organisation: INR 2640192
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 Board Expenses
Sr. Detail Amount(INR)
1 International travel0
2 Domestic travel0
3 Local conveyance0
4 Entertainment expenses0
5 Other0
  Total 0
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Annual Report & Audited Financials
1Annual report not available.
2Audited Financial Report not available.
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Board Members
SI.Name (Age)Gender, Position, Gross Remuneration, Relation to other members
1 Kapil Das
(43)		 Male, Trustee, INR 0.00,
2 Arvind Lodaya
(60)		 Male, Trustee, INR 0.00,
3 Aakash Sethi
(42)		 Male, Managing Trustee, INR 2,640,192.00,
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Board Members Background
SI.NameBackground
1 Kapil Das He is a filmmaker and photographer, and one of the co-founders of Quicksand. Kapil possesses a unique flair for the arts - whether it be music, visuals or moving images.
2 Arvind Lodaya Arvind Lodaya, trained in Industrial Design, but his work spans virtually every design discipline.
3 Aakash Sethi He has over 10 years of experience in Youth Development programs. He has served in leadership roles in organizations like AIESEC, Ambuja Cements, Microsoft and International Youth Foundation where he designed, implemented and monitored multi-stakeholder processes for youth employability, school education and leadership development.
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Board Resolution
SubjectsBoard Meeting/Annual General Body Meeting DateNo. of members presentStrength of the board at the time of this meeting
Budget for the year 2016-201730/01/201748
Programmes/ Projects for the year 2016-201730/01/201748
Annual Report for the year 2015-201613/06/201768
Financial Audit Report for the year 2015-201613/06/201768
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External Reviews
1Guidestar India
2
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Staff International Travel
SINameDestination & PurposeGross ExpensesSponsored% SponsoredName of Sponsor Organisation
1 Aakash Sethi London (UK)
Meeting with Partners & Attend Event		 INR 91848.00 0 0% 
2 Abhijeet Mehta Washington DC
Summit with Potential Funders		 INR 206727.00 0 0% 
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You can communicate with QUEST Alliance at
Zaheera Vaz
No. 108, 2nd Main, 6th Cross, Koramangala 1st Block-
Bangalore - 560034,India

Or you can reach QUEST Alliance here
Phone : 91 80 4098 3304; 91 9980102728
Fax :
E-mail : nikita@questalliance.net
Website: http://www.questalliance.net/

   

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