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  Founded by Gururaj (Desh) and Jaishree Deshpande in 1996, the Deshpande Foundation is the family's investment in promoting entrepreneurship and innovation as catalysts for change.  Over the last 15 years, the Deshpande Foundation has embarked on large scale projects in the United States and India.

The Foundation is currently involved in several major initiatives:

Over the last eight years, the Foundation has helped over 80 NGOs in India to connect their innovations to relevance.  To learn more about our NGO programs, click here. More recently, the Foundation has embarked on a new initiative in the United States, the Merrimack Valley Sandbox.

The Deshpande Foundation helps entrepreneurs and leaders put together the right pieces to grow and succeed with their innovation.