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==Philanthropy== Tata Group has helped establish and finance numerous research, educational and cultural institutes in India,<ref name="The rainbow effect">{{cite news |url=http://www.tata.com/0_our_commitment/community_initiatives/overview.htm |title=The rainbow effect |date=4 May 2008 |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-date=8 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160508084156/http://www.tata.com/0_our_commitment/community_initiatives/overview.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="synergos.org">{{cite news |url=http://www.synergos.org/globalgivingmatters/features/0503tatagroup.htm |title=India's Tata Group: Empowering marginalized communities |date=4 May 2008 |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-date=14 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150514110353/http://www.synergos.org/globalgivingmatters/features/0503tatagroup.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> and received the [[Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy]].<ref name="carnegiemedals.org">{{cite news |url=http://www.carnegiemedals.org/news/2007medals.html |title=U.S. and Indian philanthropists recognized for conviction, courage and sustained efforts |date=4 May 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080926022720/http://www.carnegiemedals.org/news/2007medals.html |archive-date=26 September 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> In 2008, Tata Group donated US$50 million to [[Cornell University]] for "agricultural and nutrition programs in India and for the education of Indian students at Cornell."<ref>{{cite news|title=$50 million endowment from Tata trust bolsters Cornell ties to India, and to eminent alumnus|url=http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/10/tata-trust-gives-50-million-endowment-cornell|work=Cornell|location=USA|date=17 October 2008|access-date=11 June 2018|archive-date=13 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180613062603/http://news.cornell.edu/stories/2008/10/tata-trust-gives-50-million-endowment-cornell|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2010, Tata Group donated INR 2.20 billion (US$50 million) to [[Harvard Business School]] to build an academic and a residential building for executive education programmers on the institute's campus in [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=D. K.|date=2018-04-09|title=Tata Trusts accused of favouring Harvard over 'under-privileged' Indian universities|url=https://theprint.in/economy/tata-trusts-accused-of-favouring-harvard-over-indian-universities/47919/|access-date=2020-07-31|website=ThePrint|language=en-US|archive-date=30 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230173813/https://theprint.in/economy/tata-trusts-accused-of-favouring-harvard-over-indian-universities/47919/|url-status=live}}</ref> The building, now known as Tata Hall,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tatas-gift-rs220-crore-to-harvard-business-school_1453288 |title=Tatas gift Rs220 crore to Harvard Business School β Mumbai β DNA |publisher=Dnaindia.com |date=16 October 2010 |access-date=2 February 2011 |archive-date=11 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511192040/http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tatas-gift-rs220-crore-to-harvard-business-school_1453288 |url-status=live }}</ref> is the largest endowment received by Harvard Business School from an international donor.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, Tata Trusts gifted US$70 million to [[University of California, San Diego]] and also partnered with it in setting up [https://tigs.ucsd.edu/ Tata Institute for Genetics and Society (TIGS)] to address some of the world's most pressing issues, ranging from public health to agriculture. In recognition of the donation, the building which houses TIGS has been named Tata Hall.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tata Hall|url=https://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/advancement/advancement-services/stewardship/named-buildings/Tata%20Hall.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=blink.ucsd.edu|archive-date=26 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926143652/https://blink.ucsd.edu/sponsor/advancement/advancement-services/stewardship/named-buildings/Tata%20Hall.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also the largest international donation made to University of California, San Diego.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-09-11|title=UC San Diego names new science center after Indian philanthropists|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/science/sd-me-tata-building-20170911-story.html|access-date=2020-10-01|website=San Diego Union-Tribune|language=en-US|archive-date=13 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210613115324/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/science/sd-me-tata-building-20170911-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Tata Institute for Genetics and Society Advances with Building Naming, Inaugural Chair Holders|url=https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/tata_institute_for_genetics_and_society_advances_with_building_naming_inaug|access-date=2020-10-01|website=ucsdnews.ucsd.edu|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915014805/https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/feature/tata_institute_for_genetics_and_society_advances_with_building_naming_inaug|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, [[Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)]] donated an unprecedented US$35 million grant to [[Carnegie Mellon University]], the largest ever industry donation to the university, to collaborate on promoting next-generation technologies that will drive the [[Fourth Industrial Revolution]], including cognitive systems and autonomous vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/april/tcs-hall-groundbreaking.html|title=Carnegie Mellon and Tata Consultancy Services Break Ground on Global Research Facility in the U.S.|publisher=Carnegie Mellon University|access-date=13 March 2020|archive-date=30 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130030253/https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2017/april/tcs-hall-groundbreaking.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the Tata Football Academy won the bid to form the [[Jamshedpur FC]], a football club based on [[Jamshedpur]] of [[Jharkhand]] in the 4th edition of the [[Indian Super League]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-11-13|title=Why Indian Super League got the Tata Group to review its football investment|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/why-indian-super-league-got-the-tata-group-to-review-its-football-investment/story-HDd9RfPZ1rsbrneNUp7ZjI.html|access-date=2020-07-31|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|archive-date=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927163427/https://www.hindustantimes.com/football/why-indian-super-league-got-the-tata-group-to-review-its-football-investment/story-HDd9RfPZ1rsbrneNUp7ZjI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Tata Group has donated INR 15 billion to [[PM CARES Fund|PM Cares Fund]] to fight against [[COVID-19 pandemic]] in India.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pathak|first=Kalpana|date=2020-03-28|title=Tata Group commits βΉ1,500 crore to fight Covid-19|url=https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/tata-group-commits-1500-crore-to-fight-covid-19-11585403361686.html|access-date=2020-07-02|website=Livemint|language=en|archive-date=2 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702213409/https://www.livemint.com/companies/news/tata-group-commits-1500-crore-to-fight-covid-19-11585403361686.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2024, The Tata Trusts '''[[Tata Group#cite ref-70|Small Animal Hospital]]''' in Mumbai is a new animal welfare effort that [[Ratan Tata]] has started. This hospital, which is scheduled to open in '''March 2024''', will be an innovative facility committed to provide modern medical care for pets, including dogs, cats, and rabbits. Ratan Tata is personally passionate about the idea, which was sparked by his own pet-related experiences.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-09 |title=Industrialist Ratan Tata's pet project of animals' hospital to come up in Mumbai |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/industrialist-ratan-tatas-long-pending-pets-project-rolls-out-in-south-mumbai-2499506-2024-02-09 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=India Today |language=en}}</ref> === Tata Trusts === Most of the philanthropic activities of the group are carried out by various trusts incorporated by the members of the [[Tata family]]. # '''[[Sir Dorabji Tata and Allied Trusts|Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Trustees {{!}} Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Allied Trusts|url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/about-tatatrusts/sdtt-board-of-trustees|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Tata Trusts|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126022224/https://www.tatatrusts.org/about-tatatrusts/sdtt-board-of-trustees|url-status=live}}</ref> #* Sir Dorabji Tata Trust #* Lady Tata Memorial Trust #* JRD Tata Trust #* Jamsetji Tata Trust #* Tata Social Welfare Trust #* JN Tata Endowment #* Tata Education Trust #* RD Tata Trust #* The JRD and Thelma J Tata Trust # '''[[Sir Ratan Tata Trust|Sir Ratan Tata Trust & Allied Trusts]]'''<ref>{{Cite web|title=Board of Trustees {{!}} Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Allied Trusts|url=https://www.tatatrusts.org/about-tatatrusts/srtt-board-of-trustees|access-date=2021-03-04|website=Tata Trusts|language=en|archive-date=26 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126023600/https://www.tatatrusts.org/about-tatatrusts/srtt-board-of-trustees|url-status=live}}</ref> #* Sir Ratan Tata Trust #* Tata Education and Development Trust #* Navajbai Ratan Tata Trust #* Bai Hirabai J. N. Tata Navsari Charitable Institution #* Sarvajanik Seva Trust
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