1. What is a memorial / corpus fund?

It is a fund you create in We Care, to preserve the memory of someone or some event. For example, you may wish to create a memorial fund to preserve the memory of a loved one, for example, in your own name or in the name your grandparents, parents, spouse, children, grand-children, relative or even a friend. Or you may wish to create a memorial fund to mark an important occasion, for example, birthday, wedding, death of a loved one and anniversaries. Or you may simply wish to create a memorial fund to sponsor a particular cause, for example, education of children, care of orphans, welfare of the girl-child, empowerment of women, care of disabled, care of the sick, infirm and dying, old age, widows, leprosy, health care of cancer, diabetic, kidney and psychiatric patients, etc.

2. What is the difference between a memorial fund and a corpus fund?

A memorial fund is to preserve the memory on an individual or occasion. A corpus fund is to sponsor a particular cause.

3. How does a memorial fund become meaningful to me?

Many people wish to have their names or the names of their family preserved in history or would like to mark important occasions in their lives or would like to support a particular cause. Inorder to do this it would be necessary to go through the long-winding and tiresome procedure of creating a Trust. In We Care we have made it possible for any one to create a fund without having to go through the entire legal process of forming a legal entity.

4. What is the procedure to create a memorial or corpus fund?

Follow the following steps:

5. Can I make further contributions and donations to this fund?

• Yes. You can make further contributions and donations to this fund.
• Members of your family and those who are interested in the similar person, occasion or cause can also make donations to this fund.
• You can also bequeath by way of will a contribution to this fund

6. Will this fund get closed in the future?

No. We normally invest the proceeds of these funds in permissible modes and utilize the interest earned thereon for carrying on the intentions of the donor and various charitable activities.

7. What is the minimum amount required to create a memorial or corpus fund?

The minimum amount is INR 50,000/- (Indian Rupees Fifty thousand only). The amount can be contributed in one or two installments.

8. What is the minimum amount required to create a memorial or corpus fund?

There is no maximum amount that can be accumulated in any fund.

9. Can a foreign citizen also create such funds?

Yes. A foreign citizen can also create such funds.

10. Can the amount once donation be refunded back to the donor?

No. Once the donation has been accepted by We Care, it cannot be refunded back to the donor.

11. Have people created such funds in We Care?

Yes. We have given a full list of funds created by people and We Care over the years with details of the name, year and intention of the fund.