$1M+
Endowment
ZERO
Overhead
85
Scholarships
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AT A GLANCE – IMPACT
- $1M+ Endowment Built – Goal $3M by 2032
- 85 Scholarships Awarded – largest in alma mater’s 100-year history
- 100% of Donations → Scholarships
- First Endowment in India for Medical Students
AT A GLANCE – TRUST & PARTNERSHIPS
- Zero Overhead – team covers all costs
- Featured in National Publications
- Local Partnership with FFE (India)
- Beyond Scholarships – mentorship & student support
Voices of Change
Our student scholars share their challenges, journeys, and the life-changing transformation made possible through support
For donors, these stories offer something just as powerful—the joy of seeing their giving translate into futures changed, and a legacy of hope that endures
Our Mission
Connect, Engage & Contribute
Prioritize Student Welfare by empowering both financially needy and high-achieving students with scholarships, while fostering mentorship programs that support a diverse and inclusive future healthcare workforce.
Connect and engage with GOSUMECs to build a thriving Community that unites alumni at every stage of their journey. Together, we contribute to impactful initiatives and foster the growth and success of our global community.
Our Approach
Our Community in Action
Starting with a small gathering at our home in Fremont on April 22, 2023, our journey began
Through intimate events across the country, we’ve grown into a purpose-driven movement—making history with the first endowment for medical students in India
Our East-West Philanthropy Framework
Ancient wisdom meets modern giving science – our unique approach to sustainable philanthropy has been featured in philanthropy.org, exploring how small nonprofits can achieve extraordinary donor retention through relationship-based giving.
Discover how ancient Indian wisdom and modern behavioral science unite to create a powerful, sustainable framework for lasting philanthropy.
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This landmark case study charts a new path for recurring giving—designed to be both sustainable and replicable for small nonprofits
It fills a critical gap with real-world strategies tailored to zero-staff, under-resourced organizations, focusing on growth, conversion and long term retention
The GOSUMEC Approach: We believe simplicity beats complexity, authenticity beats urgency, and relationships beat transactions
Redefining SMALL NONPROFIT Excellence
100% Model. Radical Transparency. Trusted Local Partner
GOSUMEC Foundation USA is redefining what small nonprofits can achieve — with heart, integrity, and deep local roots
With a zero-overhead model, all operational expenses are covered by our founders and team — ensuring that 100% of every donation directly funds scholarships in India
Our commitment to transparency and efficiency is not just promised — it’s practiced
Like charity: water, we operate on the 100% model, provide verifiable proof of impact, and collaborate with a trusted on-the-ground partner — the Foundation for Excellence (FFE)
GOSUMEC is setting a new standard for how small nonprofits can operate — where trust is the foundation, and execution matches intention
Our Angels
Meet the Angels Behind the Impact
Legacy Angels
Build a future that lasts forever
Legacy Angels create named, perpetual scholarships through the Legacy Corpus, ensuring that generations of bright, deserving medical students receive support — year after year, forever
Community Angels
Steady hands for the journey ahead
Community Angels contribute to the Community Corpus, providing the flexible, real-time support needed to address current student needs while preserving long-term stability
Individual Scholarship Angels
One student. One story. One life transformed
With a $5,000 named scholarship, these Angels directly fund a single student’s journey — offering not just financial relief, but personal affirmation and hope
The Ember Circle
The quiet flame behind every impact
The Ember Circle supported by the founders and team powers our operations — technology, compliance, communications — ensuring 100% of donations go directly to scholarships in India, with zero overhead drawn from donor gifts
Endowment Structure
A Dual-Corpus Model for Sustainable Impact
We’ve established a dual-corpus structure to ensure both sustainability and flexibility:
- The Legacy Corpus is fueled by our Legacy Donors and supports named, perpetual scholarships
- The Community Corpus provides stability and resilience, allowing us to meet fluctuating student needs while preserving long-term endowment support
Together, these funds empower bright and deserving medical students — relieving financial hardship so they can focus fully on their education and training
This is more than a scholarship — it’s a Pay It Forward model
Graduates become compassionate healthcare professionals who mentor the next generation, give back to the community, and fuel a ripple effect of opportunity, care, and contribution — one that continues far beyond their own journey
Our Legacy & Community Corpus are the twin pillars of a resilient 80/20 model
- 80% for perpetual student scholarships
- 20% for resilient, community-driven support
70% of the funds are invested in the S&P 500 Index and 30% are held in cash equivalents, in line with the Investment Policy Statement (IPS)
This isn’t just funding — it’s a legacy of equity, access, and enduring impact
Endowment Goals
We are building a $3 million Legacy Corpus — a permanent endowment that will support 150 MBBS students at any given time, generation after generation, at our beloved alma mater
Alongside this, we aim to establish a $600,000 Community Corpus, designed to provide flexibility, respond to urgent needs, and fund strategic initiatives
Accolades
Small and Mighty
Where Vision Creates Permanence
Our zero-overhead, zero-staff GOSUMEC Foundation—with the first endowment in India for medical students—has been featured on the cover of the prestigious GIVING Magazine and in Philanthropy.org
Using smart tech, transparency, and Trust-Based Giving, we’re proving small nonprofits can deliver outsized, lasting impact
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GIVE Study Podcast
From a Heart Rhythm Doctor Who’s Rewiring Giving
Dr. Sanjay Bindra shares how GOSUMEC Foundation USA—a zero-staff nonprofit—was built on the rhythm of gratitude, legacy, and trust
Explore the GIVE Study, where behavioral science meets real-world nonprofit practice to unlock the quiet power of recurring generosity
Because at GOSUMEC, we believe:
Sustainable Giving is Trust-Based Giving
GOSUMEC National Success Story
Discover how GOSUMEC Foundation USA transformed from a startup nonprofit into a national success story, demonstrating the power of exponential growth and strategic fundraising
This inspiring journey showcases how the foundation secured crucial support to establish India’s first endowment fund specifically designed for need and merit-based medical students
In Their Own Words
As the founder of a nonprofit myself, I understand how difficult it is to translate purpose into impact — yet Dr. Sanjay Bindra has done exactly that. GOSUMEC Foundation USA is growing exponentially with no paid staff and zero overhead — an extraordinary achievement.
What truly sets Sanjay apart is how he has transformed a once-scattered alumni base into a vibrant, mission-driven community bound by compassion, connection, and gratitude. At the Southern California reunion, I witnessed firsthand the rare mutual gratitude he has nurtured — where donors feel just as thankful as recipients. That is powerful.
In a time marked by loneliness and division, GOSUMEC offers an antidote — a community rooted in wisdom, purpose, and hope. Sanjay’s pioneering work in Behavioral Philanthropy and the GIVE Study is forging a new, evidence-based path for small nonprofits everywhere.
GOSUMEC Foundation USA earns a perfect 10 in my book — for its clarity of mission, brilliance of execution, and unwavering commitment to empowering future physicians.
Dilip Jeste MD
Former President
American Psychiatric Association
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What Drs. Sanjay and Archana Bindra have built through GOSUMEC Foundation USA is nothing short of remarkable. With transparency, trust, and unwavering purpose, they have mobilized not only significant financial support but also a powerful sense of shared mission within a previously scattered alumni community. In just two years, they have transformed that network into a vibrant force for good — united in supporting deserving medical students at our alma mater.
GOSUMEC Foundation USA has created the first-ever U.S.-based endowment to support need- and merit-based scholarships in India at Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital — a milestone for both the institution and for India. As someone who has lived in the U.S. for over five decades and contributed extensively to global cardiology, I had yet to witness such an impactful grassroots philanthropic movement take root at an Indian medical school.
At the American Association of Cardiologists of Indian Origin, we proudly honored Dr. Sanjay Bindra with our Outstanding Career and Achievement Award for this extraordinary effort. I give this endeavor my strongest endorsement — not only for its clarity and execution but for setting a new standard in alumni-driven giving, with potential to inspire similar models across India and beyond.
Navin Nanda MD
Pioneer in Echocardiography
Founding President, AACIO
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This Foundation is blazing trails and becoming a beacon for other socially motivated and involved nonprofits to follow.
We feel very proud and privileged of having joined forces with the Bindra’s.
A lot of people have a lot of money to give for social causes, but there are rare ones who actually know how to give. This is what sets Gosumec Foundation apart from everything else. No ego, no personal agendas, no power hunger, just the focus on the goal guiding the actions.
Kudos Bindra’s!!!
It’s guided by a clear vision for both the present and the future, ensuring the foundation’s survival in perpetuity.
Sanjay Bindra, you remained steadfast in your mission, never yielding to pressure.
Many have tried to support our alma mater in an organized way—but you’ve succeeded in a way that sets a lasting example.
GOSUMECs’, representing some of the brightest minds globally, are dispersed worldwide. Despite their remarkable achievements, there has been no concerted effort to unite and support their beloved alma mater.
In the course of the last 55 years, ever since our community’s migration to the United States, I have not encountered anyone who surpasses Dr. Sanjay Bindra’s unmatched levels of energy, enthusiasm, dedication, diligence, and passion in his unwavering support for our cherished alma mater, Seth G.S. Medical College & KEM Hospital.
Uniting the alumni community empowers us to support students facing financial challenges, enhance library resources, provide essential upgrades, and improve critical facilities. Under Sanjay’s leadership, we can follow Gandhi’s path to ‘wipe every tear from every eye’.
Our non-profit, enriched by Gosumecs’ contributions, binds our community together, facilitating our collective mission. With dedication and unity, we can overcome challenges and leave a lasting legacy for our beloved alma mater.
Dr. Sanjay Bindra, Congratulations on the creation of a magnificent site that shows our institutions in a variety of formats. I am glad that you have not presented a ‘beautified’ picture but have taken care to highlight areas that need further improvement. The projections for the future you have provided (example: Boys’ Common Room) are excellent.
I am also glad that you were able to include snippets from Ms. Gulserene Dastur’s superb documentary. Dr. Ravi Ramakantan’s introductory remarks to the graduating students are especially touching.
You and your colleagues have worked hard. The result is striking.