| Type: | Nonprofit organization (IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3) |
| Website: | https://binayfoundation.org |
| Binaytara Foundation | |
| Focus: | Promote health and education in underprivileged societies |
| Headquarters: | 3380 146th Pl SE, Suite 330Bellevue, WA 98007 |
| Location City: | Bellevue, Washington |
| Location Country: | United States |
| Revenue: | $1,733,434[1] |
| Revenue Year: | 2022 |
| Expenses: | $1,243,604 |
| Expenses Year: | 2022 |
The Binaytara Foundation (BTF) [2] was co-founded in 2007 by Dr. Binay Shah and his wife Tara Shah. The goal of the foundation is to promote health and education in underprivileged societies, with an emphasis on improving access to cancer care in underserved areas.
The foundation supports educational programs. It has built a 25-bed cancer clinic in Nepal in 2018 and is extending its care in the region.
The BTF is a Washington State nonprofit organization exempt from taxation pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.[3]
Binaytara Foundation Cancer Center: The Binaytara Foundation opened the Binaytara Foundation Cancer Center on December 17, 2018, in Janakpur in Nepal.[4]
BTF awarded grants for medical research in Nepal and India.[5] The program started in 2008 and was awarded every year until 2015.[6] [7]
The cervical cancer screening program was conducted over a six-month period starting in May 2014. More than 1,000 women were screened for cervical cancer.
Using wireless video consultation, experts from the U.S. volunteered in weekly telemedicine session with physicians in Manipal College of Medical Sciences in Pokhara, Nepal, between March 2010 and March 2012.[8]
The bone marrow transplant (BMT) program is a joint venture between BTF, UIC Center for Global Health, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, and the Civil Service Hospital.[9] [10]
As of 2018, the Binaytara Foundation had net assets of $159,452.[11]