Impact at a Glance
Within a few years of launching, the KM Foundation is already reaching tens of thousands of people across the UK and India:
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young musicians on fully-funded three-year scholarships in London and Birmingham
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cataract operations being funded in Tamil Nadu, South India
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people screened through outreach eye camps
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people in Punjab now served by the state’s first dedicated airway surgery service
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grant funding Punjab’s first specialist surgical laser
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donated to fund the Chalke Schools History Hub — 36 films produced, 97 schools registered, 2,500 pupils reached at the 2025 festival
We work in three areas where targeted, well-governed investment creates lasting change:
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Education
We fund access to education for people who would otherwise be left behind — from three-year music scholarships for exceptional young musicians to a £100,000 investment in free online history education for schools across the UK and beyond. Our scholars are already securing places at the Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
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Healthcare
We back high-impact medical initiatives led by world-class UK clinicians, bringing specialist care to regions where it is entirely absent. From funding cataract surgery for tens of thousands in rural Tamil Nadu to establishing Punjab’s first Laryngology Service — designed to become a national centre of excellence and a training hub for doctors across India — every project is designed to build lasting capacity, not dependency.
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Communities
We invest in what makes communities strong — cultural participation, shared identity and health education. We look for partnerships that deliver both cultural benefit and measurable social outcomes in the same breath.
The question every donor should ask is not ‘How much did I give?’ but ‘What changed because I gave it?’ If we can answer that clearly and honestly, then we are not simply donating. We are building something that will endure..
Kumar Muthalagappan OBE, Founder of the KM FoundationAbout the Foundation
The KM Foundation is a UK-registered family charity, registered as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales on 14 May 2020, and recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid. It is led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Kumar Muthalagappan OBE FCA and his three children, all of whom serve as trustees.
Kumar built two clinical research companies from nothing to international acquisition, served on nine national and regional boards, and received an OBE for services to Tourism and Hospitality. His children are medical doctors and scientists at Imperial College, Cambridge and Milton Keynes University Hospital. This is philanthropy backed by rare depth of expertise.
