United by compassion,
driven by purpose.

From a reunion call to a movement.

        Our Team ↓

In 2020, as the world stilled and screens replaced classrooms, a quiet thing happened. Engineering classmates from Thadomal Shahani Engineering College — graduates of the Class of ’89 — reconnected after decades apart.

What started as casual catch-ups soon turned to harder conversations. The pandemic had exposed the inequalities we’d been raised alongside, in cities we’d left and communities we still loved. We wanted to act — not symbolically, but structurally.

Drawing on the problem-solving instincts our engineering training gave us, we built TAP Charity Inc. around a single, durable framework: H.E.L.P. — Health, Education, Livelihoods, and Psychosocial Development. Four pillars, designed to address the root causes of poverty, not just its symptoms.

As a 501(c)(3), we bring transparency, governance, and strategic rigor to every project. We don’t run programs on the ground — we partner with specialized organizations who do, and we hold them (and ourselves) accountable to measurable outcomes.