In 2025-26, Tata Trust’s expenditure on charitable works will increase by 72.5 per cent to Rs. 1,556.31 crores. This was Noel Tata’s first full financial year as chairman. The largest share of institutional funds was given to rural upliftment, education and cancer care. According to the trust’s annual report, this total amount for 2024-25 is Rs. 902.32 crore is over. Institutional grant and direct project cost Rs. 1,353.32 crore, while the assistance given to individuals totaled Rs. 202.99 crores. Among institutional projects, for rural upliftment Rs. 457.62 crore maximum amount was given. After this, Rs 270.26 crore was allocated for education and Rs 178.46 crore for cancer treatment.

A message from Noel Tata

For health care Rs. 105.97 crore, for water and sanitation Rs. 59.04 crore and for nutrition Rs. 57.64 crore was given. From individual grants Rs. 143.30 crore was for medical aid, while education related aid was Rs. 59.38 crores. In his message accompanying the report, Noel Tata said the trust will now focus more on building institutions and models that can serve as public assets in the long run. He emphasized that philanthropy should not be judged only by the amount spent or the number of people benefited, but by its lasting and measurable results. The trust is also working towards building a network of 40-50 non-profit general hospitals across India. Its model is designed in such a way that even those who cannot afford expensive treatment can get good quality treatment.

The trust also underwent many changes

This year the boards of the main units of the trusts have also been reshuffled. Mehli Mistry stepped down as a trustee of Sir Ratan Tata Trust and Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on October 28, 2025. On 12 November 2025, Neville Tata and Bhaskar Bhat joined the board of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and Venu Srinivasan was reinstated at the same time. Pramit Zaveri’s tenure ended on February 11, 2026. Tata Trusts holds approximately 66% stake in Tata Sons (which is the group’s holding company). These trusts depend largely on dividends for their charitable work. For 2024-25, Tata Sons will invest Rs. 2,622.91 crore as dividend was recommended, of which approximately Rs. 1,731 crore was to go to the trusts.