{{notability|date=November 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} '''Public Cause Research Foundation''' (PCRF) was a Delhi, India-based non-governmental organisation (NGO) that campaigned for just, transparent, accountable and participatory governance.
==History== Public Cause Research Foundation was established on 19 December 2006 by Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Abhinandan Sekhri. Kejriwal donated the prize money he had received from the Ramon Magsaysay Award as a seed fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pcrf.in/aboutus.html |title=Public Cause Research Foundation | About | People's empowerment through transparent, accountable governance |publisher=Public Cause Research Foundation |accessdate=23 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141213111849/http://www.pcrf.in/aboutus.html |archivedate=13 December 2014 }}</ref>
PCRF was registered under section 80G and 12A of Income tax Act.<ref>{{cite news|title=Mail Today investigation: Arvind Kejriwal's trust receives donations from big business houses|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/iac-arvind-kejriwal-public-cause-research-foundation-120487-2012-11-03|work=IndiaToday|author=Saurabh Shukla|date=4 November 2012|access-date=1 July 2013}}</ref>
==National RTI Awards== In 2009, and 2010, PCRF and the ''Hindustan Times'' jointly recognised the efforts of several people who had contributed to protecting the right to freedom of information.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/PCRF-HT-RTI-awards-enter-second-year/Article1-558234.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021051500/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/NewDelhi/PCRF-HT-RTI-awards-enter-second-year/Article1-558234.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 October 2012|title=PCRF-HT RTI awards enter second year|work=Hindustan Times|date=15 June 2013|accessdate=1 July 2013}}</ref>
There have been no awards since 2010 and, {{as of|2014|lc=yes}}, the organisation is no longer listed as an NGO.<ref>{{cite web |title=Activities |url=http://www.pcrf.in/activities.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107162626/http://www.pcrf.in/activities.html |archive-date=7 November 2016 |accessdate=21 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ngo.india.gov.in/ngo_search1_ngo.php|title=Search NGO directory|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> Its last published accounts were for 2011–2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=Accounts |url=http://www.pcrf.in/accounts.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170109193313/https://www.pcrf.in/accounts.html |archive-date=9 January 2017 |accessdate=21 April 2014 |publisher=Public Cause Research Foundation}}</ref> Public Cause Research Foundation (PCRF) gained negative attention in 2011 when it was alleged that one of its trustee, Arvind Kejriwal, diverted the donation money collected during India Against Corruption (IAC) Movement led by Anna Hazare into foundation's bank account for personal benefits.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Desk |first=NewsGram |date=2025-07-27 |title=What started as a Seed of Participatory Governance quickly Turned into The Den of Corruption, PCRF is at the top of Kejriwal's Corruption List |url=https://www.newsgram.com/corruption-files/2025/07/27/the-public-cause-research-foundation-scandal |access-date=2025-07-31 |website=NewsGram |language=en}}</ref>
==Trustees== Source:<ref>{{Cite web |title=About US – Public Cause Research Foundation |url=http://www.pcrf.in/aboutus.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161019221019/http://www.pcrf.in/aboutus.html |archive-date=19 October 2016}}</ref> *Arvind Kejriwal *Kiran Bedi *Prashant Bhushan *Manish Sisodia *Abhinandan Sekhri
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Category:Civic and political organisations of India Category:Organisations based in Delhi Category:Defunct organisations based in India Category:Organizations established in 2006 Category:2006 establishments in Delhi
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