To augment its resources, IIT Kanpur has created an Endowment Fund for receiving donations from its alumni, industry, philanthropic organizations and well-wishers. All donations to the Endowment Fund qualify for tax exemption.

Donations marked for specific purposes are used as per the donor's wishes. The accounts for such donations are maintained and audited separately, and the utilization report is sent to the donor. Any undesignated donation is kept in the corpus of the Endowment Fund and its interest earnings used at the discretion of IIT Kanpur for the developmental or operational activities of the Institute.

Endowment Fund Management Committee:
A Management Committee appointed by the Board of Governors, IIT Kanpur, is responsible for the overall management of the Endowment Fund.
Ex-officio members:
   Director
   Deputy Director
   Dean, Resource Planning & Generation and
   Registrar
   5 members nominated by BOG, including atleast one faculty member and one alumnus

Institute Investment Committee:
Investment Committee has the responsibility of examining cash flow situation and investment opportunities available, within policy guidelines prescribed by the Board of Governors/Management Committee and makes recommendations to the Director for a specific investment. Members:
   Dean, Resource Planning & Generation,
   Registrar,
   Deputy Registrar (Finance & Accounts),
   Assistant Registrar (RP&G)
   and one faculty or staff member

Advisory Committee for DRPG activities:
The following group has been reconstituted to advise Dean, RP&G on various activities which are going under DRPG. The group will also help in formulating future plans and activities related to resource generation and other related activities.

Members:
Prof C.S. Upadhyay, Department of Aerospace Engineering.
Prof S. Ganesh, Department of Biological Sciences & Bioengineering.
Prof Santosh K. Gupta, Department of Chemical Engineering.
Prof Sandeep Verma, Department of Chemistry.
Prof Shivam Tripathi, Department of Civil Engineering.
Prof Dheeraj Sanghi, Department of Computer Science & Engineering.
Prof B. Mazhari, Department of Electrical Engineering.
Prof Munmun Jha, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Prof B.V. Phani, Department of Industrial & Management Engineering.
Prof Anish Upadhyay, Department of Material Science & Engineering.
Prof Akash Anand, Department of Mathematics & Statistics.
Prof Sameer Khandekar, Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Prof SA Ramakrishna, Department of Physics.

Present Members of Management Committee:

Professor Sanjay G. Dhande (Chairman)
Director, IIT Kanpur

Professor R. K. Thareja
Deputy Director, IIT Kanpur

Professor Manindra Agarwal
Dean, Resource Planning and Generation
IIT Kanpur

Shri Sanjeev S. Kashalkar
Registrar, IIT Kanpur

Mr. C.V Singh
Lucknow

Mr. Sudhir M. Mittal
Managing Director
Sukriti Vidyut Pvt. Ltd., Ghaziabad

Mr. P.M. Gupta
Chartered Accountant, Kanpur

Mr. Sudhindra Kumar Jain
Chartered Accountant, Kanpur

Prof. B. V. Phani
Department of Industrial & Management Engineering,
IIT Kanpur

Special Invitees:

Professor A. K. Chaturvedi
Dean, Research & Development, IIT Kanpur

Professor Kripa Shanker
Secretary, Alumni Association, IIT Kanpur

Secretary:

Mr. Mohammad Shakeel
Assistant Registrar, RP&G
RPG, IIT Kanpur

Present Members of Institute Investment Committee:

Professor Manindra Agarwal
Dean RPG, IIT Kanpur

Shri Sanjeev S. Kashalkar
Registrar, IIT Kanpur

Mr. A. K. Misra
Deputy Registrar Finance & Accounts
IIT Kanpur

Professor A. K. Mittal
Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, IIT Kanpur