Questions, answered

Yes for volunteers, donors and auditors, always. NGOs and CSR funders pay for a Standard, Premium or Ultra Premium package after a free trial.

No. You pay the NGO directly through its own payment gateway. Cosmias takes no commission.

Tick "I want an 80G tax receipt" and add your PAN when you give. NGOs with a valid 80G registration issue it; it appears in your dashboard under Tax receipts, with a yearly statement per NGO. Cash gifts above ₹2,000 are not deductible.

Each photo is fingerprinted (SHA-256) when the NGO uploads it, with the place and date. If a file is ever swapped, it can no longer be verified. Independent auditors mark updates they checked as verified.

A recognition score for volunteers' environmental work (saplings planted, waste cleared, hours on green drives), confirmed by the NGO. They are not carbon credits: they can't be bought, sold, traded or used to offset emissions.

Cosmias lists carbon-credit companies whose public registry projects we have checked, and you contact them from your CSR workspace. Credits are bought and retired on the registry, directly between you and the company.

Chartered accountants, social auditors and impact assessors. Send your credential and experience and sign the conflict-of-interest declaration; STARTIONS approves every auditor.

No. Student teams see counts only, never donors, receipts, volunteers' sign-ups or beneficiaries.