Editing Azim Premji (section)

===Azim Premji Foundation===
* In 2001, he founded Azim Premji Foundation, a non-profit organization.<ref>{{cite web|title=Azim Premji Foundation|url=http://azimpremjifoundation.org/|work=azimpremjifoundation.org|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref>
* In December 2010, he pledged to donate US$2&nbsp;billion for improving school education in India. This has been done by transferring 213 million equity shares of Wipro Ltd, held by a few entities controlled by him, to the Azim Premji Trust. This donation is the largest of its kind in India. In March 2019, Premji pledged an additional 34% of [[Wipro]] stock held by him to the foundation. At a current value of about US$7.5&nbsp;billion, this allocation will bring the total endowment from him to the foundation to US$21&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news|first=Arnab|last=Paul |title=Wipro Chairman Premji pledges 34 percent of company shares for philanthropy |url=https://in.reuters.com/article/us-wipro-premji-idINKBN1QU21H |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313204001/https://in.reuters.com/article/us-wipro-premji-idINKBN1QU21H |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 March 2019 |work=[[Reuters]] |location=Bengaluru, India |date= 13 March 2019 |access-date= 14 March 2019 }}</ref>
* In May 2020, the Azim Premji Foundation collaborated with the [[National Centre for Biological Sciences]], and the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine for augmenting testing infrastructure to deal with the coronavirus pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|date=18 May 2020|agency=PTI|title=Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS, inStem ink partnership on enhanced testing for COVID-19|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/azim-premji-foundation-ncbs-instem-ink-partnership-on-enhanced-testing-for-covid-19-839027.html|url-status=live|access-date=11 August 2021|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614154934/https://www.deccanherald.com/business/business-news/azim-premji-foundation-ncbs-instem-ink-partnership-on-enhanced-testing-for-covid-19-839027.html |archive-date=14 June 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Azim Premji Foundation, NCBS, InStem join hands to augment COVID-19 testing – eHealth Magazine|url=https://ehealth.eletsonline.com/2020/05/azim-premji-foundation-ncbs-instem-join-hands-to-augment-covid-19-testing/|date=19 May 2020|access-date=11 August 2021|publisher=ehealth.eletsonline.com}}</ref>
* The foundation has warned against [[scam emails]] which claim to be from the foundation and falsely request donations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azimpremjifoundation.org/alerts-online-scams-fradulent-mails|title=Alerts on online scams / fraudulent mails|website=azimpremjifoundation.org|access-date=11 August 2021}}</ref>