Dr. Chandrasekhar Sankurathri established in 1989 as a registered charitable foundation, Sankurathri foundation (SF) in Andhra Pradesh, India. This foundation is in loving memory of his wife, Manjari Sankurathri and two children Srikiran (6 yrs) and Sarada (3 yrs) who were killed in the Air India (Kanishka) disaster on 23rd June, 1985, off the coast of Ireland. The Foundation has taken the mandate to promote rural community development through education, health care and disaster relief programs. 
Sankurathri Foundation provide the necessary tools for the underprivileged persons in order to improve the quality of their life. The Foundation was registered as a Trust under the rules and obtained the Income Tax Exemption under US 80G of Income Tax Act, 1961. Three volunteer Trustees manage the Foundation and all the activities are planned and supervised by the Executive Trustee, who stays at Kakinada. The Foundation is also guided by an Advisory Board of nine people.

The Foundation's activities are carried from a center established on a serene ten acre plot in a rural area, 10 km from Kakinada town in Andhra Pradesh state on the southeast coast of India. It is a town of moderate size with a population of 550,000. This town is the head quarters of the East Godavari district. This can be reached either by road or train from Chennai (600 kms.), Hyderabad (560 kms.) or Visakhapatnam (180 kms.).