PUKAR's team consists of Associates, Advisors and a Board of Trustees headed by Professor Arjun Appadurai. Associates are a group of young scholars and professionals drawn from different fields including art, architecture, criticism, urban planning, sociology, anthropology, journalism, public health and film. Their ideas and energies drive the day-to-day activities of PUKAR. They are neither employees nor volunteers but partners who imagine and execute capacity building projects for the city whilst furthering their own creative ideas.

PUKAR's advisory team is drawn from scholars and professionals from various backgrounds who are leaders in their respective fields. The Advisory team - which includes the President and Board of Trustees - constantly facilitates the exchange of ideas and agendas from local as well as global centers and ensures the presence of key intellectuals and activists for direct engagement with Mumbai's citizens and organizations.

PUKAR’s work is supported by grants from various organizations like UNESCO, Sir Ratan Tata Foundation, India Foundation for the Arts, Indo-Dutch Program for Alternative Development (IDPAD), Mumbai Metropolitan Region – Heritage Conservation Society (MMR-HCS), The Ford Foundation, The University of Chicago, Yale University and by anonymous private donors.

Pukar's team is headed by Executive Director Dr. Anita Patil-Deshmukh.