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The American India Foundation

New York, NY · EIN 13-4159765 · 501(c)(3) · Publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(A)(vi))
Latest filing: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 (tax year 2024) · View the filing · Correct or respond

The American India Foundation reported $17.4 million in revenue and $18.0 million in expenses for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025. Of every $100 it spent, $86.64 went to program services, $3.49 to management and general costs and $9.87 to fundraising. Its largest source of revenue was contributions and grants: 91.0% of the total. The highest compensation it reported for one person was $687,977 (CEO). 6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation. Revenue rose 110% between FY2020 and FY2025. Source: Form 990, FY2025.

Where $100 of spending went

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part IX, line 25 · total expenses $18M

For context, the median across 67 covered public safety, disaster preparedness & relief charities: $92.61 programs, $7.29 management, $0.10 fundraising (medians computed separately, so they may not sum to $100).

Where $100 of revenue came from

The fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 · Form 990, Part VIII · total revenue $17M

The 990 scorecard · same measures for every charity, no grades

FY2025 filing. Median across 67 covered charities in this category, from their latest filings.
MeasureFY2025Median
Program services
Part IX 25(B) ÷ 25(A)
86.6%89.6%
Management & general
Part IX 25(C) ÷ 25(A)
3.5%7.1%
Fundraising
Part IX 25(D) ÷ 25(A)
9.9%0.1%
Fundraising cost per $1 of contributions
Part IX 25(D) ÷ Part VIII 1h
$0.11$0.01
Contributions & grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1h ÷ 12
91.0%87.0%
Government grants share of revenue
Part VIII 1e ÷ 12
0.0%0.0%
Program service revenue share
Part VIII 2g ÷ 12
0.0%2.8%
Highest reported compensation
Part VII-A, columns D–F
$687,977$350,135
Highest compensation as share of expenses
Part VII-A ÷ Part IX 25(A)
3.83%1.29%
People paid over $100,000
Part VII, line 2
68
Net assets, in months of expenses
Part X 33(B) ÷ monthly expenses
20.88.0
Independent voting board members
Part VI 1a–1b
27 of 27100.0%

A median is context, not a target: hospitals, universities, food banks and grantmakers spend in very different ways. What these measures can and can't tell you.

What the money paid for, in its own words

FY2025 · Form 990, Part III · the three largest programs by expense
$4.1M expenses · 26.3% of program spending · grants $2.6M

Education:1. Lampaif's learning and migration program (lamp) provides children in areas of high seasonal migration with access to continuous, quality, and age-appropriate education. Lamp ensures continuity in children's education through the learning enrichment program to offset learning regression or gaps. The program also delivers remedial learning to ensure age and grade-appropriate education for children. 2. Dedigital equalizer (de) bridges the educational and digital divide by bringing technology to schools across india and by using it to transform teaching and learning into a…

$3.3M expenses · 21.2% of program spending · grants $2.7M

Public health:designed to reduce maternal and child mortality in rural, impoverished areas, the maternal and newborn survival initiative (mansi) leverages a public-private partnership model to provide the resources and support needed to empower local communities to care for their mothers and children while strengthening the local health system. Mansi provides preventative and curative care for both mothers and newborns, all the way from the individual household to government health facilities to ensure new mothers and infants have the care they need to prepare for, survive, and thrive during…

$4.2M expenses · 26.7% of program spending · grants $3.5M

Livelihood:aif's livelihood programs include two signature initiatives: market aligned skills training (mast) and ability-based livelihood empowerment (able).1. Mastthe market aligned skills training (mast) works to provide unemployed young people with comprehensive skills training that equips them with the knowledge and expertise needed to secure employment and succeed on the job. Mast not only meets the growing demands of the diversifying local industries across the country, it harnesses india's youth population to become powerful engines of the economy.2. Ableability-based livelihood…

$4.0M all other programs (line 4d)

Highest reported compensation

FY2025 · Form 990, Part VII, Section A · roles as filed; names are in the filing, not here
RoleFrom this orgFrom related orgsOtherTotal
CEO
Director/trustee, officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$645,485$0$42,492$687,977
CHIEF FINANCIAL/OPER OFFICER
Officer, 40.00 hrs/week
$241,382$0$76,788$318,170
CHIEF DEVELOPMENT/MARKETING
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$242,101$0$75,515$317,616
DIRECTOR - ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECT.
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$132,454$0$77,510$209,964
DEVELOPMENT DIR - EAST COAST
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$146,032$0$54,578$200,610
DIRECTOR - GROWTH
Highest compensated employee, 40.00 hrs/week
$130,259$0$53,177$183,436

6 people received more than $100,000 in reportable compensation from The American India Foundation (Part VII, line 2). Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees totaled $1.0M (Part IX, line 5).

6 years of filings

Form 990, Parts I, VII, IX and X · each row is that year's own filing, linked
RevenueExpenses
$0$20M$40M$60M$80MFY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025$17M$18M
FilingRevenueExpensesProgramsNet assetsTop pay
FY2025 ⓘ$17M$18M86.6%$31M$687,977
FY2024 ⓘ$18M$16M87.0%$32M$512,724
FY2023 ⓘ$15M$15M86.1%$29M$474,442
FY2022 ⓘ$45M$26M94.3%$29M$372,930
FY2021 ⓘ$10M$8.4M86.2%$11M$571,482
FY2020 ⓘ$8.3M$7.5M80.7%$8.9M$348,603

Governance answers, as filed

FY2025 · the organization's own yes/no answers; explanations, if any, are in Schedule O of the filing · what each means
  • Voting board members, and how many are independent Part VI, lines 1a–1b27 · 27 independent
  • Audited financial statements Part XII 2bYes
  • Conflict-of-interest policy Part VI 12aYes
  • Whistleblower policy Part VI 13Yes
  • Document retention policy Part VI 14Yes
  • Independent process for top executive pay Part VI 15aYes
  • Board given the 990 before filing Part VI 11aYes
  • Family or business ties among insiders Part VI 2No
  • Aware of a significant diversion of assets Part VI 5No
  • Excess benefit transaction with an insider Part IV 25aNo
  • Loans to or from insiders outstanding Part IV 26No
  • Lobbying, or a 501(h) election in effect Part IV 4No
  • Over $15,000 of professional fundraising services Part IV 18Yes
  • Over $10,000 of activity outside the U.S. Part IV 14bYes
  • Employees Part I, line 526
  • Volunteers Part I, line 63

Private foundation grants it received

32 private foundations reported grants to The American India Foundation totaling $1.5M on their tax year 2023 Form 990-PF returns. See which foundations, on WHOFUNDS.

Source: WHOFUNDS open grant graph, matched from Form 990-PF Part XV.

Correct a figure or respond

Every number above is copied from The American India Foundation's own Form 990. If one doesn't match the filing, that's our error and we'll fix it. If you work for The American India Foundation, you can publish a response that is linked from this page.

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Questions people ask

How much of The American India Foundation's spending goes to programs?

In the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, The American India Foundation reported that 86.6% of its $18.0 million in expenses went to program services, 3.5% to management and general and 9.9% to fundraising (Form 990, Part IX).

How much does The American India Foundation pay its top executive?

The largest total compensation The American India Foundation reported for one person in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025 was $687,977, for the role of CEO (Form 990, Part VII, including compensation from related organizations and other compensation).

Where does The American India Foundation get its money?

Of $17.4 million in revenue in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, 91.0% came from contributions and grants and 0.0% from program service revenue (Form 990, Part VIII).

Is The American India Foundation a registered charity?

The IRS lists EIN 13-4159765 as a 501(c)(3) organization (publicly supported organization (170(b)(1)(a)(vi))), and its records show contributions as tax-deductible. Form 990 filings on record here cover tax years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. A filing shows what the organization reported; it doesn't by itself show whether a program works.

Sources

  • FY2025: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, object 202503529349300810 · read the filing · XML
  • FY2024: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2024, object 202500179349301335 · read the filing
  • FY2023: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2023, object 202430239349301303 · read the filing
  • FY2022: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022, object 202310459349300746 · read the filing
  • FY2021: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021, object 202220459349301012 · read the filing
  • FY2020: Form 990 for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2020, object 202140429349300149 · read the filing

All filings for EIN 13-4159765: ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer · IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search. Figures are as the organization reported them; we have not audited them.