AMERICAN INDIA FOUNDATION
Mission Statement
The American India Foundation is committed to catalyzing social and economic change in India and building a lasting bridge between the United States and India through high-impact interventions in education, livelihoods, public health, and leadership development, with a particular emphasis on empowering girls and women to achieve gender equity. Because poverty is multidimensional. AIF’s unique value proposition is its broad engagement between communities, civil society, and expertise; working closely with local communities, AIF partners with NGOs to develop and test innovative solutions and with governments to create and scale sustainable impact. Founded in 2001 at the initiative of President Bill Clinton following a request from Prime Minister Vajpayee, AIF has impacted the lives of 12.9 million of India’s poor in 35 states and union territories.
Financial Overview — FY 2025
Compared with Peers
FY 2025| Ratio | This org | Peer median | Position (P10 → P90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Program expense ratio
Program expenses / total expenses
· higher is better
|
86.6% | 90.5% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Admin expense ratio
Management and general / total expenses
· lower is better
|
3.5% | 7.1% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Fundraising expense ratio
Fundraising expenses / total expenses
· lower is better
|
9.9% | 0.4% |
P10P90
|
Bottom quarter |
|
Operating reserve
Months of expenses covered by net assets
· higher is better
|
20.8 mo | 7.4 mo |
P10P90
|
Top quarter |
|
Liabilities to assets
Total liabilities / total assets
· lower is better
|
10.1% | 13.0% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue concentration
Share of revenue from the largest source
· lower is better
|
91.0% | 97.5% |
P10P90
|
Above median |
|
Revenue growth
Year over year revenue growth
|
-3.4% | 9.5% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Expense growth
Year over year expense growth
|
12.8% | 6.8% |
P10P90
|
|
|
Surplus margin
Surplus as a share of revenue
|
-3.3% | 9.6% |
P10P90
|
Financial History
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Net Assets | Program % | Staff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $17.4M | $18.0M | $31.1M | 86.6% | 26 |
| 2024 | $18.0M | $15.9M | $31.6M | 87.0% | 20 |
| 2023 | $15.1M | $15.3M | $29.3M | 86.1% | 21 |
| 2022 | $45.1M | $26.4M | $29.4M | 94.3% | 22 |
| 2021 | $10.4M | $8.4M | N/A | — | 23 |
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