Name

American India Foundation

Legal name

American India Foundation

Website

https://aif.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian and International Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking Foundations (813211), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212), Civic and Social Organizations (813410), Other Grantmaking and Giving Services (813219)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

International Development & Donor-Funded Education Programs (EDADALAB), International & Global Public Health Aid Administration (Government Donors) (HLAJALAO), Volunteer Program Funding, Scholarships & Fundraising Support (EDAIAGAO)

Keywords

• Social impact programs
• Education initiatives
• Public health programs
• Livelihood training
• Nonprofit philanthropy

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Primary revenue stream from individual donors via online portal, monthly giving programs, birthday fundraisers, and legacy bequests. Donors can give once or monthly.
2. Gala Events: Annual fundraising galas in New York, Bay Area, and New England generate significant contributions. 2026 New York Gala raised record $3.8 million.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Partnerships with corporations for program funding, employee matching, and CSR initiatives. Includes financial support for COVID relief and infrastructure projects.
4. India Giving Day Campaign: Annual diaspora philanthropy campaign organized by India Philanthropy Alliance. 2026 campaign raised $5.6 million for 51 nonprofits.
5. Alternative Giving Vehicles: Accepts donations via cryptocurrency, stock transfers, donor-advised funds (DAF), and qualified charitable distributions from IRAs.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The American India Foundation (AIF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that designs and delivers social impact programs across India in four focus areas: Education (Digital Equalizer, LAMP, Saheli), Public Health (MANSI, SNEH), Livelihoods (MAST, ABLE, DI-verse), and Leadership Development (Banyan Impact Fellowship). Programs serve marginalized children, women, youth, persons with disabilities, and rural communities across 35 states and union territories, funded through individual donations, corporate partnerships, gala events, and grants.

Product overview

The American India Foundation operates as a portfolio of interconnected social impact programs organized across four core focus areas: Education (Digital Equalizer, Learning and Migration Program/LAMP, Saheli), Livelihoods (Market Aligned Skills Training/MAST, Ability-Based Livelihoods Empowerment/ABLE), Public Health (Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative/MANSI, Skilling Nutrition Education & Health/SNEH), and Leadership Development (Banyan Impact Fellowship). Additional programs include workplace disability inclusion (DI-verse), youth engagement (Circle of Hope, Collegiate Alliance, Youth Ambassador), and humanitarian relief. The programs collectively aim to improve lives across India with emphasis on women, children, and youth, functioning as a unified platform of complementary initiatives rather than a single product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Digital Equalizer: Education program bridging the digital and educational divide by bringing technology, STEM learning, and 21st-century skills to under-resourced government schools.
• Learning and Migration Program (LAMP)
• Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative (MANSI)
• Market Aligned Skills Training (MAST)
• Ability-Based Livelihoods Empowerment
• Banyan Impact Fellowship
• DI-verse
• SNEH (Skilling Nutrition Education and Health)
• Saheli

Products and services

• Digital Equalizer (DE) Education program that bridges the digital and educational divide in India by bringing technology, STEM learning, and 21st-century skills to under-resourced government schools, with a special focus on empowering adolescent girls.
• Learning and Migration Program (LAMP) Education program that addresses educational exclusion among children of migrant families through multilingual teaching approaches, Learning Resource Centers, and community-based support to ensure consistent, quality education.
• Maternal and Newborn Survival Initiative (MANSI) Public health program that reduces preventable maternal, newborn, and child deaths in vulnerable rural and tribal communities by empowering local frontline health workers and strengthening existing public health systems.
• Market Aligned Skills Training (MAST) Livelihoods program that equips underprivileged youth, marginalized rural women, persons with disabilities, and nano-entrepreneurs with vocational skills and market linkages to secure employment or start micro-enterprises.
• Ability-Based Livelihoods Empowerment (ABLE) Livelihoods program that advances inclusive livelihoods for persons with disabilities through skills training, assistive technology support, and employment linkages.
• Banyan Impact Fellowship Leadership development fellowship that creates social changemakers in the US-India corridor through immersive fellowship experiences with grassroots organizations.
• DI-verse India's first workplace disability inclusion certification program that ensures national visibility through Purple Fest and multi-city employment campaigns for persons with disabilities.
• Skilling Nutrition Education & Health (SNEH) Child nutrition and health program that provides children with nutritious meals, monitors their growth, and delivers mental health sessions to adolescents.
• Saheli Adolescent girls' empowerment program focused on life skills, education support, and creating safe spaces for girls to explore leadership opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 23M+ lives impacted since 2001
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators27 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Pratham USA: Pratham USA is the US fundraising arm of Pratham, one of India's largest education NGOs. It runs the same US-India diaspora bridge fundraising model as AIF, including galas, chapters, and individual giving, making it the most directly comparable peer.
• Ekal Vidyalaya Foundation USA: Ekal Vidyalaya USA is a diaspora-led nonprofit supporting rural education and development across India through a chapter-based fundraising model similar to AIF's US chapters.
• Seva Foundation: Seva Foundation is a US-based nonprofit that funds health, education, and livelihoods programs in India and other countries. Its US-India focus on community health and economic empowerment is closely aligned with AIF's MANSI and MAST programs.
• Miracle Foundation: Miracle Foundation is a US-based nonprofit operating programs for children in India (orphan care and family strengthening). It uses a similar diaspora fundraising and India-implementation structure to AIF.
• CRY America: CRY America raises funds in the US to support CRY's child rights and development programs across India. It mirrors AIF's diaspora-driven model with chapters, galas, and grassroots NGO partnerships in India.

Broad incumbents

• Mercy Corps: Mercy Corps is a major US-based international development NGO with global programming including India. It overlaps with AIF on livelihoods, youth empowerment, and crisis response, but at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• CARE USA: CARE is a large US-headquartered international development NGO with India programming in health, education, and livelihoods. It operates as a broad incumbent at much greater scale than AIF, competing for institutional donor dollars in overlapping verticals.
• Save the Children US: Save the Children US is a large international NGO with substantial India programming in child health, education, and protection — directly comparable to AIF's child-focused education and health portfolio but at much greater scale.

Others

• UNICEF USA: UNICEF USA funds UNICEF's global child health and education programs including substantial India work on maternal/newborn health (comparable to AIF's MANSI). It is an enabling/ecosystem peer rather than direct competitor.
• India Philanthropy Alliance: India Philanthropy Alliance is the consortium that organizes India Giving Day. AIF is both a member and a beneficiary, making this an ecosystem partner rather than a competitor — they jointly cultivate diaspora philanthropy for India-focused nonprofits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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