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We are United in Our Vision for India
On the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, held on October 2, 2019, we announced the formation of the India Philanthropy Alliance (IPA) to further advance humanitarian and development goals in India.
Our mission is to enhance collaboration among organizations working to advance the development agenda in India. We work together to foster a more robust and better recognized culture of giving among Indian-Americans and over time, increase the scale and impact of philanthropy benefiting India.
The alliance is comprised of 21 philanthropic and nonprofit organizations that collectively raise more than $300 million annually in philanthropic donations, including more than $150 million in the United States to support their evidenced-based development and humanitarian programs. Their most generous donors are Indian-American entrepreneurs and professionals as well as companies doing business in both the United States and India.
Together, these 27 organizations have cumulatively impacted more than 70 million people, providing services such as education, health care, livelihood support, agriculture and water management, and other essential services. They form the nucleus of our network of professionally run India-focused organizations operating in the United States.
India Giving Day, a campaign to galvanize more and better giving to India, completed its fourth year on March 13, 2026, and raised $5,645,896 for the 51 nonprofit organizations that participated. Registration is now open to participate in India Giving Day 2027 which will be held on March 12, 2027.
The Youth Essay Competition, another key initiative of the Alliance, was launched on India Giving Day, March 13, 2026. Winners were announced in September and winner profiles as well as their essays can be viewed here.
“We’re excited about this effort to join forces as an alliance committed to the ideal of making a collective impact. Working together, using our combined philanthropic reach and innovative ideas, we can help India in far greater ways than each of us could accomplish working on our own. The time is right for building a more robust culture of philanthropy among Indian-Americans and I am positive that our efforts will help accelerate social progress in India.”
—Deepak Raj
Founding Chair of the Board, India Philanthropy Alliance
“Our generous donors have been telling us for years that greater collaboration among professionally run nonprofits focused on India made sense, and that a narrative of complementarity has been missing from our sector. AIF is pleased to respond in a pragmatic and visionary way to our friends and supporters by being a founding member of the Alliance.”
—Nishant Pandey, Vice-Chair of the India Philanthropy Alliance and CEO of American India Foundation (AIF)
“Organizations working towards the goal of educating all Indians regardless of their family’s wealth cannot work in isolation from others with similar goals, or from efforts of the government. The opportunities for transformation are vast and a collective impact approach is now needed.”
— Minoo Gupta, Treasurer of the India Philanthropy Alliance and Past President of Foundation for Excellence (FFE)