Some of the largest U.S. nonprofit organizations focused on India and overseas Indians operate in virtual obscurity, a Little India analysis of the revenues and assets of nearly 2,000 Indian nonprofits has found.
Gospel for Asia and Mission India, which promote Christianity in India, with $58 million and $11 million in revenues respectively in 2008 are the largest nonprofits focused on India. They are followed by the far better known Pratham ($10 million) and the American India Foundation ($10 million). But the fifth largest Indian foundation by revenues, the Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation ($9.6 million), which provides interest free loans to college students in Texas, remains virtually unknown to most Indian Americans.
The Little India investigation identified 49 Indian nonprofits with annual revenues exceeding $1 million, ranging from the well known Seva Foundation ($4 million), Asha for Education $3.3 million), Sankara Eye Foundation ($3 million) and Share and Care Foundation ($2.2 million) to such virtual unknowns as Bodhgaya Religious Trust ($4 million), Dakshana Foundation ($2.6 million), The Prem Rawat Foundation ($2.4 million), the Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team ($2 million), etc.
With almost $21 million in assets, the India Community Center of Milpitas, Calif., is by far the largest Indian nonprofit by assets. It is followed by the Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation ($16 million), Gospel for Asia ($13 million), Indian Muslim Relief And Charities ($13 million), Pratham USA $11 million), Art of Living Foundation ($10 million) and the American India Foundation ($9 million). In all 61 Indian nonprofits and foundations had assets in excess on $1 million.
Largest Indian Foundations by Revenues
Organization
Revenues
1
Gospel for Asia, Carrollton TX
$58,404,573
2
Mission India, Grand Rapids MI
$11,620,648
3
Pratham USA, Houston TX
$10,038,984
4
American India Foundation, New York NY
$9,967,646
5
Bhupat And Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation, Houston TX
$9,616,923
6
Art Of Living Foundation, Santa Barbara CA
$6,698,588
7
Himalayan Cataract Project, Waterbury VT
$5,066,811
8
India Community Center, Milpitas CA
$4,848,613
9
Iit Bombay Heritage Fund, Cupertino CA
$4,309,085
10
South Asia International Educational Services Foundation, Preton NJ
$4,273,082
11
Seva Foundation, Berkeley CA
$4,175,929
12
India Gospel League, North America, Hudson OH
$4,161,945
13
Bodhgaya Religious, Berkeley CA
$4,051,360
14
Telugu Association Of North America, Houston TX
$3,543,996
15
Indian Muslim Relief And Charities, Palo Alto CA
$3,366,865
16
Ekal Vidyalay Foundation Of Usa, Houston TX
$3,365,900
17
Asha For Education, New York NY
$3,309,197
18
Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth, San Antonio TX
$3,282,210
19
BAPS Charities, Piscataway NJ
$3,123,854
20
Sankara Eye Foundation USA, Milpitas CA
$2,925,435
21
Isha Foundation, Mcminnville TN
$2,900,266
22
Nithyananda Foundation, Fremont CA
$2,693,322
23
Dakshana Foundation, Irvine CA
$2,574,721
24
The Prem Rawat Foundation, Los Angeles CA
$2,441,746
25
American Association Of Physicians From India, Oak Brook IL
$2,234,160
26
Share And Care Foundation For India, Paramus NJ
$2,229,051
27
Visiontrust International , Colorado Springs CO
$2,160,902
28
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team, Rockville MD
$2,126,936
29
Akshaya Patra Foundation USA, Stoneham MA
$2,120,163
30
India National Inland Mission, Forest VA
$1,967,595
31
Amrita International Medical Services Project, Castro Valley CA
$1,927,630
32
KW International, Mukilteo WA
$1,821,075
33
American Telugu Association, Naperville IL
$1,683,303
34
Reaching Indians Ministries International, Round Lake Beach IL
$1,677,699
35
India House, Houston TX
$1,614,102
36
Friends Of The Indian School Of Business Foundation, New York NY
$1,436,502
37
IIT Madras Alumni Association Of North America, Houston TX
$1,422,059
38
India Cultural Association, Grayslake IL
$1,358,923
39
India Development And Relief Fund, N Bethesda MD
$1,313,304
40
India Gospel Outreach, Rch Cucamonga CA
$1,278,428
41
Indian American Foundation, New York NY
$1,214,609
42
Advaita Society Sri Rama Foundation, Santa Cruz CA
$1,196,130
43
South Asian Youth Action Saya, Elmhurst NY
$1,160,106
44
All India Movement Aim For Seva, Saylorsburg PA
$1,138,909
45
American Service To India Medical & Edu. Foundation, Costa Mesa CA
$1,132,878
46
Association For Indias Development, College Park MD
$1,116,419
47
Friends Of The India Christian Ministries, Dana Point CA
$1,075,514
48
American Council Of Asian Christian Academy Of India, Austin TX
$1,067,031
49
Calcutta Mercy Ministries, Salt Lake Cty UT
$1,029,037
Source: Guidestar. Only organizations with $1 million in revenues in 2007 or
2008 whose predominant focus is on India or Indian Americans are included.
Largest Indian Foundations by Assets
Organization
Assets
1
India Community Center, Milpitas CA
$20,807,765
2
Bhupat And Jyoti Mehta Family Foundation, Houston TX
$16,051,517
3
Gospel for Asia, Carrollton TX
$13,049,488
4
Indian Muslim Relief And Charities, Palo Alto CA
$13,002,112
5
Pratham USA, Houston TX
$10,981,759
6
Art Of Living Foundation, Santa Barbara CA
$10,247,591
7
American India Foundation, New York NY
$9,184,874
8
IIT Bombay Heritage Fund, Cupertino CA
$7,698,914
9
Chinmaya Mission Chicago, Burr Ridge IL
$6,313,725
10
Asha For Education, New York NY
$5,941,470
11
Ved Vignan Mahavidyapeeth, San Antonio TX
$5,911,024
12
KW International, Mukilteo WA
$5,807,576
13
Nithyananda Foundation, Fremont CA
$5,752,961
14
Isha Foundation, Mcminnville TN
$5,480,047
15
BAPS Charities, Piscataway NJ
$5,362,151
16
Bodhgaya Religious, Berkeley CA
$5,317,574
17
Himalayan Cataract Project, Waterbury VT
$5,117,806
18
India House, Houston TX
$5,101,694
19
India Development And Relief Fund , Bethesda MD
$5,042,313
20
Mission India, Grand Rapids MI
$4,872,213
21
Seva Foundation, Berkeley CA
$4,840,403
22
India Cultural Association, Grayslake IL
$4,230,775
23
Association For India's Development, College Park MD
$3,606,866
24
All India Mission, Olathe KS
$3,580,575
25
India Cultural Society, Lyndhurst NJ
$3,548,230
26
Telugu Association Of North America, Houston TS
$3,181,227
27
American Association Of Physicians From India, Oak Brook IL
$2,993,492
28
Dakshana Foundation, Irvine CA
$2,814,181
29
Hindu Religious Center, Tampa FL
$2,567,441
30
Advaita Society Sri Rama Foundation, Santa Cruz CA
$2,538,958
31
India Gospel League North America, Hudson OH
$2,494,142
32
India Gospel Outreach, Rch Cucamonga CA
$2,415,079
33
India Heritage Research Foundation, Monroeville PA
$2,410,670
34
India Foundation, East Lansing MI
$2,330,091
35
The Prem Rawat Foundation, Los Angeles CA
$2,165,372
36
Ananda Marga, Corona NY
$2,157,892
37
Cultural Center Of India Richmond Virginia, Chester VA
$2,117,626
38
St Thomas Orthodox Church Of India, Warren MI
$2,011,177
39
American Service To India Medical & Edu. Foundation, Costa Mesa CA
$1,999,601
40
Rural Gospel & Medical Missions Of India, Sabetha KS
$1,982,651
41
India-american Cultural Association, Smyrna GA
$1,970,094
42
Share And Care Foundation For India, Paramus NJ
$1,884,420
43
Sankara Eye Foundation USA, Milpitas CA
$1,819,303
44
Sri Sarveshwari Samooh, Sonoma CA
$1,812,445
45
Ekal Vidyalay Foundation Of USA, Houston TX
$1,742,673
46
American Council Of The Ramabai Mukti Mission, Clinton NJ
$1,722,805
47
The Prasad Project, Hurleyville NY
$1,622,140
48
American Assoc. Of Physicians From India Foundation, Weirton WV
$1,552,841
49
Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, Houston TX
$1,533,135
50
Amrita International Medical Services Project, Castro Valley CA
$1,451,097
51
American Telugu Association, Naperville IL
$1,442,841
52
Reaching Indians Ministries International, Round Lake Beach IL
$1,401,332
53
India Temple Association, Berlin NJ
$1,252,347
54
Barakat, Cambridge MA
$1,246,061
55
Udavum Karangal Of USA, Bedford MA
$1,067,638
56
India Cultural And Education Center, Gainesville Fl
$1,059,368
57
India Cultural Center And Temple, Eads TN
$1,058,947
58
Dayalbagh Radhasoami Satsang Assoc. Of North America, Columbia MD
$1,044,676
59
India Center, Charleston WV
$1,014,422
60
Mandala Publishing, San Rafael CA
$1,010,848
Source: Guidestar. Only organizations with $1 million in total assets as
reported in 2007 or 2008 whose predominant focus is on India or Indian
Americans are included.
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Visitor's Comments
Amit Joshi
Tue Nov 03, 2009 Does not tell the whole story
It is surprising that Gospel for Asia, World Vision, Gospel Fellowship Trust, and Plan India are not on the list. Certainly Gospel for Asia would qualify for inclusion on the list under the criteria of an organization which is predominantly focused on India. According to data released by the Government of India, Gospel for Asia contributed approximately $50 million in 2006 alone.
Editor's Note: World Vision ($1.5 billion in 2007 revenues) and Gospel Fellowship Trust are excluded from the list because their predominant focus is not India or overseas Indians. Plan India is excluded because it is not a U.S.-based charity. Gospel for Asia does not report its financial data publicly and was therefore not in the original list. Little India requested and Gospel for Asia provided its financial statements and as a result the information has been updated to include the organization.
