THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AFGHANISTAN STUDIES Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AFGHANISTAN STUDIES

EIN 43-2017217 · Promotion of International Understanding (Q20)

What they do

PRESIDENTS REPORT SINCE THE CLOSING of THE KABUL OFFICE CLOSED, AIAS HAS HAD to REORIENT WHERE ITS MONEY WOULD GO. THE AMOUNT of FELLOWSHIPS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED AS AIAS is ABLE to DEDICATE MORE FUNDING for FELLOWSHIPS and DECIDED to FUND RESEARCH ON AFGHANISTAN FROM WITHIN THE U.S. INSTEAD of AFGHANISTAN. DR. BARFIELD SHARED WHO THE 2024 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS WERE; ALL AWARDS ARE NOTED IN THE YEAR IN REVIEW REPORT. AIAS GRANTED 5 CAORC AWARDS and 4 AIAS-FUNDED AWARDS. THIS YEAR WAS A HIGHER NUMBER of AWARDS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE to BEING ABLE to OBLIGATE MORE FUNDING to FELLOWSHIPS THAN PROGRAMMING. AIAS TRIES to BE AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE IN TERMS of THE TYPE of RESEARCH IT is FUNDING and CAN RETURN to THE CONVERSATION of WHETHER or NOT to SUPPORT RESEARCH FROM WITHIN AFGHANISTAN. DR. BARFIELD SHARED THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HE WOULD LIKE to DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY of FUNDING RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS to AFGHANISTAN AGAIN or RESEARCH FROM WITHIN AFGHANISTAN AGAIN.

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They name their leaders12 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

150.01%of revenue went to mission work67.3% of expenses · Program services

$43.54spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

$3.40in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

14.9%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2023

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$91,274

Mission workProgram services$136,922150.01% of revenue67.3% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Total expenses$203,341222.78% of revenue

Expenses were greater than revenue, so the colored ring fills the available $100 and the total above 100% is shown below.

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Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2023CurrentExpense mix: 67.3% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 222.78% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 56.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 99.28% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 57.9% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 224.14% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 64.3% mission · 35.7% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 66.07% of revenue

2019Expense mix: 64.5% mission · 35.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 44.91% of revenue

2018Expense mix: 72.9% mission · 27.1% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 69.86% of revenue

2017Expense mix: 78.8% mission · 21.2% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.27% of revenue

2016Expense mix: 78.1% mission · 21.9% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 98.61% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$467,026

Expenses$203,341

Annual surplus $263,685 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$136,922 · 67.3% of expenses

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Revenue$467,026

Expenses$203,341

Assets$690,628

Income$467,026

Contributions$69,750

Mission work (program services)$136,922

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2023

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

People reported as paid

Person and titleCompensation

MAHDI SUROSHCOUNTRY DIRE · 20 hrs/week $30,800

ANDREA KOKKINOSASST. U.S. D · 20 hrs/week $30,610

OMAR SHARIFICOUNTRY DIRE · 20 hrs/week $28,400

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See everyone listed on the board or leadership roster (12)

MAHDI SUROSHCOUNTRY DIRE

ANDREA KOKKINOSASST. U.S. D

OMAR SHARIFICOUNTRY DIRE

DIPALI MUKHOPADHYAYVICE PRESIDE

JENNIFER MURTAZISHVILIEXECUTIVE CO

JOHN MOCKTRUSTEE

MARGARET MILLSEXECUTIVE CO

NILE GREENEXECUTIVE CO

RICHARD WOLFSECRETARY

ROBERT CREWSTREASURER

SENZIL NAWIDTRUSTEE

THOMAS BARFIELDPRESIDENT

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2004
Location: 232 BAY STATE ROAD SUITE 426, BOSTON, MA 02215-1403
County: Suffolk
In care of: % JOHN F RICHARDS
Primary officer: ANDREA KOKKINOS, ASST. U.S. DIRECTOR

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Emailamericaninstituteofafghanistan@gmail.com Phone(617) 358-4648 Officer phone(617) 358-4649

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2023
Tax period began: October 1, 2023
Return type: 990EZ
Tax preparer: LEE YEE & COMPANY PC
NTEE classification: Promotion of International Understanding (Q20)
IRS tax category: Promotion of International Understanding