Asia Initiatives
To leverage the power of social capital to promote health care, education and sustainable development, striving to bring positive change in the quality of life in people in underserved communities. With particular focus on women and their families, our initiatives utilize transformative methodologies to empower people to realize their full potential.
Asia Initiatives at a glance
In short: Asia Initiatives reported $440K in grants paid in 2024 (a total; its filing lists no individual grants). Source: 2024 IRS Form 990.
- Grants paid (2024)
- $439,790 — reported as a total on the IRS filing, without an itemized list
- +13.1% vs 2023
- Total assets
- $1,233,604
- +6.0% vs 2023
- Revenue (2024)
- $752,713
- -5.1% vs 2023
- Net investment income (2024)
- $35,475
- +149.3% vs 2023
- Expenses (2024)
- $678,004
- +22.1% vs 2023
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2024 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.
Who Asia Initiatives funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
1 grant across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 1 grant of 1 (100%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2019 to 2024, annual grant giving ranged from $10K (2021) to $481K (2022). In 2024 it reported $440K in grants paid, as a total without an itemized list.
Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Center for Living New York, NY | Urban planning | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,233,604 | $752,713 | $678,004 | $439,790 | Total only | $35,475 |
| 2023 | $1,163,881 | $793,158 | $555,457 | $388,963 | Total only | $14,231 |
| 2022 | $971,849 | $574,204 | $625,509 | $480,709 | Total only | $1,511 |
| 2021 | $970,878 | $808,281 | $578,483 | $10,000 | 1 | $243 |
| 2020 | $741,080 | $576,434 | $545,943 | $454,300 | Total only | $1,872 |
| 2019 | $710,589 | $449,160 | $373,512 | $251,448 | Total only | $4,658 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Asia Initiatives
Based on IRS filings
Asia Initiatives is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New York, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $1.2M in total assets. In 2024, it reported $440K in grants paid as a total on its IRS filing, without an itemized list. Net investment income was $35K.
Focus Areas
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Asia Initiatives is led by Geeta Mehta, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 15 officers listed in 2024 report compensation.
Officers on the 2024 filing
Geeta Mehta
President
On filings since 2019
25 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Krishen Mehta
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kylie Schuyler
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Yoshiko Sheard
Director
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Eva Haller
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kratma Saini Sood
Director
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Alicia Kershaw
Director
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Ashish Garg
Director
On filings since 2022
2 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Helen Yang
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Lisa Robins
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marianne Clyde
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Preeti Mattoo
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Rani Kumar Rajah
Director
On filings since 2023
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Fumi Kato
Secretary
On filings since 2019
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Richard A Murray
Treasurer
Trasurer → Treasurer, 2021
On filings since 2019
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (6)
- Former: Anna May Feige (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Urvashi Kaul (2019–2022) — Director
- Former: Kratma Saini (2021–2022) — Director
- Former: Rani Kanmini (2022) — Director
- Former: Rita Duggal (2019–2020) — Director
- Former: Sweta Jhunjhunwala (2019) — Director
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Asia Initiatives
How much does Asia Initiatives give each year?
Asia Initiatives reported $440K in grants paid in 2024 on its 2024 IRS Form 990, as a total without an itemized list of grants. In 2023 it reported $389K in grants paid.
How large is Asia Initiatives?
Asia Initiatives reported $1.2M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $753K.
What is Asia Initiatives?
Asia Initiatives is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in New York, NY. It holds $1.2M in total assets as of 2024.
Where does Asia Initiatives operate?
Asia Initiatives has awarded grants in New York.
What is Asia Initiatives's EIN?
Asia Initiatives's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-2190020. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2024.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS November 15, 2020)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 25, 2022)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS April 13, 2023)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 29, 2024)
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 14, 2025)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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