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Indo-American Center

Public charity · Grantmaker Chicago, IL EIN: 36-3689665 Website

The Indo-American Center creates and provides services that facilitate South Asian immigrant adjustment, socio-economic wellbeing, and community through direct service, education and advocacy.

Key facts about Indo-American Center

EIN
36-3689665
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Total assets
$1,909,917

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$1.9M

+52.4% YoY

Revenue

$2.5M

+10.6% YoY

Expenses

$2.5M

+7.8% YoY

About Indo-American Center

Based on IRS filings

Indo-American Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.9M in total assets.

Focus Areas

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Chicago

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$10K$20K$30K$40K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 1 grant2021 2 grants2022 2 grants2023 0 grants2024 0 grants2025

From 2021 to 2023, annual grant giving ranged from $21K (2021) to $35K (2022). In 2023 it made 2 grants totaling $29K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

5 grants across all recorded years

5<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 5 grants of 5 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2025.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$1,909,917$1,253,469$1,253,908
Revenue$2,488,439$2,250,308$2,055,230
Expenses$2,484,444$2,305,633$1,989,453

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS February 23, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS May 1, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS May 15, 2024)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2019–2025

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Indo-American Center is led by Anita Puri, Executive Director since 2025 (on filings since 2019); 1 of 17 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Anita Puri

    Executive Director

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2022

    Vice President → Executive Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $81K (2025)

  • Tejas Shah JD

    President

    Secretary → Treasurer, 2022

    Treasurer → President, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Deepak Kapoor MD

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ralph Nicholas PhD

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ranjit Ganguly

    Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rishi Agrawal JD

    Director

    Vice President → President, 2022

    President → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syed Hussaini

    Director

    Treasurer → President, 2020

    President → Director, 2022

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Anil D'Souza

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashref Hashim

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mondira Bhattachrya

    Director

    Director → Secretary, 2023

    Secretary → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sunil Sanghvi

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Soma Sengupta

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Syed Ahmed

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Basanti Sen Banjeri MD

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morlie Patel

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rohit Vishnoi

    Vice President

    Director → Treasurer, 2024

    Treasurer → Vice President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Krulee Barot

    Treasurer

    Director → Treasurer, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (7)
  • Former: Basanti Sen Banerji MD (2019–2024) — Director
  • Former: Angie Lobo (2019–2023) — Executive Di
  • Former: Ahref Hasmi (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Anupy Singla (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Bapu Arekapudi MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Netta D'souza MD (2019–2020) — Director
  • Former: Paramjit Chopra MD (2019–2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Anita Puri — Executive Dir.: $81KAnita PuriExecutive Dir.$81K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $81K, to Anita Puri (Executive Dir.).

Frequently asked questions about Indo-American Center

How large is Indo-American Center?

Indo-American Center reported $1.9M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.5M.

What is Indo-American Center?

Indo-American Center is a public charity focused on Human Services, based in Chicago, IL. It holds $1.9M in total assets as of 2025.

Where does Indo-American Center operate?

Indo-American Center has awarded grants in Illinois.

What is Indo-American Center's EIN?

Indo-American Center's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 36-3689665. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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