Accelerate Indian Philanthropy (AIP) was founded in 2021 to support India's wealth creators in their philanthropic journeys, enabling them to Give More, Give Sooner, and Give Better. The insight behind AIP was that philanthropy can make a difference to India's transformation; that philanthropists were keen to make this difference and finally that philanthropists themselves are in the best position to inspire other philanthropists. In this sense, AIP was conceived as a movement of philanthropists, by philanthropists and for philanthropists.

The idea of AIP was conceived by Amit Chandra, Ashish Dhawan and Rohini Nilekani with Vishal Tulsyan and Harish & Bina Shah later joining as Core Founders. Today, the network includes over 50 additional Founders who actively support AIP's mission to strengthen and scale purposeful philanthropy in India. AIP is also guided by its own advisory board.

We believe philanthropists are in the best position to decide where and how to make their philanthropic investments. We do not "push" or "sell" any sector, organisation or approach of philanthropic investments.