AIP was formed about three years ago with the objective of helping India's wealth creators with their philanthropic work and enable them to Give More, Give Sooner, and Give Better. The insight that led to this organization was that philanthropy can indeed 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 and for philanthropists.

The idea of AIP was conceived by Ashish Dhawan, Rohini Nilekani and Amit Chandra along with Vishal Tulsyan who joined them as a “Core Founder”. Today AIP has over 40 other “Founders” as well, who support the organization and enable us to do what we do. AIP has its own advisory Board.

We believe philanthropists themselves are in the best position to decide where and how to make their philanthropic investments. We do not “push” or “sell” any sector, organization or method of philanthropic investments.