Alliance for Humanitarian Initiatives Non Violence and Spiri
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
Alliance for Humanitarian Initiatives Non Violence & Spiritual Advancement (aka AHINSA) vision is to create a peaceful global community where nonviolence, spiritual growth, and humanitarian action inspire a culture of compassion, empathy, respect, and harmony. AHINSA's mission is: To promote nonviolence as a way of life, and as a chosen method for resolving conflicts; Through education, training, and service activities based on the principles held by Mahatma Gandhi and other non-violence philosophy supporting leaders, to promote: peace, equality, and justice; and mutual appreciation, understanding, and respect between different cultural, ethnic, and religious groups
- Income
- $62,884
- Spending
- $6,729
- Reserves
- Over 10 years of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $22,286 spent. Hosted Music for Peace Concert and Fundraiser on September 7 2025 featuring Grammy Award winners Chandrika Tandon and her musical ensemble along Marty Ashby and his Jazz band at Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh, This inspiring collaboration is a fundraiser for AHINSA, a multi-cultural, multi-faith nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting peace and nonviolence since 2000. About 420 people attended this musical performance and fundraiser
- $4,721 spent. AHINSA hosted a Meet and Greet session with the Ambassador Binaya Srikanta Pradhan, Indian Consul General, New York for a Meet and Greet Session with the Education and Faith leaders and Indian origin community in the Pittsburgh area on July 11 2025 at the Courtyard Marriott in Oakland. AHINSA received a grant for $7000 from the Indian Consul General, New York to support AHINSA's mission
- AHINSA in conjunction with Center for Diversity and Student Inclusion at Carnegie Mellon University celebrated Gandhi Day on September 28 2025. Over 100 people attended the event
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since November 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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