New York · Nonprofit
AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC
AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC (New York) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,553,109 to it, the largest being THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC ($763,623). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- Revenue FY2024
- $17M
- Funders on record
- 31
- Grants received
- $1.6M
- Net assets
- $7.3M
What Afs Intercultural Programs Inc does
Mission
Afs intercultural programs is a global not-for-profit network that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world.through our international exchange programs, education initiatives, volunteerism and advocacy, we empower young people from all backgrounds with essential global skills and passion for making a difference.
As stated on its FY2024 Form 990.
Programs
Afs is a leading study abroad program for secondary school students, supported and facilitated by trained staff and volunteers. Afs supports students with structural and facilitated intercultural learning journeys that lead to global competence. The afs programs are carried out by the member organizations (partners) and all the supporting services (educational content, organizational development, conference services, etc.) are built around the programs to enhance their quality.
$9,501,476 spentof which $2,509,872 as grants$5,895,389 earned by the program61% of program spendingWorldwide health insurance policies provide low cost and efficient medical coverage for student participants engaging in intercultural learning.
$4,697,542 spent$5,133,154 earned by the program30% of program spendingRisk and liability management are in place to support the afs network as needed for program operations. The risk is currently insured with a variety of insurance policies.
$1,112,285 spent$1,007,650 earned by the program7% of program spendingThe organization conducts projects for the afs network in line with the network's strategy and business plan, as approved by the board of trustees. These projects are financed by the network strategic investment fund.
$339,743 spent$259,570 earned by the program2% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $15,651,046.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2020 to 2021, from $11M to $14M (+27%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
Government-grant reliance: 2021 10% · 2022 1% · 2023 4% · 2024 3%. Grants only. Government contracts and fees sit inside program revenue.
27% of AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC’s revenue is contributions — more earned-revenue than three-quarters of its peers (96% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 5 of the last 8 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Chief executive
Daniel T Obst
President & chief executive officer
Board chair
Ernesto Rey Moreno
Chair
As listed on its FY2024 Form 990.
Who funds it, year by year
2017 → 2023: the base broadened from 5 funders to 12 funders, grant income rose $15k → $864k.
6 of 31 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 25% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC’s funders (the co-funder graph). Top 30 of 31 funders by total. Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How concentrated its funding is
AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC leans on a few funders — its largest provides 49% of grant income and the top three 71%; half comes from just 2 funders.
the vertical line marks half of all grant income — 2 funders to its left
74% of the income these shares are computed over arrives through pass-through sponsors or from payers whose filings do not say what kind of payment it is. Concentration is still measured over all of it, because the money is real; what it does not support is a claim about how many institutions have chosen to fund AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC.
Largest funder’s share by year: 2017 41% · 2018 49% · 2019 29% · 2020 40% · 2021 46% · 2022 37% · 2023 88% — growing more concentrated.
“Effective funders” = inverse Herfindahl index (1 / Σ shareᵢ²) — the number of equal-sized funders that would give the same concentration. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
How long its funders stay
35% of AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC's funders are still giving 3 years after their first grant; 52% give in more than one year at all.
Share of funders still giving k years after their first recorded grant, pooled across every acquisition cohort. A funder counts as retained in a year only if it made a grant that year. Measured to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving — a funder cannot be counted as lapsed in a year most filers have not reached.
Where its funders are
AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC draws 92% of its grant income from funders outside New York, across 15 states in all.
In-state vs out-of-state, by year
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $393k arriving through sponsors registered in 6 states is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC's funding base is broadening — from 5 funders to 12 as grant income climbed.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 363 international nonprofits $10M–$100M, FY2024
Organizations like AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC
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In New York
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
92% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
99%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
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Questions and answers
- Who funds AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC?
- AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC (New York) receives grants from 31 organizations whose IRS filings report $1,553,109 to it, the largest being THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC ($763,623). 16 of them have funded it in more than one year.
- How many funders does AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC have?
- IRS filings report 31 organizations giving $1,553,109 in grants to AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC, 16 of which have funded it in more than one year.
- Who is the largest funder of AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC?
- THE ASPEN INSTITUTE INC is the largest funder on record, with $763,623 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like AFS INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMS INC find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in New York. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2024 (financials across 2017–2024), and the filings of 31 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 22, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing