Aga Khan Foundation USA: CEO salary, finances and where donations go
“The aga khan foundation u.s.a. Is a public, non-denominational, philanthropic organization established by his highness the aga khan IV.”
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No reported asset diversions, no insider transactions, no fundraisers keeping most of the money, and the governance policies we check for are in place.
For each dollar donated, Aga Khan Foundation USA spent 1¢ on fundraising.
Fundraising ÷ $99.0M contributions · Form 990 Parts VIII, IXThe charity's own description of its largest programs, with what each cost.
Water emergency relief project's overall objective is to improve access to safe drinking water and irrigation water services in selected rural areas of afghanistan. Over the course of three and half years, werp will provide around 1,000,000 million people with access to safe drinking water services and support farmers to gain access to irrigation water services
Bequest funding to aga khan foundation geneva for leveraging external donor funding towards tackling the root causes of poverty and efforts to improve the quality of life in communities around the world.
In 2025, akf U.S.a. Active grants supported interventions in afghanistan, kenya, kyrgyzstan, pakistan, tajikistan, and tanzania. The diverse program portfolio incorporates multi-sector programs such as tajikistan, and afghanistan area development programs, as well as the sector specific interventions in education, health, rural development, economic development, and civil society strenthning and environment. Akf U.S.a. Actively supports human resource development through scholarship program.
Net assets at each fiscal year end, 2013 to 2025.
Reportable pay in 2025, from the charity and related organizations.
| Contractor | Service | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Ghulam Mohamed Eboo | Consultant | $266,328 |
| Bdo USA | Auditors | $158,410 |
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Muneerah Merchant, Chief Executive Officer, received $327,055 in reportable compensation in 2025, 0.3% of Aga Khan Foundation USA's $96.1M in spending.
Form 990 (2025), Part VIIAga Khan Foundation USA reported 96.8% of 2025 spending as programs, 1.5% as fundraising and 1.7% as management.
Form 990 (2025), Part IXNet assets were $582.3M at the end of 2025, about 72.7 months of spending.
Form 990 (2025), Part XIts latest Form 990 triggered none of our twelve screening rules, which cover reported asset diversions, insider transactions, fundraiser costs, governance policies and spending patterns.
Form 990 (2025)Amir Arani, “Aga Khan Foundation USA: CEO salary, finances and where your dollar goes,” Charity Math, updated 2026-11-07. https://charitymath.com/charities/aga-khan-foundation-usa/