NGO
Charity that keeps
ledger , not just a
conscience.
The AIN Foundation funds education, nutrition and livelihood programs across underserved communities — and publishes exactly where every rupee goes, every quarter, without exception.
Where a donated rupee actually goes
Every donation reaches a field program directly — the rest is audited overhead.
Why we started
Farooq Faridi didn't start with a cause. He started with a debt he felt he owed. Having built AIN Group from nothing, he set aside a share of every new business to fund the kind of support he never had growing up — school fees, ration kits, small loans for people the banks wouldn't look at twice.
The foundation formalised that promise into something that could outlast any one person's attention: audited books, public quarterly reports, and programs designed to end dependency rather than manage it.
"We don't ask people to trust us. We show them the ledger and let them decide."
— Farooq Faridi, Founder, AIN Group India
Why we started
Farooq Faridi didn't start with a cause. He started with a debt he felt he owed. Having built AIN Group from nothing, he set aside a share of every new business to fund the kind of support he never had growing up — school fees, ration kits, small loans for people the banks wouldn't look at twice.
The foundation formalised that promise into something that could outlast any one person's attention: audited books, public quarterly reports, and programs designed to end dependency rather than manage it.
"We don't ask people to trust us. We show them the ledger and let them decide."
— Farooq Faridi, Founder, AIN Group India