2026-08-17T15:02:20-04:00 2025-09-30 043035636 LEE YEE & COMPANY PC 20 SOUTHWEST PARK WESTWOOD MA 020901548 990 2024-10-01 432017217 THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF AFGHANISTAN STUDIES AMER 6173584648 232 BAY STATE ROAD SUITE 426 BOSTON MA 02215 ANDREA KOKKINOS ASST. U.S. DIRECTOR 6173584649 2026-02-14 true false GARY F YEE P00956493 7812372525 2026-08-17 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z THOMAS BARFIELD 232 BAY STATE ROAD SUITE 426 BOSTON MA 02215 467026 false X WWW.AFGHAN-INSTITUTE.ORG X 2003 MA TO IMPROVE RESEARCH AND ADVANCED STUDY OF AFGHANISTAN AND ITS REGION. 5 5 1 0 69750 447130 0 21524 19896 0 91274 467026 0 0 91810 76750 0 0 111531 71756 203341 148506 -112067 318520 366147 690628 0 366147 690628 X TO IMPROVE RESEARCH AND ADVANCED STUDY OF AFGHANISTAN AND ITS REGION. false false 80272 PRESIDENTS REPORT SINCE THE CLOSING OF THE KABUL OFFICE CLOSED, AIAS HAS HAD TO REORIENT WHERE ITS MONEY WOULD GO. THE AMOUNT OF FELLOWSHIPS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED AS AIAS IS ABLE TO DEDICATE MORE FUNDING FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND DECIDED TO FUND RESEARCH ON AFGHANISTAN FROM WITHIN THE U.S. INSTEAD OF AFGHANISTAN. DR. BARFIELD SHARED WHO THE 2024-2025 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS WERE. ALL AWARDS ARE NOTED IN THE YEAR IN REVIEW REPORT. AIAS GRANTED 1 CAORC AWARDS AND 6 AIAS-FUNDED AWARDS. THIS YEAR WAS A HIGHER NUMBER OF AWARDS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO BEING ABLE TO OBLIGATE MORE FUNDING TO FELLOWSHIPS THAN PROGRAMMING. AIAS TRIES TO BE AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF RESEARCH IT IS FUNDING AND CAN RETURN TO THE CONVERSATION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO SUPPORT RESEARCH FROM WITHIN AFGHANISTAN. DR. BARFIELD SHARED THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS TO AFGHANISTAN AGAIN OR RESEARCH FROM WITHIN AFGHANISTAN AGAIN.WE STILL DO NOT SUPPORT ANY RESEARCH WITHIN AFGHANISTAN AND UNTIL CONDITIONS ARE SAFER, DO NOT PLAN TO JEPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF ANY SCHOLAR TO DO SO. 80272 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 1 0 1 true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false X 5 5 false false false false true true true true true false false false true true true true false true true false MA X ANDREA KOKKINOS 6173584648 232 BAY STATE ROAD BOSTON MA 02215 OMAR SHARIFI COUNTRY DIRE 20.00 X 27000 0 0 MAHDI SUROSH COUNTRY DIRE 20.00 X 25000 0 0 ANDREA KOKKINOS ASST. U.S. D 20.00 X X 24750 0 0 THOMAS BARFIELD PRESIDENT 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ROBERT CREWS TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 NILE GREEN EXECUTIVE CO 1.00 X 0 0 0 MARGARET MILLS EXECUTIVE CO 1.00 X 0 0 0 JOHN MOCK TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DIPALI MUKHOPADHYAY VICE PRESIDE 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JENNIFER MURTAZISHVILI EXECUTIVE CO 1.00 X 0 0 0 SENZIL NAWID TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 RICHARD WOLF SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 76750 false false false 500 446630 10000 447130 19896 19896 467026 19896 76750 38375 38375 7473 7473 15483 3097 12386 10000 10000 10000 10000 FELLOWSHIP 15700 15700 RESEARCH ASSISTANTS 13100 13100 148506 80272 68234 0 366147 690628 366147 690628 0 0 X 366147 690628 366147 690628 366147 690628 318520 5961 X true X false X 296635 58775 141050 69750 447130 1013340 296635 58775 141050 69750 447130 1013340 1013340 19896 19896 1033236 11903 0.98070 1.00000 X true false false false false false false SCHEDULE F, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 2 THE FINANCIAL MANAGER IN KABUL, MR. ZAFAR DAQIQ MONITORS AND TRACKS ALL INCOMING FUNDS AND OUTGOING EXPENSES USING MONTHLY REPORTS. ZAFAR IS THE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT IN KABUL AND MONITORS AIAS FINANCES IN CONCERT WITH THE CENTER DIRECTOR IN KABUL. ALL FUNDS ARE HELD IN THE ACCOUNTS AT THE AFGHANISTAN INTERNATIONAL BANK AND MOST EXPENSES ARE CASH-BASED BECAUSE THAT IS THE WAY MOST PAYMENTS ARE HANDLED IN AFGHANISTAN.RECORDS OF CASH PAYMENTS ARE KEPT IN THE SPREADSHEET REPORTS ZAFAR COMPILES ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND ALL RECEIPTS ARE KEPT AND STORED AND EVENTUALLY SENT BACK TO THE BOSTON OFFICE FOR RECORD KEEPING PURPOSES. IN AUGUST 2021 THE KABUL CENTER WAS EVACUATED DUE TO THE U.S. WITHDRAWAL OF AFGHANISTAN. ALL FUNDS HELD IN THE AFGHANISTRAN INTERNATIONAL BANK WERE SEIZED OR FROZEN. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A PRESIDENTS REPORT SINCE THE CLOSING OF THE KABUL OFFICE CLOSED, AIAS HAS HAD TO REORIENT WHERE ITS MONEY WOULD GO. THE AMOUNT OF FELLOWSHIPS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED AS AIAS IS ABLE TO DEDICATE MORE FUNDING FOR FELLOWSHIPS AND DECIDED TO FUND RESEARCH ON AFGHANISTAN FROM WITHIN THE U.S. INSTEAD OF AFGHANISTAN. DR. BARFIELD SHARED WHO THE 2024-2025 FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS WERE. ALL AWARDS ARE NOTED IN THE YEAR IN REVIEW REPORT. AIAS GRANTED 1 CAORC AWARDS AND 6 AIAS-FUNDED AWARDS. THIS YEAR WAS A HIGHER NUMBER OF AWARDS THAN PREVIOUS YEARS DUE TO BEING ABLE TO OBLIGATE MORE FUNDING TO FELLOWSHIPS THAN PROGRAMMING. AIAS TRIES TO BE AS WIDE AS POSSIBLE IN TERMS OF THE TYPE OF RESEARCH IT IS FUNDING AND CAN RETURN TO THE CONVERSATION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO SUPPORT RESEARCH FROM WITHIN AFGHANISTAN. DR. BARFIELD SHARED THAT IN THE NEAR FUTURE, HE WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY OF FUNDING RESEARCH TRAVEL GRANTS TO AFGHANISTAN AGAIN OR RESEARCH FROM WITHIN AFGHANISTAN AGAIN.WE STILL DO NOT SUPPORT ANY RESEARCH WITHIN AFGHANISTAN AND UNTIL CONDITIONS ARE SAFER, DO NOT PLAN TO JEPARDIZE THE SAFETY OF ANY SCHOLAR TO DO SO. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 6 ORGANIZATION HAS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A ORGANIZATION MEMBERS DO ELECT MEMBERS FOR GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7B MAJOR DECISIONS ARE DECIDED BY GOVERNING BOARD. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B FORM 990 WAS REVIEWED BY US ADMIN PERSONNEL BEFORE FILING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C ANNUAL MEETING MEMBERS REAFFIRMED CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY AND DISCUSS WHETHER VIOLATIONS HAVE TAKEN PLACE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A COMPENSATION IS DETERMINED BY THE GOVERNING BOARD. 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