Mission
The Asia Foundation is a nonprofit, non-governmental organization committed to the development of a peaceful, prosperous, just, and open Asia-Pacific region. The Foundation supports Asian initiatives to improve governance, law, and civil society; women's empowerment; economic reform and development; sustainable development and the environment; and international relations. Drawing on nearly 60 years of experience in Asia, the Foundation collaborates with private and public partners to support leadership and institutional development, exchanges, and policy research. With 18 offices throughout Asia, an office in Washington, DC, and its headquarters in San Francisco, the Foundation addresses these issues on both a country and regional level.
Founded
1954, San Francisco, California.
Offices
SAN FRANCISCO (Headquarters)
The Asia Foundation
465 California Street, 9th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 982-4640
WASHINGTON, D.C.
The Asia Foundation
1779 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Ste. 815
Washington, D.C. 20036
Tel: (202) 588-9420
Asia Locations:
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Cambodia
China
India
Indonesia
Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Mongolia
Nepal
Pacific Island Nations
Pakistan
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Thailand
Timor-Leste
Vietnam
Funding
The Asia Foundation’s annual budget comes from a combination of private foundations, individuals, and corporations, successful competition for funding from international multilateral and bilateral development agencies, including the Asian Development Bank, Australian Agency for International Development (AusAid), British Council, British High Commission (Sri Lanka), Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), Danish International Development Agency (Danida), Department for International Development (DFID), The Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, International Finance Corporation, The Netherlands Embassy (Indonesia), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of Labor, United States Department of State, United States Environmental Protection Agency, The World Bank, and an annual appropriation from the U.S. Congress.
Grants
In 2010, the Foundation provided more than $98 million in program support and distributed nearly one million books and journals valued at over $42 million throughout Asia.
The Asia Foundation is recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) public charity. In 2011, The Asia Foundation was ranked as the 4th largest charity in the Bay Area by The San Francisco Business Times.
Officers
Michael H. Armacost - Chairman of the Board and Executive Committee
Harry Harding - Vice Chair of the Board and Executive Committee
Missie Rennie - Vice Chair of the Board and Executive Committee
Susan J. Pharr - Secretary, Board of Trustees
Paul S. Slawson - Treasurer, Board of Trustees
David D. Arnold - President and CEO
Suzanne E. Siskel - Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer
Richard H. Fuller - Vice President, Field Operations
Gordon Hein - Vice President, Programs
Nancy Yuan - Vice President and Director, Washington, D.C.
Ken Krug - Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Treasurer, Board of Trustees