Purpose

The American Hellenic Institute, Inc. (AHI) is a 501(c)(6) non-profit tax-exempt business league. AHI and its affiliate organizations, the American Hellenic Institute Public Affairs Committee (AHIPAC), the American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF), and the AHI Business Network, a division of the AHI, are working together under one roof, to provide a joint program for strengthening United States relations with Greece and Cyprus and within the American Hellenic community.

Goals & Objectives

Through our new headquarters building, Hellenic House, AHI and its affiliates pursue activities for the benefit of U.S. relations with Greece and Cyprus and Hellenic culture. The following are the objectives of AHI:

• Organizing business conferences and providing information and contacts to the business communities of the U. S., Greece and Cyprus through our Hellenic House Business Center;

• Organizing legislative conferences;

• Strengthening and expanding the AHI Business Network; and

• Attracting and developing young, talented people to become our future business and political leaders.

BUSINESS NETWORK

Purpose

The AHI Business Network is a division of AHI initiated in 1989 to reach out to the business experience of Greek Americans and to put it to work helping other Greek Americans. Its purpose is to share business information and contacts. Its concept is people helping people by sharing experience, knowledge and ideas. The Business Network is building a business and resource center at Hellenic House.

PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE

Purpose

AHIPAC, is a 501(c)(6) public policy association established in 1975 to concentrate on lobbying. AHIPAC is the only American Hellenic organization registered with the U.S. Congress under the Lobbying Act. It has initiated legislation on the Aegean, Cyprus, the rule of law, conditions on aid to Turkey, protection of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, reopening of the Halki Theological School, and FYROM.

AHIF FOUNDATION

Purpose

The American Hellenic Institute Foundation (AHIF) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt educational and research organization and is home to the first full-fledged think-tank devoted exclusively to the study of the critical issues confronting the Greek American community.