FHI 360

What does FHI 360 own?

As a nonprofit it has programs rather than owned brands in the commercial sense. It operates the FHI 360 masterbrand, the FHI Clinical subsidiary, and the internal FHI Foundation.

Is FHI 360 publicly traded?

No. FHI 360 is a nonprofit organization with no shares and no stock listing.

Who founded FHI 360?

It grew out of a 1971 research program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill rather than named individual founders. The modern organization formed in 2011 through the merger of Family Health International and the Academy for Educational Development.

Where is FHI 360 headquartered?

Durham, North Carolina, USA, at the American Tobacco Campus, with a major office in Washington, DC.

How many brands does FHI 360 own?

It operates one masterbrand with associated programs and a clinical research subsidiary rather than a portfolio of consumer brands.

Who owns FHI 360?

No one. It is an independent 501(c)(3) governed by a board of directors, funded by governments, foundations, corporations, and multilateral agencies.

What is FHI 360's revenue?

$566.6 million in fiscal 2025 ended September 30, 2025, down from $820.4 million the prior year after the closure of USAID eliminated roughly half its funding.

FHI 360 began in 1971 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the International Fertility Research Program, focused on family planning and reproductive health research. It evolved into Family Health International and expanded through the 1980s into HIV and AIDS work, eventually running one of the largest such portfolios in the world as the epidemic became a global crisis.

In 1990 it created the FHI Foundation, funded by proceeds from the sale of two for-profit companies, to finance internal innovation. The organization shortened its name to FHI in 2010 as its mission expanded beyond health into broader development work.

The 2011 merger with the Academy for Educational Development created the modern organization. FHI acquired AED's programs, expertise, and assets, gaining more than 100 projects across the US and over 50 countries and adding education, nutrition, economic development, civil society, and youth work to its health base. The combined entity took the name FHI 360.

Through the 2010s and early 2020s it operated as one of the largest recipients of US foreign assistance, ranking third among NGOs in USAID funding between 2013 and 2022, with revenue reaching approximately $870 million in 2023.

The defining recent event is the 2025 USAID closure. When the Trump administration dismantled the agency, FHI 360 lost roughly half its revenue almost immediately. It furloughed staff, then permanently laid off 483 US employees and more than 700 overseas workers, canceled more than 70 projects, and cut senior salaries, including a reported 47 percent reduction for CEO Tessie San Martin, to preserve the organization. Fiscal 2025 revenue fell to $566.6 million from $820.4 million the prior year.

The overwhelming recent event is external rather than self-inflicted. The 2025 dismantling of USAID eliminated roughly half of FHI 360's revenue and forced it to cut more than 1,100 jobs, cancel over 70 projects, reduce salaries across senior leadership, and halt pension contributions. The organization described the situation as a crisis in public statements.

Beyond that, FHI 360's record contains no major fraud findings, lawsuits, or sanctions. Like all large recipients of US foreign assistance it has been subject to routine congressional and inspector-general oversight of how funds are spent, but no disqualifying compliance failures are on record.