Press

This page gives journalists and partners what they need to write about the Amin Foundation accurately: a short description you can copy, the key facts, sourced statistics and our logo guidance. For interviews or questions, use our contact form and choose “Press or media.”

About the Amin Foundation (boilerplate)

The Amin Foundation (Amin Foundation Inc.) is a New York not-for-profit corporation founded in 2022 by the Amin family of Queens, New York, in memory of Basir Amin, Nasrin Amin and Afrid Haider. It works for water-safety education, swimming lessons, awareness, and training and equipment for emergency responders, and it supports families after a drowning, with special care for desi and other minority communities. Its website, aminfoundation.io, offers free, sourced water-safety guides, tools, printables, lesson plans and kids' games.

Short version (one sentence): The Amin Foundation is a Queens, New York, not-for-profit that shares free, sourced water-safety resources and supports families after a drowning.

Fast facts

Mission, in the family's words (statement of September 4, 2022): “to raise awareness around water safety education and the need for proper training and equipment for emergency response personnel. The organization also strives to provide scholarships for swimming lessons to underserved communities and lend emotional support to families dealing with drowning-related loss.”

How to describe our programs: our free website resources are available now. Swim-lesson scholarships and support for responders' training and equipment are goals the foundation is working toward, not programs that are running today. Our programs page has the details.

Key statistics, with sources

Please give the year and the source when you use these. Each links to the official page.

• Drowning is the leading cause of death for U.S. children ages 1 to 4 (CDC Drowning Facts, 2024 (opens in a new tab)).
• Over 4,500 people drowned in the U.S. each year from 2020 to 2022, about 500 more a year than in 2019 (CDC Vital Signs, 2024 (opens in a new tab)). For the longer-run average, CDC gives about 4,000 a year for 2012-2021 (CDC (opens in a new tab)).
• About 40 million U.S. adults (15.4%) say they don't know how to swim, and 54.7% have never taken a swimming lesson (CDC survey, 2023 (opens in a new tab)).
• Among people under 30, Black people drown at 1.5 times the rate of White people (CDC, 1999-2019 data (opens in a new tab)).
• About 300,000 people die from drowning worldwide each year (World Health Organization fact sheet, 2026 (opens in a new tab)).

We could not find an official U.S. figure for swimming ability or drowning in South Asian or Bangladeshi-American communities. Please don't attribute one to us.

Logo and brand

Download our logos, brand colors and type from the press kit.

• Use the logo as it is. Don't stretch it, recolor it, add effects or crop the wordmark.
• Our main brand color is teal, #2E9AA6.
• When you reproduce one of our infographics, keep its sources and the credit line: Amin Foundation · aminfoundation.io.

Interviews and requests

We are glad to talk about water safety, swimming lessons, community outreach and support for grieving families and siblings. Send requests through the contact form and include your outlet, topic and deadline.

Please note:

• We don't share family photos.
• We don't discuss the details of how Basir, Nasrin and Afrid died. We ask that coverage focus on the work: helping families stay safe in the water and supporting families after a loss.
• When a story discusses grief or loss, please consider telling readers about the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (opens in a new tab): anyone can call or text 988 for free support at any hour.

What you can do today

• Copy the boilerplate above and link to aminfoundation.io.
• Use a free resource in your story, such as a shareable infographic or a printable checklist.
• Point readers to action: what drowning really looks like and how to find swim lessons.
• Ask us a question through the contact form.