Shri Krupa Dance Foundation of San Jose was established as a 501(c) 3 Federal Non-profit organization in 1993. The specific purposes for which this corporation is organized are to catalyze to promote and preserve the 2000-year-old classical dance form of India viz, Bharatanatyam, to provide an opportunity for all Americans to learn this art form and develop their artistic talents through this art form and to amply project and integrate this ancient art form as an accepted medium of presenting artistic expressions in America. Since its establishment, the Foundation has worked towards raising funds through various dance productions and helped several causes and other non-profit organizations. In addition, every year, Shri Krupa Dance Foundation hosts musicians from India to perform for the various stage performances done by students of Shri Krupa Dance Company under the tutelage of Smt. Vishal Ramani.
Since this is a 501(C)3 non-profit organization, any amount donated is tax-deductible. skdfboard@gmail.com Tax ID 77-0330286
| Board of Directors | |||
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| Ashok Subramaniam Chairperson | Parvathi Natarajan President | Suresh Bahugudumbi Board member | Nandini Javagal Vice President of Marketing |
| Shathiya Rengalwar Vice President of Communications | Vidhyalakshmi Venkitakrishnan Secretary | Sivanandh Ramadass Treasurer | |
| Artistic of Directors | |||
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| Vishal Ramani Artistic Director | |||
| Families of Shri Krupa Dance Foundation | Individual Contributors | Arts Council of Silicon Valley | Office of Cultural Affairs City of San Jose |
| California Arts Council | IBM | Yahoo | Becton Dickinson |
| Applied Materials | State Farm Insurance Agencies around Bay Area | Waddell and Reed | Bay Area Restaurants |
| Shiva Murugan Temple – Concord | Manjari Sankuratri Memorial Foundation (Ottawa, Canada) | Shruthi Adelaide (Adelaide, Australia) | Sa Pa Sa (Vancouver, Canada) |
| City of Cupertino | City of Saratoga | State Bank of India | HSBC |