INDIAN FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF SAN DIEGO Charity Report

Public IRS 990 nonprofit record

INDIAN FINE ARTS ACADEMY OF SAN DIEGO

EIN 26-0897033 · Arts & Culture (A20)

What they do

INDIAN FINE ARTS ACADEMY of SAN DIEGO (IFAASD) is A NON-PROFIT COMMUNITY- BASED ORGANIZATION WITH THE MISSION of PROMOTING INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, and ARTS IN SAN DIEGO and IN OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES (HTTP://INDIANFINEART.ORG). ITS MISSION is to CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT of LEARNING and APPRECIATION of INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, and ARTS. OUR GOAL is to PROMOTE EVENTS WHICH ARE INTELLECTUALLY STIMULATING, CULTURALLY ENLIGHTENING, and EMOTIONALLY THERAPEUTIC. THE PROGRAMS ARE RECORDED for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES and WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE for LOCAL SCHOOLS, COLLEGES, and UNIVERSITIES for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES. THE ORGANIZATION HAS HELD 16 PUBLIC BENEFIT CONCERTS DURING THIS PERIOD FEATURING RENOWNED ARTISTS FROM INDIA and CANADA. OVER 7000 ATTENDED and BENEFITED FROM THESE EVENTS. IN ADDITION, THE ACADEMY CONDUCTED WORKSHOPS and LECTURE- DEMONSTRATIONS BY WELL-KNOWN MUSICIANS and DANCERS. OVER 120 CHILDREN ATTENDED and BENEFITED FROM THESE EVENTS.

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Of every $100 spent, about $96.00 was reported for mission work. Use the spending picture below and ask what results that work produced.

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Money report from 2025The charity has a recent tax report to read.

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They name their leaders21 people are listed in the latest report.

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Money made simple

76.50%of revenue went to mission work96.0% of expenses · Program services

$79.73spent for every $100 of revenueRevenue covered expenses this year.

3.23%of revenue went to management and office costs4.0% of expenses

$1.34in assets for every $1 spent this yearSome assets cannot be spent right away.

63.6%of its money came from giftsOther money may come from services or investments.

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Money

Financial picture

Tax year 2025

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$100revenue

How each $100 of revenue was used

The large number compares each expense with revenue. The smaller number shows its share of total expenses.

Total reported revenue$408,160

Mission workProgram services$312,25276.50% of revenue96.0% of expenses

ManagementOffice and general costs$13,1643.23% of revenue4.0% of expenses

FundraisingAsking for donations0.00% of revenue0.0% of expenses

Revenue left after expensesReported annual surplus$82,74420.27% of revenueShown in gray on the chart

Total expenses$325,41679.73% of revenue

Gray means reported revenue left after expenses for this filing year. It does not necessarily mean cash sitting in a bank account.

Has the pattern changed?

Colored bars = expense mix: how each year’s expenses were divided. Total expenses vs. revenue shows whether the charity spent less or more than it received. The current filing is first.

YearExpense mixDetails

2025CurrentExpense mix: 96.0% mission · 4.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 79.73% of revenue

2024Expense mix: 94.5% mission · 5.5% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 92.75% of revenue

2023Expense mix: 26.1% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 142.15% of revenue

2022Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 89.35% of revenue

2021Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 93.82% of revenue

2020Expense mix: 100.0% mission · 0.0% management · 0.0% fundraisingTotal expenses: 39.96% of revenue

Money in and money out

Revenue$408,160

Expenses$325,416

Annual surplus $82,744 Revenue was higher than expenses for this filing year.

Reported spending amounts

Mission work means the Form 990 category called program services. These are reported accounting categories—not an independent measurement of results.

Mission work (program services)$312,252 · 96.0% of expenses

Management and office costs$13,164 · 4.0% of expenses

See all reported dollar amounts

Revenue$408,160

Expenses$325,416

Assets$435,535

Income$408,160

Contributions$259,768

Mission work (program services)$312,252

Management and general$13,164

Accounting fees$330

People

Leadership and board

Tax year 2025

Names, titles, time, and compensation below are reported by the organization on its Form 990.

No compensation was reported for these leaders. The complete board and leadership roster is shown below.

Board and leadership roster (21)

PAVAN BATTIPROLUBOARD MEMBER

TADIMETI RAOTRUSTEE

SUMAN NAYAKBOARD MEMBER

SUBBU IYERBOARD MEMBER

SRINIVASAN KASTURITREASURER

SHEKAR VISWANATHANPRESIDENT SE

SHASHI POTTATHILBOARD MEMBER

SASIREKHA NANDHAKUMARASSISTANT TR

SASHI MURTHYBOARD MEMBER

SAI NARAINBOARD MEMBER

REVATHI SUBRAMANIANVICE PRESIDE

ALER KRISHNANBOARD MEMBER

NEHA PATELBOARD MEMBER

NARAYANAN GOPALABOARD MEMBER

NANDINI NAGRAJBOARD MEMBER

LAKSHMINARAYANA PEESAPATITRUSTEE

KALPANA SHARMABOARD MEMBER

GEETHA RAMNARAYANBOARD MEMBER

DEEPAK RAMASWAMYBOARD MEMBER

C M VENKATACHALAMVICE PRESIDE

BANU JAIGANESHBOARD MEMBER

About this charity

Recognized since: January 2012
Location: 10669 AMBERGLADES LN, SAN DIEGO, CA 92130-4841
County: San Diego
In care of: % SHEKAR VISWANATHAN
Primary officer: SHEKAR VISWANATHAN, PRESIDENT SECRETARY

How to reach them

WebsiteVisit the charity’s website Phone(858) 442-1586

Filing and classification

Latest tax year: 2025
Tax period began: January 1, 2025
Return type: 990
Tax preparer: COVELL JANI & PASCH LLP
NTEE classification: Arts & Culture (A20)
IRS tax category: Arts & Culture