Support the IFA Corpus

Secure the future of the Arts in India
Support IFA’s Corpus Fund

We completed 25 years with the arts, in 2020!
This is a period of reminisces for the diverse work we have supported, as we look towards an exciting future.

Our journey has witnessed support for over 600 projects and counting, leading to books, films, performances, exhibitions and archival materials. We have disbursed over 26.65 crore through support for projects across the country, which have been circulated in the public domain through showcases, presentations, seminars, screenings, lecture demonstrations and festivals-  projects that examine our inherited histories, unravel our complex todays, and dream our shared futures.

As the foundation looks to the future we seek to expand our area of work and programmes; and invite you to support the IFA Corpus and join us in this journey.

Watch this video with our Executive Director Arundhati Ghosh speaks about why giving to the arts matters and what our Corpus Fund can enable

‘The arts give meanings to what we live for and empower us to explore ways of thinking for ourselves.
It connects us through shared experiences - to question, resist, and build.
The arts makes us human, makes us more.’
Click here for the full transcript.

By supporting and strengthening our Corpus Fund you will help IFA build a stronger foundation, realise more artists’ dreams, make more grants, and secure the future of the arts in the country.

For any queries on IFA and the donation process please contact aditi@indiaifa.org

Listen to our supporters speak about why they support IFA and the value of supporting our Corpus

Thespians Sunil Shanbag, Naseeruddin Shah & Ratna Pathak Shah, and artists of the Raqs Media Collective, Monica Narula, Shuddhabrata Sengupta & Jeebesh Bagchi believe in the power of small gestures and interventions.

Small interventions change people’s lives
– Sunil Shanbag, Theatre Director

You don’t have to be a king or a state to support the arts
– Ratna Pathak Shah, Actor

(Giving) is a very simple act
– Jeebesh Bagchi, Artist and member of Raqs Media Collective

 

Theatre practitioner and Co-founder of Junoon, Sameera Iyengar, believes in the importance of experimentation, and  talks about how we all need to ‘put (o)ur backs behind [the arts]’.

The arts celebrate imagination, possibilities, and multiple perspectives
–  Sameera Iyengar, Theatre Practitioner

You have to invest imagination and resources [towards our shared futures]
– Q (Qaushiq Mukherjee), Filmmaker

[T]he arts survive through experiment. Experiment is important. Experiment needs support because … [if we have] to imagine a cultured civilisation, the arts [have] to thrive
– Shanta Gokhale - Writer, Theatre Critic, IFA Evaluator, Donor & Ex-Trustee

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Your donation is tax-exempt under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act in India and under IRC 501 (c) (3) in the United States. In order to avail of the 501 (c) tax exemption in the US, you can donate through CAF America or Foster India Foundation.

For more information write to Aditi Rakhe aditi@indiaifa.org