San Francisco, CA

CHITRESH DAS INSTITUTE

EIN 81-2013046

Arts, Culture & Heritage Performing Arts

Mission

The Chitresh Das Institute seeks to ignite the world’s passion for kathak dance and Indian classical arts, with art rooted in tradition, responding to the now, and guided by community, legacy, and seva (service).

IRS-recognized 501(c)(3) public charity Contributions are tax-deductible

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About CHITRESH DAS INSTITUTE

Chitresh Das Institute is a San Francisco–based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded to preserve and carry forward the legacy and pedagogy of Pandit Chitresh Das through training, performance, and community engagement. The organization operates a school offering classes and teacher training, a pre-professional Youth Company, a professional company, a Kathak Fellowship, and project-based initiatives such as Art for the Planet. EIN 81-2013046 has been confirmed against the organization’s public filings and nonprofit registries. In the past 2–3 years CDI has remained actively producing new work and artist-development programs (notably premiering a new evening-length work in November 2025) while expanding structured fellowships and formalizing a Kathak teaching fellowship launched in 2025.

Notable achievements

Premiere of Veil of Janki Bai

Produced and premiered a new Kathak dance-drama and multimedia work in November 2025, bringing CDI’s professional company to a major San Francisco presenting venue and generating local critical and community attention.

Launch of Kathak Teaching Fellowship

Established the Kathak Teaching Fellowship (launched Summer 2025) to formalize teacher training, provide stipends, and create paid rehearsal and performance opportunities for Youth Company alumni and emerging instructors.

Sustained training-to-performance pipeline

Built an active school and Youth Company that regularly advances students into pre-professional and professional performance tracks, sustaining community education programs for a wide age range and producing alumni who perform in regional and national venues.

At a glance

Total assets: $235K
Annual revenue: $388K
Tax status: 501(c)(3)Public charity
EIN: 81-2013046
Location: San Francisco, CA
Website: www.chitreshdasinstitute.org
On Mahalo since: April 2026

Financial figures from the IRS Business Master File, the IRS’s registry of tax-exempt organizations.

Recognition

Grantee of the California Arts Council and recipient of state and local arts funding support for programming and organizational development.

Local and regional press and presenting organizations (including reviews and event listings around the 2025 premiere) have covered the institute’s recent work, signaling recognition within the Bay Area performing-arts community.

Listed on national nonprofit trackers (Form 990 filings and profiles) and evaluated by charity-rating services; public accountability and finance metrics are available through major charity databases.

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