Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE HINDU AMERICAN FOUNDATION (HAF) IS AN ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION FOR THE HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITY. THE FOUNDATION EDUCATES THE PUBLIC ABOUT HINDUISM, SPEAKS OUT ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING HINDUS WORLDWIDE, AND BUILDS BRIDGES WITH INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WHOSE WORK ALIGNS WITH HAF'S OBJECTIVES. HAF'S THREE AREAS OF FOCUS ARE EDUCATION, POLICY, AND COMMUNITY. THROUGH ITS ADVOCACY EFFORTS, HAF PROMOTES DIGNITY, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND PLURALISM IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF HINDUS AND FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THE PLANET TO THRIVE.
PROMOTING DIGNITY, MUTUAL RESPECT, AND PLURALISM IN ORDER TO ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF HINDUS AND FOR ALL PEOPLE AND THE PLANET TO THRIVE.
POLICY - PROMOTE POLICIES THAT ENSURE THE WELL-BEING OF HINDUS WORLDWIDE AND BENEFIT ALL PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. 1. ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT SECURE THE WELL-BEING OF HINDUS IN THE US. 2. ADVOCATE FOR POLICIES THAT SECURE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF HINDUS AROUND THE WORLD AND PROMOTE PEACE, PROSPERITY AND PLURALISM IN INDIA, THE SPIRITUAL HOMELAND OF HINDUS. 3. ADVOCATE FOR SOLUTIONS ALIGNED WITH OR INSPIRED BY HINDU TEACHINGS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.
COMMUNITY - EMPOWER HINDU AMERICAN COMMUNITIES AND PARTNER INSTITUTIONS. 1. ENHANCE THE WELL-BEING, SAFETY, AND SECURITY OF HINDU COMMUNITIES AND INSTITUTIONS. 2. BUILD A CULTURE OF ADVOCACY. 3. PROMOTE THE RECOGNITION OF HINDUISM AND HINDU CONTRIBUTIONS.
EDUCATION - IMPROVE THE UNDERSTANDING OF HINDUISM AND HINDUS 1. WORK TOWARDS AN EQUITABLE AND ACCURATE PORTRAYAL OF HINDUISM IN K-12 TEXTBOOKS AND IN CLASSROOMS. 2. PROMOTE A BALANCED UNDERSTANDING OF HINDUISM AS A LIVED TRADITION IN ACADEMIA. 3. IMPROVE NARRATIVES ABOUT HINDUS AND HINDUISM IN MEDIA.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Suhag Shukla | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 48 | $93,200 |
| Sheetal Shah | CFO/MANAGING DIRECTOR | 48 | $65,462 |
| Swaminathan Venkataraman | DIRECTOR (BEGIN 03/20) | 1 | $0 |
| Pawan Deshpande | DIRECTOR (THRU 03/2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Arjun Bhagat | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rajiv Pandit | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Aseem Shukla | VICE PRESIDENT (THRU 02/2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Rishi Bhutada | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mihir Meghani | PRESIDENT | 3 | $0 |
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