India Foundation for the Arts

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India Foundation for the Arts (IFA) is an independent, nationwide, non-profit organization that grants and implements projects in practice, research, and education in the arts and culture in India. Established as a public trust in 1993^[1] and headquartered in Bangalore, IFA has been involved in over 850 projects. Its founding director, Anmol Vellani, previously worked with the Ford Foundation.

The IFA Archive, launched in 2018, serves as a repository for materials from projects associated with IFA. The digital archive currently includes materials from more than 500 projects, while the physical archive in Bangalore contains resources from over 700 projects, accessible to visitors by appointment.^[2]