Donate
Your contribution pays for the platform, the festival and the awards night. Avinya is a 501(c)(3) public charity, so your gift is tax-deductible.
Ways to give →Volunteer
Help run the festival, coordinate a zone, edit video, manage social media, or get one of our planned programs off the ground.
Tell us what you can do →Submit a film
Make a short film in Kannada — with a phone or a full crew. Entries, rules and deadlines are on the festival site.
Go to the festival site →Sponsor or partner
Kannada associations, businesses and community groups can sponsor the festival or partner with us on a program.
Start a conversation →Verified nonprofit
You can check every word of this
Avinya is a registered 501(c)(3) public charity. Our IRS status, our determination letter, our filings and our constitution are all public — here they are.
Tax-deductible
Listed in IRS Publication 78 Data with deductibility code PC — public charity.
- Legal name
- Avinya - A Digital Platform for Kannada Culturalingua Initiatives
- EIN
- 93-2554787
- IRS determination letter
- Issued 28 July 2023
- Publication 78 Data list
- Yes
- Deductibility code
- PC — public charity
- Most recent filing
- Form 990-N (e-Postcard), tax year 2024
- Registered address
- Leander, TX 78641
- Governing document
- Constitution v3.0, adopted 3 January 2025
Search our EIN, 93-2554787, on the IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search to confirm this independently. Contributions to Avinya are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. No goods or services are provided in exchange for a donation unless stated at the time of giving.
Before you give
A few practical notes
A written acknowledgement is issued for every gift, so you have what you need at tax time. Many employers match charitable donations — please check with yours, and get in touch if you need our details for a matching-gift portal. Avinya is incorporated as a Texas Nonprofit Corporation and is run entirely by volunteers, so your contribution goes to the programs rather than to salaries.
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