The Federation of Indian Americans of Northern California (FIA) is the one of the oldest and largest non-profit grass-root umbrella organizations. Federation of Indo-Americans of Northern California is a Fremont based umbrella 501-c(3) organization, Non-Profit Tax id #77-01-77823. It consists of over 40 member organizations based in California. Established in 1983, the FIA represents the growing Indian diaspora in the West coast. Through its over three decades of deep-rooted grass-root community engaging and enhancing initiatives, FIA has grown in tandem with the Indian diaspora while continuing to promote, safeguard and nurture the values and culture that are vital to the Indian American community. The FIA has also proudly hosted the annual Festival of India & Parade for the last twenty two years. This event has continued to garner participants from all over Northern California, and has attracted luminaries and dignitaries from all over the world. The festival organizers have continued to organize this Festival which is intended to give our communities an opportunity to work together and present this Festival year after year. Every year, the attendance has grown and has allowed our communities to get better.