Our Supporters
We are grateful to our foundational donors for helping us build our community from the ground up!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN INTERNAL PAGE, A SECOND VERSION OF THE SUPPORTERS PAGE FOR EARLY 2024. THIS
LIST HAS ONLY DONORS WHO HAVE EXPLICITLY MARKED YES FOR THEIR DONOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, WHICH IS WHY THE LIST MAY APPEAR SMALLER, ALONG WITH A NEW FORMULA TO DIVIDE DONOR CATEGORIES.
Desi Rainbow Parents & Allies (DRPA) seeks to build a world where diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression are respected, valued, and affirmed by the South Asian diaspora.
After almost five years of operating as a completely volunteer run initiative, DRPA has just undertaken the next step in our own journey - incorporating as a nonprofit organization with paid staff!
Make your contribution today and join a grassroots force of hundreds of members and supporters committed to support Desi families of LGBTQIA+ individuals.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 DONORS!
The work we do would not be possible without the contributions from people like you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Diamond Circle
RAYMAN MATHODA & AVANTIKA SHAHI
BHATT-SCHARPF FAMILY FOUNDATION
MCKINSEY & COMPANY
PRETIUM
MANDAL FAMILY CHARITABLE FUND
VAIBAV JAIN & PARAG MEHTA
Platinum Circle
SUKHI SANDHU
VAIBHAV GUJRAL
RAJIV KAMILLA & SUSAN KRATINA
RITA CHOPRA
Gold Circle
RAMPALLI-UDAYAGIRI TRUST
EXL
RAMESH & KALPANA BHATIA FAMILY FOUNDATION
ARJUN KUMAR
NATASHA YERRAMILLI
Silver Circle
AVESTAR CAPITAL LLC
RAJAT RANA
RAMESH SRINIVASAN
Bronze Circle
SQUASH GILL
SNEHA DEVADSON
TARA VENKATESH
SHOBA VISHWANATHAN
ADEEL QALBANI
Booster Circle
AMANDA KEEN
BHAVNANI REDDY FAMILY FUND
MEG SREENIVAS
SNEHA ISSANI
BIANCA KENWORTHY
LAAVANYA PASUPULETI
THANK YOU TO THE DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Supporter Circle
NEHA BRAR
AMAR KUCHINAD
AEA INVESTORS
MORGAN O'DONELL GIVING FUND
PAMELA MURPHY
ADITYA MADIRAJU
PRIYA SHUKLA
JOHN GREALLY
DEEPTI SAHRAWAT
ANJALI KUMAR
CRYSTAL HUDSON
MANDEEP RAI
DAVID RUSSO
AMRIT KAPAI
AVNI PATEL
TATIANA GUTIERREZ ABENDSCHEIN
MONISHA AGRAWAL
AMRIT RAI
THANK YOU TO THE DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 DONORS!
The work we do would not be possible without the contributions from people like you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Pinnacle Circle
THANK YOU TO THE 2 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Celebration Circle
ABHILASHA MADAN
ANITHA CHENNAT
ANURADHA MANIKLAL
ANURADHA SACHDEV
ASHA RAO & SAJAI KRISHNAN
HIVEBRITE, INC
KALPATHI & VIDYA MOHAN
PARAG MEHTA & VAIBHAV JAIN
PRIYA SHAH
RENU AGGARWAL
SHIKHA CHIVAKULA
SRI CHIVAKULA
THANK YOU TO THE 8 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Pride Circle
AJIT JOSHI
ANYA & ANVI FENN
ARCADIS, INC
MONA KHAN COMPANY
REEMA MODY
SHARI EMETH
THANK YOU TO THE 18 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Acceptance Circle
ANUPAM GOEL
APARAJEETA DUTTCHOUDHRY
KOSHY MATTHEWS
KRISHNA HEGDE & ARUNA RAO
RACHNA KHARE
RAJIV GULATI
SUJATHA & SIDDHARTH PURKAYASTHA
SONYA MEHTA
VIJAY MEHTA
THANK YOU TO THE 10 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Supporter Circle
BHAVANI CHANDRAMOULI
JESSE VERNON
KAMAL JETHWANI
RACHEL PHILLIPS
RESHNA MANIKLAL
SHILPA KULKARNI
SUNITA VISWANATH
VALERIE PLOUMPIS
THANK YOU TO THE 45 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Friends Circle
FARAH KIDWAL
RUCHI KOTIA
THANK YOU TO THE 25 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Booster Circle
ALLISON ANSARI
NEHA GOEL
SEMHAR KIFLE
THANK YOU TO THE 32 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
We want to thank the hundreds of other donors who have chosen to give anonymously!
Make your contribution today and join a grassroots force of hundreds of members and supporters committed to support Desi families of LGBTQ individuals.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 DONORS!
The work we do would not be possible without the contributions from people like you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Celebration Circle
SAJAI KRISHNAN & ASHA RAO
VIDYA MOHAN
THANK YOU TO THE 9 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Pride Circle
PARAG MEHTA & VAIBHAV JAI
THANK YOU TO THE 9 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Acceptance Circle
KOSHY MATHEWS
DIMPLE MODI
ARABINDA PANI
THANK YOU TO THE 20 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Supporter Circle
SWATI BAKRE
ELENA PADILLA
PROTIM ADHIKARI
AJAY DESAI
NIDHI BHATIA
ANU BHATTACHARYA
ARUNA DESAI
NIRMAL SHAH
THANK YOU TO THE 80 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Friends Circle
SAVITA VASHISTH
VEDA & UMESH NAVSARIWALA
MEDHA BHARGAW
LAKSHMI UMARALE
THANK YOU TO THE 55 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Booster Circle
SASHA DUTTCHOUDHURY
MITESH BHALANI
THANK YOU TO THE 25 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
See how your donation helps:
$25 = one virtual support group meeting
$50 = website maintenance so that families who need our help can find us.
$100 = translation of our informational material into one of our many South Asian languages, so that we can expand our reach.
$500 = stipend for a mental health advisor for support groups.
$1000 = sponsor a video on South Asian LGBTQIA+ communities.
$5000 = sponsor the development of a “Desi Rainbow Safe Space” training for a religious or medical institution.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2022 DONORS!
The work we do would not be possible without the contributions from people like you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Diamond Circle
AVANTIKA SHAHI & RAYMAN MATHODA
Platinum Circle
DAVID ASCHER
HEMAL PATEL
RAJIV GULATI
SAJAI KRISHNAN AND ASHA RAO
SANJAY COUTINHO
SANJAY MOHAN
Gold Circle
ANITHA CHENNAT
GURU PANGAL
KALPANA SETH
KUNOOR CHOPRA
NIRANJANA MOHANDAS
NISHA GANATRA
RACHNA KHARE
SANDEEP SAPRA
SARITA BHATT
SHEETAL PATEL-REDDY
SONIA SANJEEV
Silver Circle
AJIT MAYYA
AKSHAY BIRLA
ANITA MEHRA
JYOTI SINGH
KHYATI JOSHI
LALITHA SIDANA
LLOYD SANTY
MRIDULA UDAYAGIRI AND PRASAD RAMPALLI
PRITI AND NAVEEN BANGIA
RUCHI KOTIA
SRINIVAS REDDY
SURBHI SHAH
TUSHAR GARIMELLA
VANDANA SURANA
ZOHA GONDAL
Bronze Circle
ALINA JOSEPH
ANIL & CHANDNI SHAH
ANITA AHMED
ANNA CHACKO
ANNA KELEHER
ANNEKA ANAND
ANSHUMAN GOSWAMI
ANTHONY CIRILLO
ANUJ SHAH
ANUPAM GOEL
ANYA & ANVI FENN
APARNA KALBAG
APARNA KAUSHIK
ARCHANA SOMAYAJI
ASHA GEORGE GUIZER
ASHA SAJAI
ASHISH SAGROLIKAR
BENJAMIN LYONS
BHARTI DESAI
BHAVANI CHANDRAMOULI
CHARMAINE HUSSAIN
CHITRA KAMATH CHOLPADI
CHITRA M
CHITRA NAYAK
CHITRA VENKATRAMAN
CLARA LEE
DARSHAK DHOLAKIA
DAVID & MIRIAM BERKOWITZ
DEBRA NYCZ
DIANA SCHMIDT
DIANA VALLE
FAISAL ALAM
GAURAV MISRA
GEETHA KUTIKKAD
GIHANI ISAACS
HARINI VIKAS
HELEN BRONSTON
HIMA SATHIAN
JACOB & JIMMY CHACKO
JANE SARWAR
JAYARAJAN & DULARI KASTURI
JAYKUMAR SHAH
JENNY MANCINI
JESSE CHERAYIL
JESSE VERNON
KARTHIK SANKARANARAYANAN
KENNETH GOLDSTEIN
KEYA KOUL
KOSHY MATHEWS
KUNOOR CHOPRA
LAKSHA DANCER
LAKSHMI PERI
LEDA TEPP
LESLEY KODAN
LINDA GEORGE
MALA MURTHY
MANAL MEHTA
MANASI KOLPE
MANDAR DEODHAR
MEGHANA KRISHNAN
MEHEREEN AHEARN
MITCH HERMAN
MONA KHAN
MONICA SHAH
NAMRITA YUHANNA
NASIR GONDAL
NEHAL KAKARIA
NIMISH MEHTA
NISH JHAVERI
NITA RUDRA
OMPRAKASH AND DEVKI NAYAK
P.S. NATARAJAN
PALLAVI RUDRARAJU
PAULA SAHA
PENNY & ISIODORO PALUMBO
PHILLIP KOSHY
PREMA BHUSRI
PRITI MERCHANT
PRIYA NALKUR
PRIYA RAY
PRIYA TALREJA
PUNITA TRIVEDI
RACHEL PHILIPS
RAHUL DESHMUKH
RAJALAKSHMI MOHAN
RAXITA DESAI
RAYNA RAMPALLI
REBIN ROY
REEMA SINGHAL
RIGNESHA PRAJAPATI
RISHMA KURANA
RITU JUNEJA
RITUJA INDAPURE
ROBERT LOGAN
ROBERT PAULS
ROHAN ANAND
RUCHI KALRA
SADNA CHOPRA
SAKET & KAMAL JETHWANI
SANDHYA SAMANT
SANOBER LOKHANDWALA
SAPNA PANDYA
SARAH BAY-CHENG
SARAH PHILLIPS
SHAMINA SINGH
SHAILA PATANKAR
SHANTHIRANI KULANDAIVELAN
SHARADA IYER
SHEETAL SHENOY
SHILPA AND BHARAT DOSHI
SITA MURTY
SONALI SOMYALIPI
SONYA MEHTA
SRI CHIVUKULA
SRIRAM VENKATESH
STEPHEN JIWANMALL
SUNU CHANDY
SUPRIYA BHARADWAJ
SWAYAMPAKULA RAMAKANTH
TANWI PRIGGE
TASNIM HUSSAIN
TINA LINDINGER
TYLER WHITEHURST
USHA THAKORE
UTPAL BRAHMA
VAISHNAVH NAGARAJAN
VALERIE DANIELE
VARUN KORLA
VINAY KUMAR MANGLANI
VIRAJ PATEL
WENDY BRACHFELD
YASHOMATI KAUL
YI YAN GOH
THANK YOU TO THE 22 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Booster Circle
ADAM DOROS
ADITYA CHANDRAHAS
AISHWARYA CHAYA RAJ
ALEX GOOS
ALY AZHAR
ARCHAA SRIVATSAV
BIANCA RECTO
CECELIA HARRISON
DEVIKA N
GABRIEL ESPARZA-ROMERO
GLENN MAGPANTAY
GRAMA JAYARAM
KANI ILLANGOVAN
LOAN NGUYEN
MICHELLE JOSEPH
MOOF MAYEDA
NIYATEE SAMUDRA
OM LALA
PIA AHMED
SARAH SARWAR
SAURABH GUPTA
TEJRATNA CHAVAN
TRACY PUHL
ZAIN ISLAM-HASHIMI
ZARA AHMED
THANK YOU TO THE 3 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
THANK YOU TO OUR 2021 DONORS!
The work we do would not be possible without the contributions from people like you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Pinnacle Circle
THANK YOU TO THE 2 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Celebration Circle
ABHILASHA MADAN
ANITHA CHENNAT
ANURADHA MANIKLAL
ANURADHA SACHDEV
ASHA RAO & SAJAI KRISHNAN
HIVEBRITE, INC
KALPATHI & VIDYA MOHAN
PARAG MEHTA & VAIBHAV JAIN
PRIYA SHAH
RENU AGGARWAL
SHIKHA CHIVAKULA
SRI CHIVAKULA
THANK YOU TO THE 8 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Pride Circle
AJIT JOSHI
ANYA & ANVI FENN
ARCADIS, INC
MONA KHAN COMPANY
REEMA MODY
SHARI EMETH
THANK YOU TO THE 18 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Acceptance Circle
ANUPAM GOEL
APARAJEETA DUTTCHOUDHRY
KOSHY MATTHEWS
KRISHNA HEGDE & ARUNA RAO
RACHNA KHARE
RAJIV GULATI
SUJATHA & SIDDHARTH PURKAYASTHA
SONYA MEHTA
VIJAY MEHTA
THANK YOU TO THE 10 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Supporter Circle
BHAVANI CHANDRAMOULI
JESSE VERNON
KAMAL JETHWANI
RACHEL PHILLIPS
RESHNA MANIKLAL
SHILPA KULKARNI
SUNITA VISWANATH
VALERIE PLOUMPIS
THANK YOU TO THE 45 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Friends Circle
FARAH KIDWAL
RUCHI KOTIA
THANK YOU TO THE 25 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Booster Circle
ALLISON ANSARI
NEHA GOEL
SEMHAR KIFLE
THANK YOU TO THE 32 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
We want to thank the hundreds of other donors who have chosen to give anonymously!
Make your contribution today and join a grassroots force of hundreds of members and supporters committed to support Desi families of LGBTQ individuals.
THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 DONORS!
The work we do would not be possible without the contributions from people like you.
Thank you for your continued support.
Celebration Circle
SAJAI KRISHNAN & ASHA RAO
VIDYA MOHAN
THANK YOU TO THE 9 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Pride Circle
PARAG MEHTA & VAIBHAV JAI
THANK YOU TO THE 9 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Acceptance Circle
KOSHY MATHEWS
DIMPLE MODI
ARABINDA PANI
THANK YOU TO THE 20 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Supporter Circle
SWATI BAKRE
ELENA PADILLA
PROTIM ADHIKARI
AJAY DESAI
NIDHI BHATIA
ANU BHATTACHARYA
ARUNA DESAI
NIRMAL SHAH
THANK YOU TO THE 80 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Friends Circle
SAVITA VASHISTH
VEDA & UMESH NAVSARIWALA
MEDHA BHARGAW
LAKSHMI UMARALE
THANK YOU TO THE 55 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
Booster Circle
SASHA DUTTCHOUDHURY
MITESH BHALANI
THANK YOU TO THE 25 DONORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO GIVE ANONYMOUSLY!
See how your donation helps:
$25 = one virtual support group meeting
$50 = website maintenance so that families who need our help can find us.
$100 = translation of our informational material into one of our many South Asian languages, so that we can expand our reach.
$500 = stipend for a mental health advisor for support groups.
$1000 = sponsor a video on South Asian LGBTQIA+ communities.
$5000 = sponsor the development of a “Desi Rainbow Safe Space” training for a religious or medical institution.