ICHF is a non-profit organization whose vision is to promote intercultural awareness by providing a platform for the interaction between Indian and American cultures through workshops, presentations and performances.

Its purpose is to stimulate an awareness of Indian arts and culture through education, training and promotion. ICHF has participated in, as well as organized, numerous Indian dance programs in dance styles ranging from Bharatanatyam to Kathak to folk dance. The organization has sponsored workshops and programs conducted by visiting artists of great repute from the Indian subcontinent.