The VSNA is a non-profit, tax-exempt, religious organization in the USA. It was founded in 1978. The VSNA's mission is to preserve and foster Veerashaivism (Lingayatism) in the North America; and to impart the Lingayata spiritual heritage, its universalistic, democratic values to the posterity through the teachings of Basavanna and his contemporaries.

VSNA's Mission:
To preserve and foster Veerashaivism (Lingayatism) in the North America
To impart the Lingayata spiritual heritage, its universalistic, democratic values to the posterity through the teachings of Basavanna and his contemporaries.