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Global Institute for Sikh Studies

EIN 81-3041443 · Richmond Hill, NY

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

1.SERVE THE SIKH COMMUNITY IN THE U.S. (APPROXIMATELY HALF-MILLION IN NUMBER) BY HELPING IT TO DEEPEN ITS UNDERSTANDING OF SIKH RELIGIOUS HISTORY, THE CURRENT CHALLENGES IT FACES, AND OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO ITS MEMBERS HAVING MOVED AWAY FROM THEIR LAND OF ORIGIN, THE PUNJAB IN SOUTH ASIA, TO THE U.S. AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES.2. SERVE THE MAINSTREAM COMMUNITY IN THE U.S. BY PROVIDING PUBLIC FORUMS, INTERFAITH GROUPS, NEWS-MEDIA OUTLETS, ETC., ACCURATE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SIKHS BOTH IN THE PUNJAB AS WELL AS IN THE SIKH DIASPORA.3. CONTRIBUTE TOWARD UNDERSTANDING THE TEXTURE OF OUR SOCIETY IN THE U.S. AND THEREBY DIMINISH INTERNAL TENSIONS AND ADVANCE INTER-RELIGIOUS HARMONY.

Income
$0
Spending
$900
Reserves
71.4 months of spending

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Financial health

We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Impact evidence

Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.

Programs described in its return (1)
  1. DR. GURINDER MANN, A DIRECTOR OF THE ORGANIZATION, PROMOTED THE INSTITUTE'S EDUCATIONAL MISSION TO RUTGERS UNIVERSITY AND CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE AND SUCCESSFULLY COORDINATED DONATIONS ISSUED DIRECTLY TO BOTH INSTITUTIONS WHICH OFFER CLASSES IN SIKH STUDIES. FURTHER, THE ORGANIZATION PUBLISHED A JOURNAL OF SIKH AND PUNJAB STUDIES WHICH IS AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE INTERNET.FINALLY, DR. MANN CONTRIBUTED ESSAYS (50,000 WORDS) TO THE BRILL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SIKHISM.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.

    Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.

    Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.

    Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since May 2017.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.

    Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.

    Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated November 4, 2026.

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