Turban Day Inc
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
THE PURPOSE OF THE TURBAN DAY CAMPAIGN IS TO BRING AWARENESS AMONG ALL AMERICANS AND OTHER WORLD CITIZENS ABOUT TURBAN AND ITS VALUES IN SIKH FAITH TO HELP CORRECT THE MISPERCEPTIONS ABOUT TURBAN THROUGH WHICH WE SHARE THE VALUES OF LOVE, FAITH, EQUALITY AND SOCIAL JUSTICE. EVERY YEAR, TURBAN DAY BRINGS TOGETHER HUNDREDS OF VOLUNTEERS FROM THE SIKH COMMUNITY TO TIE COLORFUL TURBANS ON NEW YORKERS, TOURISTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD, AND AMERICANS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY VISITING TIMES SQUARE. WHILE TYING THE TURBANS, WE ALSO TALK ABOUT THE SIKH HERITAGE, IDENTITY AND MAKE THOSE GETTING THE TURBANS TIED AWARE OF THE CULTURE. THE TURBAN DAY EVENT HAS BEEN AIMED AT SPREADING AWARENESS AMONG AMERICANS AND OTHER NATIONALITIES ABOUT THE SIKH RELIGION AND ITS ARTICLES OF FAITH, ESPECIALLY THE TURBAN, WHICH HAS OFTEN BEEN MISCONCEIVED AND MISIDENTIFIED.
- Income
- $58,080
- Spending
- $57,419
- Reserves
- 14.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 100%
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, 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, 2024, 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, 2024, 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)
- $54,623 spent. SUCCESSFULLY ORGANIZED TURBAN DAY AT TIMES SQ., NEW YORK WHERE WE TIED MORE COLORFUL 4000 TURBAN ON NEW YORKERS, TOURISTS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2024, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
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.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Worth knowing.
Status was revoked on May 15, 2022 for not filing returns for three years, and reinstated on May 15, 2022.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2024.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since October 2023.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.
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 October 21, 2026.
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