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Form 990-PFTax year 2024EIN 20-3968541

Gurmehar Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2024 lists 14 grants and $266,001 paid in grants.

Tax year 2024 (period ending Dec 31, 2024), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

7 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.
  • Tax year 2024

    $266,001

    Grants listed
    14
    Assets, end of year
    $1,115,627
  • Tax year 2023

    $240,102

    Grants listed
    15
    Assets, end of year
    $995,239
  • Tax year 2022

    $425,800

    Grants listed
    11
    Assets, end of year
    $663,110
  • Tax year 2021

    $229,981

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $807,017
  • Tax year 2020

    $360,055

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $542,290
  • Tax year 2019

    $144,021

    Grants listed
    12
    Assets, end of year
    $540,588
  • Tax year 2018

    $215,775

    Grants listed
    16
    Assets, end of year
    $588,807

Grants paid in 2024

14 grants, largest first

As listed on the return. Grants to individuals show as “Individual”, with purpose and amount only.

  1. Sankara Eye FoundationMilpitas, CA

    Eye care to all at free or affordable cost

    $75,000
  2. Sikh Research InstituteBridgewater, NJ

    Community benefit

    $51,000
  3. Cyber Sikg FoundationYorba Linda, CA

    Community service

    $30,000
  4. Glide FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Feeding poor

    $20,000
  5. St Anthony FoundationSan Francisco, CA

    Feeding poor

    $15,000
  6. Jaswant Sawhney TrustFlemington, NJ

    Community service

    $15,000
  7. Sikh CoalitionNew York, NY

    Civil and human liberties

    $10,000
  8. The 1947 Partition ArchiveBerkeley, CA

    Promote better understanding of sikh history

    $10,000
  9. Alameda County Community Food BankOakland, CA

    community service

    $10,000
  10. Project Open HandOakland, CA

    Community service

    $10,000
  11. Individual

    Community service

    $10,000
  12. Sacramento Food BankSacramento, CA

    Feeding poor

    $5,000
  13. SF Food BankSan Francisco, CA

    Feeding poor

    $2,501
  14. Individual

    Children's hospital

    $2,500

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Religion1 grant $20,00050% of the total
  2. Arts and culture1 grant $10,00025% of the total
  3. Civil rights1 grant $10,00025% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California9 grants $177,501
  2. New Jersey2 grants $66,000
  3. New York1 grant $10,000

Officers, directors and trustees

1 person as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Dilmohan ChadhaPresident Hours 0Pay $0

The return

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