California · Nonprofit
THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION
THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $6,000 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($6,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- Revenue FY2025
- $206k
- Funders on record
- 1
- Grants received
- $6k
- Net assets
- $730k
What THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION does
Mission
Contribute to the overall growth of the local sikh community by helping to foster a sense of community and reinforcing sikh values. Provide a framework for serving the social, cultural recreational and religious needs of the community through programs tailored to serve people living in the american environment. Promote a strong sikh community among the sikh youth.
As stated on its FY2025 Form 990.
Programs
Gurbani Research encompasses a number of different projects by organizations and individuals dedicated to the study and interpretation of the Sri Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred scripture of Sikhism. It is the study of the structure, languages and themes of the Guru Granth Sahib to provide a better understanding and appreciation of Gurbani's wisdom for the Sikh and other communities in the US.
$127,846 spentof which $127,846 as grants41% of program spendingThe organization provides a platform and an opportunity to convene scholars and educators once a year at a conference to discuss the future of the Punjabi language in the Sikh community and youth in the United States
$85,000 spentof which $85,000 as grants27% of program spendingPromote through grants and donations to programs to educate the broader community about sikhs and diversity, promote local community employment, and foster civic engagement amongst sikh americans.
$80,000 spentof which $80,000 as grants26% of program spendingThe organization supports community activities in educating young American Sikhs or other communities interested in learning the devotional and communal singing in Sikhism which is called Kirtan. Kirtan is the musical recitation of the Guru Granth Sahib, the primary scripture in the Sikhism tradition. It is typically performed at Gurdwaras (Sikh temples) but can be done publicly wherein Sikh scriptures and legends are recited in a song, set to a certain Raga and Taal (Indian musical notes). Students are also taught the practice of different musical instruments like the Harmonium and the Tabla EXPENSES $ 19,478. INCLUDING GRANTS OF $ 19,478. REVENUE $ 0.
$19,478 spentof which $19,478 as grants6% of program spending
The 4 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $312,324.
The organization over time
Each line starts at 100 in 2017, so what you read is the shape rather than the size: 150 means half as much again as 2017, 50 means half. The number beside each label in the key is where it ended. The shaded band is where the middle 50% of its peers' revenue would sit, given their growth.
Balance sheet
Total assets and total liabilities at each year end, in dollars. The largest one-year move in total assets was 2019 to 2020, from $770k to $1.8M (+134%).
How it's funded, over time
Each bar is one year's revenue split into where it came from, and every bar is the same height — these are shares, not amounts, so a year that raised twice as much looks the same size. Hover a bar for the split.
65% of THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION’s revenue is contributions — about as donation-reliant as the typical peer (91% for the typical peer).
Surplus & reserves
Operating surplus or deficit each year, and months of liquidity in hand. 8 of the last 9 reported years ran a deficit.
reserve
Leadership and staff
The officers, directors, trustees and key employees listed on each return. Joined and no longer listed compare each filing with the year before, matching people by surname and first initial; a year after a gap, or a roster under three people, has no comparison.
Who funds it, year by year
Grant support over time, funder by funder — shade shows the grant size each year.
1 of 1 of your funders are donor-advised or pass-through sponsors (tagged DAF) — 100% of grant dollars received. That money is really individual donors directing a sponsor; the institutions to cultivate are the non-DAF funders.
From the IRS filings of THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION’s funders (the co-funder graph). Association, not causation. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Where its funders are
100% of THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION's grant income arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors, whose addresses record where the money is held rather than where the donor is. Too little is directly attributable to place on a map.
Funder states come from each funder’s own filing. $6k arriving through sponsors registered in 1 state is excluded from the map and the split above: a sponsor holds money on a donor’s behalf, so its registered address would place those dollars somewhere no donor need ever have been. Trends are read to FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving. FY2024–FY2026 are still being filed and are shown unshaded; they do not move any figure on this page.
Against its field
THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION has grown faster than half of the 13,062 human services nonprofits its size.
this organization peer median middle 50% of peers· 13,062 human services nonprofits $100k–$1M, FY2025
Organizations like THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION
Organizations whose mission and program text most resemble this one, by semantic similarity over every organization in the US filings — the closest peers, and often the clearest route to shared or prospective funders.
In California
Nationally
Read directly from this organization’s own Form 990, as neutral context.
Where the money goes
96% of spending goes to programs.
Governance
Public support
100%
Share of support from the public (Schedule A) — the basis for its public-charity status.
Footprint & structure
Files a return copy in 1 state
Screen this organization
A dated, signed PDF of the compliance screen for THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION: IRS status (Business Master File, Publication 78, auto-revocation), the OFAC sanctions lists, the Internal Revenue Bulletin, and California registration, with the Rev. Proc. 2018-32 §8.01 reliance elements stated element by element. Generated from the current files at the moment you download it.
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Questions and answers
- Who funds THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION?
- THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION (California) receives grants from 1 organization whose IRS filings report $6,000 to it, the largest being VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM ($6,000). 0 of them have funded it in more than one year, and 100% of the money arrives through donor-advised or pass-through sponsors rather than from an institution directly.
- How many funders does THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION have?
- IRS filings report 1 organization giving $6,000 in grants to THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION.
- Who is the largest funder of THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION?
- VANGUARD CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT PROGRAM is the largest funder on record, with $6,000 in grants. The full list of funders is on this page.
- How can an organization like THE Chardi Kalaa FOUNDATION find more funders?
- Start with the funders already giving here, then look at the foundations that back similar organizations in California. The funding by cause and by state pages list the largest funders for a given area and how to approach them.
These figures are read directly from IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file XML: this organization’s own return for FY2025 (financials across 2017–2025), and the filings of 1 funders that report grants to it. “On record” means captured in the filings we have parsed — a funder that does not e-file, or whose grant detail is not itemized, will not appear. Filings run roughly 12–24 months behind. Trends on this page end at FY2023, the last fiscal year that has finished arriving; later years are shown and marked, and move no figure. Data on this page was exported October 14, 2026. What this page cannot tell you · view filing