Private foundation · EIN 23-7035676 · Palo Alto, California

Sikh Foundation

Should you approach them?

Don't send a cold proposal. The foundation reports that it only gives to preselected organizations; an introduction through a current grantee or board member is the realistic route.

From the 2025 Form 990-PF: 8 grants paid, $112K total, median $14K. 50% of grants stayed in California.

Accepts applications
No
per 990-PF Part XV
Grants paid, 2025
8
$112K
Median grant
$14K
Stays in CA
50%
of grants
Deadline
—
Assets
$5.5M

How to apply

Contact: Dilmohan Singh Chadha, 580 College Avenue, Palo Alto, Ca, 6504962220

Quoted from Part XV of the foundation's 2025 Form 990-PF; the full text is in the filing. Confirm on the foundation's website before you write.

Grants paid in 2025

8 grants, all shown · from Form 990-PF Part XV

RecipientPurposeAmount
Imperial College FoundationAtlanta, GAEducation$25K
Lost Heritage ProductionsSingapore, SNEducation$20K
UC Santa Cruz FoundattionSanta Cruz, CAEducation$20K
The Hack FoundationWest Hollywood, CAEducation$15K
Amerians for OxfordNew York, NYEducation$14K
LumsLahore Cantt, PKEducation$7,400
UC Santa Cruz FoundattionSanta Cruz, CAEducation$6,000
Art and ToleranceFremont, CAEducation$4,900

By state: California 4 · INTL 2 · Georgia 1 · New York 1

About this foundation

Sikh Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation in Palo Alto, California, administered in care of Pritinder Singh Arora, tax-exempt since 1969. Private foundations must pay out roughly 5% of their assets each year, mostly as grants to 501(c)(3) public charities.

Foundation websiteAll filings on ProPublica

Does Sikh Foundation accept grant applications?

No. On its 2025 Form 990-PF the foundation checked that it only makes contributions to preselected organizations. Look for an introduction through a current grantee.

How much does Sikh Foundation give each year?

In tax year 2025 it paid $112K across 8 grants, a median of $14K.

Where does Sikh Foundation give?

California (4 grants), INTL (2 grants), Georgia (1 grants) and elsewhere, per its latest filing.

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