The Kalgidhar Trust

Overview

Mission

The trust promotes peace through spiritual ressurrection and propagating guru nanek's message of the brotherhood of man. To establich center of philosophical and spiritual studies and provide necessary facilities, such as places of worship, residences with free kitchens (langer) and other basic needs for not only devotees and spiritual students but also for the visiting persons, irrespective of any religion, caste, sex, color or creed.

What it reported doing in 2025

To promote peace through spiritual resurrection which is according to the wishes, blessing and guidance of his holiness saint attar singh ji mahara and saint teja singh ji, who left this world in 1927 and 1965 respectively and merged with god. To promote goodwill and understanding amongst all the peoples by propagating guru nanek's message of universal brotherhood of man and fatherhood of god.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
166376881
IRS 990 coverage
2011–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2013
Headquarters
Oakland, NJ, USA
Phone
6786430348
Rating
46
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up and most voting board members are independent. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 1
  • Transparency & Controls: 92
  • Accountability: 70
  • Sustainability: 77
  • Growth: 0

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 0.4%; rating input score 0
  • Program expense ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 2
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: Limited
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
    • Whistleblower policy: Fail
    • Document-retention policy: Fail
    • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
    • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
    • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
    • Audit committee oversight: Missing
    • Independent financial-statement audit: Fail

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 84%; rating input score 97; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 6.71; rating input score 57; 57th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 65; 65th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 58; 58th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: -9.2% per year; rating input score 0; 28th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: -23.8% per year; rating input score 0; 17th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: -23.1% per year; rating input score 0; 7th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 0.4% of revenue deployed · 2.3% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 2 of 2 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 2 filed program accomplishments · $25 in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 2 people listed
  • Consistency: 11 of 11 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules · includes major donors
  • Filing history: 15 annual filings from 2011 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Leadership & pay

2 people listed

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: FY2025.