Sikh Dharma International
Legal name: Sikh Dharma Education International
Overview
Mission
Mission is to serve and uplift humanity through the universal teachings of the Sikh Gurus and the path of Sikh Dharma, as shared by Siri Singh Sahib, Yogi Bhajan. Our EIN # is 23-7268751 and donations made to Sikh Dharma International are tax deductible.
What it reported doing in 2024
Sdei directly and primarily supports miri piri academy (mpa), located in india, but providing advisement and administrative services for mpa's academic and student life programs. Sdei also provides financial support for mpa's financial aid and other specific developmental projects.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 99% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Grant intermediary. The nonprofit sent 82% of its reported program spending out as grants.
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 850437963
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2009–2024
- Website reviewed
- Sep 2026
- Forms available
- Form 990 2024
- Headquarters
- Santa Cruz, NM, USA
- Rating
- 75
- Verdict
- SUPPORTED
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International Development
- Affiliation
- Buddhism
The verdict
SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. The filing reports that some governance safeguards are missing and the filing reports few safeguards for money sent abroad.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 96
- Transparency & Controls: 66
- Accountability: 60
- Sustainability: 25
- Growth: 80
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
- Program expense ratio: 88.3%; rating input score 88
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 76th percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
- Public monitoring controls: 0 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 0
- Public policy transparency: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Public financial transparency: 2 of 5 controls in place; rating input score 40
- Impact reporting controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Public relationship transparency: No; rating input score 0
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 1 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 14
- Public governance controls: 1 of 4 controls in place; rating input score 25
- Zakat policy transparency: Limited
Sustainability
- Operating margin: -17.6%; rating input score 11; 11th percentile among comparable filings
- Operating reserve ratio: 0.4; rating input score 19; 19th percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.13; rating input score 38; 38th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: 3.9% per year; rating input score 100; 36th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: 3.5% per year; rating input score 100; 34th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: -4.1% per year; rating input score 0; 8th percentile among comparable filings
Details
- What they do: Mission, programs, and operating context captured from the official website.
- Where the money goes: 100% of revenue deployed · 88.3% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 4 of 4 board members independent · 1 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $627K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
- Consistency: 24 of 24 current checks pass
- Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and foreign activity
- Filing history: 16 annual filings from 2009 to 2024
- 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.