Mission
The mission of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund is to empower Sikh Americans through legal assistance, educational outreach, legislative advocacy, and media relations.
Public Charity
Sikh American Legal Defense & Education
Sikh American Legal Defense & Education, of Washington, DC, is a Public Charity tracked in Imperigo's IRS 990 database. The 2025 filing shows $1.1M in revenue, $1.3M in expenses, $721K in total assets. 61 publicly reported grants to this organization, totaling roughly $2.1M, appear in IRS filings.
EIN: 043382840
Washington, DC
Intergroup & Race Relations
NTEE: R30
Latest filing: 2025
Total Revenue$1.1M
Total Expenses$1.3M
Total Assets$721K
Grant Records61
Funding Total$2.1M
Filing Years2020–2025
Where $100 goes at Sikh American Legal Defense & Education
How Sikh American Legal Defense & Education divides every $100 it spends, from its own Form 990 filings, averaged across 8 years.
$76
Programs
the work itself
$12
Management
running the organization
$12
Fundraising
raising the next dollar
Inside the $76 for programs
$76
During the year, the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund worked to empower Sikh Americans through legal assistance, educational outreach, legislative advocacy, and media relations
Source: Form 990 filings with the IRS, latest fiscal year 2025. Shares are from the organization's reported expenses. Data by Imperigo; not affiliated with the IRS.
Sample Grants Received
field infrastructure
$21,500
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
$8,500
CIVIL RIGHTS, SOCIAL ACTION, ADVOCACY
$150,000
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$125,900
ANTI - HATE INITIATIVE
$100,000
Showing up to 5 of 61 total records — full history available with membership.
Officers & Directors
Chairman
Ammandeep Singh Seehra
CommunicationsDir.
Amrita Kular
Secretary
Arveen Kohli
Director
Bhagdeep Dhaliwal
Director
Ikaasa Suri
Director
Inderdeep Singh
Officer compensation and complete director data available with membership.
Top Grant Purposes
Financial Trends
| Year | Revenue | Expenses | Assets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $721K |
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $937K |
| 2023 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $841K |
| 2022 | $1.1M | $1.0M | $730K |
| 2020 | $476K | $376K | $369K |
Between 2020 and 2025, reported annual revenue grew from $476K to $1.1M (+135%), with total assets most recently reported at $721K.
Interactive year-over-year charts and full filing details available with membership.