Gurutegh Bahadur Charity

Private foundation · Grantmaker East Meadow, NY EIN: 85-3980385

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity is a private foundation focused on Education, based in East Meadow, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.3M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 8 grants totaling $60K. Net investment income was $36K.

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity at a glance

In short: Gurutegh Bahadur Charity gave $60K across 8 grants in 2025 (avg $8K), mostly in New York. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$60,200
+643.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
8
+100.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$7,525
+271.6% vs 2024
Median grant
$4,350
Total assets
$1,348,403
+47.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
New York (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Gurutegh Bahadur Charity funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 7 recipients in 2025

University of Rochester: $20KUniversity of Rochester$20KEast Woods School: $18KEast Woods School$18KGurdwara Guru Tech: $6KGurdwara Guru Tech$6KEast Wood Schools: $2KEast Wood Schools$2KDoctors Without Borders: $2KDoctors Without Borders$2KUnited Sikhs: $1KUnited Sikhs$1KUNICEF USA: $1KUNICEF USA$1K

The largest 2025 recipient was University of Rochester ($20K). Together the top 7 received $50K.

Organizations only. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name.

Grant Size Distribution

22 grants across all recorded years

22<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 22 grants of 22 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 8 itemized grants.

Cities

Oyster BayRochesterNew YorkVacavilleHicksvilleNew Hyde ParkNew YorOld Westbury

How Gurutegh Bahadur Charity gives

  • Giving grew 697% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 166% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K$80K0 grants2020 1 grant2021 5 grants2022 4 grants2023 4 grants2024 8 grants2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $3K (2021) to $60K (2025). In 2025 it made 8 grants totaling $60K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
University of Rochester Rochester, NYScholarship$20,000
East Woods School Oyster Bay, NYScholarship$17,500
1 individual scholarship Recipients not named —$10,000
Gurdwara Guru Tech New Hyde Park, NYDonation$6,300
East Wood Schools Oyster Bay, NYDonation$2,400
Doctors Without Borders New York, NYDonation$2,000
United Sikhs New York, NYDonation$1,000
UNICEF USA New York, NYDonation$1,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$1,348,403$485,741$62,504$60,2008$60,200$35,741$36,188
2024$914,966$756,238$8,164$8,1004$8,164$6,238$11,170
2023$163,792$29,571$9,000$9,0004$9,000$4,571$7,522
2022$138,221$102,700$9,951$7,5515$7,551—$5,336
2021$45,472$48,000$2,528$2,5001$2,500—$2,302
2020$48,000$48,000——————

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Gurutegh Bahadur Charity reported a distributable amount of $36K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity is led by Ripanjeet Kaur, President since 2021 (on filings since 2020); none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Ripanjeet Kaur

    President

    Director → President, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kanwarpaul Grewal

    Chief Financial Officer

    On filings since 2021

    5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (1)
  • Former: kanwar p grewal (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Gurutegh Bahadur Charity

How much does Gurutegh Bahadur Charity give each year?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity gave $60K across 8 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $8K across 4 grants.

What is Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's typical grant size?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's median grant in 2025 was $4,350, and its average grant was $7,525, across 8 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Gurutegh Bahadur Charity give grants?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity gives mostly in New York: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were New York, NY (3 grants) and Oyster Bay, NY (2 grants).

Does Gurutegh Bahadur Charity give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 8 grants with a stated purpose on Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Donation" (5 grants) and "Scholarship" (3 grants).

Who are Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's largest grantees?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's largest 2025 grantees include University of Rochester ($20,000), East Woods School ($17,500) and Gurdwara Guru Tech ($6,300), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It also paid 1 individual scholarship ($10,000), which are not listed by name. Together they received 73% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Gurutegh Bahadur Charity?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity reported $1.3M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $60K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $36K (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Gurutegh Bahadur Charity?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity is a private foundation focused on Education, based in East Meadow, NY. It holds $1.3M in total assets as of 2025.

What is Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's EIN?

Gurutegh Bahadur Charity's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 85-3980385. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(6)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS March 1, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2022)
  3. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS November 15, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 14, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS November 11, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 14, 2026)

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