PLATINUM2022

SIKH COALITION INC

New York, NY   |  http://www.sikhcoalition.org

Mission

The Sikh Coalition is a community-based organization that works towards the realization of civil and human rights for all people.  In particular, we work towards a world where Sikhs may freely practice and enjoy their faith while fostering strong relations with their local community wherever they may be.

Ruling year info

2003

Executive Director

Ms. Satjeet Kaur

Main address

50 Broad Street Suite 504

New York, NY 10004 USA

Show more contact info

EIN

22-3834037

NTEE code info

Civil Rights, Social Action, and Advocacy N.E.C. (R99)

Cultural, Ethnic Awareness (A23)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

Sign in or create an account to view Form(s) 990 for 2019, 2018 and 2017.
Register now

Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Given the current climate of hate, Sikh Americans continue to remain more vulnerable to hate attacks and bias-based discrimination. The ongoing politicization and codification of xenophobia and Islamophobia by the current administration and other elected officials has further emboldened bigots to lash out against minority communities. On average our legal team responded to 200+ legal intakes a year including nearly a dozen hate crimes or potential hate-related incidents. Many of these cases are related to hate crimes, school bullying, employment discrimination/accommodation, TSA complaints, racial profiling, and accommodations for the articles of faith in schools and public life.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Advocacy

The Sikh Coalition’ s Advocacy Program encourages civic participation and pushes government to be respectful of Sikh concerns. We take the community’ s voice to the government through letter-writing campaigns, congressional outreach, civil rights reports, meetings with government agencies and media outreach

Population(s) Served
Sikhs

The Sikh Coalition’s Community Outreach program works with communities in the United States to promote healthy Sikh communities through strengthening access to local, state and national resources and promoting local community engagement.

Population(s) Served
Sikhs

Our Education Program seeks to create an environment through education
where Sikhs may freely practice their faith and where people appreciate
the presence of Sikhs in the community. We proactively fight bias and
discrimination by spreading awareness about Sikhs.

Population(s) Served
Sikhs

The Sikh Coalition’s Legal Program defends and safeguards religious freedom. We provide essential legal services to victims of hate crimes, employment discrimination, public accommodations discrimination, profiling and other forms of discrimination.

Population(s) Served
Sikhs

Where we work

Videos

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of clients assisted with legal needs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Population(s) Served

Sikhs

Related Program

Legal

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

This metric tracks how many requests for legal intake are answered by our legal team.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn more about Sustainable Development Goals.

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Whether it’s working to secure safer and more inclusive schools, prevent hate and discrimination, create equal employment opportunities, empower local Sikh communities or raising the Sikh profile, the Sikh Coalition’s goal is working towards a world where Sikhs, and other religious minorities in America, may freely practice their faith without bias and discrimination.

The Sikh Coalition’s work is carried out at the local, state and federal levels using our legal, advocacy, education, community development, and communications teams. The Sikh Coalition has substantially increased community resources to support the Sikh communities locally and are continuing to build strong relations between local elected officials and the communities they serve. This includes better integration of minority perspectives in policy making, media engagement, and for the American public to have a deeper understanding of the Sikh community.

What distinguishes the Sikh Coalition from other players in the field is that we are consistently ahead of the curve and that we deliver tangible, high-impact results with a relatively small budget and integrating grassroots and larger advocacy work.

An example of this cross-programmatic approach was our response to the incident with Bergen County (NJ) Sheriff Michael Saudino. In September 2018, he was recorded making racist and homophobic remarks about the black community and Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. Within hours of the recording becoming public, the Sikh Coalition, in partnership with the NAACP and ACLU, reached out to the sheriff’s office demanding that Sheriff Saudino resign. The Sikh Coalition then mobilized community members across the country to send over 1,700 emails to the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office demanding his resignation. 24 hours after the recording went public, Sheriff Saudino resigned. The Sikh Coalition is now working with the new Bergen County Sheriff to provide diversity trainings for staff.

2021 accomplishments include:

-200+ free legal intakes received.
- 45% of public school children can now learn about Sikhism.
-9,000+ K-12 educators receive teaching materials on Sikhism.
- 1st major federal hate crime legislation passed in 12 years
- 25 million Americans reached through media initiatives.
- 4,000+ news hits garnered.
- 85+ free Know Your Rights, legal, anti-bullying and Sikh awareness resources developed and distributed.
- 40+ Sikh Awareness and Appreciation Month proclamations secured nationwide
- 60+ Sikh soldiers now serving with their articles of faith intact

For more on our 2021 accomplishments, please see our annual review: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/resources/year-review-2021/
For recent news, please visit: https://www.sikhcoalition.org/blog/

How we listen

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.

done We shared information about our current feedback practices.

  • Who are the people you serve with your mission?

    The people we serve are members of the Sikh community facing civil right issues such as workplace discrimination, hate crimes, or other forms of legal issues. In addition to that as our main goal, we as an organization strive to serve the Sikh community in general through training workshops, legislative and educational policy, and community engagement to name a few.

  • How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?

    To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals

  • Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?

  • What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?

Financials

SIKH COALITION INC
lock

Unlock financial insights by subscribing to our monthly plan.

Subscribe

Unlock nonprofit financial insights that will help you make more informed decisions. Try our monthly plan today.

  • Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
  • Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
  • Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations

Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights?
Learn more about GuideStar Pro.

Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

lock

Connect with nonprofit leaders

Subscribe

Build relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.

  • Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
  • Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
  • Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations

Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.

lock

Connect with nonprofit leaders

Subscribe

Build relationships with key people who manage and lead nonprofit organizations with GuideStar Pro. Try a low commitment monthly plan today.

  • Analyze a variety of pre-calculated financial metrics
  • Access beautifully interactive analysis and comparison tools
  • Compare nonprofit financials to similar organizations

Want to see how you can enhance your nonprofit research and unlock more insights? Learn More about GuideStar Pro.

SIKH COALITION INC

Board of directors
as of 01/20/2022
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Mr. Narinder Singh

Harpreet Singh

Prabhjot Singh

Narinder Singh

Suneet Kaur

Carolinas Medical Center

Savneet Singh

Manpreet Singh

Gurpreet Singh Ahuja

Nitasha Kaur Sawhney

Board leadership practices

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

GuideStar worked with BoardSource, the national leader in nonprofit board leadership and governance, to create this section.

  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 1/20/2022
info Candid has made improvements to the race and ethnicity options.

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Gender identity
Female
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

 

Sexual orientation

No data

Disability

No data

Equity strategies

Last updated: 12/29/2021

GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more

Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.