5Rivers Foundation concentrates its giving on supporting Sikh community philanthropy and cultural preservation. Most funding is directed as general/unrestricted support to a Sikh-focused grantmaking network and project-based support for a major museum’s Sikh gallery, indicating an interest in both building philanthropic infrastructure and preserving Sikh history and arts.
5Rivers Foundation’s largest recent grants point to a narrow, sustained focus on Sikh philanthropy infrastructure and Sikh cultural preservation. In 2025, the foundation gave $75,000 to the Royal Ontario Museum for the Sikh Gallery, while Dasvandh Network received $80,000 in 2024 and another $80,000 in 2023 for general and unrestricted support. That combination suggests two core priorities: strengthening the organizations that move resources within the Sikh community and supporting institutions that preserve Sikh history and arts. The foundation also appears in scholarship and education-related giving, with multiple awards to individual recipients and support for Sikh-focused research and heritage organizations. Grants to Sikh Research Institute Sri, Panjab Digital Library USA, and Sikh Dharma of Phoenix show a pattern of backing community institutions that serve both documentation and public programming. Smaller awards to individual scholars and students reinforce that the foundation’s grantmaking is not limited to institutions alone. Across the recent grants list, 5Rivers Foundation’s funding is mostly modest to mid-sized, but it includes a few larger anchor grants that recur across years and recipients.
A major thread in 5Rivers Foundation’s giving is Sikh heritage preservation. In 2025, it awarded $75,000 to the Royal Ontario Museum to support the Sikh Gallery, and in 2024 it gave $5,000 to The UCLA Foundation for the Fowler Museum Exhibition Fund. It also gave $7,000 in 2023 to the Smithsonian Institution for the Smithsonian Institution Sikh Heritage Fund. The foundation also backs Sikh educational and research organizations. Sikh Research Institute Sri received $20,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025 as general and unrestricted support, while Panjab Digital Library USA received $10,000 in 2023 and $5,000 in 2025. Scholarship support is another visible category, with grants to individual recipients such as T Bainiwal, G Singh, and K Gill. Community programming appears in smaller awards as well. Nanak Prachar Sabha Inc received $5,000 in 2024 for its Langar Program, and Sikh Dharma of Phoenix received $5,000 in 2023 for Social Services.
5Rivers Foundation’s typical grants are small to mid-sized, with a p25 of $2,000, a median of $3,000, and a p75 of $5,000. The recent record also shows a handful of larger grants, including repeated $80,000 awards to Dasvandh Network and a $75,000 museum grant. Several recipients appear across multiple years, including Dasvandh Network, Sikh Research Institute Sri, Panjab Digital Library USA, Sikh Dharma of Phoenix, and the University of California Santa Cruz Foundation. The foundation funds individuals as well as institutions. Its grant list shows a mix of general and unrestricted support, scholarship grants, and project-specific awards.
$835K
$3.2M
$1.6M
$409K
Most grants fall between $2K and $5K, with a median of $3K.
25th Percentile
$2K
Median
$3K
75th Percentile
$5K
About 0% of grants go to recipients in CA.
Top 2 recipient countries by grant volume for 5rivers Foundation.
| Rank | Country | Grants | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United StatesDomestic | 156 | $760K | 99.4% |
| 2 | Canada | 1 | $75K |
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Highly concentrated: a small number of relatively large grants with repeat funding to a single core grantee (Dasvandh Network) and targeted project support to a prominent cultural institution (ROM). Majority of dollars are unrestricted/general support.
Notable grantees: Dasvandh Network, Royal Ontario Museum, Sikh Gallery (Royal Ontario Museum project)
5Rivers Foundation gives nationally, with most grants going to recipients in California. In the recent grants list, California recipients include Santa Cruz, Riverside, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Yuba City, La Jolla, Phoenix, and Pasadena. Texas is also prominent through San Antonio and Coppell, alongside recipients in New York, Michigan, New Jersey, Washington, Arizona, and Washington, DC. Outside the United States, the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto received a grant in 2025.
Its recent giving centers on Sikh philanthropy infrastructure, Sikh cultural preservation, scholarship support, and community programming. Grants include general support for Sikh-focused organizations, museum and gallery funding for Sikh heritage, and smaller awards tied to education, Langar, and social services.
Yes. The recent grants list includes scholarship awards to individuals such as T Bainiwal, G Singh, K Gill, H Singh, J Singh, H Sangha, B Singh, S Sidhu, and K Singh. These grants range from $5,000 to $10,000 in the data provided.
The foundation’s grant-size distribution is compact: p25 is $2,000, median is $3,000, and p75 is $5,000. The recent list also includes larger outliers, such as $75,000 to the Royal Ontario Museum and $80,000 to Dasvandh Network.
Several recipients appear more than once in the recent grants list. Dasvandh Network received $80,000 in 2024 and $80,000 in 2023, Sikh Research Institute Sri received $20,000 in 2024 and $10,000 in 2025, and Panjab Digital Library USA and Sikh Dharma of Phoenix also recur across multiple years.
Most grants go to California recipients, and the recipient-country distribution is overwhelmingly U.S.-based, with one grant to Canada. California recipients in the list include Santa Cruz, Riverside, Berkeley, Los Angeles, Yuba City, La Jolla, Phoenix, and Pasadena.
2025
Source: IRS Form 990-PF, fiscal year 2025.
Recipient country reflects the grantee's headquarters per IRS 990-PF and Schedule F filings, not the program's implementation country.
Most recent grants reported to the IRS.
| Recipient | Location | Amount | Year | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM | TORONTO | $75,000 | 2025 | To support the Sikh Gallery |
| DASVANDH NETWORK | SAN ANTONIO, TX | $50,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| U C SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION | SANTA CRUZ, CA | $20,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| G Singh | NEW YORK, NY | $10,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| SIKH RESEARCH INSTITUTE SRI | HACKETTSTOWN, NJ | $10,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| SIKH DHARMA OF PHOENIX | PHOENIX, AZ | $6,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| J Singh | GARDEN CITY, NY | $5,488 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| A Nolastname | TEMPE, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Singh | ROCHESTER, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| PANJAB DIGITAL LIBRARY USA | COPPELL, TX | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| H Singh | ANN ARBOR, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| P Kaur | DETROIT, MI | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| KHALSA GURMAT CENTER | TUMWATER, WA | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| M Singh | CUPERTINO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Kaur | SACRAMENTO, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| SIKH DHARMA INTERNATIONAL | ESPANOLA, NM | $5,000 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| J Singh | GARDEN CITY, NY | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| K Vuggirla | Chandler, AZ | $5,000 | 2025 | Hardship Assistance Grant |
| K Singh | RIVERSIDE, CA | $5,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| K Singh | HEMPSTEAD, NY | $4,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| J Singh | FRESNO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| T SINGH | FRESNO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Sandhu | TEMPE, AZ | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| G Singh | LUBBOCK, TX | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| P Kaur | LA JOLLA, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| H Kaur | INDIANAPOLIS, IN | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Sahota | SACRAMENTO, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| V Johar | LOS ANGELES, CA | $3,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S K Chatha | MILWAUKEE, WI | $2,600 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| NISHKAM SAHIB & DR JS SAINI SIKH COMMUNITY CENTER | PHOENIX, AZ | $2,500 | 2025 | General & Unrestricted |
| K J Singh | GARDEN CITY, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Singh | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,500 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| M Singh | GARDEN CITY, NY | $2,500 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| J Singh | WASHINGTON, DC | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| G Kaur | CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| P H S Ahuja | EVANSTON, IL | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| V Singh | OLD WESTBURY, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| D Singh | LA JOLLA, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| J Kaur | GARDEN CITY, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| I S Singh | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| N Kaur | BERKELEY, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| J Singh | DAVIS, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| H S Sangha | SEATTLE, WA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Kaur | QUEENS, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| H singh | QUEENS, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| N Bhangoo | QUEENS, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| B Gill | BERKELEY, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| J Rai | NEW YORK, NY | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| G S Virk | SACRAMENTO, CA | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
| S Singh | ANN ARBOR, MI | $2,000 | 2025 | Scholarship Grant |
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
$75,000To support the Sikh Gallery
DASVANDH NETWORK
$50,000General & Unrestricted
U C SANTA CRUZ FOUNDATION
$20,000General & Unrestricted
G Singh
$10,000Scholarship Grant
SIKH RESEARCH INSTITUTE SRI
$10,000General & Unrestricted
SIKH DHARMA OF PHOENIX
$6,000General & Unrestricted
J Singh
Scholarship Grant
A Nolastname
$5,000Scholarship Grant
B Singh
$5,000Scholarship Grant
PANJAB DIGITAL LIBRARY USA
$5,000General & Unrestricted
H Singh
$5,000Scholarship Grant
P Kaur
$5,000Scholarship Grant
KHALSA GURMAT CENTER
$5,000General & Unrestricted
M Singh
$5,000Scholarship Grant
S Kaur
$5,000Scholarship Grant
SIKH DHARMA INTERNATIONAL
$5,000General & Unrestricted
J Singh
$5,000Scholarship Grant
K Vuggirla
$5,000Hardship Assistance Grant
K Singh
$5,000Scholarship Grant
K Singh
$4,000Scholarship Grant
J Singh
$3,000Scholarship Grant
T SINGH
$3,000Scholarship Grant
S Sandhu
$3,000Scholarship Grant
G Singh
$3,000Scholarship Grant
P Kaur
$3,000Scholarship Grant
H Kaur
$3,000Scholarship Grant
S Sahota
$3,000Scholarship Grant
V Johar
$3,000Scholarship Grant
S K Chatha
$2,600Scholarship Grant
NISHKAM SAHIB & DR JS SAINI SIKH COMMUNITY CENTER
$2,500General & Unrestricted
K J Singh
$2,500Scholarship Grant
S Singh
$2,500Scholarship Grant
M Singh
$2,500Scholarship Grant
J Singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant
G Kaur
$2,000Scholarship Grant
P H S Ahuja
$2,000Scholarship Grant
V Singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant
D Singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant
J Kaur
$2,000Scholarship Grant
I S Singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant
N Kaur
$2,000Scholarship Grant
J Singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant
H S Sangha
$2,000Scholarship Grant
S Kaur
$2,000Scholarship Grant
H singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant
N Bhangoo
$2,000Scholarship Grant
B Gill
$2,000Scholarship Grant
J Rai
$2,000Scholarship Grant
G S Virk
$2,000Scholarship Grant
S Singh
$2,000Scholarship Grant