Sikh Educational and Religious Foundation

The Sikh Educational and Religious Foundation is a Sikh publishing and educational organisation based in Dublin, Ohio. US tax records, as shown by ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer, list it as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organisation from January 1986 under the name Sikh Education And Religious Foundation, with Form 990 returns shown for 2001 to 2008. The sources opened do not name its founder or officers.

Its publications: In May 1997 it published the essay "Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale: Life, Mission, and Martyrdom" by Dr Ranbir S. Sandhu. The essay argues that the army's orders during Operation Woodrose, which told troops to report amritdhari Sikhs, were unmistakably orders for genocide against Sikhs who had taken amrit. In 1999 it published Struggle for Justice: Speeches and Conversations of Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale, translated by Sandhu from Punjabi audio and video recordings. Open Library lists the book at 503 pages, published at Dublin, Ohio.

Key moments

• January 1986: the IRS grants tax exemption.
• May 1997: the Sandhu essay is published.
• 1999: Struggle for Justice is published.
• 2001 to 2008: the years for which ProPublica shows Form 990 returns.

Where it stands: ProPublica shows no return later than the one for 2008, and the sources opened do not say whether the foundation is still active. The 1997 essay remains available through the Sikh Coalition's website.