Mission
Sikh Music Heritage Institute is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization dedicated to the preservation of the Sikh music heritage through research, publication, education and dissemination of information related to the Sikh music tradition (Shabad keertan parampara, Gurbani keertan parampara, Gurmat sangeet).
SMHI collaborates with universities and other organizations with similar goals.

Friends of SMHI
    Donors, funding its activities
    Volunteers, managing all its activities
    Musicians and scholars, presenting educational programs
    Collaborating organizations
    Participants, attending its programs

Activities
    Organize educational youth programs
    Organize educational programs by established musicians
    Publish low cost recordings of programs by renowned artists
    Serve as an information and referral network to the public

Status
 SMHI is incorporated as a California nonprofit public benefit corporation.
SMHI is tax exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code.
SMHI is a volunteer based organization with no paid staff.

Board of Directors
     President: Inderjit N Kaur, PhD
    Vice President: Jaspal Singh Kohli
    Secretary: Deborah Malkin, Attorney at Law
    Treasurer: Nirvikar Singh, PhD
    Chair: Jagdeep Singh