About Sevadar Foundation

Sevadar Foundation Inc. is a 501(c)(3) public charity in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the parent organization for three programs and it does no clinical work of its own.

The foundation exists to hold three things that would otherwise be much harder to build: a federally listed Patient Safety Organization, a medical program for people who are not reachable by an ordinary clinic, and an opioid-safety program. Each one needs a durable, accountable, non-commercial home. That is what a foundation is for.

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What sevadar means

The word, where it comes from, and why a nonprofit took it as a name rather than a slogan.

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Our story

Incorporated in Missouri in 2021, recognized as tax-exempt effective August 10, 2023, three programs since.

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How the foundation works

The relationship between the foundation and its three programs, in plain terms.

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What we are not

Not a clinic, not a provider, not a referral service, not a government agency.

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Where we work

St. Louis and the surrounding region, with one program that reaches further.

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Our mission

What the foundation is trying to accomplish and how it decides what to take on.

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The short version


  • Legal name Sevadar Foundation Inc., EIN 93-2840861.
  • A 501(c)(3) public charity, exemption effective August 10, 2023.
  • Three programs: CareGuard, Valor Medica and IntellaRx.
  • Founded and led by Dr. Gurpreet Singh Padda, MD, MBA, MHP, who serves as Founder.
  • As of August 2026, the foundation is funded entirely by its founder.
  • It delivers no clinical care itself.