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← SEMPER FI & AMERICAS FUND

Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SEMPER FI & AMERICAS FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$58,617,719
Total expenses
$57,094,245
Contributions and grants received
$57,511,762
Grants paid
$33,391,131
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$1,233,334
Other revenue
-$127,377
Total assets, end of year
$41,550,729
Total liabilities, end of year
$1,988,600
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$39,562,129
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$51,778,897
Management and general expenses
$3,518,136
Fundraising expenses
$1,797,212
Program service expenses (Part III)
$51,778,897

Program services were 90.7% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.

Line items

Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.

Revenue

Part VIII, the statement of revenue.

  • 1a · Federated campaigns

    $93,423

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $297,309

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $57,121,030

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $1,350,792

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $1,028,128 · excluded $1,028,128

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $29,581,629

  • 7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses

    securities $29,376,423

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities $205,206

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total $205,206 · excluded $205,206

  • 8a · Fundraising events: gross income

    $6,867

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $297,309

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $127,457

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$120,590 · excluded -$120,590

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $3,781

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $10,568

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$6,787 · excluded -$6,787

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $210,000 · program services $210,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $33,181,131 · program services $33,181,131

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $1,112,880 · program services $657,277 · management and general $383,013 · fundraising $72,590

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $14,184,873 · program services $11,363,380 · management and general $1,832,620 · fundraising $988,873

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $276,359 · program services $216,799 · management and general $40,200 · fundraising $19,360

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $1,565,256 · program services $1,230,291 · management and general $228,562 · fundraising $106,403

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $1,205,406 · program services $944,681 · management and general $176,475 · fundraising $84,250

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $64,710 · management and general $64,710

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $92,838 · management and general $92,838

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $1,469,375 · program services $943,292 · management and general $364,237 · fundraising $161,846

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $90,678 · program services $70,836 · management and general $12,649 · fundraising $7,193

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $335,151 · program services $208,893 · management and general $100,717 · fundraising $25,541

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $264,508 · program services $233,138 · management and general $22,478 · fundraising $8,892

  • 17 · Travel

    total $1,060,678 · program services $961,563 · management and general $51,649 · fundraising $47,466

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $161,623 · program services $120,589 · management and general $30,243 · fundraising $10,791

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $146,154 · program services $114,709 · management and general $22,149 · fundraising $9,296

  • 24a · Other expenses: POSTAGE & SHIPPING

    total $810,870 · program services $700,411 · management and general $47,162 · fundraising $63,297

  • 24b · Other expenses: EDUCATIONAL/PROMOTIONAL

    total $706,076 · program services $547,814 · management and general $6,910 · fundraising $151,352

  • 24c · Other expenses: OTHER OPERATING EXPENSE

    total $155,679 · program services $74,093 · management and general $41,524 · fundraising $40,062

  • 26 · Joint costs (an allocation of the lines above)

    total $479,938 · program services $346,197 · management and general $126,831 · fundraising $6,910

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    beginning of year $2,777,244 · end of year $745,458

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $5,685,814 · end of year $6,290,705

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $7,420,000 · end of year $7,250,000

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $136,562 · end of year $267,449

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $1,860,327 · end of year $1,491,057

  • 10a · Land, buildings and equipment: cost or other basis

    $377,568

  • 10b · Land, buildings and equipment: accumulated depreciation

    $222,804

  • 10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net

    beginning of year $183,954 · end of year $154,764

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $19,855,428 · end of year $25,275,880

  • 14 · Intangible assets

    beginning of year $113,124 · end of year $75,416

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $1,298,791 · end of year $1,988,600

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $22,098,041 · end of year $25,234,688

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $14,635,621 · end of year $14,327,441

Mission and programs · 2023

Mission

THE FUND CARES FOR OUR NATION'S CRITICALLY WOUNDED, ILL, AND INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES. WE ASSIST ALL MILITARY BRANCHES, INCLUDING BOTH POST-9/11 AND VIETNAM VETERANS, PROVIDING ONE-ON-ONE CASE MANAGEMENT, CONNECTION AND LIFETIME SUPPORT.

Activities or mission (Part I)

ASSIST WOUNDED, ILL & INJURED SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS & MILITARY FAMILIES.

  • OUR CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL IS WHAT DIFFERENTIATES THE FUND FROM OTHERS. OUR CASE MANAGERS, VISITING NURSES, AND VETERAN LEADS PROVIDE CONTINUITY AND CONNECTION THROUGHOUT DIFFICULT STAGES OF RECOVERY FROM THE BEDSIDE TO TRANSITION BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. OUR SERVICE MEMBER & FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM PROVIDES VITAL FINANCIAL AID AND PROGRAMMING FOR ESSENTIAL NEEDS LIKE ADAPTIVE HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION, FAMILY SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND CAREGIVERS. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024 ,THE FUND PROVIDED 13,200 SERVICE MEMBER AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Expenses $36,752,280 · Grants $24,333,178

  • OUR TRANSITION PROGRAM FOCUSES ON KEEPING VETERANS CONNECTED WITH UNIT REUNIONS, JOB TRAINING THROUGH OUR APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM, AND EDUCATION AND RESOURCES. THIS PROGRAM IS CRITICAL FOR TRANSITION FROM THE MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE FUND PROVIDED 1,200 TRANSITION PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Expenses $8,351,978 · Grants $5,468,644

  • OUR INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM PROVIDES A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOCUSING ON PTSD AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY SUPPORT THROUGH CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGIES, A NEUROFITNESS PROGRAM, ADAPTIVE SPORTS, SERVICE DOGS, AND THERAPEUTIC ARTS AND MUSIC. IN FISCAL YEAR 2024, THE FUND PROVIDED 2,600 INTEGRATIVE WELLNESS PROGRAM GRANTS.

    Expenses $6,674,639 · Grants $3,589,309

As filed on the 2023 return.

Listed in Part VII

  • Gen Joseph Dunford Jr

    USMC (RET.) CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Wendy Lethin

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Karen Guenther

    PRESIDENT & FOUNDER

    Total calculated
    $278,017
    From this org
    $269,798
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $8,219
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $266,798
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $6,175
    Nontaxable benefits
    $2,044
    Filer's total
    $278,017
  • Edward Kim Foley III

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Annette Conway

    VICE CHAIRMAN

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gen John Paxton Jr Usmc Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Jason Aiken

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Robert Bowlin CPA

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Vadm C Forrest Faison III

    USN (RET.) DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Richard Wells

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Col James Weiskopf Usa Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Sgtmj Carlton Kent Usmc Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Laura Mitchell

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Gen Michael Garrett Usa Ret

    DIRECTOR

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Tom Benoit

    CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $207,541
    From this org
    $184,651
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $22,890
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $181,651
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $4,329
    Nontaxable benefits
    $18,561
    Filer's total
    $207,541
  • Samuel Jackson

    SECRETARY AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER

    Total calculated
    $155,801
    From this org
    $152,106
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $3,695
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $149,106
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $2,933
    Nontaxable benefits
    $762
    Filer's total
    $155,801
  • Susan Rocco

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $210,508
    From this org
    $198,978
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $11,530
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $195,978
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,147
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,383
    Filer's total
    $210,508
  • Sondria Saylor

    EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

    Total calculated
    $211,694
    From this org
    $199,239
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,455
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $196,239
    Bonus
    $3,000
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,478
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,977
    Filer's total
    $211,694
  • Brent Peterson

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, OUTREACH

    Total calculated
    $139,849
    From this org
    $111,186
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,663
    Hours/week
    40
  • Sam Tickle

    SENIOR DIRECTOR, SPORTS PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $130,975
    From this org
    $111,025
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $19,950
    Hours/week
    40
  • Dr Laritta Paolini

    DIRECTOR, WELLNESS PROGRAM

    Total calculated
    $152,611
    From this org
    $140,088
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $12,523
    Hours/week
    40

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $138,588
    Bonus
    $1,500
    Other
    $0
    Deferred
    $3,978
    Nontaxable benefits
    $8,545
    Filer's total
    $152,611
  • Courtney Turner

    CHIEF OF DONOR RELATIONS AND PHILANTHROPY

    Total calculated
    $118,863
    From this org
    $113,544
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $5,319
    Hours/week
    40
  • John Mayer

    DIRECTOR, APPRENTICESHIP AND JMHP

    Total calculated
    $117,500
    From this org
    $116,767
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $733
    Hours/week
    40

Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.

Schedule J

Answered yes

  • 3 · Compensation committee
  • 3 · Form 990 of other organizations
  • 3 · Compensation survey or study
  • 3 · Approval by the board or compensation committee

Answered no

  • 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
  • 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
  • 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
  • 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
  • 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
  • 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
  • 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
  • 7 · Other non-fixed payments
  • 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception

Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.

Grants on this return

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
1 November 2024
IRS schema version
2023v5.1
Source object
202413099349300846

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