Form 990 for tax year 2024
Filed by SEMA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND.
Totals
- Total revenue
- $432,498
- Total expenses
- $305,247
- Contributions and grants received
- $192,434
- Grants paid
- $262,500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $240,064
- Other revenue
- $0
- Total assets, end of year
- $3,127,329
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $152,484
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $2,974,845
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $262,500
- Management and general expenses
- $42,747
- Fundraising expenses
- $0
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $262,500
Program services were 86.0% 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.
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1d · Related organizations
$109,859
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$82,575
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3 · Investment income
total $106,035 · excluded $106,035
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7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory
securities $1,159,330
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7b · Less cost or other basis and sales expenses
securities $1,025,301
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7c · Gain or loss
securities $134,029
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7d · Net gain or loss
total $134,029 · excluded $134,029
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
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1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $81,000 · program services $81,000
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2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $181,500 · program services $181,500
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11c · Fees: accounting
total $6,914 · management and general $6,914
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11f · Fees: investment management
total $3,606 · management and general $3,606
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12 · Advertising and promotion
total $500 · management and general $500
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13 · Office expenses
total $30,882 · management and general $30,882
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14 · Information technology
total $100 · management and general $100
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19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $745 · management and general $745
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $68,348 · end of year $75,290
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4 · Accounts receivable
beginning of year $4,062 · end of year $4,907
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9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $3,032 · end of year $0
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11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
beginning of year $2,742,007 · end of year $3,047,132
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17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $0 · end of year $724
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25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $34,460 · end of year $151,760
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27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $2,724,839 · end of year $2,916,695
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28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $58,150 · end of year $58,150
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
THE SEMA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND (SMSF) IS DEDICATED TO ACTIVATING THE NEXT GENERATION AUTOMOTIVE WORKFORCE BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL SUPPORT AND CAREER RESOURCES TO STUDENTS, SCHOOLS, EDUCATORS, AND PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG PROFESSIONALS ENROLLED IN VARIOUS HIGH SCHOOLS, UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND/OR VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. SEMA CARES AIMS TO BRING THE VOICE AND RESOURCES OF THIS COMMUNITY TOGETHER TO MAKE A POSITIVE DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OTHERS.
Activities or mission (Part I)
TO FOSTER LEADERSHIP IN THE SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKETPLACE AND TO SUPPORT EDUCATIONAL GOALS FOR STUDENTS TO PURSUING CAREERS IN THE AUTOMOTIVE AFTERMARKET.
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SCHOLARSHIPS FROM SEMA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND WERE GRANTED TO WORTHY INDIVIDUALS AND PAYMENTS WERE MADE DIRECTLY TO THEIR RESPECTIVE SCHOOLS. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM SEMA CARES WERE PROVIDED TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT TYPES OF CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS WHICH ARE EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAX UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.
Expenses $262,500 · Grants $262,500
As filed on the 2024 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.
Listed in Part VII
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Kyle FicklerKYLE FICKLER
CHAIRMAN
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 9 related
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Melanie WhiteMELANIE WHITE
CHAIR ELECT
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 9 related
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Tim McCarthyTIM MCCARTHY
TREASURER
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 9 related
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James LawrenceJAMES LAWRENCE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR & SECRETARY
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1 + 9 related
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Ryan StutzmanRYAN STUTZMAN
CFO
- Total calculated
- $193,081
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $183,389
- Other
- $9,692
- Hours/week
- 1 + 42 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $176,633 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $6,756 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $9,692 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $0 + $193,081 related
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Mike SpagnolaMIKE SPAGNOLA
PRESIDENT AND CEO
- Total calculated
- $617,349
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $586,689
- Other
- $30,660
- Hours/week
- 1 + 44 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $464,278 related
- Bonus
- $0 + $110,438 related
- Other
- $0 + $11,973 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $29,660 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $1,000 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $617,349 related
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George AfremowGEORGE AFREMOW
FORMER VP & CFO
- Total calculated
- $425,878
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $386,438
- Other
- $39,440
- Hours/week
- 0 + 40 related
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0 + $199,486 related
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $186,952 related
- Deferred
- $0 + $39,000 related
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0 + $440 related
- Filer's total
- $0 + $425,878 related
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William MillerWILLIAM MILLER
FORMER SR. VP, OPS
- Total calculated
- $217,874
- From this org
- $0
- From related orgs
- $217,874
- Other
- $0
- Hours/week
- 0
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $0
- Bonus
- $0
- Other
- $0 + $217,874 related
- Deferred
- $0
- Nontaxable benefits
- $0
- Filer's total
- $0 + $217,874 related
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
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
Answered no
- 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
The filer's explanations (Part III)
- PART I, LINE 3
- SEMA, A RELATED ORGANIZATION, SETS THE TOP MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL'S COMPENSATION USING ONE OR MORE OF THE METHODS DESCRIBED ON LINE 3.
- PART I, LINE 4A
- WILLIAM MILLER AND GEORGE AFREMOW RECEIVED SEVERANCE DURING THE YEAR. DETAILS OF THE AGREEMENT ARE CONFIDENTIAL BUT ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.
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
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DONATE TO CANCER RESEARCH
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$27,000
DONATE TO CHILDREN IN NEED
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$27,000
DONATE TO CHILDREN IN NEED
Related organizations on this return
Schedule R Part II: tax-exempt organizations related to the filer by control. It does not record shared board members or money.
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SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING INC
501(C)(6) · TRADE ASSOCIATION · CA
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SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT WARRANTY ALLIANCE
501(C)(6) · TRADE ASSOCIATION · CA
Directly controlled by SEMA
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501(C)(4) · SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION · IN
Directly controlled by SEMA
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DRIVING FORCE FUND
501(C)(4) · SOCIAL WELFARE ORGANIZATION · VA
Directly controlled by SEMA
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DRIVING FORCE ACTION
527 · POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · VA
Directly controlled by SEMA
Taxable family on this return
Schedule R Parts I, III and IV, as filed. These record ownership and control, not shared board members or money moved.
Related corporations and trusts
Part IV: related organizations taxable as a corporation or trust.
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PERFORMANCE AFTERMARKET PUBLICATION INC
C · PUBLISHING · CA
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 12 February 2026
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.5
- Source object
- 202610499349300201
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