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Form 990 for tax year 2023

Filed by SEMA MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND.

Totals

Total revenue
$546,950
Total expenses
$400,158
Contributions and grants received
$501,502
Grants paid
$359,875
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$43,448
Other revenue
$2,000
Total assets, end of year
$2,817,449
Total liabilities, end of year
$34,460
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$2,782,989
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$359,875
Management and general expenses
$40,283
Fundraising expenses
$0
Program service expenses (Part III)
$359,875

Program services were 89.9% 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.

  • 1d · Related organizations

    $366,687

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $134,815

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $80,350 · excluded $80,350

  • 7a · Gross sales of assets other than inventory

    securities $484,238

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

    securities $521,140

  • 7c · Gain or loss

    securities -$36,902

  • 7d · Net gain or loss

    total -$36,902 · excluded -$36,902

  • 11a · Other revenue: OTHER REVENUE

    total $2,000 · excluded $2,000

  • 11e · Other revenue, total

    $2,000

Functional expenses

Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.

  • 1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments

    total $132,000 · program services $132,000

  • 2 · Grants to domestic individuals

    total $227,875 · program services $227,875

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $6,763 · management and general $6,763

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $2,963 · management and general $2,963

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,910 · management and general $1,910

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $28,647 · management and general $28,647

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $51,382 · end of year $68,348

  • 4 · Accounts receivable

    beginning of year $1,021 · end of year $4,062

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $0 · end of year $3,032

  • 11 · Investments: publicly traded securities

    beginning of year $2,456,245 · end of year $2,742,007

  • 19 · Deferred revenue

    beginning of year $350 · end of year $0

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $117,097 · end of year $34,460

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $2,333,051 · end of year $2,724,839

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $58,150 · end of year $58,150

Mission and programs · 2023

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.

  • 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 $359,875 · Grants $359,875

As filed on the 2023 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Kyle Fickler Chair Elect Thru

    07/23), CHAIRMAN (AS OF 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 9 related
  • Melanie White Board Mem Thru

    07/23), CHAIR ELECT (AS OF 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 9 related
  • Tim Martin

    SECRETARY (THRU 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 9 related
  • Tim McCarthy

    TREASURER

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 9 related
  • James Lawrence Chair Thru 07

    23),IM PAST CHAIR/SEC(AS OF 07/23)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 9 related
  • George Afremow

    VP, CFO (THRU 05/24)

    Total calculated
    $388,963
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $357,923
    Other
    $31,040
    Hours/week
    1 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $296,605 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $28,490 related
    Other
    $0 + $32,828 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $30,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,040 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $388,963 related
  • Ryan Stutzman

    CFO (AS OF 05/24)

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1 + 42 related
  • Mike Spagnola

    PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $674,791
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $643,791
    Other
    $31,000
    Hours/week
    1 + 42 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $440,348 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $167,531 related
    Other
    $0 + $35,912 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $30,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,000 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $674,791 related
  • William Miller

    FORMER SR. VP, OPS

    Total calculated
    $649,355
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $618,009
    Other
    $31,346
    Hours/week
    0 + 40 related

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0 + $505,818 related
    Bonus
    $0 + $107,932 related
    Other
    $0 + $4,259 related
    Deferred
    $0 + $30,000 related
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0 + $1,346 related
    Filer's total
    $0 + $649,355 related
  • Christopher J Kersting

    FORMER PRESIDENT AND CEO

    Total calculated
    $468,750
    From this org
    $0
    From related orgs
    $468,750
    Other
    $0
    Hours/week
    0

    Schedule J breakdown matched by us

    Base
    $0
    Bonus
    $0
    Other
    $0 + $468,750 related
    Deferred
    $0
    Nontaxable benefits
    $0
    Filer's total
    $0 + $468,750 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:
CHRISTOPHER KERSTING RETIRED AND RECEIVED THE THIRD INSTALLMENT OF THE SEPARATION SETTLEMENT DURING THE YEAR. DETAILS OF THE SETTLEMENT 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

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.

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.

  • PERFORMANCE AFTERMARKET PUBLICATION INC

    C · PUBLISHING · CA

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2023
Filed
13 February 2025
IRS schema version
2023v6.0
Source object
202540489349301219

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