Sema Foundation

Analysis

Sema Foundation is a registered charity in United States, based in Chandler, AZ. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, Sema Foundation reported income of $335k and spending of $393k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $288k to $335k (+16%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 86%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Sema Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile, and in the 61st percentile within AZ. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Christian Bible Study ($335k), Latrobe Store ($335k) and RBW Missions ($335k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 89% and program service revenue 11% of the total. Other salaries and wages came to $159k. At year end it held assets of $566k against liabilities of $385k, net assets of $181k. It reported 6 employees.