Sema Foundation: FY2023 Nonprofit Profile & Form 990 (EIN 84-1725967)

Revenue by fiscal year
FY2021	$286K
FY2022	$532K
FY2023	$335K
FY2024	$389K
FY2025	$372K

Expenses by fiscal year
FY2021	$264K
FY2022	$368K
FY2023	$393K
FY2024	$423K
FY2025	$389K

Net assets by fiscal year
FY2021	$75K
FY2022	$239K
FY2023	$181K
FY2024	$147K
FY2025	$131K

Is it real?

Yes. Exemption reinstated (2010-11-15). Per the IRS revocation list. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 2012.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

99 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

99%

Program services 99% · $388K Management & general 1% · $5K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

6 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2022); the FY2023 filing did not itemize Part VII

Mahmut Isiktas

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Sarah Nasser

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Gokhan Multaci

Member

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Feyza Yilmaz

Secretary

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Cuneyt Akcay

President

$0Pt VII · Sec A

Hubeyb Yalcin

Treasurer

$0Pt VII · Sec A

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Offers religious education and worship services to everyone.

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1 program · $388K · in their own filed words · FY2022

01

See schedule o, 05. General explanation attachment

$388Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record

Grants received · FY2024

American Online Giving Foundation INCFY2024$22K

Texas Instruments FoundationFY2024$17K

Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$39K

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

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1The main four

Money inPt VIII

$335K

Ln 12

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K

Money outPt IX

$393K

Ln 25

Programscol B$388K

Managementcol C$5K

Owns and owesPt X

$181K

net assets · Ln 32

Cash and savingsLn 1–2$82K

Total assetsLn 16$566K

LiabilitiesLn 26$385K

PeoplePt VI, VII

6

listed · VII A

PaidVII A0

Voting boardVI 1a6

IndependentVI 1b6

2In more detail

Revenue in detailPt VIII

Gifts and grantsLn 1h$298K

Fees for servicesLn 2g$38K

Total revenueLn 12$335K

Assets in detailPt X, end of year

CashLn 1$82K

Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$82K

Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$484K

Total assetsLn 16$566K

LiabilitiesLn 26$385K

Net assetsLn 32$181K

OperationsPt I, VI

EmployeesI 54

VolunteersI 650

Fiscal year endsHeaderJune

Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo

Whistleblower policyVI 13No

Records policyVI 14No

3Year over year

Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B

Line	Start FY23	End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2	$145K	$82K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c	$493K	$484K
Total assetsLn 16	$638K	$566K
LiabilitiesLn 26	$399K	$385K
Net assetsLn 32	$239K	$181K

4Every line

Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line

Line	Total	Programs	Management	Fundraising
Other salaries and wagesLn 7	$159K	$159K
Payroll taxesLn 10	$13K	$13K
Legal feesLn 11b	$1K		$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c	$4K		$4K
OccupancyLn 16	$104K	$104K
TravelLn 17	$15K	$15K
InterestLn 20	$9K	$9K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22	$9K	$9K
InsuranceLn 23	$5K	$5K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24	$40K	$40K
All other expensesLn 24e	$34K	$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25	$393K	$388K	$5K	$0

Filing history

Year	Money in	Money out	In minus out	Net assets	Download
FY2025 Latest	$372K	$389K	−$17K	$131K	990 PDF
FY2024	$389K	$423K	−$34K	$147K	990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing	$335K	$393K	−$58K	$181K	990 PDF
FY2022	$532K	$368K	$164K	$239K	990 PDF
FY2021	$286K	$264K	$22K	$75K	990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations

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Part I · Summary $335,064 revenue, 12 lines filed

I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $509,645$297,501

I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $22,434$37,563

I-10 Investment income$0

I-11 Other revenue$0

I-12 Total revenuePrior year $532,079$335,064

I-13 Grants and similar amounts paid$0

I-14 Benefits paid to members$0

I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $162,644$171,522

I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0

I-17 Other expensesPrior year $205,568$221,299

I-18 Total expensesPrior year $368,212$392,821

I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $163,867−$57,757

Part VI · Governance 6 of 6 board members independent, 4 to look at

VI-1a Voting members of the governing body6

VI-1b Independent voting members6

VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo

VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo

VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo

VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo

VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo

Part VIII · Statement of revenue $335,064 across 4 lines filed

VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$297,501

VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$297,501

VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $37,563$37,563

VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,563 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$335,064

Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $392,821 across 11 lines filed

IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $158,765$158,765

IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $12,757$12,757

IX-11b Legal feesManagement $1,000$1,000

IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $4,050$4,050

IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $103,846$103,846

IX-17 TravelPrograms $14,581$14,581

IX-20 InterestPrograms $9,163$9,163

IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $8,511$8,511

IX-23 InsurancePrograms $5,486$5,486

IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $40,471$40,471

IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $34,191$34,191

IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $387,771 · Management $5,050 · Fundraising $0$392,821

Part X · Balance sheet $565,936 assets, 8 lines filed

X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $145,112$81,576

X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $492,871$484,360

X-16 Total assetsStart of year $637,983$565,936

X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $9,839$10,558

X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $398,894$384,604

X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $239,089$181,332

X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $239,089$181,332

X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $637,983$565,936

Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $181,332 net assets at year end

XI-1 Total revenue$335,064

XI-2 Total expenses$392,821

XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$57,757

XI-4 Net assets at start of year$239,089

XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0

XI-10 Net assets at end of year$181,332

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2023 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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Is it real?

Where the money goes

Who runs it and what they're paid

Questions the 990 asks

Programs and updates

Questions for Sema Foundation

Funders

Grants

By the numbers

Filing history

Schedules filed Part IV