California · Public charity
Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc
Sema's mission is to help our members' businesses succeed and prosper. Our members are the producers and marketers of specialty equipment products and services for the automotive aftermarket. We will do this by: a. Proactive leadership in our industry to help it expand domestically and worldwide. B. Delivering programs, activities and…
- $243k
- Granted FY2025(still arriving)
- 6
- Grants FY2025
- 7
- Organizations funded FY2024
- 29%
- First-time grantees FY2024
- Median grant, FY2025
- $40,000
- Largest grant, FY2025
- $109,859
- Organizations funded a year
- 4 to 8
- FY2018 to FY2024
- States reached, FY2025
- 3
- Total assets, FY2025
- $157M
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2024, 29% of the organizations Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc funded were first-time grantees, receiving 3% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2024, 97% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $42k went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025still arriving | 6 | $243k | 17% |
| FY2024 | 7 | $1.6M | 29% |
| FY2023 | 7 | $2.0M | 0% |
| FY2022 | 8 | $2.1M | 0% |
| FY2021 | 7 | $3.5M | 0% |
| FY2020 | 8 | $1.7M | 13% |
| FY2019 | 4 | $1.2M | 0% |
| FY2018 | 7 | $10M | 43% |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2025.
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2025, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty Equipment Warranty Alliance | $19,533,045 | 7 | 91% |
| Sema Memorial Scholarship Fund | $1,391,895 | 6 | 69% |
| Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Foundation Inc | $668,100 | 7 | 93% |
| Off-Road Business Association | $530,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation Inc | $297,200 | 9 | 5% |
| National Hot Rod Association | $110,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Learning Centers at Fairplex | $62,075 | 5 | 2% |
| Automotive Hall of Fame Inc | $58,400 | 6 | 2% |
| Auto Club Speedway | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nhra Vision | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
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| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specialty Equipment Warranty Alliance | $19,533,045 | 7 | 91% |
| Sema Memorial Scholarship Fund | $1,391,895 | 6 | 69% |
| Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Foundation Inc | $668,100 | 7 | 93% |
| Off-Road Business Association | $530,000 | 9 | n/a |
| Automotive Aftermarket Charitable Foundation Inc | $297,200 | 9 | 5% |
| National Hot Rod Association | $110,000 | 5 | 0% |
| The Learning Centers at Fairplex | $62,075 | 5 | 2% |
| Automotive Hall of Fame Inc | $58,400 | 6 | 2% |
| Auto Club Speedway | $25,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Nhra Vision | $22,000 | 1 | 1% |
| Real Deal Revolution | $10,000 | 1 | n/a |
| Childhelp Inc | $7,000 | 1 | 0% |
Plus 1 recipient with no EIN on record ($78k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc supplied at least a quarter of the budget for 3 of its grantees at some point. The chart plots its 9 largest grantees; load-bearing ones sit top left.
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How this is measured
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About Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc
- How much does Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc give?
- Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc reported 6 grants totaling $243,169 in its FY2025 IRS filing. It funded between 4 and 8 organizations a year over FY2018 to FY2024.
- What does Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2025, its largest causes are Public Benefit (86%), Education (6%), Youth Development (3%).
- Who are Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2025: Specialty Equipment Warranty Alliance ($20M), Sema Memorial Scholarship Fund ($1.4M), Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Foundation Inc ($668k).
- Does Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc fund new organizations?
- In FY2024, 29% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Where is Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc based?
- Specialty Equipment Market Association & Performance Racing Inc is based in CA.
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