Semper Fi Community Task Force
Nonprofit profile at a glance
- EIN
- 208935277
- IRS 990 coverage
- 2011–2025
- Forms available
- Form 990 2025, Form 990-EZ 2010
- Location
- Madison, AL, USA
- Phone
- 2566847235
- Rating
- 80
- Verdict
- STRONG
- Rating confidence
- Moderate
- Sector
- International, Foreign Affairs, and National Security N.E.C.
Reported finances
- Revenue
- $127,767
- Expenses
- $123,815
- Assets
- $445,082
- Liabilities
- $2,328
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.
Leadership & pay
16 people listed
People named in this filing
- GEORGE W SIMMONS (CHAIRMAN)
- MICHAEL DAHL (VICE CHAIRMA)
- FRANK CHESNEY (SECRETARY)
Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.
Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.
Overview
Mission
To lend support in meeting existing and emerging needs of the Tennessee valley community, honor and support veterans, military of all services, first responders, and their gamilies through volunteering time and talent. Events are held to honor these.
What it reported doing in 2025
The semper fi racing team was established in 2016 and in 2025 we were able to provide children of gold star families, wounded/injured veterans, and disabled first responders the oppoprtunity to participate in the sport of quarter midget racing. Volunteers associated with the huntsville quarter midget association (www.hqma.org) and generous donors enabled these children to participate in a really fund sport that builds self-confidence, sharpens awareness and motor skills, and exposes them to the principles of engineering and physics that go into the race cars. We are all aware of the sacrifices made by our military members and first responders and while we are thankful for their sacrifice sometimes, we don't think of the effect this has on the children. Our mission is engaging children after the loss of a parent or having a parent disabled that can't do the things with their children that they would love to do but can't because of their physical limitations. The primary goal of semper fi racing is to demonstrate to these families that we are forever indebted to them for their sacrifice and to remind them that they are not alone. The community outreach program is used to provide resources to those in need in the community.
Operating model
- Revenue model
- Donor-supported. 92% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
- Distribution model
- Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 76% for direct work, and 24% for grants.
The verdict
STRONG - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. Some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered and program spending has declined or grown slowly.
Rating breakdown
- Financial Efficiency: 84
- Transparency & Controls: 94
- Accountability: 70
- Sustainability: 55
- Growth: 20
Detailed rating inputs
Financial Efficiency
- Mission deployment rate: 93.3%; rating input score 93
- Program expense ratio: 95.7%; rating input score 96
- Fundraising efficiency: Limited
Transparency & Controls
- Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Pay-setting controls: Limited
- Foreign activity oversight: Limited
- Grant itemization coverage: 100%; rating input score 100; 81st percentile among comparable filings
- Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
- Related-party transparency: Limited
Accountability
- Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 64th percentile among comparable filings
- Governance controls: 2 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 29
- Conflict-of-interest policy: Fail
- Whistleblower policy: Fail
- Document-retention policy: Fail
- CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
- Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
- Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
- Audit committee oversight: Missing
- Independent financial-statement audit: Fail
Sustainability
- Operating margin: 3.1%; rating input score 43; 43rd percentile among comparable filings
- Total-asset coverage ratio: 3.59; rating input score 73; 73rd percentile among comparable filings
- Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.01; rating input score 44; 44th percentile among comparable filings
- Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 67; 67th percentile among comparable filings
Growth
- Program expense growth: -4.9% per year; rating input score 0; 16th percentile among comparable filings
- Revenue growth: -2.4% per year; rating input score 0; 13th percentile among comparable filings
- Asset growth: 10.2% per year; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
Details
- Where the money goes: 93.3% of revenue deployed · 95.7% of spending went to programs
- Governance: 16 of 16 board members independent · 2 of 7 filing controls reported
- Programs: 4 filed program accomplishments · $118K in reported program spending
- Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 16 people listed
- Consistency: 21 of 21 current checks pass
- Schedules: 4 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
- Filing history: 11 filing years from 2011 to 2025
- Contacts: How to reach this organization
- Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
- Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
- People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.
Key Signals
Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.
- High — Accountability: Governance controls: 4 of 6 not reported.
- High — Growth: Program expense growth scored 0/100.
- High — Growth: Revenue growth scored 0/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 43/100.
- Moderate — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 44/100.