Semper Fun Organization

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
923332487
IRS 990 coverage
2024–2025
Forms available
Form 990 2025
Location
Austin, TX, USA
Phone
8083489534
Rating
76
Verdict
SUPPORTED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Fund Raising and Fund Distribution

Reported finances

Revenue
$913,350
Expenses
$857,060
Assets
$31,850
Liabilities
$0

Source: IRS Form 990. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

3 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • Manuel Carrasco (President)
  • Amber Parra (Vice President Treasurer)

People named in this filing

  • Manuel Carrasco (President)
  • Amber Parra (Vice President Treasurer)
  • Manuel G Martinez Ortiz (Secretry)

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

Our mission is to enhance the well-being and quality of life of military members and their families by providing free recreational events that promote physical emotional and social health. We believe that military members and their families face unique challenges and sacrifices in service to their country and that providing opportunities for relaxation fun and social connection can have a positive impact on their lives. Our programs and events are designed to create a welcoming and inclusive environment that promotes resilience camaraderie and family bonding. By partnering with local businesses volunteers and military organizations we aim to offer a wide range of recreational activities that cater to the diverse needs and interests of military families. Our goal is to support the well-being of military members and their families and to show our appreciation for their service and sacrifice.

What it reported doing in 2025

N 2024 Semper Fun coordinated the participation of military volunteers at major public events including DOM Dolla AML TNF Camp Flog Gnaw the LA Auto Show Dreamstate F1 Grand Prix Apocalypse and Amazon activations. Volunteers supported event operations in non-security roles fostering positive civilian-military interactions. Semper Fun managed all logistics transportation coordination and oversight serving as the intermediary between military units and event organizers. A total of $465,036.43 in grant funding was facilitated with $442,299.58 distributed directly to military units for morale welfare and readiness programs. The organization incurred $47,176.00 in expenses related to coordination compliance and administration. This initiative promoted community engagement strengthened partnerships and improved the quality of life for active-duty service members.

Operating model

Revenue model
Donor-supported. 100% of the money available for current operations came from contributions and gifts.
Distribution model
Hybrid. The nonprofit split its reported program spending across 42% for direct work, and 58% for grants.

The verdict

SUPPORTED - A large share of available resources goes toward mission work and the filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of voting board members are independent and some filing-based governance responses are negative or unanswered.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 86
  • Transparency & Controls: 91
  • Accountability: 37
  • Sustainability: 43
  • Growth: 100

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 93.8%; rating input score 94
  • Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
  • Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 91.7%; rating input score 92; 15th percentile among comparable filings
  • Pay-setting controls: Limited
  • Foreign activity oversight: Limited
  • Grant itemization coverage: 86.1%; rating input score 86; 40th percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
  • Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

  • Independent voting board: 33.3%; rating input score 33; 13th percentile among comparable filings
  • Governance controls: 3 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 43
    • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
    • 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: 6.2%; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 0.04; rating input score 3; 3rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0; rating input score 88; 88th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 78; 78th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: 54.6% per year; rating input score 100; 95th percentile among comparable filings
  • Revenue growth: 65% per year; rating input score 100; 97th percentile among comparable filings
  • Asset growth: 200% per year; rating input score 100; 100th percentile among comparable filings

Details

  • Where the money goes: 93.8% of revenue deployed · 100% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: 1 of 3 board members independent · 3 of 7 filing controls reported
  • Programs: 1 filed program accomplishment · $857K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 3 people listed
  • Consistency: 33 of 34 current checks pass · 1 finding to review
  • Schedules: 5 filed schedules · includes major donors and grants
  • Filing history: 2 filing years from 2024 to 2025
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: 21 filed money-flow records
  • 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.

  • Moderate — Accountability: Independent voting board scored 33/100.
  • Moderate — Accountability: Governance controls: 3 of 6 not reported.
  • High — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 3/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 48/100.
  • Review — Transparency & Controls: Domestic grant itemization did not reconcile in the filed values.