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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 85-3938484

Semanik Foundation Inc

A private foundation in Jacksonville, FL. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 10 grants and $415,314 paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

6 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $415,314

    Grants listed
    10
    Assets, end of year
    $2,864,785

  • Tax year 2024

    $175,239

    Grants listed
    9
    Assets, end of year
    $3,168,497

  • Tax year 2023

    $225,000

    Grants listed
    1
    Assets, end of year
    $3,206,805

  • Tax year 2022

    $603,926

    Grants listed
    3
    Assets, end of year
    $2,855,515

  • Tax year 2021

    $382,000

    Grants listed
    5
    Assets, end of year
    $1,926,574

  • Tax year 2020

    $0

    Grants listed
    0
    Assets, end of year
    $811,000

Grants paid in 2025

10 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. USMC Anniversary Ball - Jax IncJacksonville, FL

    Marine Ball

    $145,878
  2. First Baptist ChurchJacksonville, FL

    AV Equipment

    $122,500
  3. First Baptist ChurchJacksonville, FL

    Recording and hymn book

    $51,865
  4. Southern Baptist ChurchJacksonville, FL

    Platinum Patron

    $40,000
  5. USMC Anniversary Ball - Jax IncJacksonville, FL

    Marine Ball

    $25,000
  6. Jacksonville UniversityJacksonville, FL

    Education

    $13,190
  7. Nassau Humane SocietyFern BCH, FL

    Prevent animal cruelty

    $5,000
  8. Ark Wildlife Care & SanctuaryHilliard, FL

    Prevent animal cruelty

    $5,000
  9. Charleston Southern UniversityN Charleston, SC

    Education

    $3,894
  10. Florida International UniversityMiami, FL

    Education

    $2,987

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Veterans and military2 grants $170,87886% of the total
  2. Education2 grants $17,0849% of the total
  3. Animals2 grants $10,0005% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. Florida9 grants $411,420
  2. South Carolina1 grant $3,894

Officers, directors and trustees

3 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • John A SemanikDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Ashley CarpenterDirector Hours 1Pay $0
  • Katherine CarpenterDirector Hours 1Pay $0

The return

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