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Semi

501(c)(6) organization Milpitas, CA EIN: 94-1751440 Website

Semi is a not-for-profit organization formed to promote and support the global electronics supply chain. Semi members consist of corporations, companies, firms, or organizations, or departments or subdivisions thereof, whose interest or corporate objective is in the global electronics supply chain provided that such entities shall not become voting members except upon payment of such initiation fees as may be determined by the board of directors.

Key facts about Semi

EIN
94-1751440
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2024
Total assets
$145,321,053

Data from IRS Form 990, 2024; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2024 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$145.3M

+15.7% YoY

Revenue

$108.9M

+44.9% YoY

Net Investment Income

$3.7M

+13.7% YoY

Expenses

$82.3M

+39.7% YoY

About Semi

Based on IRS filings

Semi is a public charity, based in Milpitas, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2024. As of 2024, the organization holds $145.3M in total assets. Net investment income was $3.7M.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Milpitas

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$100K$200K$300K1 grant2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 0 grants2024

In 2020 it made 1 grant totaling $250K.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K$100–250K1$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $250–500K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

No grants recorded for 2024.

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$50M$100M$150M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Metric202420232022
Total Assets$145,321,053$125,561,245$97,438,240
Revenue$108,857,917$75,102,384$62,669,515
Expenses$82,287,853$58,885,725$57,002,114
Net Investment Income$3,721,287$3,271,972$4,496,542

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS November 9, 2021)
  2. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Semi is led by Ajit Manocha, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 12 of 32 officers listed in 2024 are compensated.

Officers on the 2024 filing

  • Ajit Manocha

    President & CEO

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $1.2M (2020) → $1.8M (2024)

  • Shari Liss

    Executive Director & Semi Founder

    Executive Director & Semi Foundation → Executive Director & Semi F, 2021

    Executive Director & Semi F → Executive Director & Semi Founder, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    8 hrs/week

    $282K (2020) → $453K (2024)

  • Tim Brosnihan

    Executive Director & Msig

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $318K (2021) → $376K (2024)

  • Joseph Stockunas

    President & Semi Americas

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $183K (2022) → $486K (2024)

  • Mary G Puma

    Chair

    Secretary & Treasurer → Chairman, 2023

    Chairman → Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Olivier Naimi

    Project Director & Digital Tran

    Project Director & Digital Transformation → Project Director & Digital Tran, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $296K (2023) → $307K (2024)

  • Vicki L Jeska

    Senior Director Global Human Res

    Senior Director & Global Human Resources → Senior Director Global Human Res, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $264K (2023) → $366K (2024)

  • Daisuke Murata

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jinrong Zhao

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon D. Kemp

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kazuo Ushida

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kyu Dong Sung

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sue Lin

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yong Han Lee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Doris Hsu

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Li Zheng

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tim Archer

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Toshiki Kawai

    Trustee

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chun Hyuk Lee

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Eric Johnson

    Trustee

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Benjamin Loh

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kai Beckmann

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Masao Asami

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Yoshiaki Yoshida

    Trustee

    New on the 2024 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Bettina Weiss

    Chief of Staff & Corporate Str

    Vice President & Business Development → Chief of Staff, 2021

    Chief of Staff → Chief of Staff & Corporate Str, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $405K (2020) → $530K (2024)

  • Geraldine tan

    Vice President & Finance

    Corporate Controller → Vice President & Finance, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $311K (2020) → $469K (2024)

  • Melissa Grupen-Shemansky

    Vice President & Technology Communities

    Executive Director & Flexte → Vice President & Technology Communities, 2021

    On filings since 2020

    40 hrs/week

    $385K (2020) → $516K (2024)

  • Kevin Bauer

    CFO & Business Operations

    CFO & Business Operations Officer → CFO & Business Operations O, 2022

    CFO & Business Operations O → CFO & Business Operations, 2024

    On filings since 2021

    40 hrs/week

    $288K (2021) → $774K (2024)

  • John M Cooney

    Vice President, Global Public Policy & Advisor

    Vice President & Global Public Policy → Vice President, Global Public Policy & Advocacy, 2023

    Vice President, Global Public Policy & Advocacy → Vice President, Global Public Policy & Advisor, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $114K (2022) → $519K (2024)

  • Mousumi Bhat

    Vice President & Semi Global Sustainability

    Vice President & Sustainability Programs → Vice President & Semi Global Sustainability, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    40 hrs/week

    $401K (2023) → $465K (2024)

  • Bertrand Loy

    Past Chair

    Chairman → Past Chairman, 2022

    Past Chairman → Past Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tien Wu

    Vice Chair

    Trustee → Vice Chairman, 2022

    Vice Chairman → Vice Chair, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (21)
  • Former: Mike Allison (2020–2023) — Trustee
  • Former: David B. Anderson (2020–2022) — President & Semi Americas
  • Former: Gene Escober (2020–2022) — Senior Director, It & Busi
  • Former: Joe Pasetti (2020–2022) — Vice President & Global Public Policy
  • Former: Kevin T. Crofton (2020–2022) — Chairman
  • Former: Nobu Koshiba (2020–2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Chu Hyuk Lee (2022) — Trustee
  • Former: Eric Thoe (2022) — Senior Director & Member Services
  • Former: Michael Russo (2020–2021) — Vice President & Global Advocacy
  • Former: Stephen S. Schwartz (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: Tetsuo Tsuneishi (2020–2021) — Past Chairman
  • Former: Thomas Salmon (2020–2021) — Vice President & Collaborative Technolo
  • Former: Xinchao Wang (2020–2021) — Trustee
  • Former: James Jackman To (2021) — Vice President, Finance & Administrator
  • Former: Michael Ciesinski To (2021) — President & Flextech Alliance
  • Former: Richard J. Salsman To (2021) — CFO, Vice President & Operations
  • Former: Heidi Hoffman (2020) — Senior Director Marketing
  • Former: James Jackman (2020) — Vice President, Finance & Administrator
  • Former: Michael Ciesinski (2020) — President & Flextech Alliance
  • Former: Rich Feldman (2020) — Vice President, Global Expositions & E · Filing note: Through 5120
  • Former: Richard J. Salsman (2020) — CFO & Vice President Ope

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2024. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Compensation Overview

From 2024 IRS filing

Ajit Manocha — President & CEO: $1.8MAjit ManochaPresident & CEO$1.8MKevin Bauer — CFO, Business Operations: $774KKevin BauerCFO, Business Operations$774KBettina Weiss — Chief of Staff & Corporate Str: $530KBettina WeissChief of Staff & Corporate Str$530KJohn M Cooney — VP, Global Public Policy & Adv: $519KJohn M CooneyVP, Global Public Policy & Adv$519KMelissa Grupen-Shemansky — VP, Technology Communities: $516KMelissa Grupen-ShemanskyVP, Technology Communities$516KJoseph Stockunas — President, SEMI Americas: $486KJoseph StockunasPresident, SEMI Americas$486KGeraldine tan — VP, Finance: $469KGeraldine tanVP, Finance$469KMousumi Bhat — VP, SEMI Global Sustainability: $465KMousumi BhatVP, SEMI Global Sustainability$465KShari Liss — Executive Director, SEMI Found: $453KShari LissExecutive Director, SEMI Found$453KTim Brosnihan — Executive Director, MSIG: $376KTim BrosnihanExecutive Director, MSIG$376KVicki L Jeska — SR. Director. Global Human Res: $366KVicki L JeskaSR. Director. Global Human Res$366KOlivier Naimi — Project Director, Digital Tran: $307KOlivier NaimiProject Director, Digital Tran$307K

The highest reported compensation on the 2024 filing was $1.8M, to Ajit Manocha (President & CEO). 12 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about Semi

How large is Semi?

Semi reported $145.3M in total assets on its 2024 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $108.9M.

Where does Semi operate?

Semi has awarded grants in California.

What is Semi's EIN?

Semi's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-1751440. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2024.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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