Sustainable Surf

Analysis

Sustainable Surf is a registered charity in United States, based in Manhattan BCH, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sustainable Surf reported income of $3.4m and spending of $2.8m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $523k to $3.4m (+556%), an average of +60% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 92%. Over the whole period it spent 77% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Sustainable Surf sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile, and in the 90th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Flathead Land Trust Inc ($3.4m), Environmental Grantmakers Association ($3.4m) and Local Energy Alliance Program Inc ($3.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 99% and program service revenue 0.4% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $305k (11% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $439k. At year end it held assets of $2.4m against liabilities of $276k, net assets of $2.2m. It reported 9 employees.