Special Surfers

Analysis

Special Surfers is a registered charity in United States, based in Saco, ME. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover recreation and sports, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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, Special Surfers reported income of $122k and spending of $71k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from December 2022 to December 2023, income fell from $166k to $122k (-27%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 45% of the income it received.

Among 30,892 United States charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Special Surfers sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile, and in the 35th percentile within ME. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Maryland Youth Lacrosse Association Inc ($122k), Visalia United Water Polo Club ($122k) and Dr Charles Van Der Horst Water Safety Initiative ($122k).

On its Form 990-EZ for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 91% of the total. At year end it held assets of $236k against liabilities of $5,854, net assets of $230k.