Surfing the Nations

Analysis

Surfing the Nations is a registered charity in United States, based in Huntingtn BCH, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in October 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. 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, Surfing the Nations reported income of $208k and spending of $237k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income fell from $271k to $208k (-23%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Surfing the Nations sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile, and in the 57th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Impact Project International Inc ($208k), Khmer Krom Buddhist Cultural Center of Wichita Kansas Wat Munivongsa ($208k) and Mercaz Beth Jacob in Eretz Yisroel ($208k).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 34% and program service revenue 67% of the total. At year end it held assets of $162k against liabilities of $5,313, net assets of $157k.