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Category
Environment
Employees
95
Volunteers
50,000
Financial Snapshot
FY ending 2024-12-31
Revenue
$14.5M
Expenses
$14.5M
Assets
$21.6M
Liabilities
$1.6M
Financial history
$14.5M$7.3M$0
161718192021222324
RevenueExpenses
Latest FY2024: $14.5M · Avg: $10.2M
Foreign activity (Schedule F)
Total spent abroad$23K
Foreign employees0
Foreign offices0
Foreign partnership interestNo
Foreign trust interestNo
Region
Activity
Spent
EUROPE (INCLUDING ICELAND & GREENLAND) - ALBANIA, ANDORRA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM
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EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC - AUSTRALIA, BRUNEI, BURMA, CAMBODIA,
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NORTH AMERICA - CANADA AND MEXICO, BUT NOT THE UNITED STATES
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501(h) election
This 501(c)(3) elected the 501(h) safe-harbor — lobbying expenditures are capped under a clear dollar formula instead of the "insubstantial part" standard.
Political & Grant Activity
Campaign Spending
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Lobbying
$226K
Grants Given
$30K
SURFRIDER FOUNDATION
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Address
PO BOX 73550
SAN Clemente, CA, 92673-011
Governance
Voting board members19
Independent members19
Conflict-of-interest policyYes
Whistleblower policyYes
Doc-retention policyYes
Audit committeeYes
990 reviewed by boardYes
Compensation practices
Severance paymentsNo
Equity-based compNo
Supplemental retirement planNo
Compensation committeeYes
Used comp surveyYes
Board approved compYes
Initial contract exceptionNo
Financial detail (Schedule D)
Board-designated %0.0%
Permanent endowment %58.0%
Endowment held by related orgNo
Fundraising activity (Schedule G)
Uses professional fundraisersYes
Net to org-$420K
Retained by contractors$420K
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