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Surfing the Nations FY2020 filing

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Wahiawa, HI501(c)(3)Religion EIN 20-0245026Revenue $1.7M in FY2020Latest return filed Nov 16, 2025

On file with the IRSstn.global/hawaiiWahiawa, HITax-exempt since Oct 2003Publicly supported charity — 170(b)(1)(A)(vi)

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Surfing The Nations impacts communities through leadership training, selfless service, and action sports. This is accomplished with our program for at risk youth, feeding the hungry, and character development programs.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
94¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX

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FY2020 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
5 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $160K a year · 8% of revenue · last 5 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 5 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
94%
of spending
Looks good: 94% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
5 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $12K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$188K
11% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 11% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
8
of 12 voting members
Looks good: 8 of 12 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.7M
Spent
$1.5M
To programs
94%
Net assets
$1.6M
By yearFY2020–FY2024
Revenue
$1.7M
FY2020
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$1.7M
FY2021$1.9M
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$2.2M
Expenses
$1.5M
FY2020
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$1.5M
FY2021$1.7M
FY2022$1.7M
FY2023$1.8M
FY2024$1.9M
Net assets
$1.6M
FY2020
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$1.6M
FY2021$2.0M
FY2022$2.2M
FY2023$2.2M
FY2024$2.5M

From the FY2020 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Oct 2003.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

94 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 94% · $1.4M Management & general 6% · $91K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

11 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Cindy Bauer
Teasurer/Secretary, Executive Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Zach Ifland
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Taylor Hanes
Chairman of the Board
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Bauer
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Richard Moore
Vice President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Tom Craft
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2Yes
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Empowers youth and communities through leadership, service, and action sports.

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1 program · $1.4M · in their own filed words · FY2020
01

Internationally promoting the sport of surfing among the youth and individuals in underdeveloped countries, with a view toward fostering the concept of a healthy person and a clean and healthy environment.

$1.4Mprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Work Now HawaiiFY2024$12K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$12K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $794K · 2020–2023
Surfers ChurchHI · FY2023$157,870
Surfers ChurchHI · FY2022$158,644
Unitemized GrantFY2021$171,880
Surfers ChurchHI · FY2021$171,880
Surfers ChurchHI · FY2020$133,249

By the numbers

The FY2020 990, line by line.

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1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.7M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$468K
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Money outPt IX
$1.5M
Ln 25
Programscol B$1.4M
Managementcol C$91K
Owns and owesPt X
$1.6M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$580K
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
PeoplePt VI, VII
11
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a12
IndependentVI 1b8
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$0
Noncash giftsLn 1g$892K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$0
Fees for servicesLn 2g$468K
Investment incomeLn 3$9
Other incomeLn 4–11$170K
Total revenueLn 12$1.7M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$580K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$580K
Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesLn 9−$5K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$188K
Net assetsLn 32$1.6M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 59
VolunteersI 6500
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3More from this return
Abroad and in kindSch F, M
Noncash gifts receivedSch M Pt I$892K
4Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY20End FY20
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$396K$580K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$1.2M$1.2M
Total assetsLn 16$1.6M$1.8M
LiabilitiesLn 26$162K$188K
Net assetsLn 32$1.4M$1.6M
5Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$133K$133K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$892K$892K
Legal feesLn 11b$514$514
Accounting feesLn 11c$18K$18K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$28K$28K$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2K$1K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$67K$53K$13K
Information technologyLn 14$3K$2K$1K
OccupancyLn 16$134K$105K$30K
TravelLn 17$5K$5K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$87K$69K$17K
InsuranceLn 23$20K$16K$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$130K$123K$6K$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.5M$1.4M$91K$0

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 LatestFiled with the IRS Nov 16, 2025 $2.2M$1.9M$247K$2.5M 990 PDF
FY2023Filed with the IRS Oct 9, 2024 $1.8M$1.8M$39K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2022Filed with the IRS Nov 15, 2023 $2.0M$1.7M$218K$2.2M 990 PDF
FY2021Filed with the IRS Dec 12, 2022 $1.9M$1.7M$141K$2.0M 990 PDF
FY2020 ViewingFiled with the IRS Oct 21, 2021 $1.7M$1.5M$153K$1.6M 990 PDF

Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support M · Noncash O · Explanations
See the full FY2020 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,671,179 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $1,622,359$1,033,013
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $645,758$468,013
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $304$9
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $170,894$170,144
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,439,315$1,671,179
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $1,746,791$1,024,821
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $0$0
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $697,794$493,353
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $2,444,585$1,518,174
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$5,270$153,005
Part VI · Governance 8 of 12 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body12
VI-1b Independent voting members8
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,671,179 across 13 lines filed
Lines not itemized here account for $162,111 of total revenue; see the IRS return.
VIII-1a Federated campaigns$0
VIII-1b Membership dues$0
VIII-1c Fundraising events$0
VIII-1d Related organizations$0
VIII-1e Government grants$0
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,033,013
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$892,012
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,033,013
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $468,013 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$468,013
VIII-3 Investment incomeRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $9$9
VIII-5 RoyaltiesRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$0
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $8,033 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$8,033
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $476,046 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $162,120$1,671,179
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,518,174 across 13 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $133,249$133,249
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $891,572$891,572
IX-11b Legal feesManagement $514$514
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $17,586$17,586
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $27,774 · Management $0$27,774
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $1,415 · Management $1,028$2,443
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $53,412 · Management $13,354$66,766
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $2,000 · Management $1,445$3,445
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $104,670 · Management $29,521$134,191
IX-17 TravelPrograms $4,531 · Management $0$4,531
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $69,320 · Management $17,329$86,649
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $15,820 · Management $3,956$19,776
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $123,377 · Management $6,301 · Fundraising $0$129,678
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $1,427,140 · Management $91,034 · Fundraising $0$1,518,174
Part X · Balance sheet $1,776,433 assets, 13 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $395,773$579,595
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $4,000$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $6,032−$4,572
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $1,191,386$1,201,410
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,597,191$1,776,433
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $17,998$38,394
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $137,913$121,739
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payable$28,096
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $161,992$188,229
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,420,715$1,573,720
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $14,484$14,484
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,435,199$1,588,204
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,597,191$1,776,433
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $1,588,204 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,671,179
XI-2 Total expenses$1,518,174
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$153,005
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,435,199
XI-5 Net unrealized gains (losses) on investments$0
XI-6 Donated services and use of facilities$0
XI-7 Investment expenses$0
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$0
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$1,588,204

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2020 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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