City Surf Project INC

Tax-deductible

San Francisco, CA501(c)(3)Recreation & SportsEIN 47-2091985

To ensure equitable access to the coastline and improve the health and well-being of Bay Area youth, through surf instruction. We use surfing as a vehicle to foster respect for nature, healthy living, personal growth, diversity, equity and inclusion.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
65¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 300 volunteers and 17 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · 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
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
2 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $20K a year · 2% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 2 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
65%
of spending
Fine: 65% of spending went to programs; 65% to 75%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$61K
to officers and key staff · 5% of spending
Top officer’s pay lower than 87% of similar orgs
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 5% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
3 mo
of spending, in cash
Fine: 2.6 months of spending in cash; 1 to 3.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $5K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$197K
35% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 35% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
11
of 11 voting members
Looks good: 11 of 11 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.1M
+9% vs prior year
Spent
$1.1M
To programs
65%
Net assets
$362K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +9%
Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$598K
FY2021$958K
FY2022$816K
FY2024$1.0M
FY2025$1.1M
Expenses
$1.1M
FY2025▲ +3%
Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$567K
FY2021$594K
FY2022$998K
FY2024$1.1M
FY2025$1.1M
Net assets
$362K
FY2025▼ -6%
Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$360K
FY2021$724K
FY2022$542K
FY2024$386K
FY2025$362K

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending May 2025) · 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: FY2025. IRS ruling in Dec 2015.

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Where the money goes

65 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 65% · $741K Management & general 10% · $114K Fundraising 25% · $280K

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

Who runs it and what they're paid

13 people listed on the 990; $61K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
Executive Dir.
$61,279Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Director
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Victor J Irwin’s $61K as Executive Dir. is at the 13th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1842 $1–10M recreation & sports nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 1 named individual · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2021FY2020
Victor J Irwin$61,279$35,448$41,983$40,213

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Teaches surfing to Bay Area youth, promoting coastal access, health, and personal growth.

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2 program services account for $741K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Youth Surfing

Programs consist of two separate program models, Intro to Surfing and Surfing 101, and serves 300 students per year. Youth Surfing serves middle and high school students, through partnerships with San Francisco Unified School District and community-based organizations.

$483Kprogram expense
02

Leadership Development Programs

City Surf Project offers leadership development programs for both high school and transitional-aged youth. These programs offer job skills, career exploration, personal growth, and mentorship.

$258Kprogram expense

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Funders

Who pays for it.

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

Grants

Schedule I · funders on record
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$5K

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.1M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Money outPt IX
$1.1M
Ln 25
Programscol B$741K
Managementcol C$114K
Fundraisingcol D$280K
Owns and owesPt X
$362K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$246K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
PeoplePt VI, VII
13
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a11
IndependentVI 1b11
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.0M
Government grantsLn 1e$452K
Noncash giftsLn 1g$24K
Fundraising eventsLn 1c$27K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$67K
Investment incomeLn 3$3K
Other incomeLn 4–11$24K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$1.1M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$203K
SavingsLn 2$43K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$246K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$52K
Other assetsLn 15$88K
Total assetsLn 16$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$197K
Net assetsLn 32$362K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 517
VolunteersI 6300
Fiscal year endsHeaderMay
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$312K$246K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$14K$52K
Total assetsLn 16$660K$559K
LiabilitiesLn 26$274K$197K
Net assetsLn 32$386K$362K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$0
Grants and assistance to foreign recipientsLn 3$0
Benefits paid to or for membersLn 4$0
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$77K$35K$15K$27K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$588K$397K$38K$153K
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$0
Other employee benefitsLn 9$100K$65K$8K$27K
Payroll taxesLn 10$55K$36K$4K$15K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$28K$28K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$0
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$8K$552$6K$2K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$3K$3K
Office expensesLn 13$34K$22K$7K$5K
Information technologyLn 14$4K$100$1K$3K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$127K$114K$1K$12K
TravelLn 17$32K$29K$3K$300
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$0
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$5K$4K$35$447
InsuranceLn 23$35K$30K$692$4K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$40K$9K$2K$29K
All other expensesLn 24e$0
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.1M$741K$114K$280K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $1.1M$1.1M−$24K$362K 990 PDF
FY2024 $1.0M$1.1M−$87K$386K 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $816K$998K−$182K$542K 990 PDF
FY2021 $958K$594K$364K$724K 990 PDF
FY2020 $598K$567K$31K$360K 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,110,667 across 13 lines filed
VIII-1c Fundraising events$26,533
VIII-1e Government grants$451,506
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$539,651
VIII-1g Noncash contributions (included above)$23,638
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,017,690
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $66,605$66,605
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $2,861$2,861
VIII-5 Royalties$0
VIII-6 Net rental income or loss$0
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assets$0
VIII-8 Net income from fundraising events$8
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Excluded from tax $23,503$23,503
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $66,605 · Excluded from tax $26,364$1,110,667
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,134,574 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individuals$0
IX-3 Grants and assistance to foreign recipients$0
IX-4 Benefits paid to or for members$0
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $34,711 · Management $15,427 · Fundraising $26,997$77,135
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $396,958 · Management $38,125 · Fundraising $152,788$587,871
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$0
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $65,425 · Management $7,629 · Fundraising $26,701$99,755
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $35,647 · Management $4,387 · Fundraising $14,808$54,842
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $27,535$27,535
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising fees$0
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $552 · Management $5,999 · Fundraising $1,799$8,350
IX-12 Advertising and promotionFundraising $3,165$3,165
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $22,270 · Management $6,941 · Fundraising $4,601$33,812
IX-14 Information technologyPrograms $100 · Management $1,021 · Fundraising $2,675$3,796
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $113,672 · Management $1,001 · Fundraising $12,234$126,907
IX-17 TravelPrograms $28,717 · Management $3,018 · Fundraising $300$32,035
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 Interest$0
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $4,144 · Management $35 · Fundraising $447$4,626
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $30,111 · Management $692 · Fundraising $3,807$34,610
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $9,086 · Management $1,769 · Fundraising $29,280$40,135
IX-24e All other expenses$0
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $741,393 · Management $113,579 · Fundraising $279,602$1,134,574
Part X · Balance sheet $559,007 assets, 21 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $204,291$203,170
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $107,792$43,178
X-3 Pledges and grants receivableStart of year $57,968$85,030
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $18,640$20,975
X-8 Inventories for sale or useStart of year $5,479$3,727
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $61,421$63,637
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $14,200$51,653
X-11 Publicly traded securities$0
X-12 Other securities$0
X-13 Program-related investments$0
X-14 Intangible assets$0
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $189,862$87,637
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $659,653$559,007
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $69,375$91,771
X-19 Deferred revenueStart of year $8,340$13,500
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $195,912$91,617
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $273,627$196,888
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $285,216$346,119
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictionsStart of year $100,810$16,000
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $386,026$362,119
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $659,653$559,007
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $362,119 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,110,667
XI-2 Total expenses$1,134,574
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$23,907
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$386,026
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$362,119

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