Educating, inspiring and empowering at-risk youth in the san francisco bay area through day and overnight surf camps.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
52¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$108K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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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
4 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $44K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Fine: a surplus in 4 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Spent on programs
52%
of spending
Worth a look: 52% of spending went to programs; under 65%.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$108K
to officers and key staff · 25% of spending
Worth a look: pay to officers and key staff is 25% of spending; over 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
10 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 10.5 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
10
named funders · $108K
Looks good: 10 funders name it on their filings; 3 or more.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$4K
1% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 1% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
0
of 1 voting members
Concern: none of 1 voting members are independent.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$516K
-12% vs prior year
Spent
$430K
To programs
52%
Net assets
$388K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$516K
FY2025▼ -12%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$177K
FY2021$248K
FY2022$214K
FY2023$315K
FY2024$586K
FY2025$516K
Expenses
$430K
FY2025-0.2%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021$206K
FY2022$279K
FY2023$313K
FY2024$430K
FY2025$430K
Net assets
$388K
FY2025▲ +30%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$163K
FY2021$205K
FY2022$140K
FY2023$141K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$388K

From the FY2025 Form 990 · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Feb 2016.

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

Where the money goes

52 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 52% · $222K Management & general 36% · $155K Fundraising 12% · $52K

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

1 person listed on the 990; $108K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$107,500Pt VII · Sec A

Eddie Donnellan’s $108K as CEO is at the 90th percentile of top reported officer pay among 1992 $100K–1M youth development 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

NameFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Eddie Donnellan$107,500$96,000$96,000$89,240$78,900

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

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Teaches at-risk youth surfing and life skills through day and overnight camps.

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1 program · $222K · in their own filed words · FY2025
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Educating, inspiring and empowering at-risk youth in the san francisco bay area through day and overnight surf camps.

$222Kprogram expense

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 · FY2024
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By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$516K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Money outPt IX
$430K
Ln 25
Programscol B$222K
Managementcol C$155K
Fundraisingcol D$52K
Owns and owesPt X
$388K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$375K
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
PeoplePt VI, VII
1
listed · VII A
PaidVII A1
Voting boardVI 1a1
IndependentVI 1b0
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$516K
Government grantsLn 1e$40K
Gains on assetsLn 7$0
Total revenueLn 12$516K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$375K
SavingsLn 2$0
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$375K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$17K
Other assetsLn 15$0
Total assetsLn 16$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K
Net assetsLn 32$388K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 51
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aNo
Whistleblower policyVI 13No
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$273K$375K
InvestmentsLn 11–13$0
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$29K$17K
Total assetsLn 16$302K$392K
LiabilitiesLn 26$4K$4K
Net assetsLn 32$297K$388K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$0
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$50$50
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$108K$91K$16K
Pay of disqualified personsLn 6$0
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$0
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$9K$9K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$0
Payroll taxesLn 10$9K$9K
Management feesLn 11a$0
Legal feesLn 11b$0
Accounting feesLn 11c$7K$7K
Lobbying feesLn 11d$0
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$36K$36K
Investment management feesLn 11f$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$4K$4K
Office expensesLn 13$0
Information technologyLn 14$2K$2K
RoyaltiesLn 15$0
OccupancyLn 16$27K$27K
TravelLn 17$23K$23K
Travel and entertainment for public officialsLn 18$0
Conferences, conventions and meetingsLn 19$0
InterestLn 20$390$390
Payments to affiliatesLn 21$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$12K$12K
InsuranceLn 23$51K$17K$34K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$127K$127K
All other expensesLn 24e$16K$13K$3K
Total functional expensesLn 25$430K$222K$155K$52K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $516K$430K$86K$388K 990 PDF
FY2024 $586K$430K$155K$297K 990 PDF
FY2023 $315K$313K$1K$141K 990 PDF
FY2022 $214K$279K−$65K$140K 990 PDF
FY2021 $248K$206K$42K$205K 990 PDF
FY2020 $177K$163K 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 I · Summary $515,990 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $585,842$515,990
I-9 Program service revenue$0
I-10 Investment income$0
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $585,842$515,990
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $25$50
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $106,149$125,360
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $20,000$36,000
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $304,300$268,327
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $430,474$429,737
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $155,368$86,253
Part VI · Governance 0 of 1 board members independent, 4 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body1
VI-1b Independent voting members0
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyNo
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyNo
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $515,990 across 9 lines filed
VIII-1e Government grants$40,000
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$475,990
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$515,990
VIII-3 Investment income$0
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$0
VIII-12 Total revenue$515,990
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $429,737 across 31 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizations$0
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $50$50
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 staffManagement $91,000 · Fundraising $16,500$107,500
IX-6 Pay of disqualified persons$0
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$0
IX-8 Pension plan contributionsManagement $9,300$9,300
IX-9 Other employee benefits$0
IX-10 Payroll taxesManagement $8,560$8,560
IX-11a Management fees$0
IX-11b Legal fees$0
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $6,543$6,543
IX-11d Lobbying fees$0
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $36,000$36,000
IX-11f Investment management fees$0
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $3,732$3,732
IX-13 Office expenses$0
IX-14 Information technologyManagement $2,470$2,470
IX-15 Royalties$0
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $26,634$26,634
IX-17 TravelPrograms $22,967$22,967
IX-18 Travel and entertainment for public officials$0
IX-19 Conferences, conventions and meetings$0
IX-20 InterestManagement $390$390
IX-21 Payments to affiliates$0
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $11,557$11,557
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $17,472 · Management $33,738$51,210
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $127,102$127,102
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $12,707 · Management $3,015$15,722
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $222,221 · Management $155,016 · Fundraising $52,500$429,737
Part X · Balance sheet $392,093 assets, 17 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $272,944$374,757
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investments$0
X-3 Pledges and grants receivable$0
X-4 Accounts receivable$0
X-8 Inventories for sale or use$0
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred charges$0
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $28,893$17,336
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 assets$0
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $301,837$392,093
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $4,374$4,002
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $4,374$4,002
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $297,463$388,091
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $301,837$392,093
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $388,091 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$515,990
XI-2 Total expenses$429,737
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$86,253
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$297,463
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$4,375
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$388,091

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