Stoke for Life Foundation

Tax-deductible

Oceanside, CA501(c)(3)Since 2015Human ServicesEIN 81-1207879Revenue $224K in FY2025

On file with the IRSstokeforlife.org1537 Kelly St, 92054-5523 · Oceanside, CATax-exempt since Mar 2016Publicly supported — 509(a)(2)

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We conduct and support adaptive sports events and training for disabled athletes.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
78¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
Run by 100 volunteers.
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
1 of 4
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $14K a year · 5% of revenue · last 4 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 1 of the last 4 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 4 filings
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Cash reserves
4 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 4.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
2
named funders · $95K
Fine: 2 funders name it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$0
0% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 0% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
4
of 4 voting members
Looks good: 4 of 4 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
Looks goodFineWorth a lookConcernNo data yetTap a box for the reason.
Revenue
$224K
-46% vs prior year
Spent
$249K
To programs
78%
Net assets
$121K
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$224K
FY2025▼ -46%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$28K
FY2021$129K
FY2022$207K
FY2023$229K
FY2024$415K
FY2025$224K
Expenses
$249K
FY2025▼ -16%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020Not on file
FY2021Not on file
FY2022$241K
FY2023$231K
FY2024$297K
FY2025$249K
Net assets
$121K
FY2025▼ -17%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$47K
FY2021$66K
FY2022$32K
FY2023$29K
FY2024$146K
FY2025$121K

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 Mar 2016.

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

Where the money goes

78 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 78% · $195K Management & general 21% · $53K Fundraising 0% · $750

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

4 people listed on the 990.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Board Member
$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 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aNo

Programs and updates

Organizes adaptive sports events and training for disabled athletes.

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1 program · $195K · in their own filed words · FY2025
01

Conducted the 9th Annual U.S. Open Adaptive Surfing Championships, hosting 79 adaptive athletes from 15 countries around the world. **Conducted 7 ocean therapy surf camps. **Provided grants for disabled athletes to purchase adaptive surf equipment and travel to participate in adaptive surfing contests in Australia, Hawaii and the…

$195Kprogram 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
Total grants receivedfrom 2 funders$95K
Grants paid · 5 grants · $63K · 2022–2025
Accessurf Hawaii INCHI · FY2025$10,000
Unitemized GrantFY2024$12,891
Accessurf Hawaii INCHI · FY2024$10,000
Accessurf Hawaii INCHI · FY2022$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$224K
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Money outPt IX
$249K
Ln 25
Programscol B$195K
Managementcol C$53K
Fundraisingcol D$750
Owns and owesPt X
$121K
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$87K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
PeoplePt VI, VII
4
listed · VII A
PaidVII A0
Voting boardVI 1a4
IndependentVI 1b4
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$186K
Fees for servicesLn 2g$29K
Investment incomeLn 3$9K
Gains on assetsLn 7$9K
Total revenueLn 12$224K
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$24K
SavingsLn 2$63K
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$34K
Total assetsLn 16$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0
Net assetsLn 32$121K
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 50
VolunteersI 6100
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
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$121K$87K
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$25K$34K
Total assetsLn 16$146K$121K
LiabilitiesLn 26$0$0
Net assetsLn 32$146K$121K
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$10K$10K
Grants to domestic individualsLn 2$1K$1K
Accounting feesLn 11c$4K$0$4K$0
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$9K$9K$0$0
Advertising and promotionLn 12$5K$5K$0$0
Office expensesLn 13$7K$0$7K$0
OccupancyLn 16$18K$0$18K$0
TravelLn 17$31K$24K$8K$0
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$6K$0$6K$0
InsuranceLn 23$5K$0$5K$0
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$148K$146K$2K$0
All other expensesLn 24e$4K$0$3K$750
Total functional expensesLn 25$249K$195K$53K$750

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $224K$249K−$25K$121K 990 PDF
FY2024 $415K$297K$117K$146K 990 PDF
FY2023 $229K$231K−$3K$29K 990 PDF
FY2022 $207K$241K−$34K$32K 990 PDF
FY2021 $129K$66K 990 PDF
FY2020 $28K$47K 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
See the full FY2025 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $223,611 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $399,477$185,700
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $15,052$28,859
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $35$9,052
I-11 Other revenue$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $414,564$223,611
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $33,884$11,313
I-14 Benefits paid to members$0
I-15 Salaries and benefits$0
I-16a Professional fundraising fees$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $263,610$237,777
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $297,494$249,090
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $117,070−$25,479
Part VI · Governance 4 of 4 board members independent, 3 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body4
VI-1b Independent voting members4
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
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $223,611 across 6 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$185,700
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$185,700
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$28,859
VIII-3 Investment incomeUnrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52$52
VIII-7 Net gain or loss on sales of assetsRelated to mission $9,000 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$9,000
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $37,859 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $52$223,611
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $249,090 across 12 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $10,000$10,000
IX-2 Grants to domestic individualsPrograms $1,313$1,313
IX-11c Accounting feesPrograms $0 · Management $3,790 · Fundraising $0$3,790
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $9,486 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$9,486
IX-12 Advertising and promotionPrograms $5,020 · Management $0 · Fundraising $0$5,020
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $0 · Management $6,894 · Fundraising $0$6,894
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $0 · Management $18,455 · Fundraising $0$18,455
IX-17 TravelPrograms $23,679 · Management $7,691 · Fundraising $0$31,370
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortizationPrograms $0 · Management $6,186 · Fundraising $0$6,186
IX-23 InsurancePrograms $0 · Management $4,509 · Fundraising $0$4,509
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $145,612 · Management $2,472 · Fundraising $0$148,084
IX-24e All other expensesPrograms $0 · Management $3,233 · Fundraising $750$3,983
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $195,110 · Management $53,230 · Fundraising $750$249,090
Part X · Balance sheet $120,682 assets, 7 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $30,099$23,590
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $90,815$63,378
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $25,247$33,714
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $146,161$120,682
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $0$0
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $146,161$120,682
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $146,161$120,682
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $120,682 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$223,611
XI-2 Total expenses$249,090
XI-3 Revenue less expenses−$25,479
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$146,161
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$120,682

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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