Public Charity

THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION

Based in SAN CLEMENTE, CA, THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION operates as a Public Charity. The organization reported $14.5M in revenue, $14.5M in expenses, $21.6M in total assets for fiscal year 2024. Imperigo tracks 251 reported grant relationships connected to this organization totaling approximately $16.5M.

EIN: 953941826 SAN CLEMENTE, CA Latest filing: 2024
Total Revenue$14.5M
Total Expenses$14.5M
Total Assets$21.6M
Grant Records251
Funding Total$16.5M
Filing Years2019–2024

Mission

THE SURFRIDER FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO THE PROTECTION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE WORLD'S OCEAN, WAVES AND BEACHES, THROUGH A POWERFUL ACTIVIST NETWORK.

Sample Grants Received

$600,000
2024
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, CLIMATE CHANGE, AND/OR ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY AND JUSTICE
$369,000
$311,950
2024
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$273,440
$175,752

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Officers & Directors

CHAIR (THRU 03/2024) Adriana Estrada
DIRECTOR Airrion Copeland
DIRECTOR Antonette Cordero
DIRECTOR Anupa Asokan
CEO Chad Nelsen
DIRECTOR Chris Jacobson

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Top Grant Purposes

ENVIRONMENT, ANIMALS
$2,165,291 6 grants
GENERAL
$1,934,725 9 grants
GENERAL SUPPORT
$1,679,516 25 grants
For grant recipient's exempt purposes
$1,601,108 9 grants
LAND OR MARINE CONSERVATION, PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND/OR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
$925,000 5 grants

Financial Trends

Year Revenue Expenses Assets
2024 $14.5M $14.5M $21.6M
2023 $14.3M $13.5M $21.3M
2022 $12.3M $10.9M $20.2M
2020 $12.6M $8.3M $13.8M
2019 $11.5M $7.7M $9.4M

Between 2019 and 2024, reported annual revenue grew from $11.5M to $14.5M (+26%), with total assets most recently reported at $21.6M.

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