Totals
- Total revenue
- $1,078,963
- Total expenses
- $1,527,181
- Contributions and grants received
- $1,063,462
- Grants paid
- $500
- Program service revenue
- $0
- Investment income
- $14,834
- Other revenue
- $667
- Total assets, end of year
- $1,383,856
- Total liabilities, end of year
- $174,401
- Net assets or fund balances, end of year
- $1,209,455
- Program services expenses (Part IX)
- $1,082,637
- Management and general expenses
- $290,714
- Fundraising expenses
- $153,830
- Program service expenses (Part III)
- $1,082,637
Program services were 70.9% of total expenses calculated — Part IX's program-services column over total expenses, both as filed.
Line items
Every line the filer filed in Parts VIII, IX and X, as filed and in filed order. Blank columns are left out, and the lines are not forced to add up to the totals above.
Revenue
Part VIII, the statement of revenue.
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1e · Government grants (contributions)
$140,519
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1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants
$922,943
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1g · Noncash contributions included above
$5,177
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3 · Investment income
total $14,834 · excluded $14,834
-
4 · Income from investment of tax-exempt bond proceeds
total $0
-
5 · Royalties
total $0
-
6d · Net rental income or loss
total $0
-
7d · Net gain or loss
total $0
-
8c · Net income from fundraising events
total $0
-
9c · Net income from gaming
total $0
-
10a · Gross sales of inventory
$10,409
-
10b · Cost of goods sold
$9,742
-
10c · Net income from sales of inventory
total $667 · related or exempt $667
-
11e · Other revenue, total
$0
Functional expenses
Part IX, the statement of functional expenses.
-
1 · Grants to domestic organizations and governments
total $0
-
2 · Grants to domestic individuals
total $0
-
3 · Grants to foreign organizations and individuals
total $500 · program services $500
-
4 · Benefits paid to or for members
total $0
-
5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees
total $212,432 · program services $140,896 · management and general $46,162 · fundraising $25,374
-
6 · Compensation of disqualified persons
total $0
-
7 · Other salaries and wages
total $606,150 · program services $402,032 · management and general $131,717 · fundraising $72,401
-
8 · Pension plan contributions
total $18,053 · program services $11,978 · management and general $3,950 · fundraising $2,125
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9 · Other employee benefits
total $126,832 · program services $88,027 · management and general $25,409 · fundraising $13,396
-
10 · Payroll taxes
total $81,164 · program services $57,810 · management and general $15,529 · fundraising $7,825
-
11a · Fees: management
total $0
-
11b · Fees: legal
total $0
-
11c · Fees: accounting
total $20,037 · management and general $20,037
-
11d · Fees: lobbying
total $0
-
11e · Fees: professional fundraising services
total $0
-
11f · Fees: investment management
total $0
-
11g · Fees: other
total $293,806 · program services $267,119 · management and general $20,551 · fundraising $6,136
-
12 · Advertising and promotion
total $195 · program services $162 · fundraising $33
-
13 · Office expenses
total $1,987 · program services $1,267 · management and general $570 · fundraising $150
-
14 · Information technology
total $29,225 · program services $14,185 · management and general $14,097 · fundraising $943
-
15 · Royalties
total $0
-
16 · Occupancy
total $21,171 · program services $14,493 · management and general $4,227 · fundraising $2,451
-
17 · Travel
total $72,264 · program services $54,615 · management and general $3,483 · fundraising $14,166
-
18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials
total $0
-
19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings
total $699 · program services $350 · management and general $349
-
20 · Interest
total $0
-
21 · Payments to affiliates
total $0
-
22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization
total $0
-
23 · Insurance
total $7,905 · program services $5,677 · management and general $1,411 · fundraising $817
-
24a · Other expenses: Events
total $12,756 · program services $7,062 · management and general $2,410 · fundraising $3,284
-
24b · Other expenses: Other misc
total $7,651 · program services $6,747 · management and general $650 · fundraising $254
-
24c · Other expenses: Bank fees
total $6,438 · program services $2,359 · management and general $84 · fundraising $3,995
-
24d · Other expenses: Printing and Publications
total $4,435 · program services $3,877 · management and general $78 · fundraising $480
-
24e · All other expenses
total $3,481 · program services $3,481
Balance sheet
Part X, book values.
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1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing
end of year $267,184
-
2 · Savings and temporary cash investments
beginning of year $286,183 · end of year $665,580
-
3 · Pledges and grants receivable
beginning of year $1,371,073 · end of year $431,907
-
4 · Accounts receivable
end of year $0
-
5 · Loans and receivables from officers and key people
end of year $0
-
6 · Loans and receivables from disqualified persons
end of year $0
-
7 · Other notes and loans receivable
end of year $0
-
8 · Inventories for sale or use
beginning of year $16,182 · end of year $9,668
-
9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
beginning of year $14,642 · end of year $7,017
-
10c · Land, buildings and equipment, net
end of year $0
-
11 · Investments: publicly traded securities
end of year $0
-
12 · Investments: other securities
end of year $0
-
13 · Investments: program-related
end of year $0
-
14 · Intangible assets
end of year $0
-
15 · Other assets
beginning of year $2,500 · end of year $2,500
-
17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses
beginning of year $27,092 · end of year $58,946
-
25 · Other liabilities
beginning of year $36,214 · end of year $115,455
-
27 · Net assets without donor restrictions
beginning of year $88,097 · end of year $270,640
-
28 · Net assets with donor restrictions
beginning of year $1,539,177 · end of year $938,815
Mission and programs · 2024
Mission
Save the Waves protects surf ecosystems around the world, forming coalitions with local communities and utilizing a unique combination of protected areas, stewardship, and grass-roots mobilization.
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Campaigns and Outreach:THROUGH CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH, SAVE THE WAVES 1) CONTINUED OUR CAMPAIGN FOR A PROTECTED AREA IN SALINA CRUZ, OAXACA, MEXICO; 2) ADVOCATED FOR THE PROTECTION OF ULUWATU IN INDONESIA, SUPPORTING LOCAL EFFORTS WITH A GLOBAL CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT CLIFF AND REEFS FROM DEVELOPMENT; AND 3) HOSTED OUR INAUGURAL FILM FESTIVAL WITH 2000 ATTENDEES FROM OVER 20 COUNTRIES TO SHARE, LEARN, AND EXPLORE ISSUES AFFECTING SURF ECOSYSTEM CONSERVATION.
Expenses $415,135
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PROTECTED AREAS:IN 2024, SAVE THE WAVES CONTINUED TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE THE WORLD SURFING RESERVE AND THE SURF PROTECTED AREA PROGRAMS, IMPLEMENTING THE FOLLOWING: 1) DEDICATED THE ORIENTE SALVAJE WORLD SURFING RESERVE, SAFEGUARDING OVER 12 DIVERSE SURF BREAKS AND 19 KILOMETERS OF COASTLINE IN EL SALVADOR; 2) DEPLOYED STEWARDSHIP FUNDS TO SUPPORT LOCAL PROJECTS AND SOLUTIONS AT THE WORLD SURFING RESERVES; AND 3) SUPPORTED LOCAL PARTNERS IN SANTA CRUZ TO UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT OF SURFING ON THE ECONOMY; 4) WORKED IN OUR SURF PROTECTED AREAS TO FURTHER PROTECTED AREA STRATEGIES IN CALIFORNIA, MEXICO, COSTA RICA AND THE AZORES.
Expenses $345,163
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Stewardship and Resilience:THROUGH OUR STEWARDSHIP AND RESILIENCE INITIATIVES, SAVE THE WAVES 1) CREATED NEW PARTNERSHIPS THROUGH OUR SAVE THE WAVES APP; 2) IDENTIFIED NEW CANDIDATES AS FELLOWS TO BRING STEWARDSHIP TOOLS BACK INTO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES; 3) FURTHERED THE WORK FOR A NEW MODEL OF PARAMETRIC INSURANCE IN THE ORIENTE SALVAJE WORLD SURF RESERVE THAT SAFEGUARDS SURF BREAKS, MANGROVES, AND LIVELIHOODS OF NEARBY COMMUNITIES FROM THE IMPACTS OF EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS.
Expenses $322,339
As filed on the 2024 return.
Listed in Part VII
-
Nik Strong-Cvetich
CEO
- Total calculated
- $161,421
- From this org
- $133,161
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,260
- Hours/week
- 40
Schedule J breakdown matched by us
- Base
- $133,161
- Bonus
- not reported
- Other
- not reported
- Deferred
- $3,995
- Nontaxable benefits
- $24,265
- Filer's total
- $161,421
-
Susan Coffey
Finance Manager
- Total calculated
- $108,028
- From this org
- $79,271
- From related orgs
- $0
- Other
- $28,757
- Hours/week
- 30
-
Scott K Atkinson
Co-Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Hugo Tagholm
Co-Chairperson
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 3
-
Annie Vranizan
Vice Chair
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Rahim Walker
Treasurer
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Eric Co
Secretary
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 2
-
Will Henry
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Al Ramadan
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Christy Chin
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Easkey Britton
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Laura Rodriguez
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Greg Jones
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Richard Margoluis
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
-
Ian Stewart
Board Member
- Total calculated
- $0
- Hours/week
- 1
Compensation is as filed in Part VII: reportable pay from this organization and from related organizations, other compensation, and hours per week. The total, marked calculated, is our sum of the three dollar columns, with a blank column counted as $0; the form itself has no total. On a Form 990-EZ the columns are Part IV's instead, and on a Form 990-PF Part VIII's — compensation, contributions to benefit plans, and expense account — and the total sums those. A Schedule J breakdown is as filed: base pay, bonus, other, deferred compensation and nontaxable benefits from this organization, with any from related organizations beside each, and the filer's own total. It is shown with the Part VII listing of the same name on the same return. The form gives no key between the two, so that pairing is ours, and is marked matched by us.
Schedule J
Answered yes
None.
Answered no
- 4a · Severance or change-of-control payment
- 4b · Supplemental nonqualified retirement plan
- 4c · Equity-based compensation arrangement
- 5a · Pay contingent on this organization's revenues
- 5b · Pay contingent on a related organization's revenues
- 6a · Pay contingent on this organization's net earnings
- 6b · Pay contingent on a related organization's net earnings
- 7 · Other non-fixed payments
- 8 · Paid under the initial-contract exception
Part I's answers as filed. A line not listed was left unanswered; on lines 1a and 3 that means the box was not checked.
Grants on this return
No itemized grants to organizations on this return.
Provenance
- Return type
- form_990
- Tax year
- 2024
- Filed
- 25 June 2025
- IRS schema version
- 2024v5.1
- Source object
- 202531769349301043
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