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Form 990 for tax year 2022

Filed by SAVE THE WAVES COALITION.

Totals

Total revenue
$1,177,157
Total expenses
$1,112,956
Contributions and grants received
$1,181,327
Grants paid
$25,030
Program service revenue
$0
Investment income
$0
Other revenue
-$4,170
Total assets, end of year
$547,037
Total liabilities, end of year
$46,514
Net assets or fund balances, end of year
$500,523
Program services expenses (Part IX)
$735,193
Management and general expenses
$294,088
Fundraising expenses
$83,675
Program service expenses (Part III)
$735,193

Program services were 66.1% 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.

  • 1c · Fundraising events

    $2,045

  • 1e · Government grants (contributions)

    $20,000

  • 1f · All other contributions, gifts and grants

    $1,159,282

  • 1g · Noncash contributions included above

    $9,172

  • 3 · Investment income

    total $0

  • 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

  • 8a · Fundraising events: contributions included on line 1c

    $2,045

  • 8b · Fundraising events: direct expenses

    $3,917

  • 8c · Net income from fundraising events

    total -$3,917

  • 9c · Net income from gaming

    total $0

  • 10a · Gross sales of inventory

    $23,472

  • 10b · Cost of goods sold

    $23,725

  • 10c · Net income from sales of inventory

    total -$253 · related or exempt -$253

  • 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 $25,030 · program services $25,030

  • 4 · Benefits paid to or for members

    total $0

  • 5 · Compensation of officers, directors and key employees

    total $115,342 · program services $74,195 · management and general $33,111 · fundraising $8,036

  • 6 · Compensation of disqualified persons

    total $0

  • 7 · Other salaries and wages

    total $532,266 · program services $342,388 · management and general $152,794 · fundraising $37,084

  • 8 · Pension plan contributions

    total $14,530 · program services $9,328 · management and general $4,192 · fundraising $1,010

  • 9 · Other employee benefits

    total $139,504 · program services $88,674 · management and general $42,204 · fundraising $8,626

  • 10 · Payroll taxes

    total $64,479 · program services $45,811 · management and general $15,396 · fundraising $3,272

  • 11a · Fees: management

    total $0

  • 11b · Fees: legal

    total $0

  • 11c · Fees: accounting

    total $11,592 · management and general $11,592

  • 11d · Fees: lobbying

    total $0

  • 11e · Fees: professional fundraising services

    total $0

  • 11f · Fees: investment management

    total $0

  • 11g · Fees: other

    total $73,757 · program services $64,188 · management and general $8,569 · fundraising $1,000

  • 12 · Advertising and promotion

    total $1,036 · program services $37 · management and general $999

  • 13 · Office expenses

    total $2,458 · program services $1,623 · management and general $547 · fundraising $288

  • 14 · Information technology

    total $15,172 · program services $3,216 · management and general $11,956

  • 15 · Royalties

    total $0

  • 16 · Occupancy

    total $20,908 · program services $13,469 · management and general $6,039 · fundraising $1,400

  • 17 · Travel

    total $52,702 · program services $52,212 · management and general $300 · fundraising $190

  • 18 · Travel or entertainment for public officials

    total $0

  • 19 · Conferences, conventions and meetings

    total $0

  • 20 · Interest

    total $0

  • 21 · Payments to affiliates

    total $0

  • 22 · Depreciation, depletion and amortization

    total $0

  • 23 · Insurance

    total $5,232 · management and general $5,232

  • 24a · Other expenses: Event Expense

    total $18,144 · program services $7,604 · management and general $595 · fundraising $9,945

  • 24b · Other expenses: Other misc

    total $8,944 · program services $2,880 · management and general $347 · fundraising $5,717

  • 24c · Other expenses: Merchandise support

    total $6,048 · fundraising $6,048

  • 24d · Other expenses: Bank fees

    total $5,450 · program services $1,922 · management and general $31 · fundraising $3,497

  • 24e · All other expenses

    total $362 · program services $2,616 · management and general $184 · fundraising -$2,438

Balance sheet

Part X, book values.

  • 1 · Cash, non-interest-bearing

    end of year $0

  • 2 · Savings and temporary cash investments

    beginning of year $299,718 · end of year $319,743

  • 3 · Pledges and grants receivable

    beginning of year $159,821 · end of year $188,069

  • 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 $22,350 · end of year $22,748

  • 9 · Prepaid expenses and deferred charges

    beginning of year $16,662 · end of year $16,477

  • 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

    end of year $0

  • 17 · Accounts payable and accrued expenses

    beginning of year $37,101 · end of year $18,176

  • 18 · Grants payable

    beginning of year $1,000 · end of year $500

  • 25 · Other liabilities

    beginning of year $24,128 · end of year $27,838

  • 27 · Net assets without donor restrictions

    beginning of year $138,755 · end of year $153,472

  • 28 · Net assets with donor restrictions

    beginning of year $297,567 · end of year $347,051

Mission and programs · 2022

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.

  • Surf Protected Area NetworksWe continued our work in the creation of Surf Protected Area networks (SPANs), working to grow our impact in new regions while strengthening the approach in active regions. In 2022, we 1) implemented Phase II work in the Azores, conducting a surfonomics scoping report and conducting outreach to Azorean communities across six islands to protect 98 surf ecosystems; and 2) started work to create national Surf Protected Area Networks throughout Costa Rica, establishing key partnerships with governmental agencies and local communities in two different regions.

    Expenses $241,800

  • World Surfing Reserves:In 2022, Save The Waves continued to expand and improve the World Surfing Reserves (WSRs) Program, implementing the following: 1) Completed key work with the Local Stewardship Council in North Devon, United Kingdom, to develop the stewardship plan and identify key projects to support conservation efforts; and 2) implementing a restoration project at the Quebrada micro-watershed at the Playa Hermosa World Surfing Reserve in Costa Rica; and 3) strengthened the Ericeira World Surfing Reserve program, forwarding conversations with the municipality for legal protection of the WSR in Portugal.

    Expenses $220,006

  • Campaigns, Tools, Outreach:Through campaigns, tools, and outreach, Save The Waves: 1) presented at the UN Ocean Conference in Portugal and Our Ocean Conference in Palau, representing surfers and securing commitments to include surf breaks in conservation efforts; 2) continued efforts to save Punta Conejo, raising the alarm about a PEMEX oil spill and called for protected areas around three surf sports, and 1,100 hectares of mangrove wetlands; and 3) created an innovative scheme for the worlds first surf ecosystem insurance.

    Expenses $147,979

As filed on the 2022 return. The filer continues this part on Schedule O, which is not shown here.

Listed in Part VII

  • Nik Strong-Cvetich

    CEO

    Total calculated
    $143,771
    From this org
    $115,342
    From related orgs
    $0
    Other
    $28,429
    Hours/week
    40
  • Al Ramadan

    Co-Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Rachel Strader

    Co-Chairperson

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    5
  • Scott Atkinson

    Vice-Chair

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Christy Chin

    Treasurer

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    3
  • Eric Co

    Secretary

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Will Henry

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Josh Karliner

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Annie Vranizan

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    2
  • Easkey Britton

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Christian Charles

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5
  • Greg Jones

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    1
  • Rahim Walker

    Board Member

    Total calculated
    $0
    Hours/week
    0.5

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.

Grants on this return

No itemized grants to organizations on this return.

Provenance

Return type
form_990
Tax year
2022
Filed
15 May 2023
IRS schema version
2022v5.0
Source object
202321359349301657

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