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SURFERS FOR STRAYS INC

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2024 · Form 990EZ · revenue $163K · expenses $136K · assets $424K

EIN
84-2865698
Address
3830 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE 705-824, SAN DIEGO, CA 92130-3307
Website
www.surfersforstrays.org
NTEE code
D20
Subsection
501(c)(3)
Ruling year
2020
Cross-check
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer

Mission

1. RESCUE HOMELESS AND UNWANTED HOUNDS & OTHER DOGS AS SPACE PERMITS.2. VACCINATE ALL RESCUES AGAINST DISEASE & PROVIDE NEEDED HEALTH CARE.3. FIGHT PET OVERPOPULATION BY SPAYING OR NEUTERING ALL RESCUES.4. ADOPT RESCUES TO RESPONSIBLE AND LOVING NEW HOMES.5. PROVIDE LIFETIME SHELTER AND CARE TO ANY RESCUED DOG THAT IS NOT ADOPTED.

Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 3 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

3 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Minette Ozaki Secretary/Treas2020-2024 30 $0 reported 1
Diana Vance President2020-2024 25 $0 reported 1
Dawn Watson (former) Treasurer2020-2021 1 $0 reported 1

People by year

2024 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Minette Ozaki Secretary/Treas30 $0-- $01
Diana Vance President25 $0-- $01
2023 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Minette Ozaki Secretary/Treas30 $0-- $01
Diana Vance President25 $0-- $01
2022 · 2 people listed · none paid · 0 employees
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Minette Ozaki Secretary/Treas30 $0$0$0 $01
Diana Vance President25 $0$0$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dawn Watson Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Minette Ozaki Secretary28 $0-- $01
Diana Vance President25 $0-- $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
Dawn Watson Treasurer1 $0-- $01
Minette Ozaki Secretary18 $0-- $01
Diana Vance President25 $0-- $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who gave

Contributor names are not public for this form type.

Public charities filing Form 990 or 990-EZ report large donors on Schedule B, but the IRS withholds their names and addresses from public copies. Private foundations (990-PF) are different: their contributors are public.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2024 · Form 990EZ period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$163,069$136,296 $424,103$422,213 $149,394- ---
2023 · Form 990EZ period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$140,575$159,003 $398,358$395,440 $132,299- ---
2022 · Form 990 period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$537,537$139,305 $412,571$411,674 $535,869$0 $00-
2021 · Form 990EZ period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$126,447$129,283 $13,442$13,442 $126,447- ---
2020 · Form 990EZ period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$121,512$111,826 $16,278$16,278 $121,512- ---

Funders of this organization

3 grantors reported grants to this organization, $15,856 in all, tax years 2022 to 2024. Exact: the grantor wrote this organization's EIN. Fuzzy: the grantor wrote only a name (foundations' 990-PF has no EIN field), matched to the same or a near-identical name in the same state; the name as filed is shown. From the latest return for each grantor and year, so amended returns aren't counted twice. CSV

GrantorTypeMatchYears givenGrantsTotalLatest yearLatest year's amountGrants
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$8,000 2024$8,000
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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND DAF sponsor Exact 2024 1$7,570 2024$7,570
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AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION Private foundation Fuzzy filed as “SURFERS FOR STRAYS INC” 2022-2023 2$286 2023$185
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Who funds organizations like this

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PAYPAL CHARITABLE GIVING FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,041,67068 422017–2024 HOUNDHAVEN INC; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PIT BULL RESCUE; GREY SAVE; BAKERSFIELD BOXERS & BULLIES RESCUE and 38 more
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS CHARITABLE GIFT FUND funds this one DAF sponsor$1,038,24851 252016–2024 BALOOJAS FOUNDATION INC; ADOPTION AND REHOMING COTTAGE INC; OUTTA THE CAGE; NORCAL COCKER RESCUE and 21 more
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC DAF sponsor$996,74541 182019–2024 ANIMAL RESCUE SQUAD INTERNATIONAL; H E A L HUMANITY EMPATHY ANIMAL LOVE FOUNDATION INC; NEW BEGINNINGS FOR ANIMALS INC; NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ANIMAL RESCUE FRIENDS and 14 more
DONOR ADVISED CHARITABLE GIVING DAF sponsor$833,79340 192014–2024 SAFE WORLDWIDE INC; OUTTA THE CAGE; JACKS GALORE INC; KARMA RESCUE INC and 15 more
HERMANN FOUNDATION INC Private foundation$739,0006 12020–2025 PET PLACE INTERNATIONAL INC
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THORNTON S GLIDE JR AND KATRINA D GLIDE FOUNDATION Private foundation$208,00026 82017–2024 FERAL CAT CARETAKERS COALITION; PET PLACE INTERNATIONAL INC; HOPE FOR HORSES INC; FRIENDS OF YOLO COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES and 4 more
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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2024 · Form 990EZ · $136,296 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $116,414 85.4%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,214 8.2%
Fees to independent contractors $8,235 6.0%
Printing, publications, postage $433 0.3%
Total$136,296100%

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2023 · Form 990EZ · $159,003 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $149,399 94.0%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $8,332 5.2%
Fees to independent contractors $945 0.6%
Printing, publications, postage $327 0.2%
Total$159,003100%

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2022 · Form 990 · $139,305 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalProgramManagementFundraisingShare
Other (as described)Veterinary services $44,383$44,383-- 31.9%
Other (as described)Supplies $33,065$33,065-- 23.7%
Other (as described)Services $18,335$18,335-- 13.2%
All other expenses $17,796$4,972$12,824- 12.8%
Other (as described)Transportation $16,395$16,395-- 11.8%
Occupancy $6,169-$6,169- 4.4%
Advertising and promotion $1,890-$1,890- 1.4%
Insurance $1,150-$1,150- 0.8%
Travel $122-$122- 0.1%
Total$139,305100%

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2021 · Form 990EZ · $129,283 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $114,480 88.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $11,704 9.1%
Fees to independent contractors $3,099 2.4%
Total$129,283100%

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2020 · Form 990EZ · $111,826 spent · pay $0 · grants $0 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Other expenses (detail on Schedule O) $103,461 92.5%
Occupancy, rent, utilities, maintenance $6,267 5.6%
Fees to independent contractors $2,046 1.8%
Printing, publications, postage $52 0.0%
Total$111,826100%

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