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US nonprofit · EIN 263661313 · Sn Luis Obisp, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 263661313) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2025: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Operation Surf

Donations deductible
Revenue
$703k
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$728k
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$210k
$93 liabilities
Net assets
$210k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
5
3.2y av
Staff
6
300 volunteers
Chair observed
≥2 yrs
David Blair
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
How am I connected?

Operation Surf's network

5 people2 organisationsi5 people and 2 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (5). Violet dotted lines (2) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

5 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 5 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
David Blair ChairChairman2022
4 yrs
Brian WatersCompany secretary2022
4 yrs
Carla KiernanTreasurer2024
2 yrs
Charles PalmerBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Jamie WeissenbornBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2025iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
David BlairChairman5$0
Brian WatersSecretary5$0
Carla KiernanTreasurer5$0
Charlie PalmerBoard Member5$0
Jamie WeissenbornBoard Member5$0
Steven BakotaBoard Member5$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Operation Surf
EIN
263661313
Address
Po Box 1581, Sn Luis Obisp, CA, 93406-1581
State
California
Mission
Operation surf develops community programs which utilize surfing, along with other activities, to help individuals change their perspective and overcome their particular life's challenges. We value an individual's right to lead a happy, productive life. We are dedicated to helping them by providing opportunities to reach their potential, accept their past and breakthrough their perceived... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
E99 Health care
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Health Care
Size band
4 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2008
Principal officer
Amanda Curaza (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2010
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
6, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥4years on the filingsDavid Blair
≥4years on the filingsBrian Waters
≥2years on the filingsCarla Kiernan
≥2years on the filingsCharles Palmer

Latest return

year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$210k
Total liabilities
$93
Net assets or fund balances
$210k
Contributions and grants received
$648k
Program service revenue
$0
Employees
6
Volunteers
300

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$797k$838kDeficit $41k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.