Surf4dem Inc

Nonprofit profile at a glance

EIN
660803376
IRS 990-EZ coverage
2025–2025
Forms available
Form 990-EZ 2025, Form 990-N 2024
Location
San Juan, PR, USA
Phone
7875102557
Rating
50
Verdict
MIXED
Rating confidence
Moderate
Sector
Human Service Organizations

Reported finances

Revenue
$65,120
Expenses
$61,804
Assets
$63,095
Liabilities
$27,968

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Amounts in USD.

Leadership & pay

4 people listed

Executive titles in this filing

  • JOSUE PAGAN (President)

People named in this filing

  • JOSUE PAGAN (President)
  • JOSE G PEREZ (Secretary)
  • GLADYS RIVERA (Treasurer)

Selected names, not a complete roster or a statement of current roles. Open leadership details for the complete filed list.

Source: IRS Form 990-EZ. Selected filing: tax year 2025. Names and roles reflect this filing, not necessarily current officeholders.

Overview

Mission

Surf4dem is engaged in provide alternate therapeutic services for people with autisim and related conditions through surfing classes which improves self-confidence, help them to be auto-sufficient and give them new experiences with the environment. All surf4dem services are provided free of cost. In total the organization impacts approximately 500 children, families and professionals annualy.

What it reported doing in 2025

Surf4DEM provides individualized weekly surf therapy sessions for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. These sessions are conducted by trained surf instructors and are designed to support emotional regulation, social skills development, and sensory integration through structured interaction with the ocean environment. The annual number of beneficiaries is approximately 150 children. Weekly stipends for trained surfers range between $300-$500 depending on participation levels and number of days (Saturday and/or Sunday). This program is partially supported by general donations. There are no foreign grants used.

Operating model

Revenue model
Cannot be determined from the filing. The filing does not provide enough consistent revenue detail to tell how this nonprofit funds its work.
Distribution model
Direct operator. The filing allocates 100% of reported program-service expenses outside its grant, affiliate-payment, and member-benefit lines. This expense classification does not rule out separately announced grant awards.

The verdict

MIXED - The filed numbers largely add up. A relatively small share of available resources goes toward mission work and a relatively small share of total spending goes to programs.

Rating breakdown

  • Financial Efficiency: 29
  • Transparency & Controls: 82
  • Sustainability: 47
  • Growth: NotEnoughData

Detailed rating inputs

Financial Efficiency

  • Mission deployment rate: 28.6%; rating input score 29
  • Program expense ratio: 30.1%; rating input score 30

Transparency & Controls

  • Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 51st percentile among comparable filings
  • Major donor itemization: Limited

Sustainability

  • Operating margin: 5.1%; rating input score 53; 53rd percentile among comparable filings
  • Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.02; rating input score 48; 48th percentile among comparable filings
  • Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.44; rating input score 8; 8th percentile among comparable filings
  • Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 56; 56th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

  • Program expense growth: Limited
  • Revenue growth: Limited
  • Asset growth: Limited

Details

  • Where the money goes: 28.6% of revenue deployed · 30.1% of spending went to programs
  • Governance: Filed governance answers
  • Accomplishments: 3 filed program accomplishments · $19K in reported program spending
  • Leadership: top reported pay $0 · 4 people listed
  • Consistency: 7 of 7 current checks pass
  • Schedules: 3 filed schedules
  • Contacts: How to reach this organization
  • Money network: Resolved incoming and outgoing counterparties from filed money flows.
  • Related organizations: Filed and resolved organization relationships.
  • Grant readiness: Federal tax and exclusion status, award history, and grant-maker relationships.
  • People: Everyone the filings name, and which of them the filings identify by more than a name.

Key Signals

Signals prioritize questions for review. They are not findings of misconduct.

  • High — Financial Efficiency: Mission deployment rate scored 29/100.
  • Moderate — Financial Efficiency: Program expense ratio scored 30/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Operating margin scored 53/100.
  • Moderate — Sustainability: Total-asset coverage ratio scored 48/100.
  • High — Sustainability: Liabilities to assets ratio scored 8/100.
  • Review — Sustainability: Officer compensation ratio scored 56/100.