Surf Industry Manufacturers Association
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What it says it does
THE SURF INDUSTRY MANUFACTURES ASSOCIATION (SIMA) IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION OF COMPETING SURF INDUSTRY PRODUCT SUPPLIES WORKING TOGETHER TO MAGNIFY THEIR POWER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SURF INDUSTRY
- Income
- $215,375
- Spending
- $188,508
- Employees
- 1
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Governance
This return does not answer enough of the governance questions to score.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (5)
- TRADE SHOWS - SIMA ACTIVELY EVALUATES AND ENDORSES SURF INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS THAT MOST EFFECTIVELY BRING PRODUCTS TO MARKET. SIMA SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES THE INDUSTRY TO EXHIBIT AT THE ANNUAL SURF EXPO SHOW. MEMBERS MAY USE THIS CENTER DURING SHOW HOURS FOR MEETING, COPYING, AND FAXING.
- THE SURF SUMMIT IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND MARKET RESEARCH IN ORDER TO PREPARE ITS MEMBERS TO GROW THEIR BUSINESS AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL GROWTH AND HEALTH OF THE INDUSTRY. TOPICS HAVE RANGED FROM YOUTH TRENDS SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF EMERGING MARKETS, ALL THOROUGHLY EXAMINED AND ADDRESSED BY AN IMPRESSIVE LINEUP OF EXPERTS FROM BOTH WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF THE INDUSTRY.
- BEGINNING IN 2004, SIMA HAS CONDUCTED THE SURF INDUSTRY'S RETAIL DISTRIBUTION STUDY EVERY TWO YEARS. THE SIMA RETAIL DISTRIBUTION STUDIES CONTAIN THE MOST IN-DEPTH AND RELEVANT INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP MEMBERS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT RETAIL LANDSCAPE AND MONITOR RETAIL SALES TRENDS IN THE U.S. SURF AND SKATE INDUSTRY. THE REPORTS INCLUDE OVERALL SURF AND SKATE INDUSTRY DATA AND STATISTICS COVERING AREAS SUCH AS DOLLAR SIZE OF THE MARKETS, UNIT SALES, REGIONAL AND CHANNEL DIFFERENCES, AND COMPARATIVE SALES TRENDS. THE DATA HAS PROVEN TO BE OF ENORMOUS USE TO ALL MEMBERS, FROM BOARD BUILDERS TO THE LARGEST INTERNATIONAL APPAREL COMPANIES ALIK.
- TRADE SHOWS - SIMA ACTIVELY EVALUATES AND ENDORSES SURF INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS THAT MOST EFFECTIVELY BRING PRODUCTS TO MARKET. SIMA SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES THE INDUSTRY TO EXHIBIT AT THE ANNUAL SURF EXPO SHOW. MEMBERS MAY USE THIS CENTER DURING SHOW HOURS FOR MEETING, COPYING, AND FAXING.
- TRADE SHOWS - SIMA ACTIVELY EVALUATES AND ENDORSES SURF INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS THAT MOST EFFECTIVELY BRING PRODUCTS TO MARKET. SIMA SUPPORTS AND ENCOURAGES THE INDUSTRY TO EXHIBIT AT THE ANNUAL SURF EXPO SHOW. MEMBERS MAY USE THIS CENTER DURING SHOW HOURS FOR MEETING, COPYING, AND FAXING.
Source: Form 990 for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(6) business league.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Caution.
The IRS master file records contributions to this 501(c)(6) business league as not deductible.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 1990.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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