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California Surf Lifesaving Association

EIN 33-0511304 · Huntingtn Bch, CA

Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.

LegitimacyPassesRegistration and standingFinancial healthNot ratedToo small or too little detailGovernanceNot ratedThe short tax form does not cover thisImpact evidenceDescribes programsHow well its results are evidenced

What it says it does

TO PROMOTE BEACH SAFETY AWARENESS AND PROFESSIONAL LIFEGUARD STANDARDS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION, TRAINING PROGRAMS, EXCHANGE PROGRAMS, JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAMS, COMPETITION, AND OTHER MEANS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PREVENT AND REDUCE AQUATIC INJURIES, ACCIDENTS, AND DEATH AT OPEN-WATER BEACHES IN THE U.S. AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.

Income
$48,753
Spending
$37,760
Reserves
29.7 months of spending
Largest source of income
other income, 82%

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Governance

This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. 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 (6)
  1. $37,760 spent. PROMOTE BEACH SAFETY AWARENESS AND PROFESSIONAL OPEN-WATER LIFESAVING STANDARDS. MEMBERS INCLUDE LIFEGUARDS, JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS, AND OPEN WATER PROFESSIONALS FROM CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA. ASSIST USLA IN PROMULGATING MINIMUM RECOMMENDED LIFESAVING STANDARDS AND CERTIFYING COMPLIANCE OF OVER 30 LOCAL, COUNTY, AND STATE AGENCIES. THE CSLA SUPPORT THE USLA WITH ITS CONTINUED COLLABORATION WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND THE YMCA OF THE US HARNESSING THE EXPERTISE OF A WIDE RANGE OF PROFESSIONALS IN IDENTIFYING BEST PRACTICES IN LIFESAVING AND DROWNING PREVENTION. PARTICIPATE AS DELEGATES, MAKE PRESENTATIONS, AND REPRESENT THE CSLSA TO THE USLA AT THE SEMI-ANNUAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS. PARTICIPATE AND PROMOTE NATIONAL BEACH SAFETY WEEK IN JUNE OF EACH YEAR.
  2. JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAMS TO PROVIDE BEACH AND WATER SAFETY TRAINING FOR BOYS AND GIRLS AGES 9-17. PROGRAMS PROVIDE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE IN OCEAN SAFETY, FIRST AID, RESCUE TECHNIQUES, BEACH ACTIVITIES, PHYSICAL FITNESS, AND MARINE SAFETY WHILE EXPOSING PARTICIPANTS TO AN ENVIRONMENT THAT EMPHASIZES COURTESY, RESPECT, DISCIPLINE, AND GOOD SPORTMANSHIP. JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS ARE INVITED TO COMPETE AT THE CSLSA REGIONAL COMPETITION EACH YEAR IN JULY, THE USLA NATIONAL COMPETITION EACH AUGUST, AND THE CALIFORNIA STATE GAMES IN JULY. THEY HOST AN ANNUAL CONTEST OF ART, POSTERS, OR ESSAYS. ANNUAL AWARDS ARE GIVEN FOR JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS OF THE YEAR. CSLSA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 5,000 JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS EACH YEAR.
  3. HOST ANNUAL LIFESAVING SPORT AND FITNESS REGIONAL COMPETITION IN NEWPORT BEACH, CA FOR LIFEGUARDS AND JUNIOR LIFEGUARDS.
  4. ISSUE AWARDS OF HEROISM TO SELECT, DESERVING CITIZENS AND LIFEGUARDS.
  5. EXCHANGE OF PROFESSIONAL AND VOLUNTEER LIFESAVING TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENT WITH LIFEGUARDS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
  6. EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND INCREASE EDUCATION OF LIFESAVERS TO PROMOTE WATER SAFETY.

Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate

Legitimacy checks

  1. Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.

    Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  2. 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 November 6, 2026.

  3. Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.

    On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.

    Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  4. 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 October 13, 2026.

  5. How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.

    Recognized by the IRS since February 2009.

    Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 2026.

  6. 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 November 4, 2026.

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