Wylde Wind & Water
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
AT WYLDE WIND & WATER, WE PROVIDE WATER SPORTS EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITIES TO YOUTH AND ADULTS WITH A FOCUS ON WATER SAFETY AND WATER QUALITY AWARENESS. AS A 501(C)(3) NON-PROFIT, WE AIM TO GROW OUR LOCAL WATER SPORTS COMMUNITY BY CHAMPIONING HUMILITY, RESPECT, AND SPORTSMANSHIP, BOTH ON AND OFF THE WATER.
- Income
- $193,017
- Spending
- $222,130
- Reserves
- 4.1 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 55%
- Highest pay
- $38,667, executive director
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
Fair: 57 out of 100. Higher than 21% of charities in its peer group (recreation and sports, under $250k).
Reserves
20 of 35Spendable reserves would cover 4.1 months of spending.
Debt
20 of 20It owes 1% of what it owns.
Living within its means
0 of 15Spending exceeded income by 15% of income.
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 (1)
- $214,838 spent. THE GOAL OF EVERY PROGRAM AT WYLDE WIND & WATER IS TO PROVIDE EQUITABLE ACCESS TO OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES THAT PROMOTE BETTER HEALTH AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING WHILE CREATING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY THROUGH JOINT EXPERIENCES ON THE WATER.IN 2025, OUR 4TH SEASON OF OPERATION,WE CONDUCTED 17 PROGRAMS WITH A TOTAL OF 2,496 PARTICIPANTS - 1,135 PARTICIPANTS ON THE WATER FOR A TOTAL OF 5,529 WATER HOURS, AND 1,361 STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOL CLASSROOMS RECEIVING PRESENTATIONS ON OUR WATER SAFETY AWARENESS AND WATER SAFETY CURRICULUM. OUT OF THESE TOTAL PARTICIPANTS, OUR FREE WEEKLY STAND UP PADDLE COMMUNITY PROGRAMS HAD 309 PARTICIPANTS, AND OUR FREE WEEKLY WING FOIL ORIENTATION HAD 302 PARTICIPANTS. IN ADDITION OUR VIENTO Y AGUA PROGRAM HAD 75 PARTICIPANTS, AND A WOMEN'S FREE WING FOIL CLINIC HAD 81 PARTICIPANTS OVER 3 DAYS OF PROGRAMMING. VARIOUS OTHER INDIVIDUAL PROGRAMS AND OUR FEE BASED PROGRAMS MADE UP THE REST OF OUR PARTICIPATION NUMBERS. WE ALSO HAD 1,300 VOLUNTEER HOURS AND 92 STUDENTS RECEIVED FREE HEALTHY AND LOCALLY SOURCED LUNCH DURING THE VIENTO Y AGUA PROGRAM.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since March 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated October 13, 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 November 4, 2026.
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