Ride the Beaches Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Nokomis, FL EIN: 45-5076119

Ride the Beaches Inc is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Nokomis, FL. IRS filing data is available from 2023 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 3 grants totaling $43K.

Ride the Beaches Inc at a glance

In short: Ride the Beaches Inc gave $43K across 3 grants in 2025 (avg $14K), mostly in Florida. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$43,000
-10.4% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
3
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$14,333
-10.4% vs 2024
Median grant
$18,000
Total assets
$2,224
-76.4% vs 2024
Primary geography
Florida (58% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing

Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.

Who Ride the Beaches Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 3 recipients in 2025

The Team Tony Cancer Foundation: $20KThe Team Tony CancerFoundation$20KLivestrong Foundation: $18KLivestrong Foundation$18KFriends of the Legacy Trail: $5KFriends of the Legacy Trail$5K

The largest 2025 recipient was The Team Tony Cancer Foundation ($20K). Together the top 3 received $43K.

Grant Size Distribution

9 grants across all recorded years

9<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 9 grants of 9 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

2states

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 3 itemized grants.

States

Cities

AustinOspreySarasota

How Ride the Beaches Inc gives

  • In 2025 it paid out well above its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$20K$40K$60K3 grants2023 3 grants2024 3 grants2025

From 2023 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $41K (2023) to $48K (2024). In 2025 it made 3 grants totaling $43K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
The Team Tony Cancer Foundation Sarasota, FLTo provide funds for non-profit to use to carry out their mission$20,000
Livestrong Foundation Austin, TXTo provide funds for non-profit to use to carry out their mission$18,000
Friends of the Legacy Trail Osprey, FLTo provide funds for non-profit to use to carry out their mission$5,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsDistributable Amount
2025$2,224$51,793$59,008$43,0003$43,000$985
2024$9,439$64,829$69,205$48,0003$48,000$1,163
2023$13,815$65,952$59,783$40,7723$40,772$1,058

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Ride the Beaches Inc reported a distributable amount of $985 for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Ride the Beaches Inc is led by Marc Alton, President on every filing since 2023; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Marc Alton

    President

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Wendy Kuhns

    Director

    On filings since 2023

    4 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2023–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Ride the Beaches Inc

How much does Ride the Beaches Inc give each year?

Ride the Beaches Inc gave $43K across 3 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $48K across 3 grants.

What is Ride the Beaches Inc's typical grant size?

Ride the Beaches Inc's median grant in 2025 was $18,000, and its average grant was $14,333, across 3 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Ride the Beaches Inc give grants?

Ride the Beaches Inc gives mostly in Florida: 58% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The next largest state was Texas (42%).

Does Ride the Beaches Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 3 grants with a stated purpose on Ride the Beaches Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support.

How large is Ride the Beaches Inc?

Ride the Beaches Inc reported $2K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $43K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $985 (roughly 5% of its investment assets).

What is Ride the Beaches Inc?

Ride the Beaches Inc is a private foundation focused on public and societal benefit, based in Nokomis, FL. It holds $2K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Ride the Beaches Inc's EIN?

Ride the Beaches Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 45-5076119. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2023–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS November 15, 2024)
  2. Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 28, 2025)
  3. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2023–2024

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