Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc

Private foundation · Grantmaker Southern Shores, NC EIN: 27-1973229

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Southern Shores, NC. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $662K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $4K. Net investment income was $16K.

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc at a glance

In short: Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $875), mostly in North Carolina. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Annual giving (2025)
$3,500
-22.2% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
4
-33.3% vs 2024
Average grant
$875
+16.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$1,000
Total assets
$662,275
+20.7% vs 2024
Primary geography
North Carolina (100% 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 Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

35 grants across all recorded years

35<$50K$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 35 grants of 35 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.

Cities

ManteoKitty HawkAvonBuxtonCurrituckElizabeth CityHatterasKill Devil HillsMoyockNags HeadWanchese

How Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc gives

  • Giving fell 76% from 2022 to 2025. Method
  • In 2025 it paid out 57% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. 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$5K$10K$15K6 grants2019 5 grants2020 13 grants2021 7 grants2022 5 grants2023 6 grants2024 4 grants2025

From 2019 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $4K (2025) to $15K (2022). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $4K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
4 individual scholarships Recipients not named —$3,500
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsQualifying DistributionsNet Investment IncomeDistributable Amount
2025$662,275$130,726$17,323$3,5004$17,323$16,073$30,221
2024$548,872$132,715$42,785$4,5006$42,785$10,245$23,887
2023$459,695$150,963$8,414$4,2505$8,414$6,566$15,131
2022$326,893$94,848$17,899$14,7507$17,899—$10,581
2021$239,444$4,377$12,798$8,50013$12,798—$12,026
2020$247,865$102,016$5,535$4,2505——$7,512
2019$151,384$51,254$5,082$4,5006——$5,174

Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc reported a distributable amount of $30K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc is led by Christian T. Lige, President on every filing since 2019; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Christian T. Lige

    President

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joy E. Lige

    Executive Director

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2019–2025. "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 Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc

How much does Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc give each year?

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc gave $4K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $5K across 6 grants.

What is Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc's typical grant size?

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc's median grant in 2025 was $1,000, and its average grant was $875, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.

Where does Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc give grants?

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc gives mostly in North Carolina: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there.

Does Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 4 grants with a stated purpose on Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990-PF were described as general or operating support. Recurring purposes include "Senior Medical Scholarship Award" (4 grants).

How large is Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc?

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc reported $662K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $17K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $30K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.

What is Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc?

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc is a private foundation focused on Human Services, based in Southern Shores, NC. It holds $662K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc's EIN?

Surf Pediatric Foundation Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 27-1973229. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(3)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS March 13, 2020)
  2. Added Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS June 17, 2026)
  3. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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