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Nonprofit · EIN 23-7067234

UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION

Tax-exempt · LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651

Financials

$608K$593K2023$699K$667K2024$721K$659K2025
Revenue Expenses · by fiscal year end
Financials of UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION by year, from its e-filed returns
Year endedFormRevenueExpensesNet incomeTotal assetsLiabilitiesNet assets
December 31, 2025990$721,275$658,678$62,597$507,004$12,709$494,295
December 31, 2024990$698,615$666,543$32,072$439,504$7,806$431,698
December 31, 2023990$608,090$592,690$15,400$415,882$16,256$399,626
Financial details: 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Revenue

Contributions, gifts and grants
$288,472
Membership dues
$232,241
Program service revenue
$92,872
Investment income
$8,851
Net income from fundraising events
$331,080
Other revenue
$331,080

Expenses

Grants and similar amounts paid
$0
Salaries, compensation and benefits (total)
$0
Professional fundraising fees
$0
Travel
$65,019
Program services (functional)
$527,131
Management and general (functional)
$131,547

Balance sheet and other

Total assets, start of year
$439,504
Total assets, end of year
$507,004
Total liabilities, end of year
$12,709
Net assets, end of year
$494,295
Net assets without donor restrictions
$433,181
Net assets with donor restrictions
$61,114
Gross receipts
$721,275
Employees
0
Volunteers
0
Year formed
1967
State of legal domicile
CA

From the e-filed returns the IRS publishes as XML (latest three processing years; amended returns replace the original). PDF copies at the IRS.

Officers, directors and key employees

As listed on the 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025, highest compensation first.

NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PETER DAVISPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
CORAL KEMPLIAISON OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
PETER WERNICKI MDMEDICAL ADVISOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
GUSTAVO AVILADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY BRAUDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLES HARTLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED KIZIUKIEWICZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BAILEY NOELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KALANI VIERRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE SCANLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH BATTISTINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZEBROWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GRETCHEN STELTERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHY VONWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
33 more people on this return
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
DENISE BLAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DAVID ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZEBROWSKI IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MCKENNA BUCKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KURT LAGERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRADLEY YOUNGDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ZACH EDLAODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROB EDGERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SUSAN WALLISDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIENNE GROHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DUKE BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES MCCRADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JO WAGENHALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MO PEACOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BOBBY OLSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL BEUERLEINADVISOR & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
IAN BUTLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM MCGIBNEYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALAN HOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AUSTIN TURNBULLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SKIP PROSSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY PRYORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY SHOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE WILKIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NIKKI BRYANTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AUSTIN TRINKLEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM HUGHESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM GILLVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
10$0
NIKKI BOWIESECRETARY
Officer
5$0
DAN MCCORMICKTREASURER
Officer
20$0
MICHAEL BRADLEYEXECUTIVE DELEGATE
Officer
10$0
CHIP MORELEGAL ADVISOR
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2024: 46 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PETER DAVISPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
CORAL KEMPLIAISON OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
10$0
PETER WERNICKI MDMEDICAL ADVISOR
Trustee or director, Officer
5$0
GUSTAVO AVILADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RICH SZVITICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
STEPHANIE REBECKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CRAIG SCHMIDTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BAILEY NOELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KALANI VIERRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE SCANLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH BATTISTINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZEBROWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
NELLIE CAZARESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHY VONWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DENISE BLAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM HARMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZEBROWSKI IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MCKENNA BUCKMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MONTY REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RALPH WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KARI LAVOIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROB EDGERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY BUTKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIENNE GROHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DUKE BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES MCCRADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JO WAGENHALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MO PEACOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BLAKE CURRYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL BEUERLEINADVISOR & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SEAN CAREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RYAN GATESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLAN HOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES FERRALLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SKIP PROSSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY PRYORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AJ MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE WILKIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLOTTE GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TOM GILLVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
10$0
NIKKI BOWIESECRETARY
Officer
5$0
DAN MCCORMICKTREASURER
Officer
20$0
MICHAEL BRADLEYEXECUTIVE DELEGATE
Officer
10$0
CHIP MORELEGAL ADVISOR
Officer
5$0
990 for the year ended December 31, 2023: 49 people
NameTitleHours / weekCompensation
PETER DAVISPRESIDENT
Trustee or director, Officer
20$0
TOM GILLVICE PRESIDENT
Officer
10$0
NIKKI BOWIESECRETARY
Officer
3$0
DAN MCCORMICKTREASURER
Officer
15$0
MICHAEL BRADLEYEXECUTIVE DELEGATE
Officer
5$0
KARRISA FLEMINGLIAISON OFFICER
Trustee or director, Officer
15$0
PETER WERNICKI MDMEDICAL ADVISOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
GUSTAVO AVILADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHIP MORELEGAL ADVISOR
Officer
1$0
RICH SZVITICHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
PEDRO CASTILLODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GERRY FALCONERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BAILEY NOELDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
KALANI VIERRADIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE SCANLONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOHN RYANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SARAH BATTISTINIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZEBROWSKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
10$0
CHAD LISTMANDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CATHY VONWALDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DENISE BLAIRDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TIM HARMONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ED ZEBROWSKI IIIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
5$0
DAVID ROBINSONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MONTY REEDDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
GARY FELCHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JIM HUGHESDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ROB EDGERTONDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAY BUTKIDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ADRIENNE GROHDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
DUKE BROWNDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MIKE WAGNERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES MCCRADYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JO WAGENHALSDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MO PEACOCKDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CASEY GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
MICHAEL BEUERLEINADVISOR & DIRECTOR
Trustee or director, Officer
1$0
SEAN CAREYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JOSEPH SHOLLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ALLAN HOLTDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
JAMES FARRELLDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
SKIP PROSSERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHAD MOTZDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
ANDY BRAUDYDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
TONY PRYORDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
AJ MILLERDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
BRUCE WILKIEDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
RALPH GOTODIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0
CHARLOTTE GRAHAMDIRECTOR
Trustee or director
1$0

Address and contacts

Address (IRS master file)
1968 S COAST HWY 740, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651-3681
Principal officer (990 for 2025)
DAN MCCORMICK, 1968 S COAST HWY 740, LAGUNA BEACH, CA 92651
Signed the 990
DAN MCCORMICK, TREASURER
Phone
(866) 367-8752
Return prepared by
PINGUL AGPAOA-ALO & COMPANY LLP

California records

California keeps its own records of charities and corporations. Search them by EIN 23-7067234 or by the name UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION.

Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers
Registration status and filed reports (CT-TR-1, RRF-1)

Mission

DROWNING PREVENTION VIA PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF LIFESAVING PROFESSIONALISM

990 for the year ended December 31, 2025

Program accomplishments

  • LIFE SAVING EVENTS: THE UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION CONDUCTS A NATIONAL LIFESAVING COMPETITION ANNUALLY. THE 2025 COMPETITION WAS HELD IN HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA. COMPETITION ENCOURAGES LIFEGUARDS TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE LEVELS OF FITNESS NEEDED IN THEIR LIFESAVING WORK, TO DEMONSTRATE THE SKILLS NEEDED IN LIFESAVING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, TO ENCOURAGE EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION AMONG LIFEGUARD AGENCIES, AND TO RAISE FUNDS NEEDED TO FUND USLA PROGRAMS. FOR A JOB WHERE SECONDS COUNT, LIFESAVING COMPETITION RAISES SKILLS. THE COMPETITION ALSO INSTILLS PRIDE IN THE LIFEGUARDS, PROMOTES THEIR PROFESSION THROUGH ACTIONS WHICH SERVE TO DEMONSTRATE THAT LIFEGUARDS EVERYWHERE ARE DESERVING OF THE TRUST PLACED IN THEM BY THE PUBLIC THEY PROTECT.
    Expenses $230,695 · revenue $331,080
  • PUBLIC EDUCATION: THE USLA CREATES AND SUPPORTS PROGRAMS AIMED AT WATER SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION. DROWNING IS THE SECOND LEADING CAUSE OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURY-RELATED DEATH IN CHILDREN ACCORDING TO THE CDC. WITH THIS IN MIND, USLA CREATES AND COLLABORATES ON CREATION, OF A RANGE OF RESOURCES TO TEACH CHILDREN HOW TO BE SAFE IN AND AROUND WATER. THIS INCLUDES TOPICS AND ACTIVITIES RELATING ON HOW TO RECOGNIZE A RIP CURRENT AND THE DANGERS OF RIP CURRENTS, AND TO ALWAYS SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. RESOURCES INCLUDE: VIDEOS, FACT SHEETS, COLORING BOOKS, BOOKMARKS, POSTERS AND TEACHER RESOURCES AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. EACH YEAR AS SUMMER BEGINS, THE UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION SPONSORS NATIONAL BEACH SAFETY WEEK IN AN EFFORT TO REMIND BEACHGOERS TO USE CAUTION IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT. COINCIDING WITH NATIONAL BEACH SAFETY WEEK IS RIP CURRENT AWARENESS WEEK. RIP CURRENTS ACCOUNT FOR OVER 80% OF RESCUES PREFORMED BY SURF BEACH LIFEGUARDS. THESE EVENTS ARE HELD TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT BEACH SAFETY AND RIP CURRENTS AND HOW TO BREAK THE GRIP OF THE RIP. AS IT STATES IN OUR MISSION, WE ARE WORKING TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF DEATH AND INJURY IN THE AQUATIC ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH PUBLIC EDUCATION.
    Expenses $2,500
  • LIFEGUARD AGENCY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM: THE USLA LIFEGUARD AGENCY CERTIFICATION PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED TO ENCOURAGE OPEN WATER LIFEGUARD AGENCIES NATIONWIDE TO MEET MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TRAINING, EQUIPPING, AND CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE LIFEGUARD PROGRAMS. AGENCIES APPLY FOR CERTIFICATION (ACCREDITATION) AND ARE CERTIFIED IF THEY ARE FOUND IN COMPLIANCE. OVER 180 AGENCY TRAINING PROGRAMS, INCLUDES STATES, COUNTIES AND CITIES, AS WELL AS PRIVATE PROVIDERS ARE CERTIFIED BY THE USLA. TO QUALIFY UNDER THE USLA PROGRAM, A BEACH LIFEGUARD PROVIDER/AGENCY MUST COMPLY AND MEET ALL THE REQUIRED ELEMENTS AS LISTED IN THE USLA GUIDELINES. THE PROGRAMS INCLUDES A WIDE RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE USLA MANUAL OF OPEN WATER LIFESAVING, FOUR TRAINING VIDEOS; WATER OBSERVATION, COMPONENTS OF A RESCUE, BEACH VEHICLE OPERATIONS, CODE X SEARCH AND RECOVERY. USLA EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES ARE USED BY LIFEGUARD AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY.
    Expenses $26,809 · revenue $43,215
  • COLLABORATED WITH THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION (NOAA) NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE (NWS) AND SEA GRANT TO PROMOTE RIP CURRENT AWARENESS THROUGH OUT THE USA BY TEACHING THE PUBLIC HOW TO IDENTIFY AND SURVIVE RIP CURRENTS.WORKING ON AN ONGOING BASIS WITH NWS TO FACILITATE THE PROVISION DAILY FEEDBACK FROM BEACH LIFEGUARD AGENCIES TO ASSIST THEM IN THEIR MARINE FORECASTS, AND UPDATES TO IMPROVE COASTAL SAFETY FORECASTING. SUPPORT THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING FEDERATION, AMERICAS REGION, IN EFFORTS TO PROVIDE DROWNING PREVENTION AND LIFESAVING SERVICES IN THE CARIBBEAN, CENTRAL AMERICA, AND SOUTH AMERICA. COLLECTED AND PUBLISHED NATIONAL STATISTICS ON BEACH LIFEGUARD RESCUES, DROWNING, MEDICAL AIDS, ATTENDANCE, AND OTHER KEY PERFORMANCE MEASURES.THIS DATA IS USED BY THE MEDIA, RESEARCHERS, AND DECISION-MAKERS. OVER 95,000 RESCUES FROM DROWNING WERE REPORTED TO THE USLA NATIONAL LIFESAVING STATISTICS IN 2025 FROM OVER 120 PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BEACH LIFEGUARD AGENCIES. USLA CHAPTERS AND AFFILIATED AGENCIES REPORTED PROVIDING OVER 197,000 PUBLIC SAFETY LECTURES TO OVER 5,600,000 STUDENTS.SUPPORTED UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMISSIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LIFE SAVING FEDERATION, WHICH SEEKS TO REDUCE DROWNING WORLDWIDE.CONDUCTED NATIONAL BEACH SAFETY WEEK.SUPPORTED JUNIOR LIFEGUARD PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES WITH MODEL GUIDELINES AND RECOGNITION OF PERFORMANCE. PARTICIPATED AS A MEMBER OF WATER SAFETY USA, A NATIONAL MULTI- AGENCYEFFORT IN THE UNITED SATES DEDICATED TO ADDRESSING WATER SAFETY ANDDROWNING PREVENTION.COLLABORATED WITH WATER SAFETY USA TO ENHANCE THE MESSAGING ON WATERSAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION IN THE UNITED STATES.ISSUED AWARDS FOR HEROISM TO SEVERAL CITIZENS AND LIFEGUARDS, AS WELL AS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE TO SEVERAL LIFEGUARD OPERATIONS. CONTINUED TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE ABOUT RIP CURRENTS AND RIP CURRENT SURVIVAL, SPINAL INJURY PREVENTION, LIFEJACKET USE AND OTHER BEACH AND SWIMMING SAFETY MESSAGES.MAINTAINED A JOINT WEBSITE WITH THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AND YMCA OF THE USA TO OFFER STANDARDS FOR LIFEGUARD TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT. PROVIDED BEACH SAFETY AND DROWNING PREVENTION EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ANDRESOURCES IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH INCLUDING COLORING BOOKS
    Expenses $267,127 · revenue $338,129

What it must file and when

IRS records say it files Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N. Its accounting year ends in December, so each return is due on the 15th day of the 5th month after that.

Tax yearYear endedDueIRS public records
2025December 31, 2025May 15, 2026990 on file
2024December 31, 2024May 15, 2025990 on file
2023December 31, 2023May 15, 2024990 on file

IRS record

EIN
23-7067234
Tax-exempt status
501(c)(3): Charitable, religious, educational or scientific organization
Foundation status
Publicly supported organization (509(a)(2))
Donations deductible (Pub 78)
Public charity, 50% deduction limit
Exempt since
1982
Accounting year ends
December
Files
Form 990 or 990-EZ
Assets (IRS master file)
$507,004
Income (IRS master file)
$721,275

Filing history

FormYear endedRevenueExpensesAssetsReturn
990December 2025$721,275$658,678$507,004IRS
990December 2024$698,615$666,543$439,504IRS
990December 2023$608,090$592,690$415,882XML
990December 2022$422,095$464,315$385,978IRS
990December 2021–––IRS
990December 2020–––IRS
990December 2019–––IRS

990-N: the IRS bulk file holds only the latest e-Postcard per organization; earlier years come from archived copies of that file since 2020 and can have gaps (the IRS e-Postcard search lists every one). 990, 990-EZ, 990-PF, 990-T: every e-filed return in the IRS e-file index since 2019; XML for the latest three processing years, amounts from the IRS Statistics of Income extracts before that. PDF copies and determination letters at the IRS (search EIN 23-7067234).

Questions about UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION

What is the EIN of UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION?
The employer identification number (EIN) of UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION is 23-7067234.
Is UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION tax-exempt?
Yes. The IRS lists it as tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) since 1982.
Are donations to UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION tax-deductible?
Yes. It is listed in IRS Publication 78 (Public charity, 50% deduction limit).
Which annual return does UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION file?
Form 990 or 990-EZ. Based on its last return; a smaller organization may file the 990-N.
When is the next return of UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION due?
The return for tax year 2026 (the year ending December 31, 2026) is due May 17, 2027. Form 8868 extends it by six months; the 990-N cannot be extended.
When did UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION last file with the IRS?
The latest return in the IRS public files is the 990 for the year ended December 2025.
Who is the principal officer of UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 names DAN MCCORMICK.
Who are the officers and directors of UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION?
The 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 lists 48 people; 0 received compensation from the organization.
How much revenue does UNITED STATES LIFESAVING ASSOCIATION have?
On its 990 for the year ended December 31, 2025 it reported revenue of $721,275, expenses of $658,678 and total assets of $507,004 at year end.

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