Surfrider Foundation - The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of our world's oceans, waves and beaches, for all people, through conservation, activism, research and education (C.A.R.E.). Founded in 1984 by a handful of visionary surfers in Malibu, California who were concerned about threats to their local break, the Surfrider Foundation now maintains over 50,000 members and 80 grassroots chapters worldwide.