Lake Surfistas is a volunteer-powered movement managed and funded entirely by the people who give their time, energy, and resources to grow women’s surf and SUP on the Great Lakes.

We’re thrilled to see Lake Surfistas flourish, with women and girls joining us from across the Great Lakes. To keep this momentum going, we’ve sought out creative ways to raise funds—through community donations, raffle ticket sales, and generous gear and merchandise support from surf and SUP companies.

Thanks to this support, we’ve been able to:

  • Host shoreline beach cleanups

  • Organize our Annual Beach Day gathering

  • Offer workshops and create knowledge resources

  • Provide presentations and speaker opportunities

If you’d like to support our mission, please consider making a donation. Your contribution helps us grow inclusive programming, host community events, and protect the waters we love.

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How we elevate the community

Our proceeds go towards running our events; to donations for on-going surf and SUP related fund-raisers and activities; and other charitable calls-to-action within the community at large. Here’s who we’ve given to so far: