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California Travel Association

501(c)(6) organization Redwood City, CA EIN: 95-3627301 Website

CalTravel protects and advances the interests and investments of Californias travel industry through advocacy, collaboration, and education.

California Travel Association at a glance

Total assets
$2,401,662
+4.1% vs 2024
Revenue (2025)
$1,975,360
+4.1% vs 2024
Net investment income (2025)
$47,525
+1.9% vs 2024
Expenses (2025)
$1,853,401
+0.3% vs 2024
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

How to apply to California Travel Association

Who California Travel Association funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Grant Size Distribution

1 grant across all recorded years

<$50K$50–100K1$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 1 grant of 1 (100%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

States

Cities

Redwood City

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2019 0 grants2020 0 grants2021 0 grants2022 0 grants2023 1 grant2024 0 grants2025

In 2024 it made 1 grant totaling $100K.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
California Travel Foundation Redwood City, CAGeneral support$100,000
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Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Figures from IRS filings, by filing year
Filing yearTotal AssetsRevenueExpensesGrants paidGrantsNet Investment Income
2025$2,401,662$1,975,360$1,853,401——$47,525
2024$2,307,991$1,898,283$1,847,128$100,0001$46,661
2023$2,052,215$1,752,135$1,625,941——$8,302
2022$1,841,532$1,541,506$1,326,806———
2021$1,567,631$1,071,203$846,652——$1,193
2020$1,090,830$1,238,693$1,246,967——$9,067
2019$1,293,222$863,351$807,085——$58

About California Travel Association

Based on IRS filings

California Travel Association is a public charity, based in Redwood City, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2019 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $2.4M in total assets. Net investment income was $48K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

California Travel Association is led by Barbara Newton, President & CEO since 2024 (on filings since 2019); 4 of 95 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Barbara Newton

    President & CEO

    President → President An, 2021

    President An → President & CEO, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    40 hrs/week

    $264K (2019) → $311K (2025)

  • Tom Kiely

    Chair

    At Large Ec → Executive Committee, 2024

    Executive Committee → Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emellia Zamani

    Director of Gov. Aff

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $132K (2024) → $102K (2025)

  • Reena Johar Evenson

    Cn Director Bus Development

    Vice President Bus Development → Cn Director Bus Development, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $181K (2024) → $174K (2025)

  • Tricia Alvernaz

    Mkting & Ops Director

    Operations Director → Mkting & Ops Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    40 hrs/week

    $121K (2024) → $121K (2025)

  • Kathy Janega-Dykes

    Director

    Immediate Pa → At Large Ec, 2021

    At Large Ec → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kelly Miller

    Director

    Chair → At Large Ec, 2022

    At Large Ec → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Patti MacJennett

    Director

    Chair → Immediate Pa, 2023

    Immediate Pa → Director, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Alex Bastian

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ali Schmidt

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Deift

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andrew Parkin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Andy Chapman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Palmer

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ben Roschke

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brianna Goico

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Cartier

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cathy Widener

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelle Rupp

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Chelsea Edwards

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Miller

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Christine Susa

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Claudia Vecchio

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Diana Kotler

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dyana Kelley

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erik Burrow

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Francis-Cummings

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Erin Tuckerman

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Garry Sage

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gary Sherwin

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gregg Shapiro

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jackie Plaza

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Javier Cano

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joe Wagstaff

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Schmieder

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Hart

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Pastor

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Julie Wright

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Karley Pope

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kim Sidoriak

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lauren Schlau

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsay Moore

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Linsey Gallagher

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lynn Mohrfeld

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Maria Gutierrez-Winder

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Davis

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Clement

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matthew Sutton

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mechelle Best

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michelle Israel

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mina Robertson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Misti Kerns

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Gamez

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Richard Peterson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Robert Moutrie

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sabrina Lockhart

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Olson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott Wilson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Shannon Brooks

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Steve Goodling

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Teddy Balestreri

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Aaronson

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Karwowski

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tracy Farhad

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Amy Gelender

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittney Hendricks

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Donna Kalez

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Emma York

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Rice

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Justin Wesson

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kathleen Fariss

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Martha Preciado

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Melody Corvalan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Magee

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mike Waterman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Paige Viren

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rashma Agarwal

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sandy Albrecht

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sarah Lehman

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terence Concannon

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tina Riley

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Todd Skelton

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Lambeth

    Legal Counsel

    Vice Chair → Chair, 2023

    Chair → Legal Counsel, 2024

    On filings since 2019

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Kerri Kapich

    Vice Chair

    At Large Ec → Executive Committee, 2024

    Executive Committee → Vice Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Michael Krouse

    Executive Committee

    At Large → At Large Ec, 2021

    At Large Ec → Executive Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Cassandra Costello

    Imm Past Chair

    At Large Ec → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Imm Past Chair, 2025

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Scott White

    Executive Committee

    At Large Ec → Executive Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sonya Bradley

    Treasurer

    At Large Ec → Treasurer, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rhonda Salisbury

    Executive Committee

    At Large Ec → Executive Committee, 2024

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brian Chuan

    Executive Committee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Johns

    Executive Committee

    Director → Executive Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Hutar

    Executive Committee

    Director → Executive Committee, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • John Urdi

    Secretary

    Executive Committee → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Leslee Gaul

    Executive Committee

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dana White

    Executive Committee

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (28)
  • Former: Chuck Davison (2019–2024) — E.c. Chair
  • Former: Mark Haneke (2022–2024) — Executive Committee
  • Former: Anthony Brenneman (2024) — Director
  • Former: Atif Elkadi (2024) — Director
  • Former: Dana Wyatt (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jamie Kamps-Duac (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jerusha Greenwood (2024) — Director
  • Former: Jon Bailey (2024) — Director
  • Former: Julie Mino (2024) — Director
  • Former: Laura Lasseter (2024) — Director
  • Former: Marlyss Auster (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mike Reitzell (2024) — Director
  • Former: Nichole Farley (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rachel ONeill-Cusey (2024) — Director
  • Former: Randy Lopez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rich Bryant (2024) — Director
  • Former: Thomas Soule (2024) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Kheel (2024) — Director
  • Former: Wendy Lindskoog (2024) — Director
  • Former: Gary Buffo (2019–2023) — At Large Ec
  • Former: Jay Burress (2019–2023) — At Large Ec
  • Former: Melyssa Reeves (2020–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Cheryl Marcell (2019–2021) — At Large Ec
  • Former: Marilyn Hannes (2020–2021) — At Large Ec
  • Former: Joe D' Alessandro (2019–2020) — At Large
  • Former: Alan Suchodolski (2019) — Immediate Pa
  • Former: Joe Terzi (2019) — At Large
  • Former: Melyssa Laughlin (2019) — At Large

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.

Compensation Overview

From 2025 IRS filing

Barbara Newton — President & CEO: $311KBarbara NewtonPresident & CEO$311KReena Johar Evenson — Cn Dir Bus Develop: $174KReena Johar EvensonCn Dir Bus Develop$174KTricia Alvernaz — Mkting and Ops Dir: $121KTricia AlvernazMkting and Ops Dir$121KEmellia Zamani — Dir. of Gov. Aff: $102KEmellia ZamaniDir. of Gov. Aff$102K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $311K, to Barbara Newton (President & CEO). 4 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.

Frequently asked questions about California Travel Association

How large is California Travel Association?

California Travel Association reported $2.4M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $2.0M.

Where does California Travel Association operate?

California Travel Association has awarded grants in California.

What is California Travel Association's EIN?

California Travel Association's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 95-3627301. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2019–2025.

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

Data update history

(4)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 14, 2025)
  2. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2019 (received by the IRS May 14, 2020)
  3. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 15, 2026)
  4. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

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