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Hotel Council of San Francisco

501(c)(6) organization San Francisco, CA EIN: 94-3044367 Website

The organization is a business league for hotels, exempt under irc section 501(c)(6), and speaks on behalf of the hotel industry as a whole. It serves as the principal hotel liaison with city government, media, related hotel entities, and special constituency groups.

Hotel Council of San Francisco at a glance

In short: Hotel Council of San Francisco gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025 (avg $9K), mostly in California. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

Annual giving (2025)
$8,950
-24.7% vs 2024
Grants made (2025)
1
+0.0% vs 2024
Average grant
$8,950
-24.7% vs 2024
Median grant
$8,950
Total assets
$1,078,598
+8.2% vs 2024
Primary geography
California (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025 View filing

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

Who Hotel Council of San Francisco funds

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top recipient in 2025

Chla Hospitality Foundation: $9KChla Hospitality Foundation$9K

The largest 2025 recipient was Chla Hospitality Foundation ($9K).

Grant Size Distribution

3 grants across all recorded years

2<$50K1$50–100K$100–250K$250–500K$500K–1M$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 3 (67%).

Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of the 2025 grant dollars on its one itemized grant.

States

Cities

SacramentoSan Francisco

Giving History

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$25K$50K$75K$100K0 grants2020 Total only2021 Total only2022 1 grant2023 1 grant2024 1 grant2025

From 2021 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $9K (2025) to $96K (2023). In 2025 it made 1 grant totaling $9K.

Hatched bars: grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

Grants by year

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Chla Hospitality Foundation Sacramento, CAGeneral Contribution$8,950
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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$1,078,598$1,016,867$985,481$8,9501$6,852
2024$997,162$936,274$457,061$11,8851—
2023$608,830$1,076,225$1,084,148$95,9631—
2022$374,134$916,935$922,415$81,826Total only—
2021$376,920$798,614$748,678$77,251Total only—
2020$494,102$867,818$1,001,448———

"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.

About Hotel Council of San Francisco

Based on IRS filings

Hotel Council of San Francisco is a public charity, based in San Francisco, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $1.1M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 1 grant totaling $9K. Net investment income was $7K.

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Hotel Council of San Francisco is led by Alex Bastian, President & CEO since 2023 (on filings since 2022); 1 of 23 officers listed in 2025 is compensated.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Alex Bastian

    President & CEO

    Presidentceo → CEO & President, 2023

    On filings since 2022

    40 hrs/week

    $115K (2023) → $321K (2025)

  • Michael Baier

    Chair & Director

    Second Vice Chair → Chair, 2024

    Chair → Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Brittney Beck

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jon Handlery

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Roger Huldi

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Angie Clifton

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Clif Clark

    Vice Chair & Director

    Treasurer → Vice Chair, 2024

    Vice Chair → Vice Chair & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • David Lewin

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jason Geller

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terry Haney

    Secretary & Director

    Director → Secretary, 2024

    Secretary → Secretary & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Tony Roumph

    Director

    On filings since 2021

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Markus Treppenhauer

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Matt Humphreys

    Director

    On filings since 2022

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Casey Neuburger

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Gail Isono

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Isabelle Matter

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeffery Ossenkop

    Treasurer & Director

    Director → Treasurer & Director, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Peter Hart

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Pulkesin Mohan

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Sheena Way

    Director

    On filings since 2024

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jeremy Kueffner

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Joyce Yun

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Mark Coulter

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    0.5 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (32)
  • Former: Michael Pace (2020–2024) — Director
  • Former: Emily Nichols (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kunal Juneja (2024) — Director
  • Former: Rodrigo Ibanez (2024) — Director
  • Former: Amy Arbuckle (2020–2023) — President
  • Former: Corinna Luebbe (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Gordon Judd (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: John Anderson (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Jon Kimball (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Kelly A. Powers (2020–2023) — Sales Executive
  • Former: Kevin Carroll (2020–2023) — CEO & President
  • Former: Raymond Vermolen (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stefan Muhle (2020–2023) — Director
  • Former: Terry Lewis (2020–2023) — Chair
  • Former: Wes Tyler (2020–2023) — First Vice Chair
  • Former: Anna Marie Presutti (2021–2023) — Director
  • Former: Nany Fullmore (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephen Power (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Todd Metzger (2022–2023) — Director
  • Former: Garry Cox (2023) — Director
  • Former: Matt Humphries (2023) — Director
  • Former: Gary Cox (2021–2022) — Director
  • Former: John Spear (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mark Beevor (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Melinda Yee Franklin (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Mike Kass (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Minna Tao (2020–2021) — Director
  • Former: Annie Appel (2020) — Director
  • Former: Euan Taylor (2020) — Director
  • Former: James Lim (2020) — Chair
  • Former: Paul Tormey (2020) — 1st Vice Chair
  • Former: Suzie Yang (2020) — Director

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "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

Alex Bastian — President/CEO: $321KAlex BastianPresident/CEO$321K

The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $321K, to Alex Bastian (President/CEO).

Frequently asked questions about Hotel Council of San Francisco

How much does Hotel Council of San Francisco give each year?

Hotel Council of San Francisco gave $9K across 1 grant in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $12K across 1 grant.

How large is Hotel Council of San Francisco?

Hotel Council of San Francisco reported $1.1M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.0M.

Where does Hotel Council of San Francisco operate?

Hotel Council of San Francisco has awarded grants in California.

What is Hotel Council of San Francisco's EIN?

Hotel Council of San Francisco's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 94-3044367. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

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

Data update history

(5)

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS April 13, 2022)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 21, 2023)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS October 14, 2025)
  4. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS July 20, 2026)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 4, 2026)

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