Visit Huntington Beach
The mission of Visit Huntington Beach is to market and sell huntington beach's surf city usa brand experience as the preferred quintessential California beach destination leading to increased visitor spending and enhanced quality of life for residents.
Visit Huntington Beach at a glance
- Total assets
- $10,521,046
- +23.7% vs 2024
- Revenue (2025)
- $10,278,723
- +47.0% vs 2024
- Net investment income (2025)
- $122,800
- +111.2% vs 2024
- Expenses (2025)
- $8,247,403
- +14.2% vs 2024
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Visit Huntington Beach funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Grant Size Distribution
4 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 2 grants of 4 (50%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
States
Cities
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2022, annual grant giving ranged from $1K (2021) to $95K (2020). In 2022 it made 1 grant totaling $60K.
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
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| City of Huntington Beach Huntington Beach, CA | To support the circuit electric vehicle downtown transportation program for the city of huntington beach | $60,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Net Investment Income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $10,521,046 | $10,278,723 | $8,247,403 | — | — | $122,800 |
| 2024 | $8,507,713 | $6,992,473 | $7,223,651 | — | — | $58,145 |
| 2022 | $6,606,069 | $6,124,993 | $5,002,562 | $60,000 | 1 | $816 |
| 2021 | $4,814,527 | $3,724,387 | $2,773,182 | $1,020 | Total only | $2,767 |
| 2020 | $3,740,581 | $4,601,229 | $4,801,518 | $95,000 | 3 | $7,824 |
"Total only": grants paid as reported on the IRS filing, which lists no individual grants for that year.
About Visit Huntington Beach
Based on IRS filings
Visit Huntington Beach is a public charity, based in Huntington Beach, CA. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $10.5M in total assets. Net investment income was $123K.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Visit Huntington Beach is led by Kelly Miller, President & CEO on every filing since 2020; 6 of 28 officers listed in 2025 are compensated.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Kelly Miller
President & CEO
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$223K (2020) → $288K (2025)
Justin Simpson
Chair
Board Chair → Chair, 2022
On filings since 2020
3 hrs/week
No compensation reported
John Todora
Director of National Accou
Sales Executive → Director of National Accounts, 2024
Director of National Accounts → Director of National Accou, 2025
On filings since 2020
40 hrs/week
$104K (2020) → $125K (2025)
Kimberly Dunnegan
Director of National Accou
Director of National Accounts → Director of National Accou, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$107K (2024) → $113K (2025)
Omark Holmes
Chief Marketing Officer
Employee → Chief Marketing Officer, 2024
On filings since 2022
40 hrs/week
$125K (2022) → $201K (2025)
Nicole Llido
Vice President, Administration & Communications
Vice President, Administration & Community Engagement → Vice President, Administration & Communications, 2025
On filings since 2024
40 hrs/week
$123K (2024) → $141K (2025)
Michelle Devine
Vice President of Sales
New on the 2025 filing
40 hrs/week
$182K (2025)
Brett Barnes
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dawn McCormack
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Dean Torrence
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Debbie Killey
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Janis Mantini
Secretary
Executive Committee Member → Secretary, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jennifer Williams
Executive Committee Member
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Marisa Unvert
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Meg Bernardo
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paulette Fischer
Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Peter Townend
Board Member
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Sheik Sattaur
Treasurer
Board Member → Treasurer, 2024
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Todd Szilagyi
Board Vice Chair
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Paul Maddison
Executive Committee Member
Executive Committee Member → Board Member, 2022
Board Member → Executive Committee Member, 2024
On filings since 2021
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
John Villa
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Tim McGrath
Board Member
On filings since 2022
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Duke Dufresne
Board Member
On filings since 2024
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Brian Smith
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Christopher Deguzman
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Jon Benson
Executive Committee Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Kristi McKnight
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Vipe Desai
Board Member
New on the 2025 filing
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Former officers (13)
- Former: Mike Ali (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Peter Rice (2020–2024) — Immediate Past Chair
- Former: Peter Truxaw (2020–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Kevin Elliot (2022–2024) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Valen (2024) — Director of Sales
- Former: Deven Solanki (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: John Ehlenfeldt (2020–2022) — Employee
- Former: Kiran Patel (2020–2022) — Board Member
- Former: Nicole Thompson (2020–2022) — Treasurer
- Former: Joe Leinacker (2020) — Executive Committee Member
- Former: Matthew Tibbetts (2020) — Director of Sales
- Former: Patricia Rogers (2020) — Board Member
- Former: Susan Thomas (2020) — Chief Marketing Officer
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
The highest reported compensation on the 2025 filing was $288K, to Kelly Miller (President and CEO). 6 officers or directors reported compensation on that filing.
Frequently asked questions about Visit Huntington Beach
How large is Visit Huntington Beach?
Visit Huntington Beach reported $10.5M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $10.3M.
Where does Visit Huntington Beach operate?
Visit Huntington Beach has awarded grants in California.
What is Visit Huntington Beach's EIN?
Visit Huntington Beach's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 33-0368191. 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
(3)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS March 30, 2022)
- Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 11, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024
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