Visit Huntington Beach

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Huntingtn Bch, CA501(c)(6)Since 1989EIN 33-0368191Revenue $10.3M in FY2025

On file with the IRSsurfcityusa.com155 5th St Ste 111, 92648-5116 · Huntingtn Bch, CATax-exempt since Jan 1991

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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.

Run by 31 volunteers and 25 employees.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · People: Part I, lines 5–6

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FY2025 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(6)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
No
Donations are not tax-deductible
Worth a look: the IRS does not list gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2025
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2025, 1 tax year back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 5
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $735K a year · 12% of revenue · last 5 filings
Worth a look: a surplus in 3 of the last 5 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 5 filings
Pay to officers and key staff
$1.0M
to officers and key staff · 13% of spending
Looks good: pay to officers and key staff is 13% of spending; 15% or less.
Pt VII · Sec A
Cash reserves
9 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 9.2 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Liabilities
$2.8M
26% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 26% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
21
of 21 voting members
Looks good: 21 of 21 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$10.3M
+47% vs prior year
Spent
$8.2M
Net assets
$7.8M
By yearFY2020–FY2025
Revenue
$10.3M
FY2025▲ +47%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2020$4.6M
FY2021$3.7M
FY2022$6.1M
FY2024$7.0M
FY2025$10.3M
Expenses
$8.2M
FY2025▲ +14%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2020$4.8M
FY2021$2.8M
FY2022$5.0M
FY2024$7.2M
FY2025$8.2M
Net assets
$7.8M
FY2025▲ +35%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2020$3.2M
FY2021$4.1M
FY2022$5.3M
FY2024$5.7M
FY2025$7.8M

From the FY2025 Form 990 (year ending June 2025) · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2025. IRS ruling in Jan 1991.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Who runs it and what they're paid

28 people listed on the 990; $1.0M paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation · most recent filed roster (FY2024); the FY2025 filing did not itemize Part VII
President and CEO
$288,114Pt VII · Sec A
Chief Marketing Officer
$200,832Pt VII · Sec A
VP of Sales
$181,645Pt VII · Sec A
VP, Administration & Commu
$141,470Pt VII · Sec A
Director of National Accou
$125,134Pt VII · Sec A
Director of National Accou
$112,750Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Executive Committee Member
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 8 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2025FY2024FY2022FY2020
Kelly Miller$288,114$280,219$183,085$222,823
Omark Holmes$200,832$185,490$124,770—
Michelle Devine$181,645———
John Ehlenfeldt——$169,983$165,409
Nicole Llido$141,470$123,286——
Susan Valen—$136,755——
John Todora$125,134$118,217—$104,484
Susan Thomas———$124,054

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

The form asks each of these directly. These are the filed answers.

  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Supports businesses in Huntington Beach that serve visitors.

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3 programs · in their own filed words · FY2024
01

Leisure

Leisure destination marketing programs drive growth of travel consumers from targeted markets across north america as well as key international markets. Our bedrock foundation for marketing programs is laid through investment in strategic brand research and planning, visitor segmentation and conversion studies, hotel and vacation rental…

Pt IX · col B
02

Website/Social Media

Visit huntington beach's website, SURFCITYUSA.COM, serves as the destination's official online presence for huntington beach tourism. With fiscal year-to-date traffic peaking at 218,779 unique monthly visitors, the website is a key global marketing tool for promoting huntington beach as a premiere leisure and business travel destination.

Pt IX · col B
03

Group Sales

Group sales for visit huntington beach is defined as corporate, association and incentive MEETINGS/PROGRAMS that are contracted with our hotels within huntington beach. Visit huntington beach assigns sales managers (18% of our staff) to attend trade show conferences, initiate sales call missions, conduct site inspections of our hotels…

Pt IX · col B

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · this organization's grantmaking
Grants paid · 4 grants · $155K · 2019–2021
City of Huntington BeachFY2021$60,000
California Wine FestivalFY2019$10,000
City of Huntington BeachFY2019$10,000

By the numbers

The FY2025 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$10.3M
Ln 12
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Money outPt IX
$8.2M
Ln 25
Owns and owesPt X
$7.8M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$6.3M
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
PeoplePt VI, VII
28
listed · VII A
PaidVII A6
Voting boardVI 1a21
IndependentVI 1b21
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Fees for servicesLn 2g$10.1M
Investment incomeLn 3$123K
Other incomeLn 4–11$67K
Total revenueLn 12$10.3M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$200K
SavingsLn 2$6.1M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$696K
Other assetsLn 15$29K
Total assetsLn 16$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$7.8M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 525
VolunteersI 631
Fiscal year endsHeaderJune
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14No
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY25End FY25
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$4.7M$6.3M
Land, buildings, equipmentLn 10c$759K$696K
Total assetsLn 16$8.5M$10.5M
LiabilitiesLn 26$2.8M$2.8M
Net assetsLn 32$5.7M$7.8M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$358K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$1.9M
Pension plan contributionsLn 8$136K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$168K
Payroll taxesLn 10$159K
Legal feesLn 11b$11K
Accounting feesLn 11c$76K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$125K
Advertising and promotionLn 12$2.8M
Office expensesLn 13$344K
OccupancyLn 16$174K
TravelLn 17$490K
InterestLn 20$48K
Depreciation, depletion and amortizationLn 22$377K
InsuranceLn 23$23K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$1.0M
Total functional expensesLn 25$8.2M

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2025 Latest Viewing $10.3M$8.2M$2.0M$7.8M 990 PDF
FY2024 $7.0M$7.2M−$231K$5.7M 990 PDF
FY2023 Not on file
FY2022 $6.1M$5.0M$1.1M$5.3M 990 PDF
FY2021 $3.7M$2.8M$951K$4.1M 990 PDF
FY2020 $4.6M$4.8M−$200K$3.2M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
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Part I · Summary $10,278,723 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $0$0
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $6,881,492$10,089,227
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $58,145$122,800
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $52,836$66,696
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $6,992,473$10,278,723
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$0
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $2,335,121$2,756,285
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$0
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $4,888,530$5,491,118
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $7,223,651$8,247,403
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year −$231,178$2,031,320
Part VI · Governance 21 of 21 board members independent, 1 to look at
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body21
VI-1b Independent voting members21
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyNo
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $10,278,723 across 4 lines filed
VIII-2a-f Program service revenue, itemized rows (sum of 2a–2f as filed)Related to mission $10,089,227$10,089,227
VIII-3 Investment incomeExcluded from tax $122,800$122,800
VIII-11a-d Other revenue, itemized rows (sum of 11a–11d as filed)Related to mission $33,174 · Unrelated business $33,522$66,696
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $10,122,401 · Unrelated business $33,522 · Excluded from tax $122,800$10,278,723
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $8,247,403 across 16 lines filed
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staff$357,604
IX-7 Other salaries and wages$1,936,312
IX-8 Pension plan contributions$135,502
IX-9 Other employee benefits$167,692
IX-10 Payroll taxes$159,175
IX-11b Legal fees$11,177
IX-11c Accounting fees$75,910
IX-11g Other fees for services$125,475
IX-12 Advertising and promotion$2,805,072
IX-13 Office expenses$343,872
IX-16 Occupancy$173,645
IX-17 Travel$490,105
IX-20 Interest$48,246
IX-22 Depreciation, depletion and amortization$377,307
IX-23 Insurance$23,006
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)$1,017,303
IX-25 Total functional expenses$8,247,403
Part X · Balance sheet $10,521,046 assets, 15 lines filed
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $250,065$199,526
X-2 Savings and temporary cash investmentsStart of year $4,481,159$6,094,105
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $1,419,516$2,098,666
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $149,116$154,697
X-10c Land, buildings and equipment, netStart of year $759,257$695,523
X-14 Intangible assetsStart of year $1,419,395$1,249,324
X-15 Other assetsStart of year $29,205$29,205
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $8,507,713$10,521,046
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $793,291$936,241
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $469,395$455,801
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $1,514,266$1,366,923
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $2,776,952$2,758,965
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $5,730,761$7,762,081
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $5,730,761$7,762,081
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $8,507,713$10,521,046
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $7,762,081 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$10,278,723
XI-2 Total expenses$8,247,403
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$2,031,320
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$5,730,761
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$7,762,081

Form 990 e-file (XML) FY2025 from the IRS · Classification, formation year and address from the IRS Business Master File

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