Helen Woodward Animal Center
Donations deductibleRevenue
$24m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$19.1m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$84.2m
$2.1m liabilities
Net assets
$82.1m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
13
7.6 years on average
Staff
245
1,319 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Officers and senior staff
18
named in Part VII
Helen Woodward Animal Center's network
13 people3 organisationsi13 people and 3 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (13). Violet dotted lines (3) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.The board
13 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Wasa | Director | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Arlo Sorensen | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Chris Breining | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| David Vigil | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Diane Keaton | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| James Hooker | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Joe Camp | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Katie Shull | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Michael M Arms | President/CEO | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Michael McKinnon | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Ruth Parnell | Director | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Steven Anderson ESQ | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
| Taner Halicioglu | Director | 2018 | 8 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
18 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.| Name | Title as filed | On the filings |
|---|---|---|
| Abigail Zern | Veterinarian | 2020 |
| Angela Dargitz | Lead Veterinarian | 2020 |
| Bryce Rhodes | Chairman | since 2018 |
| Christen Hanley | Dir. of Equine Hospital | since 2020 |
| Dr Angela Gaeto Dargitz | Chief of Staff Animal Hosp | since 2022 |
| Dr Hygan Baghoyan | Veterinarian | 2023 |
| Dr Lauren Oviedo | Veterinarian | since 2022 |
| Dr Olivia Garvey | Veterinarian | since 2022 |
| Dr Patricia Carter | Chief of Staff Animal Hosp | since 2018 |
| Huyanh Tran | Veterinarian | 2020 |
| Laura Smith | Company secretary | since 2018 |
| Lauren Coulson | Veterinarian | since 2019 |
| LON Jones | Systems Programming Manage | since 2018 |
| Michael M Arms | President/CEO | since 2018 |
| Renee Resko | VP of Development | since 2018 |
| Renee Simmons | VP of Finance | since 2018 |
| Rita Truderung | VP of Operations/CFO | since 2019 |
| Toni Nickell | Vice Chairman | since 2018 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.| Name | Title as filed | Hours a week | Pay from the organisation | Related organisations | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael M Arms | President/CEO | 40 | $543k | $12k | |
| Rita V Truderung | VP of Operations/CFO | 40 | $249k | ||
| Renee Resko | VP of Development | 40 | $236k | ||
| Dr Angela Gaeto Dargitz | Chief of Staff Animal Hosp | 40 | $207k | ||
| Renee Simmons | VP of Finance | 40 | $197k | ||
| Lon Jones | Systems Programming Manage | 40 | $168k | ||
| Dr Hygan Baghoyan | Veterinarian | 40 | $167k | ||
| Dr Alexis Siler | Medical Director Adoptions | 40 | $165k | ||
| Dr Olivia Garvey | Veterinarian | 40 | $154k | ||
| Laura Smith | Secretary | 40 | $100k | ||
| Steven Anderson Esq | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Chris Breining | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Taner Halicioglu | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| James Hooker | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Diane Keaton | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael McKinnon | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ruth Parnell | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Bryce W Rhodes | Chairman | 1 | $0 | ||
| Gordon Schenk | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Katie Shull | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Arlo Sorensen | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| David Vigil | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Andrew Wasa | Director | 1 | $0 | ||
| Toni Nickell | Vice Chairperson | 1 | $0 |
Colorado roster
21 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20253038184). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.| Name | Title as filed |
|---|---|
| James Hooker | Director |
| Andrew Wasa | Director |
| Laura Smith | Secretary |
| Ruth Parnell | Director |
| Renee Simmons | Vice President of Finance |
| David Vigil | Director |
| Michael McKinnon | Director |
| Arlo Sorensen | Director |
| Michael M Arms | President/Board Chair |
| Chris Breining | Director |
| Steven Anderson | Director |
| Michael M. Arms | President & Chief Executive Officer |
| Bryce Rhodes | Chairman |
| Taner Halicioglu | Director |
| Gordon Schenk | Director |
| Rita V. Truderung | Vice President of Operations CFO |
| Diane Keaton | Director |
| Renee Resko | Vice President of Development |
| Renee Simmons | |
| Katie Shull | Director |
| Toni Nickell | Vice Chairman |
About
- Legal name
- Helen Woodward Animal Center
- EIN
- 237228287
- Address
- Po Box 64, Rcho Santa Fe, CA, 92067-0064
- State
- California
- Mission
- Our belief that animals help people & people help animals through trust, unconditional love, & respect, creates a legacy of caring. Sharing this view with others, we inspire and teach, locally & globally, the importance of the animal-human bond. (as filed on the Form 990)
- Activity (NTEE)
- D200 Animal-related
- IRS classification
- 501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Classified purpose
- Animal-Related
- Size band
- 9 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1972
- Principal officer
- Michael M Arms (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1972
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
- IRS Publication 78
- PC (contributions deductible)
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥8years on the filingsArlo Sorensen
≥8years on the filingsChris Breining
≥8years on the filingsDavid Vigil
≥8years on the filingsDiane Keaton
Latest return
year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $84.2m
- Total liabilities
- $2.1m
- Net assets or fund balances
- $82.1m
- Contributions and grants received
- $13.3m
- Program service revenue
- $7.1m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $134k
- Employees
- 245
- Volunteers
- 1,319
Grants paid
2 listediFrom Schedule I of the Form 990: grants and assistance to organisations in the United States, largest first (up to 25). Schedule I is filed only by organisations that gave more than $5,000 to any one recipient.| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Rescue Ranch | To further their exempt purpose. | $50k |
| Snake River Animal Shelter | To further their exempt purpose. | $25k |
State registration
1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.Helen Woodward Animal Center likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Colorado Secretary of State (CDOS), business entities (data.colorado.gov 4ykn-tg5h). Licence: public domain. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
- State
- Colorado
- Entity type
- nonprofit corporation
- Status
- Good Standing
- Formed
- 6 February 2026
- Registered agent
- Affinity Resources LLC (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.