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US nonprofit · EIN 330209754 · Costa Mesa, CAiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 330209754) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe tenure.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue (us-approach-v4-clean). Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.State registers Colorado Secretary of State (17 October 2026).Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Walking Shield Inc

Donations deductible
Revenue
$1.5m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$1.3m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$838k
$28k liabilities
Net assets
$811k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
6
7.8y av
Staff
6
80 volunteers
Chair observed
≥6 yrs
Dennis Tafoya
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
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Walking Shield Inc's network

6 people1 organisationi6 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (6). Violet dotted lines (1) 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

6 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.Tenure and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed tenure is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 6 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Dennis Tafoya ChairChairman2018
8 yrs
Gene MadrigalVice Chairman2018
8 yrs
Gene WebsterBoard member2022
4 yrs
John CastilloExecutive Director2018
8 yrs
Michelle HolidayCompany secretary2018
8 yrs
Peter TagniTreasurer2018
8 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

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.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
John CastilloExecutive Director40$168k
Peter TagniTreasurer0.5$0
Michelle HolidaySecretary0.5$0
Gene MadrigalVice Chairman0.5$0
Dennis TafoyaChairman0.5$0
Gene WebsterBoard member0.5$0

Colorado roster

8 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20033009616). Titles are as filed; some entries are registered agents or custodians of records rather than board members. Source: data.colorado.gov, public domain.
NameTitle as filed
Orville ArmstrongChairman of Board
James JohnsonBoard Member
Phillip StevensPresident
Gary WasoskiBoard Member
James T TobinCustodian of Financial Records
Dennis M WynottExecutive Director
Linda CollinsBoard Member
Stephanie MendezSecretary

About

Legal name
Walking Shield Inc
EIN
330209754
Address
3100 Airway Ave Ste 118, Costa Mesa, CA, 92626-4604
State
California
Mission
Humanitarian Aid to American Indians (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P840 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
5 (IRS master file code)
Formed
1986
Principal officer
John Castillo (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 December 1987
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
7, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDennis Tafoya
≥8years on the filingsGene Madrigal
≥8years on the filingsJohn Castillo
≥8years on the filingsMichelle Holiday

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
$838k
Total liabilities
$28k
Net assets or fund balances
$811k
Contributions and grants received
$1.4m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$120k
Employees
6
Volunteers
80

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$1.5m$1.3m$158k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.