Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
Revenue
$2.3m
year to 31 December 2025
Expenses
$2.5m
year to 31 December 2025
Total assets
$3m
$29k liabilities
Net assets
$3m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
16
4.4 years on average
Staff
7
employees, year to 31 December 2025
Chair observed
≥4 yrs
Apryl Steele DVM CAWA
Left since last filing
3
19% of the board
Association for Animal Welfare Advancement's network
16 peoplei16 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (16). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.The board
16 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.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. The organisation reported 14 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.| Name | Role as filed | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apryl Steele DVM Cawa Chair | Chair Elect | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Matthew Pepper Chair | Chair | 2019 | 7 yrs |
| Andrew Platou | Treasurer | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Anna Payton | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Brad Shear Cawa | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Ed Jamison | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| James Tedford Cawa | Ex Officio | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Katherine Shenar | Executive Vice President | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Martha Boden PMP Cawa | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Rachel Finney Cawa | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Raissa Allaire | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Roberta Westbrook DVM | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shafonda Allen | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Shelly Moore Cawa | Board Member | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Steven Hansen DVM MBA (also filed as Steven Hansen DVM) | Board Member | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Tracy Elliott | Board Member | 2023 | 3 yrs |
Officers and senior leadership
2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Tedford | President and CEO | since 2019 |
| James Tedford Cawa | President and CEO | 2022 |
Pay and hours
year to 31 December 2025iFrom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Tedford CAWA | Ex Officio | 40 | $242k | ||
| Katherine Shenar | Executive Vice President | 40 | $170k | ||
| Patricia Cunningham | Vice President of Programs | 40 | $126k | ||
| Valerie Sheppard | Senior Director of Profess | 40 | $104k | ||
| Rachel Finney CAWA | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Ed Jamison | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Apryl Steele DVM CAWA | Chair | 1 | $0 | ||
| Raissa Allaire | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Shafonda Allen CAWA | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Roberta Westbrook DVM | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Anna Payton | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Michael Robbins | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Lily Yap | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Steven Hansen DVM MBA | Treasurer | 1 | $0 | ||
| Kurt Krukenberg | Board Member | 1 | $0 | ||
| Sarah Javier | Secretary | 1 | $0 | ||
| Edward Schettino | Board Member | 1 | $0 |
About
- Legal name
- Association for Animal Welfare Advancement
- EIN
- 411618666
- Address
- 15508 W Bell Rd Ste 101 PMB 613, Surprise, AZ, 85374-2432
- State
- Arizona
- Mission
- The Association conducts seminars and certification programs to carry out its exempt purposes. (as filed on the Form 990)
- IRS classification
- 501(c)06 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
- Size band
- 6 (IRS master file code)
- Formed
- 1996
- Principal officer
- James Tedford (as named on the Form 990)
- IRS ruling date
- 1 December 1996
- Status
- Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
- Form 990 filings on record
- 5, latest 2023
Most connected
Longest observed on the filings
≥7years on the filingsMatthew Pepper
≥5years on the filingsAndrew Platou
≥5years on the filingsEd Jamison
≥5years on the filingsSteven Hansen DVM MBA
Latest return
year to 31 December 2025iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2025. US dollars, as filed.- Total assets
- $3m
- Total liabilities
- $29k
- Net assets or fund balances
- $3m
- Contributions and grants received
- $139k
- Program service revenue
- $2.2m
- Grants and similar paid out
- $65k
- Employees
- 7
Grants paid
1 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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Love for Animals | Conference Expenses | $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.The Association for Animal Welfare Advancement 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
- 9 July 1996
- Registered agent
- National Registered Agents, Inc. (city and state not held)
This register does not publish officers or directors.