2025-04-21T15:41:50-07:00 2024-12-31 680228024 HARMON BURSTYN CPA 1012 HACIENDA DR WALNUT CREEK CA 94598 990 2024-01-01 931456547 Hard Luck Animal Welfare Advocates HARD 2096256425 945 Roeder Way Sacramento CA 95822 Matthew Wooddall Executive Dir. 2025-04-21 true true Harmon Burstyn P00855188 9252863522 X 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Matthew Wooddall 945 Roeder Way Sacramento CA 95822 1895048 false X N/A X 2023 CA Provide access to medical care for our community's most vulnerable animals. 4 3 42 0 15753 41237 815421 1853811 0 0 831174 1895048 0 0 614608 1792648 0 0 38374 93355 652982 1886003 178192 9045 184326 189318 6134 2081 178192 187237 Our organizations mission is to provide access to veterinary medical care for our communitys most vulnerable pets. Hard Luck Animal Welfare Advocates has partnered with the City of Stockton to provide veterinary medical care to community animals at one of the highest volume shelters in California. Our non-profit organization is responsible for providing a full staff of veterinary professionals and support staff capable of administering all necessary medical care within the scope of the shelters capacity. false false 1656788 1853811 Currently, we employ 3 full-time veterinarians, 9 on-call veterinarians (for when we need additional support) and a team of 8 Registered Vet Technicians, 13 Vet Assistants, 3 Customer Service Representatives, 7 support team members (4 canine foster/rescue, 3 kitten/foster rescue staff). These veterinary professionals work 365 days a year to ensure the animals in the care of the city have their medical needs met. Animals are brought into the City Shelter by community members and animal control or police officers. From January - December 2024, our organization has treated and sterilized almost all of the 7,586 animals taken into the shelter with over 80% of those pets finding a home, rescue, or foster. Our organization employs a team that provides a full spectrum of services including vaccines, parasite treatments, infectious disease care, and trauma treatment. Our team is tasked with surgical services including basic spay and neuter as well as a wide variety of trauma treatment. Every animal that is taken into the city shelter is assessed for the need for medical care. If the animal shows any abnormalities or concerns, they are taken to our on-site care team for evaluation. The animals are seen by our on-site veterinarians and a plan to meet that animals specific medical needs is created and implemented. The animals are cared for by our team directly until either the animal no longer needs direct medical intervention or they have found placement outside of the shelter. All animals that are healthy and unaltered are scheduled to be spayed or neutered by our team. We provide a dedicated veterinary surgeon and associated support staff four days a week. We were able to expand our veterinarian and support staff for medical assessments from five to six days a week to seven days a week. This team was able to complete an impressive 3,833 surgeries throughout 2024. The animals have medical care available 365 days a year. We also expanded our support team from four to six full time positions that are solely focused on finding animals in the shelters care an appropriate pathway out of the shelter. This expansion included the addition of two dedicated kitten foster/rescue staff members. Both our canine foster/rescue and kitten foster/rescue teams supports our medical team by coordinating medical care for patients whose care requires specialists or prolonged treatment. Our support services team locates and coordinates transportation of these animals to foster or permanent homes, rescue organizations, and other facilities so that they can get the loving care they need. Throughout 2024, our support services team and our city partner have helped find homes for 2,028 animals, returned 603 animals to their owners, and found rescues for another 2,249 animals. We also expanded our contract with the City of Stockton to add a new position for an Operations Manager. This role has been integral to our organizations growth, helping to manage shelter staff including scheduling, training, and performance evaluations. They have also been overseeing and improving upon the daily operations of the shelter including working with our medical and support teams to ensure they have the necessary supports in place to do their jobs as efficiently as possible. This role has also helped promote the shelter and its programs within the community through outreach with local businesses (such as creating Foster Safe Spaces, and our Doggie Day Out program), organizing educational events (such as how to bottle feed a kitten) and other outreach programs to help raise awareness about the work the shelter is doing within the community. Theyve also been instrumental to developing additional policies and procedures to ensure operational efficiency.We also expanded our services to include Customer Service Representatives (CSRs) This role handles all our appointment phone calls, provides surgical and pre- and post-op instructions. They also answer the phones, run the doctors daily schedules (including surgeries, rechecks and in-house appointments), and work with the medical team to provide health certifications. The City of Stockton reimburses our organization for the costs associated with employing our Medical and Support services teams. The city also provides our organization with all our inventory and equipment necessary to operate the shelters onsite hospital. 1656788 true false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 11 0 true 42 true false false false false false true true false 0 false false false false false false false X 4 3 true false false false false false false false false false false true true true false true true false false false CA X X X Demaris G Maxon 7754122938 6932 Gumwood Circle Citrus Heights CA 95621 X Dr Mary Stice-Kishiyama Veterinarian 40.00 0.00 197663 0 20711 Dr Stefanie Thielmann Lead Veterinarian 40.00 0.00 212646 0 2194 Matthew Wooddall Executive Dir. 30.00 0.00 X 132930 0 10468 Danielle Fusco Vice President 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Bonnie Gayle Maxon Treasurer 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 Carolyn Wooddall Secretary 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 543239 33373 3 false true false 0 41237 41237 Services 900099 1853811 1853811 1853811 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1895048 1853811 0 0 0 0 143398 114718 28680 0 1421171 1303504 117667 0 110848 88678 22170 117231 93785 23446 0 626 626 9200 9200 0 0 0 7500 7500 3678 3678 2676 2141 535 2365 1892 473 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1562 1250 312 7361 7361 Veterinary Care/Transport 36132 36132 Payroll Fees 8216 8216 Small Tools and Equipment 4199 3359 840 Staff Appreciation Expense 3443 3443 6397 4208 2189 1886003 1656788 229215 0 149032 185130 0 0 30608 0 0 0 1064 0 0 4686 1562 4686 3124 0 0 0 0 0 184326 189318 6133 2081 1 6134 2081 X 178192 187237 178192 187237 184326 189318 9045 X false false false X 15753 41237 56990 815421 1853811 2669232 0 0 0 831174 1895048 2726222 0 0 2726222 0 0 0 0 831174 1895048 2726222 X 0.00000 0.00000 4686 1562 3124 3124 false false false false false false false false false Dr Mary Stice-Kishiyama Veterinarian 197663 20711 218374 Dr Stefanie Thielmann Lead Veterinarian 212646 2194 214840 Form 990, Part VI, Section A, Line 2 Matthew Wooddall, Exec. Dir., is married to Carolyn Wooddall, Secretary. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A draft is provided for review. Any needed changes are made prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 Form 990 is available at irs.gov and guidestar.org. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Upon request.