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US nonprofit · EIN 200216168 · Denver, COiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 200216168) - 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.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2014.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

Lion Project

Donations deductible
Revenue
$209k
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$220k
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$34k
$444k liabilities
Net assets
Minus $410k
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
12
3.1y av
Staff
4
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
4
33% of the board
Officers and senior staff
4
named in Part VII
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Lion Project's network

12 peoplei12 people on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (12). Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK.

The board

12 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.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 12 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Chip Wernig ChairChairman2024
2 yrs
Aaron MarshallBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Bethany LatzkoBoard Member2024
2 yrs
Bridgett MbanusiBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Charles MarrService Project Committee Member2023
3 yrs
Dirk DyksonConsultant2023
3 yrs
Emily MellingerBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Kurt HenkelBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Mark StrubelBoard member2024
2 yrs
Michele CiardulloBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Naomie Pierre-ToussaintBoard Member2023
3 yrs
Tyree MorrisPastor2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 12 →

Officers and senior leadership

4 listediNamed in Part VII as officers, key employees or highest-compensated staff - not board members, shown for completeness.
NameTitle as filedOn the filings
Chip WeningChairman2022
Jeffery Van PuttenCompany secretary2022
Zakery FerryExecutive Directorsince 2018
Zak FerryExecutive Director2024

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
Zak FerryExecutive Director30$70k
Chip WernigChairman0$0
Dirk DyksonConsultant0$0
Tyree MorrisPastor0$0
Charles MarrService Project Committee Member0$0
Michele CiardulloBoard Member0$0
Aaron MarshallBoard Member0$0
Bethany LatzkoBoard Member0$0
Mark StrubelBoard member0$0
Kurt HenkelBoard Member0$0
Bridgett MbanusiBoard Member0$0
Emily MellingerBoard Member0$0
Naomie Pierre-ToussaintBoard Member0$0

Colorado roster

4 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263027868). 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
Chip WernigChairman
Zakery FerryExecutive Director
Zakery P Ferry
Ciardullo MicheleBoard Chair

About

Legal name
Lion Project
EIN
200216168
Address
1415 Park Ave W, Denver, CO, 80205-2103
State
Colorado
Mission
Our mission is to accelerate nonprofit growth from video storytelling, marketing, and in-person service projects. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P20 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
3 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2003
Principal officer
Zakery Ferry (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 January 2008
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥3years on the filingsBridgett Mbanusi
≥3years on the filingsCharles Marr
≥3years on the filingsDirk Dykson
≥3years on the filingsEmily Mellinger

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
$34k
Total liabilities
$444k
Net assets or fund balances
Minus $410k
Contributions and grants received
$248k
Program service revenue
$71k
Employees
4
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

2 yearsiTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$209k$220kDeficit $11k
2023$59k$294kDeficit $235k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

2 entitiesiBusiness-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 Lion Project 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
16 September 2003
Registered agent
Zakery Paul Ferry (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.

Lion Project LLC 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
LLC
Status
Good Standing
Formed
26 April 2013
Registered agent
Zakery Paul Ferry (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.