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US nonprofit · EIN 811770909 · Whitwell, TNiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 811770909) - 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 time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay, grants paid (Schedule I).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. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Principal officer IRS Form 990-N (e-Postcard) - principal officer named for tax year 2016.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

Project K9 Hero

Donations deductible
Revenue
$5.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Expenses
$4.9m
year to 31 December 2024
Total assets
$3.1m
$136k liabilities
Net assets
$2.9m
assets less liabilities
Directors and trustees
7
5.4 years on average
Staff
8
25 volunteers
Left since last filing
0
no seats appear to have opened
Voting members
7
reported in Part VI
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Project K9 Hero's network

7 people1 organisationi7 people and 1 organisation on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (7). 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

7 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. The organisation reported 7 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Ashley AltmanSecretary, D2018
8 yrs
David DycusMedical Dire2024
2 yrs
Jason K JohnsonPresident, D2018
8 yrs
Kenneth Lust DVMMedical Dire2018
8 yrs
Melissa Parsons-DohertyMedical Dire2023
3 yrs
Patrick LeserTreasurer, D2023
3 yrs
Surangi WidyaratneCapital Camp2023
3 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
Jason K JohnsonPresident, D60$144k$19k
Ashley AltmanSecretary, D5$0
Kenneth Lust DVMMedical Dire5$0
David DycusMedical Dire5$0
Patrick LeserTreasurer, D5$0
Melissa Parsons-DohertyMedical Dire5$0
Surangi WidyaratneCapital Camp5$0

Colorado roster

9 listediOfficers, directors and trustees from the latest filing with the Colorado Secretary of State (document 20263028938). 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
Ashley AltmanSecretary/Director
Kenneth Lust, DVMMedical Director
Patrick LeserTreasurer/Director
Jason K. Johnson
Melissa Parsons-DohertyOncology Consultant
Erica O'donnellCritical Care Consultant
Jason K. JohnsonPresident/Founder/Director
David DycusOrthopedic Consultant
Jason K. JohnsonPresident/CEO/Founder

About

Legal name
Project K9 Hero
EIN
811770909
Address
309 Bear Pen Rd, Whitwell, TN, 37397-6862
State
Tennessee
Mission
Project k-9 hero (the organization) is a non-profit corporation located in whitwell, tn. The organizations purpose is to educate the public on the costs and responsibilities of adopting a retired police k-9s and military working dogs. The organization provides financial assistance with covering/offsetting medical and prescription food costs, as well as the rehabilitation and rehoming for... (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
D12 Animal-related
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Animal-Related
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2016
Principal officer
Jason K Johnson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 July 2016
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 filingsAshley Altman
≥8years on the filingsJason K Johnson
≥8years on the filingsKenneth Lust DVM
≥3years on the filingsMelissa Parsons-Doherty

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
$3.1m
Total liabilities
$136k
Net assets or fund balances
$2.9m
Contributions and grants received
$5.8m
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$637k
Employees
8
Volunteers
25

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$5.9m$4.9m$954k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

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.
RecipientPurposeAmount
Sequatchie Valley Low Cost SprayGeneral support$13k

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.
Project K9 Hero 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 November 2018
Registered agent
Incorp Services, Inc. (city and state not held)

This register does not publish officers or directors.

Project K9 Hero 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: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Status
Not stated
Formed
Not stated
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.